Willmar tribune., 1908-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

OF the women Barnes arranges to have
Lady Chartris lease a secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is to be taken
in a yacht Suspicion is created that
Marina IL in league with the Corsicans.
A man, believed to be Corregio Danella,
is seen passing the house and Marina il
thought to have given him sign.
CHAPTER IlI.-continued.
"Yes, I've got the schooner Seagull,
Mr.. William Jameson, Glasgow, char
tered for three weeks. Jameson is re-
turning to Scotland and is very willing
to lease the boat. We have cleared
her for Naples. Crew of six men and
mate, all Scotch. The captain, as l
told you before, has gone to England,
SO your naval lieutenant must act as
your navigator. She is found as to
stores for crew, but as you have sug-
gested, have put ice and cabin sup
plies on board, according to the mem.
orandum you gave me-
Then l think We'll be able to live
very comfortably for couple of
weeks" observes Barnes, meditatively,
lighting cigar.
'The Seagull has already dropped
out of the Vieux port, where she was
laying and she will be off the Corniche
road as you directed. I'll have a boat
on shore at the Roucas Blanc"
"Then the next thing is to get the
ladies on board, and that, of course,
we cannot do until after dark" re-
marks Burton. You had best not be
seen about here any more, Emory, but
you had better be on board the Sea.
gull when we arrive there, so as to
turn the vessel over to me. See who
arrives on the next steamer from
either Bastia or Ajaccio, and If this
Bernardo Saliceti turns up, notify me
if there is any meeting between him
and Danella."
"Yes, I'll shadow everything, even
you,' chuckles the sleuth, grimly "By
the by, here's Perrier's address in
Nice. He is quite often there. You
will find him, for French mouchard
perfectly reliable.'
Engage two trustworthy men," said
Barnes, ito follow our carriage on
horseback this evening. I must take
no chances with the ladies in our COM
pany.' Then Barnes goes off to Lady
Chartris' parlor to make some neces-
sary financial arrangements with that
lady.
Mr.. Barnes has scarcely finished
these and Lady Chartris has carried
away his check delighted, when Maud
bounces in upon him, her eyes big
with excitement and mystery. Gee,
Marina is easel" she whispers.
"Why?" asks Burton, glancing sharp.
ly at her.
why, getting a note from a man
the second day she was married and
crazy with fear her 4S hours bride
groom will drop onto her little game"
Barnes gazes upon the infant prod
ICY and emits low whistle. "You
are certainly a hummer, Maudie," he
remarks, solemnly.
You bet!" assents Miss Chartris
who has just stepped in from an ex
citing interview with Marina that has
run about in this way:
The beautiful Corsican bride. appar
emily having recovered from the first
shock of the letter in the Marseilles
depot, being dressed, at Ends request
for her carriage excursion, seems nov
full of an excited yet morbid anxiety
Obtaining opportunity when Mis-.
Chartris has entered her bedroom tt
give her kiss, tender her coincidence:
and get into the affair with botl
feet" as the adOlescent intrigante ex
presses it to herself, Marina whispers
a strange pathos in her eyes: MAUD
dear, you have come to give me tha
letter you picked up-the one I dropped
on the floor of the railroad depot whe1
when l was overcome with the hea
this morning"
"Jinks, that's nice way of putin,
it-overcome with the heat? 1t wa
the letter knocked you," returns tn,
Chartris infant, with knowing wink
mo matter what it was affecte,
me-" whispers the young Corsical
lady, intensely. "The letter. mus
have it at once! He-he must no
see it,"
IL didn't pick it up!" mutter
Maud, doggedly.
Il saw you! Even when my eye
were closing, saw you! Give me tn
letter, child, or I shall have to as]
your mother to get it from you TO
me!"
The horrible possibilities of such ;
demand impress themselves on Mau'
with distressing effect; she snivels
Don't tell ma, she'd skin me-"
Then, the letter." calculates Ma
rina, wildly.
"Well, if you must know, sold it tt
Barnes for two boxes of marron
glaces.'
sold that letter? Ay de mi, if h
shows it to my husband!" And Marin;
PAGES the floor in agitated dread.
Don't torture me, miserable!
have brought too much misfortune OF
him already" Tears dim the orbs O
the Corsican girl. "Tell dear MI
Barnes that must see him; that it il
very important
why, sure I'll do it, though dom
think he'll help you put up any jol
on your"
Put up any Job? Another base in
situation from your childish lips an,