The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-29
CHAPTER I.-contInued.


"A wire from somebody who knew l
was on this boat" thinks the Ameri
can. and hastily tearing 1t open, reads.
Burton H. Barnes.
Steamer Constantine arriving Mar
settles. Ajaccio. May 20. 1883.
En- evant double quick The devil is be-
hind you. Look out for Saliceu. Details
by letter. De b.
From instinct Mr.. Barnes touches
his hip pocket just to be sure his re-
volver is there. Then he PAGES the
deck meditatively for moment, cogi-
tating: Something must be happen
ing In Corsica for that old Algerine
campaigner De Belloc to send such a
dispatch. Best the ladies don't see
this" and tears the message up. toss
ing the pieces overheard. AS he does
so Miss ADstruther is beside him, a
fluffy white parasol over her head.
Il think" says Mr.. Barnes, "we'll go
to London as soon as possible. We
have but 20 minutes to catch the train.
All, here's Tompson with the valises!"
He takes Miss Anstruthers maid, an
English girl of about 20, and rather
helpless in French-speaking coun.
try, puts her with the heavier articles
of their baggage into a voiture and
dispatches her to the railroad depot at
once. Returning to his fiancee on the
deck of the boat, he says impatiently:
why doesn't Edwin bring Marina on
deck?"
This is answered by the young Cor
sican bride herself my husband"
she fingers on the word radiantly.
will be along In minute. He Is
cording up our baggage, sailor fash
ion. All atauto. think Edwin calls
1t. Is 1t all ashore now, dear Mr..
Barnes" and Marina drapes her light
travelling robe with graceful hand
about her pretty feet.
yes. as quickly as possible Come,
Enid" and the American leads the
way.
Marina waves her hand to her hus-
band, who springs down the gangplank
carrying the cors..ed articles and cries:
Hurry. Edwii 9rwenty minutes to
catch the Paris q ain"
Then I've got you In time!" shouts
voice from the quay that makes
Barnes start and turn about.
Before them stands Miss Maud Char
iris, her high, bronzed boots more
bronzy than ever. the cardinal red of
her long. silk stockings that outline
her legs from knees to ankles even
more aggressively cleaning. pert
little sunshade Is over her straw-hatted
head. which Is adorned by two long,
blonde pigtails tied with blue ribbons
which she fiops about defiantly. The
rest of her between knees and neck is
a white muslin frock and pink sash.
ma said was to catch you. Edwin,
at the boat II you came on 1t. She
wants you at her hotel the Grand. Rue
Noailles. You're to look after that
plumbing job in her house In London.
The master plumber Is robbing her,
lawfully sorry | cannot accommo-
date your mother. Maud" remarks An
struther. The carriage engaged by
Barnes is standing ready for them.
I'VE steer straight to the depot
thought your mother was In London
already"
mo, we're going back to Nice. Won
Bulow is there. Between us all, ma
means to marry him, How pity the
German. I'll ride up with you and tell
you all about It, cries the Chartris
girl, whose widowed mother sternly
represses the unfortunate Maud from
growing into young ladyhood and abso-
lutely denies her birthdays till she,
Lady Chartris. has captured another
husband.
Already Enid and Marina are on the
back seat. Anstruther steps in; Barnes
likewise.
Room for one morel" cries Maud,
who springs in and kisses both of the
young ladies effusively
Already the carriage having rolled
up the Boulevard des Danes and
passed the Arc de Triomphe has
turned into the Rue Bernard du Bots,
making for the big railway station,
out of which nearly all trains leave
Marseilles not only for Paris, but
everywhere else.
You give my compliments to your
mother, Maud" remarks the sailor,
trying to cut of Mauds conversation.
Tell her to write me at my London
address and I'll hoist her plumber at
the yard-arm."
BY this time the are at the great