The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-12

Barnes of New York Well, for her
sake, hang me if don't go YOU"
"Thank YOU" Barnes gives Emory
a grateful grip, adding, earnestly:
Now. lets look over this affair.
There's money enough in the pockets
of one or two of these people to carry
the feud to the ends of the earth. A
few moments ago | told you about Ed
wins bride following the man she
Egypt Now. when walk down Broad
way on a 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, 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
cousin-a kind of knock-about fell
low, Enrico. who's Corsican also
didn't get him till the last. You'll find
his name at the bottom of the page
Where is he?" asks Barnes.
ooh, Enrico's about the Riviera
some place, l 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. Well
take this Corregio first. He has
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 pocketbook the fragments of
the note Maud had given him-the one
that had produced Marina's nervous
stroke-he places them before the de-
tective. and asks: rs this Corregio
Danella's handwriting?"
Il can't 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 it can read
that's nasty document
Yes, though | don't think we've got
the worst of it, it 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, modify. 81
received it at my hotel half an hour
ago. It's the Corsican custom to give
a delicate hint to the doomed" He
reads:
Have 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, impressiyely,
i 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
We'll, what are your plans to meet
this?" asks the American criminolo
| gist.
My plans are very simple says
barnes, leISel! I'll going 10 get Oul
women in safe place and then-then
| the hunted becomes the hunter"
But how are We to get the women
safe? Someone may be potting EN-
while you're rounding up the others!
How are We going to fix that?'
The Americans plan, as he whispers
| it to Emory, is so adroit that the de
| tectiye emits triumphant whistle ant
says: Gee whiz. just the ideal"
| Everything must be ready for to
! night" directs Barnes NO 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. | think | can fix it fol-
YOU
Meantime" says Barnes, see i
you can find what cables bearing or
this matter have been received from
| Ajaccio and to whom addressed
THAT will he difficult"