The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-07
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81 - Barton Corticc young New Eng !:
IA J. - lander OF Scotch Irish descent. y
a - y gifted with m altogether uncommon :
~ - mentality. possesses thc unusub aIu T
- u uncanny power OF vividly recalling Z
H., - recollections OF his ego passed III -
- former TcinCarnations. centuries =
y apart, including many strange ad- =
erra :. ventures hy flood and field, some OF =
~ y them associated with long forgotten -
,sl !. treasure boards. concerning which, :
ShI by virtue Of his strange gift, he is =
q Il able 10 instance definite dates and =
= - eSact localities At the time these q.
,k u narratives begin, Cortice happens to !.
be stranded in London, practically
L. u pennllcss. although potentially he =
~ II. Commands millions. He is reaching -
. - out FOR a man oil means and intcG- !.
"a II ritz who Will erince sufficient faith =
u ~ I'm his queer story TO advance the =
4, y necessary capital for critical and ..
u. actual test. Such angel turns y
nh = up in the person Of Lord Westbury 4.
'sr q WAYNE marquis OF Scarsdale, a -
s,R y Young peer Of great wealth. who is =
on =. ecccntrically fond OF bizarre under -
sn y takings. Retts Corticc. Barton's -
Z n ~ sister a surprisingly beautiful girl, =
y dependent on him, believes implicit =
II, - " In her brother, having committed :"
Vy ~ TO writing certain stories which fall -
Y - from his lips during his trance =
M obsessiens. After successfully To- :.
ltnE eating and recovering the great =
IN = treasure of King John. Identifying i
3, q prehistoric gold mine in the Pc =
:. ruvian Andes. and rescuing some =
q valuable family jewels hidden dur =
:. = ing the French revolution, Barton. -
H., - hfs sister and those connected, be-
= = come quite wealthy: the fourth ad- =
- <. venture consisted of an attempt TO -
. "A. dig UP some piratcal loot buried on =
ID y the coast Of North Carolina, while -
t-i.I fhe fifth story takes our young IL
/, 4 dreamcr 10 Scotland. where he Is =
=. y instrumental In recovering some !"
- y valuable documents hidden in =
~ =. medieval castle. After that comes =
~ y rediscovcry OF n long s-forgottcn but =
A II. Immensely valuable pearl fishery in =
AZ y The Pacific: two weird experiences =
i. In Italy which recall the day when :.
49,, 4 Cortice was n Roman lcsionary; an =
=. \; = adventure with an airship while :
In, = ransarting an Aztec treasure tenn =
pie; Startling episode ouds, in inG roG ::
4 e-L Pharaohs mummy. while the tenth =
~, y story takes our young dreamer to :.
lrvk India. q
sH =.
'ifRI This was the rather startling tele-
g Erram which Lord Wayne read at the
u, Ircakfast table one morning at Ruyn'
ham castle:
Am sailing for India today by =. y !
20. boat Please explain 70 Lady !
!. |, Blanche aud look after Rctta. viii
Nt write or wire. -
III BARTON CORTICE.
tcfs sGsd! What do you think of that
Exclaimed the marquis. tossing the |
- = iiImy blue form across the table TO his +
~ hisfcr With true masculine maIadrot- |
:. ~ hess this was the abrupt way in which /
~ he obcycd Barton 5 request TO 'cx-
- - plain TO the lady.
~ L - Isn't il rather Sudden?' she In
:. Anired in tones that were fairly steady, |
ss, though an acute feminine eye would I
4. hwc detected an agitatcd fIuttcring
~ pf the lacy covering NJ neck and bosom.
) sFi Sudden,n exclaimed her brother.
7, y 'IrI should say So Apparently he 5
I. !. Z eonc of alone-Jack Dare S in New
4. 4 fork and Retta S in London. ! don Z
w half like it,
..I g Z Surely YOU do not fear quavercd
- he pretty widow, this time with IN uu-
,se lIsgliscd coucern IN her query.
~ ~ Oh. IN not exactly afraid OF his
ns Rtety.' asserted Scarsdale sloutly.
va = Barton 5 able to take care of himself
mder ordinary conditions. -
'es. .Ns Then what makes YOU anxious?'
~ Only that his peculiar gift is apt TO
- Pad him into some extraordinary stu
sse rlon where he might find himself in
via hnger
.Then you think this quick trip 10
rs iudia has something TO do with those
a. hcrrId dreams OF his - said Lady
So blanche
'isa Fraid nothing else would start
D - 'farton OF that way. But his dreams,
You call them arc woven of pretty
ns6 lPsil man You know
b. H. do wish you d stop encouraging
wSNm. pctuIantly exclaimed Lady
on v,'encbc, rising from her untastcd break
b, . psI, and going 10 the window TO hide
D rt emotion. She stood i'm the wide
pnuiaSurc ncrrously coiling and un-
lne l,.,,, Il l. sl.f
4. nEweed fingers
e ner brother looked at her straight
StsSi na snapely back with a puzzled frowu.
ist pnesnlug snsplciOusly like Il sob and
: n sii reached his ears. and the WON
4 snV. shoulders quivcred.
4 y ,,l LOOK here. old girl he said, with
rdrt E""sn. yet brotherly kindness. putting
md sEs arm around her. and striving TO
aht1 ~ n'f chm so that he could see hcr
Ia nut h Lady Blanche pcrsistcntly avert
it Ia "ea lace' vet two pcarly tears drop
b III. Oh ncr claspcd hands.
.didu I know il was like that
.mdn nc whispered comfortingIv and /
der iHac,standingly ''T'lI rmn nm tn ,o,,,y
ytgF Inc next train. II NECESSARY IN
lOs; bnnd,,s. ana Dung hlm back safe and
hcrr was no rcspousc-how could
nsp. hi 49, t.-ior thus far Barton Cortice
Iu,.t
lcti Hrsnc peeiine. But sometimes two
ap o,v nv % %a1rlVe at complete aud satisfac
all hed,, UNDERSTANDING without the infer-
i boI W. ,ynrce o'clock that same after.
ltbt G n' WAS az the Corlicc apart
~ on the Emhankmpnt. and sbaI+.
~, tsbSn nii"s iu win Rctta. On the wav 10
a. br.c br. N the seclusion OF = 6rsf Class
pks III, ne, ne mad done little thinking
r III a. Mint =, 'u!i'.
! >, N ytred af,sr '1i" about E@rton2N he ia-
" hdaS, THAI he lefi for india vcs.
y,sa tsas atlernoon quite meXpcctedI,,
~ ibat II, oo!y decided the evening before
,p Eyn"O y;' cNpcditioug'' oucriod
- NtsI ~, 'oai Retta did not seem The
). s,ttniac ;;sd Il. , no, she answered. re.
Ibn r hitc = ,S ,ron iIan smile. "Tt's not
~ tI,..I