Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15

- grateful grip. adding. earnestly:
Now. let's look over this affair.
There's money enough In the pockets
Of one or two OF these people to carry
the feud to the ends Of the earth. A
few moments ago told you about Ed.
wins bride following the man she
thought had killed her brother to
Egypt. Now. when walk down Broad
way on . pleasant evening from the
theater. I'm not going to bo looking
over my shoulder for . dagger In my
back. There's only one way to settle
this affair"
"How's that?"
"Squeich ~" says Barnes. savaGely.
by killing those who would murder
me and my kin"
"But. the French Eovernment?"
The French government won't pro
vent my defending myself. In Corsica
itself France has practically never In.
terfered In vendettas. As wired. you
have obtained as far as you can. = list
OF all the relatives OF Musso Danella-"
Barnes looks over the paper Emory
has given him and observes: "All. ca
cept Corresio CIpriano Danelia. Mus.
SOS half brother. are practically
French"
"Yes." says Emory. except there's
u cousin-a kind OF knock,about fel.
low. Enrico. who's corsican also-I
didn't get him till the last. Youth ind
his name at the bottom Of the page"
Where Is he7" asks Barnes.
"Oh. Enrico's about tho Riviera
some place. reckon. They say he's
always near gaming table when he's
got any money In his pocket. When
he hasn't. Enrico don't care what he
does to get more" answers tho detec
tive.
But. from your report. Corrcgio. tho
brother. Is now In Aiarsciilcs. Wen
take this Corrcsio first. Ho has n
country estate near Sierra In the island
and spends the balance Of his time
chiefly In southern France: Is intense.
ly corsican." returns Barnes. Taking
from his pockctbook the fragments Of
tho note Maud had given him-the ono
that had produced Marina's nervous
strokc-hc places them before the 10.
tcctivc. and asks: rs this Corrcsio
Danciia's handwritins!"
Il can't tell. but I'll ind out for
you." answers Elijah. then his eyes
begin to roll. ms he muttcrs: ''whcw!
Judging from the part of Il can read.
that's a nasty document"
''Ycs. though I don't think we've got
tho worst Of II. II In us crafty as II is
cruel. II was given to tho bride not
entirely recovered from the agitation
Of that horrible wedding night to 30
shock her delicate and already over.
taxed nerves that. wo cannot move
away from here. Some devil in Mar.
sciiics In tryin. to hold us here till
these bloodhounds arrive from Corsica
and have time to act. Here's another
note In the same handwriting that puts
me In" remarks Burton. moodily. Il
received II Mt my hotel half IN hour
ago. It's tho Corsican custom to give
n delicate hint to tho doomed" He
reads:
"'Havc n care OF yourself! This is
thy warning. Remember death Is on
you and your spouse and your on.
spring. born and unborn"
pheasant reading for n man with his
wedding day Just ahead Of him." snarls
the New Yorker. That's what makes
me ms vindIctivc as they are"
do you think with this in your
hand" whispers Emory. imprcssivcly
you should have n wedding day. I've
heard such monstrous reports about
them from Perricr. the French dctcc'
tive. who went over these once"
Not until this Is finished" inter.
jects Burton. with n moan Of disap'
pointmcnt.
The detectives comment makes
even Barnes regular pulse beat slower
well. what are your plans to meet
this?" asks the American criminolo
gist.
my plans are very simple" says
Barnes. tcrsely. I'm going to get OUT
women In safe place and then-then
the hunted becomes the hunter!"
But how are ye to get the women
safe? Someone may be potting 'en
while you're rounding up the others!
How are ye going to fix that?"
CTo BE coNTINUEDJ