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CHAPTER X.
The Missl'ig Fragment of the Letter.
As Graham departs on his errand,
the bereft bridegroom, whose face has
grown devilish, mutters: "By heaven,
there's a gentleman in that house up
there I must see first!" and darts up
the path to Lady Chart ris's villa, re
fleeting: "Her fate 1 must not. think
of! That would unman me. My mind
must he clear to save my darling."
As he reaches the door of the supper
room. Lady Chartris's voice is say
ing. "Dear Count Cipriano. abate your
interest in your late brother's ward
and have another glass of wine to
again toast the bride."
Hut the bridegroom's awful face as
he enters stops revelry. Marina with
a little shriek rises from a sofa on
which she has been seated beside Cip
riano Danella. and ICdwin. springing
up. says: "What's happened?"
In all his fears and all his agony,
into the vengeful husband's mind as
looks upon the party, one miehty con
sideration springs, that saves Danel
la's life: "My heaven, this man's re
maining here indicates bis innocence.
If Cipriano had aught to do with the
abduction of my wife, he'd scarcely
dare to stand unconcerned here? be
fore me." For the count's gaze is
carelessly not turned to him, but ling
ers admiringly upon Marina.
Tlie easy hearing of Danella con
tinues as Harnes briefly tells his tale,
though once or twice he raises Ills
thin Italian eyebrows and rolls his
dark orbs in sympathy.
"Dio mio. it is as I feared!" ex
claims tlie count sorrowfully. "They
have seized your lovely bride."
"Oh, if they're drowning poor Knid
now!" cries Maud, with a childish
morbidness.
"Oh, I do not imagine any injury
will come immediately to the youn
lady. Lately, in the vendetta, women
who do not bring about the tragedy
are spared." remarks Cipriano quite
sympathetically, though his glance
rests malevolently upon Marina till
her passionate beauty seems to softeu
his austerity. "Hut in Mocognano I
imagine they wish a visit lroni you,
Mr. Marnes, to rescue your bride." he
continues dryly. "You see, in Corsica,
a native jury would look much more
leniently than a continental one upon
the death of the vendetta. That's only
my surmise, but I am quite cotifident
it's the correct one."
"Thank you. count," says Marnes,
"you have told me just what 1 wanted
to know—the location of my loved
one!" Then his voice becomes stri
dent he remarks grimly: "Your
friends want a visit from me in Cor
sica—they shall have one!" To this
he adds eagerly: "Danella, come over
with me to the island."
"Mon cher Monsieur Marnes," says
Danella, "though would willingly aid
you, it would not be wise to go with
von to Corsica. Should ill befall you
in that island, you might blame me. of
whom you have already had. 1 am
sorry to say. suspicion. As 1 said be
fore, my poor brother is dead. I med
dle in this affair no more. 1 remain to
soothe the Lady Chartris in Nice."
"Thank God!" ejaculates I'runella,
sentimentally seizing llanella's hand. mined man!'
"Yes. 1 will stay," remarks the count,
heroically.
Suddenly Marina startles tlieni all.
She says doniinantly: "No one should
go to Corsica hut me. In the home of
my fathers and my kindred—they will
believe me when I tell them there is
no cause for a vendetta against my
friends. 1 can save your bride, dear
Hurton, and bring her back to you.
My words will have weight with all in
Bocognuno."
"It would he most unwise! dissents
Danella shudderingly. "Have they not
declared the vendetta even against
you, Marina? Does not Hcrnardo Sa-
liceti swear that you, by your arts, pro-'
duoed the death of the father of the
girl, Ktheria. he is about to marry,
old Tomasso Monaldi's daughter?"
"Monstrous!" cries the girl mourn
fully. "Who dares to accuse me of
The splash of oars interrupts him.
Barnes strides out of the room and
goes hurriedly down to the landing
tflace. "Quick, Graham," he calls, "is
American
the death of poor faithful Tomasso, i" his pocket: takes his va
my foster father who worshiped me—j
and whom 1 adored?" Tears make
her dark eyes tender hut she con
tinues enthusiastically: "Hah, ihev I
love me—they will not believe! My
people even worship the name of the
Paolis. I'll meet Salieeti and prove to
the whole commune that he lies." Her
eyes are now those of a Corsican.
"And by heaven. I'll go with you to
save my sister!" cries Edwin.
"Ah. that is right—go to save your
sister." answers Danella excitedly.
"Hut Madame Anstruther should re
main here with Lady Chartris. Only
men should go. "Pis a man's duty,
lieutenant."
"l'ish, while we talk I should be act
ing! No one hut me must go!" rtv
marks Marnes shortly. "They hate
you, Anstruther. for being English, as
they do your wife. They won't believe
that another English officer and not
you killed Antonio in that duel, lie
sides, it is my mission to save my
bride, as it is your mission to protect
and care for the dear wife in your
arms. Don't fear, 1 will bring Enid
back or—or you won't see me again!"
MR.BAENES
OF 1PWY0KK
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mat you 7"
"Yes," answers the mate, who is
stepping firm the beat: and he reports
he has engaged a lateen-rigged fishing
vessel, which, as soon iss they have got
some provisions and water on board,
will be over with its Italian crew, prob
ably in half an hour.
"Then leave every foreigner behind
you." directs Barnes. "Pay them to
stay on shoie. You sail the craft with
a f- of yi lir Scotch tars. The rest
ot your men we will leave here to as
sist Kdwin in patroling these grounds
and taking carp of bis wife, whom you
know is threatened also."
es. by the cursed Corsican gang
th is pursuing you." says the mate,
adding a muttered oath. "I'll stand by
you, sir, wi' my life."
As he r'-tsims up the wail and en
ters the hcuso. to go up to tlie cham
ber lie had occupied, lie passes the
supper room. Noting that Danella.
though lie is bending over Lady nr
tris with almost the effusiveness of a
lover, has his eyes always upon the
attractive Marina, who is in consulta
tion witii Iki !,isba:.'. Marnes enters.
To him. Kdwin. springing up, says:
"You've pri.eutea the craft to follow
them V"
"Y
Graham oid that for me." and
:ei!s th* young Kng
.•rangements lie has
Harn\-* hu.ix .i
lb.il other: the
made, ad-.iag:
man. an t: .•
bat
You stay here, old
to bring your sister
Again Marina, her "face full of gen
erous enthusiasm, cries: "Let me go
to Corsica. You aie a foreigner, dear
Mr. Marnes. in my own island I can
do what you could not do—they all
love me!"
"What! When they've been hunting
you like a wild beast and sending you
letters that make you faint!" shudders
her husband.
"You're quite right. Lieut. An
strut her." returns Danella, "in not per
mitting \our wile to go. One unfor
tunate, helpless woman in that wild
land amid the passions of their bar
baric feud is pitiable to think of. To
subject another, whose life is already
threatened by the dagger of the ven
detta, to a similar risk, would be
hideous."
"1 do not fi ar my kindred." answers
Marina prouol "My words. the rus
tics of my commune will believe. I
should go."
"And have them murder you?" shud
ders her husband. "Never!"
His young wife's only response is a
plaintive sigh.
"Again you are right. Monsieur An
struther. Of course, we know they
loved Marina still they might not be
lieve." observes the count. Ids ardent
eyes resting upon the excited girl,
whose very enthusiasm renders her
more lovely, "l am now returning to
Nice, where Lady Chartris knows that
I am at her command to do anything
to aid her in this unfortunate matter.
1 shall drive tun to-morrow. May you
have good fortune. Signore Harues, in
your efforts. Hut remember one thing:
In that barbaiic island, they want your
blood. You tan only rescue your wife
by risking it, but no suggestion from
nie is necessary to a brave and deter-
Danella would bow himself out. but
Marina says eagetly: "Two words in
private with you?"
"Certainly," answers the count, and
Marnes notes as the beautiful woman
whispers to him a look of astonisn
ment enters his mobile face.
After he has answered her. the girl
says curtly: "1 thank you, Signore
"You may trust me. Madam." is the
count's reply: and courteously kisses
the trembling fingers of Anstruther's
beautiful wife, his eyes seemingly
filled with a new and strange passion.
This is seuice noted by the Ameri-
1
whose misery distracts him.
A tew moments, later. Hurton selects
for himself a rough shooting costume
that he has foi Innately with him.
Then he hurriedly slings a field
glass over his: shoulder puts one or
two little trinkets, mementoes of his
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cartridges for his revolvers, and brings
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Marina stands in the hallway with
her husband. To Harnes, as he wrings
her hand, she whispers: "Remember,
a dead man cannot take Enid from
that barbarous home of mine. There
tore. guard your own life."
They step out on the porch. Some
moving lights are at the landing place
and they hear the swash of sweeps
and the cries of the Italian crew as
they warp their fishing vessel up to
the platform.
"He-re' I'll go down with
you
and see
you on hoard and your craf, ship
shape." rt marks Anstruthorg^jfJ-Let me
carry that rifle of yours." $§§
orur! says Harnes, to whom
every minu'e scents an hour, and hur
ries down the path: but as Kdwin fol
lows. .Vat .i-a w"h::r ..mus twin,- round
him close, tight and canning as if ihty
couldn't let him go.
"Don'i fear for me. vou trembling
dear." whispers her husband, kissing
the excited face. "I'll be back soon."
At the landing, Barnes finds he has
quite a little to do paving the Italian
lishertnen to remain on shore as Gra
ham is getting their stores ami water
properly arranged 011 the craft. Of
this Anstruther now takes charge, but.
though he works with a will, it is al
most half an hour before the young
naval officer pronounces the fishing
vessel shipshape in case of heavy
weather.
Then the voting English officer leads
the American aside and says, with the
craft of a seaman: "I'uder this pres
ent breeze, if those devils you're ill
pursuit of want to make their island
quickly, they'll be compelled to strike
its northwest coast somewhere near
Porto. Graham will know 'now to
steer the course. I'd go with you,
but—"
"But your first duty here to pro
tect your wife."
"You think these devils haven't till
gone away that there is still danger
for her?"
"Yes, keep a sharp eye 011 your
loved one. That was my error."
moans Burton. "I left Enid out of my
sight for only a few minutes."
"Then good-bv," says the sailor hur
riedly, and wringing Barnes' hand,
strides up the path to Lady Chartris'
villa.
Then Burton stepping on board the
fishing lugger, which is big enough to
make the run to Corsica, they would
immediately throw off their moorings
to the little landing stage, but tlie
Italian padrone of the craft, noting
Barnes' haste seems great and his
need extreme, steps up and demands
additional recompense from the Amer
ican milord for his vessel, declaring
he will not let her go until he has
more money that his ship may lie
wrecked at sea and he has no insur
ance.
"Pay him!" mutters Barnes impa
tiently, and hands his pocket hook to
rah am.
But payment takes some time, the
light of the lantern not being very
good and the Italian inspecting every
bill to see its value and again greedily
imploring for more money, stating
that his men will desert him if he
gives them not speedy employment.
"Give him what he asks," cries Bur
ton again: then pauses and mutters:
"Good God!" and springs 011 shore!
For a shout has rung out through the
night air from Lady Chartris' villa and
there is tenor in it, and he knows it
is the voice of the stout-nerved An
struther. who would not give cry un
less some sudden and uncanny despair
had come upon him.
The American rushes up the path
and a few steps from the door almost
runs against Edwin. In the darkness
the frenzied men seize each other, for
Anstruther is now as frantic as him
self. Recognizing him. Barnes asks:
"What's the matter?"
"By heaven! Another blow in the
dark! My wife has gone also!"
"Marina? Impossible! You have
looked the grounds over? You have
searched the house?"
"Here's a note from her. left in her
chamber, begging me to forgive her,
saying it is to stive my life."
"My God, what horrible plot is it
that has bereft us both in a moment?"
asks Harnes. "if she had only told
you the contents of that devilish let
ter."
The two are in the hall together, in
their anguish, their voices ring out
loudly. A frightened-eyed, short-skirt
ed creature runs to them, and trem
blingly asks: "Did you want Marina's
knock-out letter very much, Marnsey
The last part of it?"
"It was perhaps Enid's life, perhaps
the life of Edwin's bride."
Ihui, !_^t—,,h fm-irivu mul
I lied to you. I've got the letter—tha
last part of it I was going to sell It
to you for marrons glaces—I'll get it
for you. It is tucked in, my lucky
stocking for fear ma'll see it. It said
something about murder I I'll—oh,
don't look at me so awful!"
Maud flies upstairs and a moment
later dashes back bringing the portion
of the epistle.
As they try to decipher its tramped
foreign hand, Lady Chartris, coming
out wildly from her chamber, for uow
she tears she will he abducted herself,
and is half crazy with fright, sud
denly, looking over their shoulders,
cries, half shrieking. "Oh. heavens,
Cipriauo's writing'
"You are sure?" '.v/
"I tear. I fear! I've got three love
notes from him—this looks quite like
his hand."
And the astounded and dismayed
widow wrings her hands, her face
pallid with jealous chagrin.
"This is the most crafty, subtle and
satanic plot against your married hap
piness. Edwin." whispers Harnes. "As
near as I can make out. this devilish
missive says thai Marina must desert
you. her accursed ICnglish husband
then they will spare your life. If she
remains with you, your fate will be
heis. our salety lrom death is offer
ed as a bribe to your young wife if she
deserts your bed and leave:-: herself
open to the stilletos of these devils.
If she stays with you and clings to
ou, you will be assassinated, even in
her arms."
1 hen the wife of my heart has (eft
me tearing as the attack upon niv sis
ter's liberty has been successful their
efforts against my life will be equally
so, shudders Kdwin next cries out
almost angnly: "She was. e.tari not
to trust me."
"Marina knew you wouldn't Tot her
go if she did. suggests Burton more
calmly.
Hut the other breaks in: "She is
helpless in that devil's hands, who's
tricked us both, l'lus man n:i ans to
kill her!"
"Not as vou 'feat
"Cipriano doubtless came here 111 his
mind some infamous plot against your
lite and hers, but now I think 1 Millie
crazy passion for Marina that was in
his brother has entered him. Never
did your wife look more lovely than
when she so nobly offered to 30 to
Corsica to try and bring your sister
back."
"Bring my sister back? That's why
she'« gone." asserts Anstruther. "Dv
ontitiueil on lit)
m'nt tors' Harnes.
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