The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-20

Brutally they draw near to her As
the girl draws back from the contain.
mating clasp of the monsters, Tomas
SO, with savage cry, and uplifted
stiletto, stands between.
In second the old man will be dead
under their knives and the brave girl
their prey. Marinas undaunted eyes,
turning in appeal to the American, sec
with establishment that he makes no
move to aid her, but is abjectly squirm.
ing toward the cabin door. Suddenly
she utters gasp of despair and sigh
Of contempt; this great pistol shot Is
running timidly away, flying out Of the
cabin, though as he passes the pile of
boughs he seizes the belt holding his
two revolvers.
He has the gold! After him!" cries
Rochini.
Wen knife him in a minute!" yells
Romano, and the two, cooking their
guns, fly after the bastard American.
But as they reach the door, the mo.
ment their athletic forms are outlined
by the blaze of the fire, two quick,
sharp pistol reports come from the
outside, and Rochini and Romano,
without even a cry, fall to the earth,
inert and dead.
The smoke of Barnes revolvers Is.
sues from them as he quietly re-enters
and says apologetically Il knew
wouldn't have time to grab my guns
and shoot before they'd knife me, so
initiated the trick of Jerry, the Den
yer barkeeper, and ran away till 1
could get my weapons ready"
A moment later he says "Come!"
and taking Marina carefully in his
arms, whispers; Turn your face from
Them" and steps over the dead men
lying in the entrance of the cabin.
Behind him, Tomasso, following, car
rying the Americans rife, is saying:
"Ob, you will be worshiped in this
commune for this. So many poor men
have been butchered, so many poor
women have been carried away to the
mountains by these dead devils
But the reports have drawn others
to the spot. AS Barnes steps over the
dead men lying In the entrance Of the
cabin, he suddenly says: "By heaven,
here are more of them!" puts Marina
down and would draw his revolvers
were he not seized by three athletic
young fellows who rise silently from
the shadows about them.
A clear, commanding voice remarks !:
mo more of Rochini and his fellows.
You have saved us the trouble of their
killing. We are the Bellacoscia Your
pistols, stranger, have relieved us of
the execution of these ruffians we were
pursuing, who have brought discredit
on the honored name of bandit"
And Tomasso is crying, Antonio
, Bonelli," to a man of noble bearing
who. carbine in hand, comes into the
men, all armed as he is.
But the young men fear the super.
natural and stand back, their eyes
cleaning. and one shudders: "Tis
the ghost of old Monaldi, killed by DE
Belloc's troopers two weeks ago" For
moment they would retreat, but their
| leader laughs at them: "'Tis flesh
and blood that is kissing my hand"
And old Tomasso says: You know
how well the troopers shoot. DO you
think they'd hit man at 200 yards
hiding behind a rock in the gloom OF
the morning."
But the fashing-eyed man orders:
Stand back, while question this
stranger who has done Bocognano a
service tonight"
Marina has risen, murmuring: AN
tonic Bonelli!"
Gran Dio! Mademoiselle Paoli,
says the man. and CALAMITY sinks upon
his knee and kisses devotedly the fair
hand the girl extends to him. After
a moment he continues most emphati
cally: 1T was with sorrow that Cor
sica heard that you had forgotten the
oath of the vendetta in the arms OF
the English officer who killed your
brother"
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