Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-29
SYNOPSIS.
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Burton H. Barnss. a wealthy American
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asushtsr ot the Pseiis. from the mar:
reward Is To b-s the hand OF the sifi h-
iayss, Enid Ahsifuthsr. sister OF the Eng
e.s -" 20 % Ms@.siiis. on es tsn ssara ~ ,hs % fssnsii %
steamer Constantine, The vendetta puT-
ssgs. and as ,hs quartet are ssea, % to
Marina Is handed mysterious ho,s
which causes her To collapse and nse-ssi-
BsEH-s and Enii arr married, seSn
after their wedding hsra-s' bride dis.
s..n kidnap-.i and taken to corsiss.
The groom secures a fishing vessel ani
Is about ., start In pursuit OF his bride.
IL. VITA and rushes back to hear that
kns;ruth-r's wife. Marina. is also miss.
cSrsiea .i,hsa, delay. and 50 hs leave:
the search for Marina To her husband
sasH s.ss IL to sos ss"i .ns 10,
shore Marina IL discovered hiding IN =
so.n.r Of the vessel: ~. sapla,ns .,r hsr
Sans. Barns. and Marina hay, % unasaai "a,
seeking shelter from a storm the couple
enter hcriniias. and their to Their
foster father Of Marina. Tomasso learns
sha, Mar,na.. husband dia no, ~, nss
T. .nrp,,.sS n shs ssrmi,sa. by itaehini
and Romano. til. two d.i.s,cd bandits.
who have Sssn ,.ssIshins ieI is him 4, ,,,s 20
s,,smp, To- take away Nsrins. IaIn.s
darts out tho door. The bandits start to
% sa. laid low low by Rsynss: | revolver. xns,ra:
Sh-r arrives TO mud Marina and i~arnn that
h. had '.a .a; sy sosr ss The
his knowledge. The two start In s~ArSi OF
ssrr .ssae ssS ais isks l. rapssa
In . tower wh-r- Ito Ia made prisoner. In
.nd.avortns TO ..eap- he open. trap
tive. who had been Imprisoned there pre-
vi"usIy. In another secret chamber To.
,.li,r6ins down = wall secs upon the porti-
of a farm hous. Marina and Count
nsrns. ns.a srrsss r"s and Tin Ind. the sriass swans
preventing hi. crossing over He hear
sSaminss h his % ar""iver. cipfiano pansiia
threatens TO iish, ,i, ins. 81 ,ha, would a, blow
r.. ,Swrr and k nsn 10 sl. passss
Enrieo IL ordered TO iiEht tho fuse. Be-
fore he can apply the torch there Is
ella attempts to light tho fuse and meets
n similar fate. Marina rrscuc. tho Inn
|. swung back and barnes crosses over.
II IL learned that II was his pistol shot.
Who has been hunting Barnes. appears
and all arc happily reunited.
CHAPTER xvIi.-consInusd
bLHes. w
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
mc?" asks his bride haughtily.
sally Blackwood." answers Burton
boldly.
La Belle Blackwood! Good Heav.
ems! What brought Eer 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. remember" she sighs: then
adds more brightly. Il remember also.
that you told me-"
She gazes at him nnxiously. but
only for a moment-the awful lines
about her husbands face proclaiming
bis unremitting pursuit of her for
4fee merciless days and nights soft
eas, Ends tender heart. She slips one
ioanded arm about his neck and whis-
pers: II shall never question you
about this. II 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."
~ am very glad she didn't want to
save my husbands life," laughs Ma
rina.
THE superb Madame Blackwood."
cries Rodrigo Bonelli. who with ex.
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. II we
vamoose now, probably the explosion
of the tower and those bodies will be
attributed to the riotous Iuchese.'"