The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
SYNOPSIS.
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Burton II. Barnes, a wealthy American
Stsuring Corsica reSCuos the young Eng
Lssh lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
sar, and his CorsiCan bride, Marina,
Daughter If the Paol,s. from the muir
e4eTous vendetta, understanding that his
coward Is 10 be the hand of the girl he
&oves, Enid Anstruthcr, sister ct the Eng
aish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
cit to Marsellcs on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
BOARD the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
1ates postponement Of the Journey.
Barnes and Enid are married. soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
. appears. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken 10 Corsica.
The groom secures fishing vessel and
Is about to start in pursuit of his bride S
captors when he hears a scream from
the villa and PUSHES back to hear that
AnstrutherS wife, Marina, is also miss
? ing. 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 Corsica s
shore Marina is discovered hiding in a
corner of the vessel She explains her
action by saying she has come to help
fSarnes rescue his wife from the Corsi-
cans When Barnes and Marina arrive
sn Corsica he is given a note written by
Enid Informing him that the kidnapping
rs for the purpose of entrapping Barnes
$50 the vendetta may kill him. Barnes
,and Marina have unusual adventures in
eher search for Enid. They come in
sight of her and her Captors in the CorSi-
sean mountain wilds just as night APP
gsroaches. In seeking shelter from a
storm the couple enter hermitage and
dhere to their amazement 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 vendettaed. Tomasso
Eearns that MaTinaS husband did not
kYfl her brother Many wrongs are right
90. Barnes is surprised in the hermitage
by Rochini and Romano, the two detest-
ed bandits, who had been searching for
aim to murder him for his money The
bandits attempt TO take away Marina.
Barnes darts out the door. The bandits
sstart to pursue. but as they reach the
door both are laid low by Barnes revol-
yer Members of the Bellacoscia enter
ice to the community In killing the hated
Rochin and Romano. The release OF
Enid is promised. Barnes Is conveyed in
triumph to Bocognano. Marina aequalnts
~Hhe 3ellacoScia with Salicet's plot
against her husband and the people are
Instructed to vote against him at the
sse1ning election Barnes is taken to the
NEavina receives a telegram. She starts
for BaStia TO meet her husband. Enter
SIG the room to greet his wife Barnes Is
raos~Nildered 10 ind the adventures La
Belle BlackW0od but not Enid. She had
been substituted for the Americans bride
10y a shrewd plot. Lieut.. Anstruther ar
gives TO find Marina and learns that she
has been lured away by the telegram
eNhich had been sent by another without
nis knowledge. The two start in search OF
Marina. Barnes and Edwin take different
soads in their search