The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-10-24
CHAPTER XII.

This chapter Is of the nature OF an
interjectlon. II contains. without any
reference 90 the chain of events IN
which ! was an actor. the story OF
Henry Thorlane. This | cleaned from
him In bits during the Few days i'm.
mcdiately following the death OF Ma
ligni. the prefetto, and the Count al
Pordino.
The story of Thorlanc which Nut.
terei.i had told me concerning the
arrest and Imprisonment, OF the limo.
cent man for conspiracy and the con.
fisCation OF his estate. was true. lie
had been incarcerated In the monas.
terry OF The Saints. The truth was
this: Thorlanc. during his days OF
liberty. had. as Muttorelli had in
formed me. been an open enemy OF
the monks OF The Saints. but his
enmity was not directed toward the
entire body. nor against the superior
OF the monastery. but against those
monks whose practices he believed 20
he corrupt and who. he believed. were
in league with the prefetto and the
Count di POrdinu i'm their eNtortion
and brigandage. In this he had found
a secret friend In no less parsonage
than the superior OF the monastery
himself. who. though good man. was
weak and unable 20 successfully cope
with the combination for evil which
he kaCw existed.
lie did however. develop enough
backbone 10 help his friend Thorlanc.
and soon after the imprisonment OF
the Engllshman. the superior succeed.
ed. in some way. In making the pre-.
fetto believe that the prisoner would
be- more secure In solitary confinement
In the monastery. The prefetto readily
assentcd. and Thorlanc was removed
from the Tore dell Elcfanto To the
monastery.
From IN" monastery he was assist.
cd TO escape by the superior, who con.
tinually reported To the prcfctto the
security and safety OF his prisoner.
Thorlanc lived for n time In the
marble grotto, and one day ne met.
while hunting mouflon. disguised be-
yond recognition. his old comrade and
university companion, Mutterelli. TO
whom he made himself known. Nut.
terelli helped him 10 escape from Sar-
DINA. with the four mountain lions
who had been his companions IN the
grotto. and with these he resolved 20
seek his fortune In America. until he
had amasscd enough money to enable
him 20 legally and successfully com.
bat the charges against him and re.
gain his conhscated estates.
lie reached America successfully
and exhibited his lions I'm a small way.
adopting the name Maubikock as be-
ing one not likely to lead To identified
ton.
Then Pacho Maligni. the brother OF
the man against whose life ne was ac.
cused Of conspiring. began operations
collecting the materials for his circus.
Pacho Maligni. although he may have
known OF the change of ownership of
the villa III Thorlano. Keeping abreast
Of the Affairs In SARDINIA. ne did not
know Maubikeck. and the lion-tamer
resolved to link his fortunes To- those
Of the Sandman. with the hope that
~ NNliAf WY Anf fWNUtNAlhl AAlkNA
lead Co some discoveries that would
be advantageous 20 himself
At the rehcarsals be met and loved
Mia Barlotti. and she returned his
love To her he tod al the story OF
his misfortunes. and found In the
beautiful trapezo girl ready sym.
pathizer
What occurred In New York 10 stir
and start afresh the adventures OF
my remarkable friend has already
been set forth In these pages.
When Thorlane. or. as I knew him.
Maubikeck. was left behind on the
sinking Queen. he did rot go tamely
10 heroic death. as ! supposed. bat
rosolutely set 20 work to save his he.
roic life. lie managed. by the aid Of
two others. TO get n raft together be-
fore the ship went down. This was
furnished with a sail and supplied
with food. Upon II they launched
themselves upon the waves.