The Columbus journal., 1908-03-11
CHAPTER x,ii.-continued.


Here. az they warm themselves be-
fore the fire. Tomasso remarks: Il
have little to offer you. dear mistress.
hut some dried sasep's nesh."
''Pish! huuse: is nothing. You
Are alive. d.ac Old TOmaSsO." re-
peats the gigl. as he again
mumbies h.r hand. Still! the
young lady's eyes seem happier
whcn Barnes. opening his haversack.
throws. out caas Of preserved meets.
ps,ttcd chicke4 and timed biscuits:
also; tea and coffee and tin cups and
plates. These being followed by . box
k cigars. the American emits a snOr
Oe JOY. and rSWArks: Little Leboet
Is = gesias''
Immediately oil together they go to
work b make . m0untaiT sssPper.
aoea aaet: as they eat. Barnes re-
h1>tks: This IL q mighty curious Co
iaci0ence. 10 you know. old Tomasso.
that Saliceti. the young politician
here, the one who Is to marry your
HsaeAter. Ethesta. has sworn . ven
dctta agaiast NE sOr putting the troops
~ your track aud getting you shot 20
dcath!''
"A vendetta against yOu- Well. it
was his duty. seeing he is to marry my
daughter. hal your soldiers killed me-"
returns the Old Corsican. in his simple
way.
"A moment after. however. he chuck
ies to himself: per Dio. that was
what ROchini and Romano wanted ME
to do lOday-t WAS 70 kill you"
'-fhoso- awful monsters.' shudders
Marina
What makes you thin; that. Mon
adj? ?" a9kS isarneS. surprise apOn his
face
We'll. tins ROchini. and his mate
have been sun cut OF ROtOndO. the
farmers there having got tired of their
sheep disappearing too rapidly. and
have come over to this mountain. To-
dsy these tx" approached me some
ioNr hours ago aat,t said: IH:Other
:sAndit out " I jo,' join las. A mes
:.eager haa teeu sent ahead and We
sro going dove 10 help Salice'i make
y.,teS for himself by killing the Amer
sgnO'"
Hum! then you did no. accept" re-
saarks Barnes. lighting his cigar.
Il am nSt quite bandit enough to
shoot a mar I have never heard of he
fore" answers old Monaldi proudly,
80 said: No All. but he will have
gold with aim cried Rochini. For
>ssnars always have gold said Roma
no. and the two went on their way
They are down the valley now"
THAT Is no. all of it," says Barnes
earnestly. Your loved mistress-her
life is in danger. too"
Not by those or any other men
while I. Tognasso. am alive" answers
the old mar savaseiy.
No. but ny Cipriano Danella. Mus
so,s brother. and the scar-eyed young
man. MussO's nephew"
oh. yes:. know them both They
-theyS threxteu her:" The old Cor!
/. siean gases with love and reverence
upoa the being he adores. Threaten
A0r-those people," ne exclaimS vim
Nicively.
Yes. because your stilettO killed
Musso. they say she plotted with you
for his murder. SO rs to save her hus-
hand" rcmsrks Barnes. putting his
cigar.
what. Waea she shrieked to me
not To strike through the curtain. All.
bat. have something to say to Mus
eos relatives. And my friend. Saliceti.
yAon- once voted for. who is to
1arry. ~ Etheria-if' he is With
them. I vim have word with Saliceti.
aad shoaAd he not prove pltable Ethe-
ria must get another for husband.
Chris sh0ald not marry cOrpses, and
Saliced yin be dead" Az il the mat
ter q eaAod. Old lloaaldi alls = bat.
tered chedrywood pipe With the strong.
AffteS. native tobacco Of the islaod