Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-15


securing the safety of the women Barnes
arranges to have Lady Chartris lease
secluded villa at Nice to which the party
Is to be taken IN yacht.
CHAPTER ITr.-Susplcion is created
that Marina is in league with the Corsi-
ans, A man. believed to be Corregio Da-
nella, is seen passing the house and Mari
IA Is thought to ave given him a sign.
she refuses to exp ain TO Barnes which
TACT adds to his latent suspicious.
CHAPTER iv.--Barnes plans for the
safety of the party are learned by the
ColSicans. The carriage carrying their
party to the local landing is followed by
two men, are supposed 10 be Corregio,
and they try to murder the American.
The cook on the yacht-a Frenchman-is
suspected.
CHAPTER v.-The yacht IL followed
by small boat. The cook is detected
giving signals to the boat, Barnes at
tempts to throw him overheard, but Is
prevented by Marina and Enid
CHAPTER vI-The cook Is found to
be innocent of the supposed plot and is
forgiven. The party arrive at Nice and
find Lady Chartris and her daughter
Maud domiciled in the villa rented with
Barnes money. Barnes is amazed to
8 acting the role of admirer to Lady
-hartris.
CHAPTER vII.-Barnes and Enid
make arrangements for their marriage.
CHAPTER vIIT-The net tightens
anout Barnes. He receives a note from
IA Belle Blackwood, an American ad-
yenturess and hears that Elijah Emory,
his detective has been murdered by the
Corsicans. He learns that the man sup
posed to be Corregio, who followed the
party on their way to the boat, was Sail
ceti. a nephew of the count. and that
Count Corregio had been in Nice for
some time prior to the party's arrival
The count warns Barnes not to marry
Enid unless he would have her also in.
volved in the murderous feud.
CHAPTER IX-Barnes and Enid are
married. Soon afterward the bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has been
lSidnaped and taken to Corsica.
you have brought me here for
this?" says Burton, his eyes growing
angry
Wait Listen! As an American,
my desire Is to protect you from
death. | appeared to accede to Cipri-
amos request to fascinate you again.
/ wonder If ] could do it?" She looks
at him roguishly and laughs through
her white teeth. Don't be frightened
of me So | pumped the romantic
Corsican, who made half love to me
while he tried to persuade me. found
out that not only was the commune
of pocn-ponoppan or Somefhiup af
that kind-anxious for your blood but
that several gentlemen from that
neighborhood were here in order to
obtain it, and to make their task easy,
they had done up in some way or 9TH
er a detective you had employed to
shadow them, Yankee named Emory,
believe. Therefore. | said to myself:
I'll take care If possible to inform Mr..
Barnes of the dangers that surround
him, and IL he is the man / think him,
he is about as well able to protect
himself and his coming bride as any
one | know"
Held up paHent. ! want to ask
you a question: interrupts Barnes.
What makes you think the devils
nave uOHS up pun lIiHcly
We'll. a careless expression OF
Count Danella-only this: He won't
bother them again something of that
kind from Cipriano."
Il must be going. I'm deeply CRATE
full to you" Burton rises. MIR. Rug
giles
Don't be afraid. Dan won't be jeal
ous''
She extends to him her beautifully
formed white fingers dazzling with
rings. ''Good-by, hope you'll be hap
Ply on your wedding trip, but don't let
love make you careless, mon Bayard"
Barnes takes her hint His pistol is
ready as he throws open the door OF
her apartment and passes cautiously
out; so all the way down the stairs Of
the hotel he is careful as to corners,
and out on the street, well peopled as
is the Des Anglais, the American has
wary eye about him. Lady Char
iris has doubtless told Cipriano Da-
nelIa of his visit to Nice and that he
returns with her to her villa this even
ing. He therefore breaks his appoint
ment with Prunella and taking a hired
carriage watches till the lady, tired
of waiting, drives angrily home, then
joys along few hundred yards be-
hind her, ready for any emergency.
But nothing of a threatening nature
is seen
As the vehicle enters the grounds
of the villa. the sight OF a Scotch tar
on the lookout gives the coming bride
groom confidence in the sailors watch.
AS he wakes up in the morning, not
withstanding the thought that 1t is his
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