Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-20
coscia will destroy you. I am MGrins

coscia Will destroy you. ] am mirins
Paoli."
"Oh. shc Is merry with 10. this cir.
VITO runs after foreign gentlemen.
Now w will show her that Corsican
kisses are as good as those Of this
Americana"
Brutally they draw ear to her. A,
the girl draws back from the contain.
mating clasp Of the monsters, Tomas
80, with q savage cry, and uplifted
s%tiletto. stands between.
In a second the old man will be dead
under their knives and the brave girl
their prey. Marina's undauntci eyes.
turning in appeal to the American, see
with asionishmcnt that he makes no
move to aid her, but is abjcctly spulrm
ing toward the cabin door. Suddenly
she ut'crS u gasp Of despair and a sigh
Of contempt, this great pistol shot ~
running timidly away, flying out Of tho
cabin, though az he passes the pile of
bough3 he neizes the belt holding his
We rcvolycrs.
lie has the gold. After HIM" cries
ROChini.
wen knife him In a minnte!" yells
Romano, and the two. cooking Their
guns. fly after the bastard American.
But as they reach the door. the mo
mnnt their athletic forms are outlined
by the blaze Of the fire, two quick.
sharp pistol reports come from the
outside. and ROchini and Romano.
without c2cn n cry. fall 10 the earth.
inert and dead.
The smoke Of Barnes revOlvers In
sues from them an he quietly %rc.cnterg
and says alphabetically: Il knew !
wouldn't have time to grab my guns
aud ahoot before they'd knife mo. so I
initiated the trick Of Jerry, the Den.
Yer hark'"ucr, and ran away till |
could get II y weapons ready"
A moment later he says: Come"
and taking Marina carefully In his
arms. whispers: Turn your face from
them and steps owe the dead men
lying in the entrance Of tn" cabin.
Behind him. Tomasso. following. car,
rling th" Americans rife. IL saying.
"Oh. you will be worahiJ ed in this
commune for this. SO many poor men
have been %butchcrcd, SO many poor
womra hav" been carried away to the
mountains by thee" dead dcYils"
Hut the reports have drawn others
TO the spot. As barnes steps over the
dead men wing IN the entrance Of the
cabin, he suddenly pnya: "i,y heaven,
here arc rlprr Of them" puts Marina
down and would draw his rcYOly"rs
wcr" Il" not s"ia'h by thr"" athletic
young fellows Whu lia" silently iItiH
the shadows abcH' them.
a clear, commanding voice remarks
$50 mOr" Of Itr"lini and his fellows
You have sTvcd NJ the trouble of their
killing. "" ~" the ~H"llacORnia. your
pistols. STRANGER. haze r%"ii"y"l u3 Ul
the execution If these rlnians w were
pursuing. who have brought d~lscrohi'
on IL" hOnulcl nam" Of bandit"
And TOmaHso is ctyirg. "Au'On'o
HOn"Ili," 10 n man If nob'" bearing
who. Carbinc in hand, into the
cabin followed by 'iGht S,alEart ycGlG
men. all armed a. be f..
iiui 'hr young men fear the super
natural and stand hac@, their eyes
gl"'lHinp, ana bI' shutters. Us
IN" ghost Of old M,aa!di, h!llcd by DE
HrlIUc'S troopers two weeks ago FoI
a mpu."H they would retreat, bat their
lcadrr laugnS at them; "Tig n"si
and blood that Is kissing my hand"
Ana old 1Omls3O gays: "YOu know
how well the troopers shoot. Do yOL
think they'd hit Il man at 2oj yard
hiding behind "A rOck In the gloom u
the morning."
Bat III" hash!n" eyed man orders.
stand back, VII" question thii
stranger who has done ~iiocoRnano I
; lcrvic" 10 night"
Marina has risen. m~urmuring: AN
tonic Ion"!iI'"
Gran DO, MalcmOiscllc Taoll,
says the man. and CALAMITY sinks upOl
: his knc" and kisses d~"yoi"dIy tho fat
hand the Elrl "ytrnl8 to h.m. Ate
"A moment he continues most emphatI
Cally: 1T was with sorrow that Coz
J sica heard that you had forgotten tn,
oath Cf the vendetta IN the arms o
the EnGilah 0niccr who killed you
brother"
ITD nE rDNTINIrrn,