Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-01-08

Ol tne women Barnes arrangeS to nave
Lady Chartris lease secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is to be taken
i'll yacht.
CHAPTER ll.-Continued.
The Americans plan, as he whispers
it to Emory, is 50 adroit that the de-
tective emits triumphant whistle and
says: Gee whiz. just the ideal"
Everything must be ready for to-
night" directs Barnes. mo other Cor
sican steamer than the one on which
we arrived will come to-day By to-
morrow hope to have the ladies rea-
sonably beyond pursuit"
"All right. l think 1 can fix it for
you"
Meantime" says Barnes, "see if
you can find what cables bearing on
this matter have been received from
Ajaccio and to whom addressed"
That will he difficult"
Not if you give the telegraph clerks
enough money"
Yes, most anything can be done
the way you spend money, Mr.. Barnes"
This last issues from Emory's smiling
lips as the American is writing a
check. 'Ill report progress to you not
later than one p. NJ; that'll give you
time for your arrangements"
Coming from this to the Grand hotel,
Barnes shortly strOlls into Lady Char
iris parlor and has an interview with
that matron which places her in the
seventh heaven of DELIGHT.
You think of going to Nice?" he
suggests; he would have proposed
some little italian watering place, but
knows that the widow will only con-
slider the spot where Van Bulow, the
young German diplomatist, is located.
Yes. I've concluded to remain there
a few weeks until the season absolute
y ends" responds Lady Chartris, "only
the good hotels are so cruelty expen-
siye."
Well. there are some lovely and re-.
tired villas on the little Bay of Vile
franche, a 20 minutes carriage drive
from the Promenade des Anglais. Sup
posing you engage one?"
DO you think I'm Croesus!"
screams the widow in horror. do you
want to ruin me? Do you suppose
have your pocketbook, Mr.. Barnes of
New York;"
That's exactly what 1 want you to
suppose, my dear Lady Chartris. I'll
pay for the villa; you occupy it. In
about a week from now, Mrs. An.
struther and probably Enid will be
your guests; perhaps Edwin and also
for a little while. But you are to say
nothing about that. You'll keep Tomp-
son, Ends maid, and take her on with
you. The villa is to be rented by you
and entirely in your name'
And you pay the running expenses %
With pleasure"
"Oh, Mr.. Barnes, how magnificently
generous
Don't leave here earlier than the
day after tomorrow. In fact, that is
the day you must leave but make your
arrangements quickly after you reach
Nice. You'll have no trouble in find.
ing an unoccupied villa at Vile.
iIanche; it's so near the end of the
season. Be sure it's grounds run to
the water and have landing place
You will say nothing of our going to
Nice to anyOne-especially your child, >
he remarks, commandingly, tempering
his words, however, by adding: Maud
is too young to keep secret"
Yes. childish tongues will babble,
SMILES the widow as Burton goes
noodily away
MI Barnes features are still very
solemn, as early in the afternoon, after
another interview with Emory, he says
10 Enid, who is in consultation with
hiyu: You think Marina is we'll enough
to be conveyed in a carriage a mile O,
twoo"
why, certainly, she is out of bee
now. Don't fear for her courage as re
CARDS herself, Burton. 1t is my broth
er the dear girl is alarmed for"
This morning." remarks the Amer
lean, under his breath, Il had hoped
with Edwin's aid, to get you, Enid an(
Marina to England, where three o.
four London bulldog detectives and thu
tear of the British hangman would
haze probably kept Mrs. Anstruthel
safely from murderous pursuit until
had settled the affair." But now thi:
deyilish letter has given her such {
shock that we dare not Immediately
subject her to the fatigue of the long
railway journey to London"
AS he shows it to them and they tr,
to decipher it. Barnes hastily explain,
how he had purchased the mutilatet
letter from Maud Chartris with mar
Eons glaces.
And that awful child concealed i
from u.s. cries Enid. Her mothe
should be told immediately
What, and have Lady Chartris rusl
tren1biingly back to London when
without danger to herself, she can d,
us a grand turn in Nice"
In Nice" How" Enid asks, aston
jshed
Tell you in minute" replies he
lance. THE fourth quarter probabl.
contains the Internal portion tina
caused the brides alarm for you, Ed
win, for her fears l know are not s,
much for herself, as for you. Now
with your assistance, am going first t,
make Enid and Marina SAFE"
''fiow?" demands the English girl
whose face has grown pallid.
by Lady Chartris. She's going t,