The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-13
OoprrIaf.. leO7. podd Mead i Co. n. Y.
SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes, a wealthy American
fourng Corsica, rescues the young Eng
thsh lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
sr. and his Corsican bride. Marina,
daughter of the Paolis, from the muir
sserous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
Eoves. Enid Anstruther, sister of the Eng
Eish lieutenant The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseiles on board the French
steamer Constantine The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
BOARD the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina is handed mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and neCessi-
Gates postponement of the journey.
YBarnes and Enid are married. Soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has
tpeen kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
The groom secures a fishing vessel and
Is about to start in pursuit of his brides
captors when he hears scream from
she villa and rushes back to hear that
..Anstruthers wife, Marina, is also miss
ing. Barnes is compelled to depart for
Corsica without delay. and so he leaves
tine search for Marina to her husband
~~aaile he goes to hunt for Enid. Just be
fore Barnes boat lands on Corsca's
ssaore Marina is discovered hiding in a
cerner of the vessel She explains her
action by saying she has come to help
Barnes rescue his wife from the Corsi-
cans When Barnes and Marina arrive
IN Corsica he Is given a note written by
tInid informing him that the kidnapping
TO for the purpose of entrapping Barnes
so the vendetta may kin him. Barnes
and Marina have unusual adventures in
their search for Enid. They come in
sight of her and her captors in the Corsi-
can mountain wilds just as the night APP
yyroaches. In seeking shelter from
storm the couple enter hermitage and
vnere to their amazement they discover
Tomasso, the foster father of Marina,
~yho was supposed to have been killed by
he Belloc's soldiers. and for whose death
Barnes had been vendettaed. Tomasso
searns that Marina's husband did not
sSiSs her brother. Many wrongs are right
cd. Barnes Is surprised In the hermitage
ny Rochini and Romano. the two detest-
sd bandits, who had been searching for
him to murder him for his money. The
bandits attempt to take away Marina
Barnes darts out the door The bandits
start to pursue. but as they reach the
door both are laid low by Barnes revolt
yer. Members OF the Bellaeoscia enter
and Barnes is honored for his great serv-
ice to the community in killing the hated
Rochini and Romano. The release Of
Enid liz promised. Barnes is conveyed in
triumph to Bocognano;, Marina acquaints
against her husband and the people are
Instructed to vote againS him at the
coming election. Barnes is taken to the
mansion Of the Paolis to meet Enid
TOR Bastia to meet her husband. Enter
eng the room to greet his wife Barnes is
bewildered to find the adventures La
Belle Blackwood, but not Enid. She had
'kssen substituted for the Americans bride
10y shrewd plot. Lieut.. Anstruther ar
gives to find Marina and learns that she
has been lured away by the telegram
which had been sent by another without
mis- knowledge. The two start in search OF
Marina. Barnes and Edwin take different
roads in their search, Edwin Is trapped
An a tower where he is made prisoner. In
erndeavoring TO escape he opens trap
door where he finds Emory, the detec-
tive who had been imprisoned there pre-
~iously.