The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-06-29
Copyright, 1907. Dodd Mead Il Co.. N. Y.
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Burton II. Barnes, wealthy American
touring Corsica, rescues the young Eng
lis lieutenant. Edward Gerard AnstVuth- |
err. and his Corsican bride. Marina,
daughter of the Paolis from the muir
derous vendetta. understanding that ms
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
loves, Enid Anstruther, sister OF the Eng
fish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseilles. on board the french
sues and the quartet are about 10
| board the train for London at Marseilies,
which causes her to collapse and necessl-
| tates postponement of the journey.
| Barnes and Enid are married. soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken to Corsica
| The groom secures fishing vessel ana
| Is about to start in pursuit OF his BRIDE
| captors when he hears scream from
the villa and rushes back to hear that
ing. Barnes is compelled to depart for
Corsica without delay, and so he leaves
the search for Marina. to her husband
while he goes to hunt for Enid Just pc
fore Barnes boat lands on Corsica's
| shore Marina is discovered hiding In
corner of the vessel She explains her
Barnes rescue his wife from the Cors1,
cans. Barnes and Marina have unusual
adventures in their search for Enid. IN
seeking shelter from a storm the couple
enter a hermitage and there to theif
amazement they discover Tomasso. the
foster father of Marina. Tomasso learns
that Marina's husband did not kill her
brother Many wrongs are righted. Barnes
is surprised in the hermitage by Rochinl
and Romano. the two detested bandits
who have been searching for him to
murder him for his money. The bandits
attempt to take away Marina. Barnes
darts out the door. The bandits start to
pursue. but as they reach the door both
are laid low by Barnes revolver. Anstru-
thep arrives to find Marina and learns that
| ~t,o hos t,on lrrrn nv
which had been sent by another without
his knowledge. The two start In search or
Marina. Barnes and Edwin take dineren5
in a tower where he is made prisoner. In
endeavoring to escape he opens a trap
door where he finds Emory, the detec-
tive, who had been imprisoned there pre-
viously. In another secret chamber To-
masso is found imprisoned. Edwin IN
| co of a farm house Marina and Count
Danella sitting and talking together.
Barnes arrives and finds the bridge swung
preventing his crossing over. he hears
the voice OF Marina crying for mercy He
examines his revolver.
CHAPTER xViI.-Continued.
Hastily he selects spot with good
line of sight and stands waiting-wait-
ing for the chance; for intervening
vines trouble him, and the foliage of a
great orange tree, standing alone in
the garden and midway between the
house and the turret, jumbles 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
to the light costume that enhances
, her loveliness.
Quietly entering from the house
Cipriano Danella, costumed in the ole
time, romantic Corsican garb, gazes
. upon the exquisite girl outlined by the
, light costume.
, The eagerness of his glance draws
Mrs. Anstruther's eyes to him. Sht
looks up and says: "Ah. Count Cipri
a ano, it was very noble of you, who
/, had feared would hate me, to rescue
= me from the Lucchese At your ad
:. vice. | have rested here, but tO-mol
Il row, notwithstanding the romanti
r serenade you have provided for me
O must go on to Bastia."
n "Oh, yes, to Bastia," murmurs Tn
g count softly. and stepping nearer, say
suavely, though there is a weird suf
n gestion in his voice that somewhat dis
n quiets the lady: I'VE are alone her
n: In my old farmhouse only old Marth;
d the cook. who. far away, will snore ii
k dawn, and my nephew, Count Enrico'
T. 81 haven't seen him." remarks tn
!. girl uneasily.
IN 'Parbleu, you did once, the gentl'
A man with the scar upon his face, tn
!. one who delivered the letter ths
of caused your nerves to jump in tn
n Marseilles railroad station. Even no
IT. his name seems to have an Ill enet
to upon you," for Marina has started u
to and the futtering of her light Skin
X shows her limbs are trembling.
to mia Madre, was he the MANI" ST
10. shudders. And was it you who penne
i'll it?' Then some divination enterir
let her mind, she implores patheticall,
i'd Holy Virgin no harm has come
of Edwin? Have l not kept the cru
re pact? Have | not deserted my de-
all husband? 1t was the promise of tn
zee awful letter that no evil should con
nd to Edwin il l left his arms
it'll "Ah, but you intended to return
or them, bella MIA smiles the gent
to man.
for The young wife scarcely needs Z
lie; insinuation of the subtle Italian ter
ire but stammers confused: why
it'll | you think that?'
ow Ma fol, you were journeying to B;
IN | tia tn meet your husband lured the
out by telegram l directed to be sent
nth you from that place" whispers t
count significantly.