Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-20

@cee Whix, You Want Me to Put NY
Finger In q Regular corsicsn Ven
dctta7"
you want me to put my finger In
regular Corsican vendettag Not on yer
blooming life, Not for all the rhino
In Barring Brothers Besides. women
sometimes take hand In these Affairs
and play the very devil"
Yes, It's because one unfortunate
lady is already In this affair and an
other may be drawn into II speak to
you implores Barnes. Il know money
won't tempt you. Emory, but a coun-
trywoman. or rather one who will be q
countrywoman--"
"Oh, you mean the future Mrs.
Barnes OF New York. Well. for her
sake, hang me II don't go you!"
Thank youl" Barnes gives Emory
q grateful grip. adding. earnestly:
"Now, let's look over this affair.
There's money enough in the pockets
of one or two of these people to carry
the feud to the ends of the earth. A
few moments ago told you about Ed
wins bride following the man she
thought had killed her brother to
Egypt. Now, when walk down Broad
way on a pleasant evening from the
theater. I'm not going TO be looking
over my shoulder for dagger In my
back. There's only one way to settle
| this AFFAIR"
"How's that?
"Squelch IT." says Barnes. savagely,
"by killing those who would murder
me and my kin"
But. the French government"
THE French government won't pre-
vent my defending myself. In Corsica
itself France has practically never in
terfered in vendettas. Az wired. you
have obtained ~ far as you can. list
OF all the relatives OF Musso Danella."
Barnes looks over the paper Emory
has given him and observes: "All. *
cept Corregio Cipriano Danelia. Nus
SOS half brother, are practically
French
"Yes," says Emory, except there's
. cousins kind Of knock-about fel-
low. Enrico. who's Corsican also--I
didn't get him till the last. You'll and
his name at the bottom Of the page"
Where Is her" asks Barnes.
"Oh, Enrico's about the Riviera
some place, reckon. They say he's
| always near gaming table when he's
| got any money In his pocket When
he hasn't, Enrico don't care what he
does to get more" answers the detec-
| tive.
But, from your report, Corregio, the
brother, Is now In Marseilles. Wen
take this Corregio first. He has
country estate near Sierra in the Island
| and spends the balance of his timo
chiefly in southern France; Is intense
| iy Corsican,' returns Barnes. Taking
from his pocketbook the fragments Of
| the note Maud had given him---the one
that had produced Marina nervous
stroke--he places them before the de-
tectiye. and asks rs this Corregio
| Danella's handwriting
II cant tell, but I'll find out for
you" answers Elijah, then his eyes
begin to roll, as he mutters: "Whewi
| Judging from the part OF it can read.
that's nasty document"
Yes, though don't think we've got
the worst Of 1t, 1t is as crafty az It ID
cruel 1t was givcn to the bride not
entirely recovered from the agitation
of that horrible wedding night to 30
shock her delicate and already over
taxed nerves that we cannot move
away from here Some devil In Mar
settles IL trying 10 hold us here till
these bioodhounds arrive from Corsica
and have time to act Here's another
note in the same handwriting that puts
me Ia" remarks Burton, moodily. =
received it at my hotel half an hour
ago. It's the corsican custom to give
delicate hint to the doomed He
reads:
Have care Of yonrselfl This is
thy warning Remember death Is on
you and your spouse aad your of
spring, born and unbora
/ Pleasant reading for a man with his
wedding day just ahead Of him. snarls
the New Yorker That's what makes
me as yindictive as they are
| do you think with this ID your
hand" whispers Emory. iTnpresslyety
you should have a wedding day, I've
heard such mcnsyrcus reports about
them from PeIier. the French detec-
tive. who weat er these once
! not unit is finished inter