Willmar tribune., 1908-07-15
SYNOPSIS.

Burton H. Barnes, wealthy American
ash lieutenant, Edward Gerard Austruth-
or, and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter .,ava;lu ,.o Of the Paolis, from the muir
reward Ia,'n IL is to be the hand of the girl he
loves, Enid Anstruther, sister of the Eng
lis iish Ii lientenant; ute The four fly from Ajac
steamer Constantine @ Etseu The vendetta end %Hn pSr
sues ana as the quartet are about to
Marina Edr !G Is train for London at Marseilles
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
fatcs a postponement of the journey.
na,nes ram thsin and Enid are married: Soon
be been kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
4; Inc e, groom secures a fishing vessel and
Is ABOUT to start in pursuit Of his brides
me villa and rushes back to hear that
Anstrnthers wife, Marina. is also MISS
,ng: ,,a:s,o Barnes is compelled to depart for
the search for Marina to her husband
while S.n ne goes to hunt for Enid. Just be-
52re o Barnes boat lands on Corsica's
corner of the vessel. She explains her
action by saying she has come to help
Bafnes rescue his wife. from the Corsi:
adventures in their search for Enid In
seeking shelter from a storm the couple
enter a hermitage and their to their
IOmaSSO.
foster father Of Marina. Tomasso learns
that Marina's husband did not kill her
brother Many wrongs are righted. Barnes
is nnd iuTprsed in the hermitage by Rochini
VINO nave & been searching for him to
murder him for his money. The bandits
attempt TO- take away Marina. Barnes
pursue. but as they reach the door both
are laid low by Barnes revolver. Anstru-
ther arrives to find Marina and learns that
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which had been sent by another without
his knowledge The two start in search Of
Marina Barnes and Edwin take different
in a tower where he is made prisoner. In
endeavoring to escape he opens trap
door door Where he finds Emory. the detec-
masso is found imprisoned. Edwin in
cllmbing down wall sees upon the gorti.
60 Eana1 of farm sitIin house Marina and Count
Barnes arrives and finds the bridge swung
preventing his crossing over. He hears
the voice Of Marina crying for mercy. He
threatens to light fuse that would blow
up the tower and kill her husband unless
Marina surrenders herself to his passion.
sharp report and Enrico falls dead Dan
ella attempts to light the fuse and meets
similar fate. Marina rescues the i'm
prisoned ones from the tower. The bridge
is swung back and Barnes crosses over
1t is learned that it was his pistol shots
that killed EnricO and Danella. Enid
who has been hunting Barnes, appears
and all are happily reunited.
CHAPTER xvII.-continued
Barnes, sheepishly muttering to
himself, Our first row." follows his
wife into the shrubbery of the yer.
andah, where they are quite apart.
THE lady who was substituted for
me-" asks his bride haughtily.
Sally Blackwood," answers Burton
boldly.
La Belle Blackwood! Good Heav.
ems! What brought her there?" sudden
tears springing. up in Ends blue eyes.
"She said she came to Bocognano to
save my life from the vendetta. You
remember she had warned me before,
the other evening in Nice"
Yes, l remember" she sighs; then
adds more brightly, Il remember also,
that you told me-
She gazes at him anxiously, but
only for moment-the awful lines
about her husbands face proclaiming
his unremitting pursuit of her for
three merciless days and nights soft
ems Ends tender heart. She slips one
rounded arm about his neck and whis.
pers: Il shall never question you
about this. If you feel you can kiss
me, Burton, kiss mel" and for this
, gets a kiss whose longing ardor
makes her blush.
"Ah, that was an honest husbands
kiss she says rapturously, and for
the speech receives another that
makes her tremble with joy.
Running to Marina, she cries:
Fancy, it was that awful La Belle
Blackwood, who wanted to save Burt.
on's life
II am very glad she didn't want to
save my husbands life," laughs Ma.
rina.
THE superb Madame Blackwood
cries Rodrigo Bonelli, who with OK.
cited exclamations has with his BROTH
er been examining Barnes shots. "has
received my great uncle's favor and is
about to become his spouse. Let no
one mention her name lightly"
THE great bandits bride!" half
shrieks Enid.
The wife of the grand Antonio,"
calculates Marina.
AYE, and that is why we must soon
take our leave. Tomorrow is their
nuptial day in Bocognano."
Then the ladies get to discussing
this wondrous news, and Barnes, lead
ing Edwin aside, whispers: I'VE must
get the girls out of here quick. If we
vamoose now, probably the explosion
of the tower and those bodies will be
attributed to the riotous Luchese.'"
The Americans tone is awed, he re.
fleets that till this last dire episode
of his life, no human being had ever
fallen to his fatal pistol.
by gum," remarks the detective,
who is gaunt with much fasting, com.
ing out of the house, there was a
fine supper for two setting there, with
white flowers and champagne. I fin
ished it all.''
Marina's face flames. She knows for
whom the nuptial dinner was design
ed, and as Edwin suggests leaving.
cries: "Yes, quick, from this awful
place."
You're quite right-now get away
smart-they may think it was bloody
Italians" observes Emory, and makes
himself useful helping the ladies down
TO the sea, to which some steep steps
on the further side of the cliff lead
them