The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13

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 l told YOU about Ed
wins bride following the man she
thought had killed her brother TO
Egypt Now, when | walk down Broad
way on a pleasant evening from the
theater, I'm not going to be looking
over my shoulder for dagger in my
back. There's only one way to settle
this affair
"How's that?"
"Squelch it," says Barnes, savagely,
by killing those who would murder
me and my kim
But, the French government"
The French government won't pre-
vent my defending myself. In Corsica
itself France has practically never in
terfered in yendettas. 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. ex-
cept Corregio Cipriano Danella, Mus
SOS half brother, are practically
French"
Yes says Emory, except there's
a cousin-a kind Of knock-about fel-
low. Enrico. who's Corsican also-I
didn't get him till the last. You'll find
his name at the bottom of the page"
Where is he?' asks Barnes.
oh. Enrico's about the Riviera
some place, l reckon. They say he's
always near a 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 the detee-
tive.
But, from your report. Corregio, the
brother. is now in Marseilles. Well
take this Corregio first. He has a
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 pocketbook the fragments OF
the note Maud had given him-the one
| that had produced Marina's nervous
stroke-he places them before the de,
/ tectiye, and asks: Is this Gorregio
! Danella's handwriting o.
4 can't tell, but III find out for
lou" answers Elijah. then his eyes
begin TO roll. as he mutters: "Whew
! Judging from the part of it can read.
that's nasty document
Yes. though l don't think we've got
the worst Of Il, II is as crafty as it is
cruel. Il was given to the bride not
entirely recovered from the agitation
of that horrible wedding night TO 50
shock her delicate and already over
taxed nerves that We cannot move
away from here. Some devil in Mar
settles is trying 10 hold Us here till
these bloodhounds arrive from Corsica
and have time to act. Here's another
note in the same handwriting that puts
NE in remarks Burton, moodily. i
received 1t at my hotel half an hour
ago. It's the Corsioan custom to give
a delicate hint to the doomed" He
reads:
Have a care of YOURSELF This IS
Thy warning. Remember death is on
YOU and your spouse and your off.
spring. born and unborn.
Pleasant reading for a man with his
wedding day just ahead OF him, snarls
the New Yorker. That's what makes
NE as yindictiye as they are"
DO you think with this in your
hand" whispers Emory, impressively,
you should have a wedding day I've
heard such monstrous reports about
them from PerIier. the French detec-
tive, who Went over these once
Not until this is finished. inter.
iects Burton, with moan Of disap-
pointment
The detectives comment makes
even Barnes regular pulse beat slower.
We'll, what are your plans TO meet
this" asks the American eriminolo-
gist.
My plans are very simple says
Barnes, tersely. I'm going to get oHr
women in safe place and then-then
the hunted becomes the hunter
But how are We 10 get the women
SAFE Someone may be potting EN-
while you're rounding up the others,
How are We going TO fix that?"
TO BE CONTINUED