The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-11-07


There's money enough in the pockets
Of one or two of these people 10 carry
the feud to the ends Of the earth. \
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 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. AS wired, you
have obtained as far as you can, a list
Of all the relatives OF Musso Danella.'
Barnes looks over the paper Emory
has given him and observes: All, ex
cept Corregio Cipriano Danella Mus
SOS half brother, are practically
French"
Yes" says Emory, except there's
a Cousin--a kind of knock about fel
low, Enrico, who's Corsican also
didn't get him till the last. Youll find
his name at the bottom of the page.
Where is he?" asks Barnes.
ooh, Enrico's about the Riviera
some place / reckon. They say he's
always near a 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. lie has a
country estate near Sierra in the island
and spends the balance of his time
chiefly in southern France; Is intense.
ly COrsican,' returns Barnes. Taking
from his pOCkotbOok the fragments of
the note Maud had given him-the one
that had produced Marinas nervous
strOke-he places them before the de.
tective, and asks: rs this Corregio
Danella's handwriting"
Il cant tell, but I'll find out for
you" answers Elijah, then his eyes
begin to roll, as he mutters: "Whew!
Judging from the part of 1t can read,
that's nasty document"
Yes, though | don't think we've got
the worst of II, 1t is as crafty as It is
cruel 1t was given to the bride not
entirely recovered from the agitation
of that horrible wedding night to so
shock her delicate and already over
taxed nerves that we cannot move
away from here. Some devil in Mar
settles is trying to hold us here till
these bloodhounds arrive from Corsica
and have time to act. Here's another
note in the same handwriting that puts
me in," remarks Burton, moodily. IL
received 1t at my hotel half an hour
ago. It's the Corsican custom to give
a delicate hint to- the doomed" He
reads.
Have a care of yourself! This is
thy warning. Remember death is on
you and your spouse and your Off
spring born and unborn.
Pleasant reading for a man with his
wedding day just ahead of him" snarls
the New Yorker. That's what makes
me as vindictive as they are"
DO you think with this In your
hand" whispers Emory. impressively,
you should have wedding day. I've
heard such monstrous reports about
them from Perrier, the French detec.
tive, who went over these once"
Not until this is finished" inter.
jects Burton, with moan of disap.
pointment.
The detectives comment makes
even Barnes regular pulse beat slower.
Well, what are your plans to meet
this" asks the American criminolo'
| gist.
My plans are very simple" says
Barnes, tersely. I'm going to get our
women in a safe place and thenT-then
the hunted becomes the hunter!"
But how are ye to get the women
safe? Someone may be potting 'em
while you're rounding up the others!
| How are ye going to fix that?"
ITO BE CONTINUED