The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1909 Page: 5 of 8
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CHAPTER XI.
“Beware the Path Ahead of You!”
The American paces the deck more
buoyantly; reflection shows him what
a prodigious aid Marina’s knowledge
of her native island, its proud, venge-
ful race and curious customs, will be
to him in his search for his lost bride.
The mists of the morning are slowly
rising from the bluff headlands of
Cape Rosso; before the vessel’s bow
den, Ala., is not as simple
might think from his name,
a fellow hanging around the barn and
acting in a suspicious manner, and
sei a big bear trap where he thought
it would do the most good; and then
got up next morning to find that he had
bagged his game. The man had en-
tered the barn to steal one of the
horses, but put his foot into It instead.
He turned out to be a noted thief, for
whom a reward of $500 had been of-
fered, and John Simple is going to get
the money. It's not what a boy is
named, but what he does, that counts.
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Bats in Belfries.
“Pats in belfries are a frightful
nuisance,” said a young clergyman
"in the belfry of dear old Halnt Jude's
they are ns thick ns flies, and I don’t
know how to get rid of them. They
cat the candles, you know, the com-
munion cloths, the vestments, the in-
cense, the mattings, and they even
drink the consecrated wine. Hl range
It is to think of bate doing that, Isn’t
it? A st range list diet, truly—rand lea,
Incense, embroidered vestments and
lutly wino. I have tried to smoke out j
tnc |M>Bts by burning sulphur, but they
appear rather to like those fuinea
For a aura way to rid my belfy of iu
bate I'd aiadi) give two doua/a.”
the wheel to a seaman's hands, springs
forward, takes a long look at it; then
borrows the American’s glasses and
runs nimbly up the rigging to the top
of the mast.
From his eerie post he calls excited-
ly: “By St. Andrew, it's the Seagull!”
“Can Enid be on board of her?” is
heard in Marina’s anxious voice.
"I can ne’er believe it,” answers
Graham, as he descends to the deck,
“for the vessel is anchored.”
“For God's sake, get us
yacht!” commands the American.
But despite every exertion, for the
breeze has died with the rising sun. it
is another hour before they fan their
way near the Seagull. Upon its deck
is a solitary man, who frantically
screams to them: “A moi, mes amis!
Rescue me! Sacrs bleu, ze pirate
cochons have left me. I am Leboeuf,
ze cook!”
“Take heart; we'll board ye, braw
Leboeuf!” shouts Graham, and care-
fully conned by the Scotch mate, the
fishing vessel is run alongside of the
Seagull. The light swell permits them
to spring from one little craft to the
other, and in a moment Barnes has
and tries to force his mind to the com-
mon sense of this strange abduction.
The next morning with the first raj-s
of the sun, Barnes is on deck again,
peering toward the east, and before
him is a blue haze that Graham, who
is again at the wheel, says is Corsica.
But now some few feet from tke
stem of the little vessel, a figure that
has been crouching under the low bul-
warks, rises, half shrouded by the sea
fog, before him. After two glances to
make his astounded eyes believe, he
gasps: “Marina!”
For the wife of Anstruther, with
some wraps thrown over her fete cos-
tume of the night before, stands before
him, the fresh breeze twining the gar-
ments about her figure till she seems*
risen from the mists of the morning.
“My God, why have you come here?"
“To try and save your wife, the sla-
ter of my husband!” cries the Coral-
"You couldn't have done It.
You know too little of this curious
Island and Its customs.
stranger, every one of that Jealous,
suspicious race would bn an enemy—to
me, born with them—the name of my
family adored—some will be friends.
You would surely fall, I may succeed!"
“You should have told your hus-
band.” The American's voice is al*
most stem.
“I dared •oil Edwin would not hart
rises the old Genoese watch tower that
guards the little harbor of Porto, from
which is shipped the pine timber of
the great Valdoniello forest.
"The alert Graham, who has gazed
from the stern astounded at the sud-
den appearance of Mrs. Anstruther on
board his craft, leaving the wheel to a
jack tar, now comes forward and
touching his hat to the lady, says:
"Pleased to see you on board, ma'am,
though I’m afraid, Mr. Barnes, you’ll
not think we kept a very good watch
on deck. Our eyes were always on the
sea, trying to catch sight of the damned
pirates.” A moment later, he remarks:
“With this wind, we can make the
coast a wee bit farther to the sou’.”
“Then do so!" commands Marina.
"Make a landing, if you can, nearly 15
miles below here nt Sagone.”
“Why?” asked Barnes, some sur-
prise in his tone.
“Sagone by its mountain path Is the
nearest port to Bocognano. They dare
nover convey your wife through Ajac-
cio. By the wild mountain paths they
can take Enid to B<M*oguano unob-
served and unquestioned by (he wood
cutters at the forest glens or the shep-
herds of the steep pastures of Del
Oro.”
“You think the Seagull will bo at
Sagone?”
“I hope m." answers Ue girL "That
Not Too Simple.
John Simple, 14 years old, of Dads-
as you
He saw
Fat Man—Did you polish
nice?
Boy—Yep, look for yerself.
Fat Man—I'll take your word for It.
How’s This?
We nffnr Ono Hundred Dollars Howard for
Aase of Catarrh that
Catarrh Cure.
By Barnes' direction Graham imme-
diately alters the course of the vessel
further to the south, and they dash
down the picturesque coast of the
Island, whose forest clad—mountains
run to the very waters of the sea, till
they weather the point of Cargese and
open the beautiful Gulf of Sagone, now
calm as a summer lake.
Here, to the east, in the far recesses
of the bay, is a sail gleaming white un-
der the sun that has just risen over
the wooded headlands.
Barnes puts his field glasses upon it
and for a moment thinks it some fish-
ing craft, but the Scotch mate leaving Pills, which he
back well, enabled him to sleep bet-
ter nights and feel more fit for work.
The treatment also cleared up th©
urine. On January 5, 1909, Judge Law
confirmed his previous testimony. "I
have recommended this remedy to
many people since I first used it,"
said he.
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
craft is gliding toward the entrance
of the Bay of Villefranche.
The illuminations of Nice fade away
in the darkness of the night to the
American upon the deck of the fishing
vessel, which now. under a fresh and
increasing breeze, is bounding through
the water.
Graham is still at the wheel, Barnes
pacing the little deck of the silent
craft. His steely eyes peer into the
gloomy blank ahead of him. His life
seems a blank also. To-night he had
expected the lovelit eyes of his fairy
bride to be beside him on a honey-
moon cruise. Now! He smites his
hands despairingly together.
He turns to Graham at the wheel
and asks: “How long before we reach
Corsica?”
"With this breeze, I dinna think be-
fore early to-morrow.”
“You are carrying all the sail possi-
ble?”
“Every cloth she has.”
Barnes turns to step into the cabin.
“You’re going down to try and get a
wee bit o’ sleep, I ha’ hopes,” remarks
the Scotch mate sympathetically.
“Sleep?” the American laughs as if
in mockery of the idea, yet goes below
More Light Needed.
People are now demanding
powerful lights, using 30 condlepower
electric lamps where a few years back
they would have been content with
eight. The reason appears to be that
the pall over our towns is increasing
in general intensity, though actual
fogs are fewer. Hence more and more
lights are being fitted in dark cor-
ners.
Zen—zen—”
next?” Burton's
Teacher of Physiology.
"Now we will dissect this odd little
animal. But first, Jimmy Phalig, will
you tell me what we have here?”
Jimmy—“Faith, and it’s called a bat,
sir.” Teacher—“Very well. Now,
how many kinds of bats are there?”
Jimmy—"There are foive.
bat, the red bat, the acrobat, the base-
ball bat and the brickbat, sir.”
. any
cannot be cured by Hall's
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Wo, the undorsfiinod. have known F. J. Cheney
for the last- 15 yearn, and believe him perfectly hon-
orable in ail business transactions and financially
able to carry cut any obligations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
assisted Marina onto the yacht’s deck. ; Testimonials sent free, price 75 cents per
I bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills tor constipation.
It doesn't pay to stick too closely to
old notions of things. New ideas often
lead to better health, success and hap-
piness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
to them and stepped up several rounds
on the health ladder. The husband
writes:
"Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless,
nervous, sallow, weak and irritable.
My wife and I both loved coffee and
thought it was a bracer.” (delusion.)
"Finally, after years of suffering, we
read of Post uni and the harmfulness
of coffee, and believing that to grow
we should give some attention to new
ideas, we decided to test Postum.
"When we made it right we liked it
and were relieved of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the change
—fresher skin, steadier nerves, better
temper, etc.
“These changes were not sudden,
but relief increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
“Many of our friends did not like
Postum at first, because they did not
make It right. But when they bolted
Postum according to directions on
pkg., until It was dark and rich, they
llkefl it better than coffee nud were
benefited by the change.” "There's
a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Midi Read “The Itoad to Weil-
Ville” In pkgs
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acknowledgment and furtherance
the rights of others, is to build up
power greater, perhaps, than we our-
selves shall ever realize. And its with-
in the reach of every home, whether
it’s a big or a very little one.—
Harper’s Bazar.
highly to risk a hair of my head on to Bocognano.”
such a venture," answers the Corsican 1 ”- ’--------- ■
bride proudly.
"Why didn’t you tell me when I came
on board? You lay here unsheltered
all night save by the bulwarks,” utters
Burton sympathetically.
"The night was warm;
though strong, was balmy,
waited till you were near
Corsica not to turn back from it,
even to restore me to my husband.
There is the island. There I will help
you find your bride. Enid shall not*die
nor suffer because she is the sister of
my husband or because she is your
wife.”
"Great Scott, you’re the Marina of
old!” he exclaims in astonished ad-
miration.
"Of course I am,” she answers buoy-
antly. "My darling husband is for the
moment safe. Their letter which
branded me as traitor to my race for
marrying Edwin, says if I desert my
husband they will spare him. Cor-
sicans keep their devilish promises.
These assassins will think I have
abandoned the husband of my heart
and will spare him till I return to
again nestle in his arms and shield
him with my very life against these
fiends of the blood feud.”
Here they are met by volatile ex-
clamations and explanations, from
Monsieur Leboeuf. "Monsieur Barnes,”
he cries sympathetically, "ze pirates
have carried your bride away. Zey
boarded me at ze moment I was plac-
ing your supper on ze cabin table last
evening. Zen zey gngged me till I
could not speak. One—two—three
minutes and she came on board in ze
blackness. Expecting to meet you,
Madame Barnes ran down into ze cab-
in, and zen—”
"Then?” Barnes’ face is
that of a statue.
“Zen zey locked ze cabin door upon
Madame, and though she cry out, pay
no more attention to her till zey had
got under way.
"What
hoarse.
"Aftaire zat, zey come to me and
say: ‘No harm to you. Cook us a
good meal,’ and one young man, hand-
some-faced, bright-eyed, well-dressed
gallant, he gave me a louis and said:
’Feed us well but feed us on deck. Wo
are gentlemen; we do not hit rude upon
a lady.’ Zen I give zem, mon Dieu, zo
beautiful meal I have prepared for
you. Ah, how ze pirates ate it!”
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Burton H. Barnes, a wealthy American
touring Corsica, rescues the young Eng-
lish lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
er. and his Corsican brtde, Marina,
daughter of the Paolis, from the mur-
" derous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
K>ves, Enid Anstruther, sister of the Eng-
lish lieutenant. The four Uy from Ajac-
cio to Marseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
board the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates a postponement of the journey.
Barnes gets part of the mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that he is marked by the vendetta. He
employs an American detective and plans
to beat the vendetta at their own game.
For the purpose of securing the safety
of the women Barnes arranges to have
Lady Chartris lease a secluded villa at
Nice to which the party is to be taken
in a yacht. Suspicion is created that
Marina is in league with the Corsicans.
A man, believed to be Corregio Danella,
is seen passing the house and Marina is
thought to have given him a sign. Ma-
rina refuses to explain to Barnes which
. fact adds to his latent suspicions. Barnes’
A plans for the safety of the party are
learned by the Corsicans. The carriage
carrying their party to the local landing
is followed by two men. One of the
horsemen is supposed to be Corregio.
They try to murder the American. The
V k on the yacht—a Frenchman—is sus-
;A-eted of complicity in the plot. The
party anchors at St. Tropez. The yacht
is followed by a small boat. The cook is
detected giving signals to the boat.
Barnes attempts to throw him overboard,
but is prevented by Marina and Enid.
The cook is found to be innocent of the
supposed plot and is forgiven. The party
arrive at Nice and find Lady Chartris
and her daughter Maud domiciled in the
villa rented witli Barnes' money. Barnes
is amazed to find that Count Corregio is
at Nice and is acting the role of admirer
to La, y Chartris. Barnes and Enid
make arrangements for their marriage.
The net tightens about Barnes. He re-
ceives a note from l.a Belle Blackwood,
the American adventuress. Barnes hears
that Elijah Emory, his detective, lias
been murdered by the Corsicans. He
learns that the man supposed to be Cor-
regio. who followed the party on their
way to the boat, was Saliceti, a nephew
of the count, and that Count Corregio
had been in Nice for some time prior to
the party’s arrival. The count warns
Barnes not to marry Enid unless he
would have her also involved in the mur-
1 'OUS feud. Barnes and Enid are mar-
Soon after their wedding Barnes'
oride disappears. Barnes discovers she
has been kidnaped and taken to Corsica.
The groom secures a fishing vessel and
is about to start in pursuit of his bride's
captors when he hears a scream from
the villa and rushes back to hear that
Anstruther's wife, Marina, is also miss-
ing.
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Meant the Other Way.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander-
in-chief of the fleet returned from its
triumphant sail around the world,
sometimes has serious spells of absent
mindedness. Several years ago he was
talking with a group of fellow officers
at the Naval War college at Newport,
when one of them remarked that he
had been ordered for duty on
Asiatic station.
“Are you going to take your wife
with you?" Admiral Sperry inquired.
“No,” the officer replied.
“I think you are making a serious
mistake,” the admiral continued in
positive terms. “1 was out there in
1876 when an epidemic of cholera
broke out, and hundreds of people
died.”—Sunday Magazine.
-
George E. Law, Justice of the Peace,
St., Brazil, Ind., is
known far and wide
as the “Marrying
Squire,” from the
fact that he has mar-
ried more couples
than any other offi-
cial in Indiana. Judge
Law wrote a letter
in 1906, recommend-
ing Doan's Kidney
said had made a bad
CHAPTER X.—Continued.
But the other breaks in:
helpless in that devil's hands, who’s
tricked us both,
kill her!”
“Not as you fear," mutters Barnes.
“Cipriano doubtless came here, in his
mind some infamous plot against your
life and hers, but now I think the same
crazy passion for Marina that was in
his brother has entered him. Never
did your wife look more lovely than
y. len she so nobly offered to go to
.xirsica to try and bring your sister
back.”
“Bring my sister back? That's why
she’s gone,” asserts Anstruther. “Do
» you suppose any other consideration
would have induced her to leave me?
She thinks her word is potent among
the friends of her childhood in Bocog-
nano. Marina is going to Corsica.
Barnes, and I go with you. The ves-
sel is there—come!” Anstruther's
rapid strides are carrying him to the
door of the hallway, but the Ameri-
can's voice stays him.
"She will never get to Corsica,” says
Barnes, sadly.
"Why not?”
“Why not? Danelia longs for her.
Couldn’t you see his uncanny passion
gradually growing as he looked upon
jer loveliness? No, she will not be
permitted to get very far away from
him. Don’t you suppose his emissaries
are alert now—the man with the scar
. over his eye that delivered this das-
r tard not to her?” Then the tone of
the American changes; he says very
solemnly: “And yet, I think you can
thank God that the passion of the
lover has entered this devil's heart
and taken the passion of the assassin
from It; for otherwise, with his thugs
about her, your wife would now be
A<«ad. You stay here and try and find
■ farina. As for me, my duty is to go
to that island and if she is living, to
bring back my bride—if she is dead,
avenge her!” continues Burton.
"That is my duty here, rescue or
avenge Marina!" cries the English-
man.
Barnes leaves his brother-in-law
arming himself and making ready to
go out of the villa In pursuit of the
loved one he has lost, and hurries
down the path to the water. The
* darkness Is now so great he can scarce
cern the little fishing vessel still 1
lied up to the landing stage. He rap- 1
Idly springs over iwr low freeboard, 1
and calls; "Get under way!” The
alert Graham Is already at her helm;
her big lateen Mlle are hoisted flap*
plea In the soft air, and a moment 1
later under a eaur* breeae the Uule
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