Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-01
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Burton H. Barnes.
wealthy American touring Corsica, res
cues the young English lieutenant. Ed
ward Gerard Anstruther. and his Corsi-
can bride. Marina, daughter OF the
Paoiis. from the murderous vendetta,
understanding that his reward Is TO be
the hand OF the girl he loves, Enid An-
struthcr sister Of the English lieutenant.
The four fly from Ajaceio to Marseilles
on board the French steamer Constan-
tine The vendetta pursues and as the
quartet are about to board the train for
London at Marseilles. Marina Is handed
mysterious note which causes her 10
collapse and necessitates a posiponeinent
Of the Journey.
CHAPTER fr-fsarnes gets part of the
mysterious note and receives letters
which inform him that he is marked by
the vendetta He employs an American
detective and plans to beat the vendetta
At their own game. For the purpose OF
securing the safety OF the women Barnes
arrangcs 20 have Lady Chartris lease a
secluded villa az Nice to which the party
Is 10 be taken in yacht
CHATTER III.-susplcion is created
that Marina is in league with the CDrsi-
cans. man. believed 10 be Corregio Da-
neila, is seen passing the house and Mari
no IS thought to ave given him sign.
She refuses to exp ain 10 Barnes which
fact adds TO his latent suspicious.
CHAPTER iv.-Barnes plans for the
ssfeiy o. the party are learned by the
Corsirans The carriage carrying their
party to the local landing is followed by
two men, are supposed 10 be Ccrregio,
and they try to murder the American.
The cook on the yaeht-a Frenchman--is
suspected.
CHAPTER v.--The yacht IL followed
by a small boat The cook is detected
giving signals TO the boat Barnes at
tempts to throw him overheard, but is
prevented by Marina and Enid.
CHAPTER vI.-The cook Is found to
be innocent of the supposed plot and Is
forgiven. The party arrive at Nice and
find Lady Chartris and her daughter
Maud domiciled in the villa rented with
Barnes money. Barnes Is amazed to
find that Count Corregio is at Nice and
is acting the role of admirer to Lady
-hartris.
CHAPTER vII.-Barnes and Enid
make arrangements for their marriage.
1t reads:
Marseilies. May n. 1883.
My Dear Mr.. Barnes;
/ send this by Lady Chnrtris. Any fur
Their communications until / again see
you VIII be mailed under cover TO that
lady, dare not give our adversary
any chance of finding your location by
the post. for we have to deal with some
body whose devilish ingenuity beats that
of Old Nick himself. The way ne sub
stituted his own assassins In place of the
two Trenches I had hired to ride be-
hind your carriage and guard you when
flaff Will
He must have got onto me immediate-
ly after you employed me. Someone must
have followed you and seen our chat al
the Hotel des Deux- Mondes and guessed
that you engaged me All that day
must have been Swallowed so slick
never suspected it. BY this means they
must have guessed that hired Jamiesons
yacht for you and the men to guard you
to the embarkation. Any way, the two
Frenchmen, who were to you safe.
while waiting for you and party to get
into your carriage, left their nags at the
door OF wine-shop just around the cor
ner from your hotel, in the Rue du Mu-
see, and stepped in to drink and that is
the last either OF the buns know about
anything until they woke up with
laundering headache and were told they
had been asleep In the wine-shop for the
last six hours
When they came out, about midnight,
they Iouuu tTelr mays waiting Tor fllffn,
but 30 bunged UP they must have carried
the two men after you till they jumped
me at the Roucas Blanc. / have qnes-
toned them and they admit that by
stander asked them to drink wine with
HIM
In addition, II It Isn't too late, I want
to warn you about the cook for the Sea-
gull, whom Graham hurriedly engaged.
The deyil who's running this veneetta
on YOU may have got to him also in some
way, though everybody about the docks
says that Leboeuf is square
shall be in Nice not later than June
4. as from what you said to me / reckon
you won't be back before that time
Yours anxously.
ELIJAH REUBEN EMORY.
Then he opens the second letter
from the American detective, dated
June I'd. 1t contains receipted