Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15


D SYNOPSIS.
Burton II. barnes. u wealthy American
ISIi Ii.-,it-nant. Edward Gerard Anstruth-
sr, and his corrican bride. Marina.
daughter OF the faolis. from ~. mnf-
dcruus vendetta. understanding that his
reward Is to b- the hand Of tn. girl he
loves. Enid Ansiruth.r, sister OF the Eng
.ia /" Mars-lIias on boaTd the French
steamer Constantine. Tn" vendetta pur-
sues and as III. anart., az" nbon, !"
Marina IN handed mysterious not"
which causes her to collapse and nsc-a.i-
Barnes and Enid ar. married. soon
after their wedding Barnes bride lis
sspp.ass i,aSn's al,s9..r- .s. ., 's. s.o,,isa liza.
III. groom secures fishing weasel and
Is about 10 start In pursuit OF his brides
IN. villa and rtishc- back to hear that
Ansiruthrr's wife. Marina. IN also iniss-
Ing Harness Is compelled 10 d-par; for
the search for Marina To her husband
while b. goes to hun, for Enid Jus, be-.
shof. Marina 4. disrov-r-d hiding In a
corn.r Of the vessel. She explains her
Rsrn.s r.seu. his VIII. from the carni:
cans narn~s and Marina have unusual
adventures In their search for Enid Ia
seeking shelter from n storm the couple
enter hermitage. and there to their
aHasrm-nt they discover Tomasso. the
that Msrina's husband did not Kill her
brother. Many wrongs are risht-d. barn-s
h surprised In the h-rmitasc by Roehini
and Romano. the two d-trst-i bandits.
who have been searching for him To
murder him for hi. money. The bandits
dart, out the door. The bandit. start to
pgrsuc. but as they reach ih. door both
arr laid low by psrnr.' revolver: An-,ru.
sh- has been iurcd away by III. telegram
which had b~cn sent by another without
MARINA. Rsrn~s and Edwin take Different
roads In their search. Edwin IL trapped
In = iew.r ~hrrc he !. made prisoner; In
door whrr~ he finds Emory. the dct-s'-
tive. who had been Imprisoned there pre-
N>>o Is found iinpri.oncd. Edwin In
N-tnE down q wall sees upon The poru.
psn.,,s % .ii,ins "'s and a saiainx % sose,s"r.
Barn,s arrives and nnds the bridge swuns
preventing his cro.sin. over. lie hear.
examines his revolver.
CHAPTER xvii.-continued.
Hastily he selects spot with good
line Of sight and stands waiting-wai,.
Ing for the chance: for Intervening
vines trouble him. and the foliage Of n
great orange tree. standing alone In
the garden and midway between the
house and the turrct. jumblcs the light.
which Is only the faint sheen OF the
rising moon.
slightly before this. Marina had
been sitting on the long veranda Of
the Corsican farmhouse. the lighted
lamps placing some tinges Of ruby In
her dark brown hair and giving color
A.. lob tat ban,
her loveliness.
Quietly entering from the house.
Cipriano Danclla. costumed In the old
time. romantic Corsican garb. gazes
upon the exquisite girl outlined by the
light costume.
The eagerness of his glance draws
Mrs. Anstruthcr's eyes to him. She
looks up and says: 'Ah. Count Cipri.
ano. II was very noble Of you. who |
had feared would hate me. to rescue
me from the 'Lucchese.' At your ad.
vice. I have rested here. but tomor-
row, Notwithstanding the romantic
s6Jtnade you have provided for me.
] must go on to Bastia."
h. yes. to Bastia." murmurs the
count softly. and stepping nearer. says
suavely. though there is n weird sug.
gestion in his voice that somewhat dis
quiets the lady: I'VE are alone here
in my old farmhouse. only old Martha.
the cook. who, far away. will snore till
dawn, and my nephew. Count Enrico."
II haven't seen him." remarks the
girl uneasily.
"Parbleu. you did once. the gentle.
man with the scar upon his face, the
one who delivered the letter that
caused your nerves to jump in the
Niarseilles railroad station. Even now
his name seems to have an III effect |
upon you." for Marina has started up. |
and the fluttering of her light skirts
shows her limbs are trembling.
Mia Madre, was he the man." she |
shudders. And was 1t you who penned
it?" Then some divination entering |
her mind. she implores pathetically: |
"Holy Virgin, no harm has come to
Edwin? Have not kept the cruel
pact? Have | not deserted my dear
husband? 1t was the promise of that
awful letter that no evil should come
to Edwin If left his arms
"Ah, but you intended to return to
them, bella mia" smiles the gentle
man.
The young wife scarcely heeds the
insinuation of the subtle Italian term.
but stammers confused: "Why do
you think that?"
MA fol. you were journeying to Bas.
tia to meet your husband, lured there
by telegram directed to be sent to
you from that place." whispers the
count significantly.