The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-07-30
Copyright, 1907. Dodd Mead 4
SYNOPSIS.

Burton X. Barnes. "a wealthy American
touring Corsica, reseucs the young Eng
tlsh lieutenant, Edward Gerard Austruth-
er, and his CorScan bride. Marina,
daughter of the Paols. from the muir
derous vendetta, understanding that ms
reward is to be tie hand of the girl he
loves, Enid AnStruther. sister of the Eng
Iish lieutenant. The -four fly from AJdt-
clio to Marseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta puf-
sues and the quartet are about 10
board the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina Is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and hecessi-
tates pOStpOncmcnt of the journey.
Barnes and Enid are married. Soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
The groom secures Il fishing vessel and
Is about to start in pursuit of his bride 5
captors when he hears scream from
the villa and PUSHES back To hear that
Anstruther's Wife. Marina, is also miss
lng. Barnes is compelled to depart for
Corsica without delay, and SO he leaves
the search for Marina to her husband
while he goes to hunt for Enid. Just be-
fore Barnes boat lands on Corsicas
shore Marina is discovered hiding in Il
corner of the vessel. She explains her
action by saving she has come to help
Barnes rescue his wife from the Corsi-
cans. When Barns and Marina arrive
in Corsica he is gwen note written lay
Enid informing linn that the kidnapping
is for the purpose of entrapping Barnes
so the vendetta may kill him. Barnes
and Marina have unusual adventures in
their search for Enid. They come IN
sight of her and her cuptors in the Corsi-
can mountain wllds just as the night APP
proaches. In seeking shelter from Il
81 irm the couple enter At hermitage and
there to their Amusement they discover
Tomasso, the foster father of Marina,
who was supposed to have been killed by
De Belloc's soldiers. and for whose death
Barnes had been Nendettaed. TOmaSsO
learns that Marina's husband did not
kin her brother NAM wrongs are right
ed. Barnes is surprised in the hermitage
by Rochini and Romano, the two deteSt-
ed bandits. who had been searching for
him to murder him for his money The
Barnes darts out the door. The bandits
start to pursue. but as they reach the
door both are laid low by Barnes reVol-
YER Members of the BellaCoscia enter
and Barnes is honored for his great serV-
ice To the community in killing the hated
Rochini and Romano. The release of
Enid is promised. Barnes is conveyed in
triumph to Bocognano, Marina acquaints
the Bellacoscia with Salicet's plot
against her husband and the people are
instructed to vote against him at the
coming election. Barnes is taken to the
mansion of the Paolis to meet Enid.
Marina receives a telegram. She starts
for Bastia to meet her husband. Enter
ing the room TO greet his wife Barnes is
bewildered to find the adventures La
Belle Blackwood. but not Enid She had
been substituted for the Americans bride
by a shrewd plot. Lieut.. Anstruther ar
has been lured away by the telegram
which had been sent by another without
his knowledge. The two start in search of
Marina