The Globe-republican., 1902-09-11
CHATTER VI

AAACAA0S III view OTh, assuring them OF
my safety / spent considerable time
lowering around the Offices of the
steamship company thirsting for a
word or hope for Maubikeck ard
those who had left on board the i'll
Ia1ed Queen But the only thing that
was really known was that four boats
left the Queen at the time of the col
Hs1on, and ours was the only one
heard from And as the boat we
were in was the last to leave those
who remained the steamer must
have shared her fate
There was besides nv anxiety on
Maubikeck's behalf, motive of haste
IN my resolve. If Maubikeck was re-
any lost, as no one who had seen the
dark form of the sinking Queen melt
away in the fog 1 had could doubt
then was wasting time in Liverpool
that should be spent on the trail of
Maligni- felt terrible yet almost
holy responsibility resting on me
now that Maubikeck was gone. He
mad given me my life at the cost of
his own.
And in that last moment of parting
when 1 had but half realized the full
purpose of his heroic action he had
cried out to me from the fog and
Dlackness to find and rescue Nita
Barlottf if reached land alive And
now those last words of my presery-
er rang in my ears like an imperative
call to perform solemn duty Tn
obeylng Maubikeck 1 was but further
ing my own purposes. But may say
truthful1y, that so heavily and solemn
~ did that last cry of Maubikeck
weigh upon my soul, if the carrying
out Of his wishes involved the re-
I1nquishing of my own, 1 would have
gone on his errand unh esitatingly
and let my own ambitions sink out of
sight until NV debt To his rooy,oorv
was fully paid
all hope for Maubikeck, and having
provided myself with all the things
needful to replace those 1 had lost
on the Queen, I was anxious to start
at once for Sardinia in quest of Ma
l1gn1 and his slave, Nita-
On the deck of smoothly-gliding
steamer that was rapidly entering the
port of Cagliari, the chief southern
seaport of the Island of Sardinia. I
stood, with my marine glass levelled,
taxing IN with interest the scene that
was being opened up before me-
The city of CagIiari has a popula-
ton closely approximating forty thou
sand 1t is the most important city
in fact, the capital-of Sardinia With
the exception of what little trade and
commerce goes to Sassari, on the
north, Cagliari is the emporium of
trade of the island.
Before leaving Genoa on the steam
er L had performed two duties-one
for Maubikeck and one for myself
The one in behalf of Maubikecl< was
simple L had telegraphed to Liver
pool to learn il any news had been
received of my Inflated felIow-pas-
sengers- 1 received a reply from the
president of the company that one of
the boats-a companion to the one
had been in-had been picked up.
and ten more unfOrtunates had been
saved from destruction. But nothing
whatever had been heard of the
Queen or any who had been left on
board, and it was finally concluded
that she had sunk. and the marine
insurance had been paid
The duty to myself was the emn1ov-
ing of guide and interpreter
Fortunately for me had recol-
1ected that the banking house of Dorr
& Company of New York, with which
had had long-standing friendship
had a branch at Genoa and had
called upon them, made myself known
and informed them that 1 was on my
way to Sardinia and wished to en-
gage the services CT an honest guide
and interpreter. OF course 1 did not
tell them anything about the real
object of my excursion into the island
gave them to understand that 1 was
merely bent on pleasure-a hunting
trip after moufion.
The mouf1on is a small animal of
| the sheep tribe and thrives in a wild
state on the Sandman mountains 1t
| Is not unusual for French German
or English spOrtsmen to go to Sar-
DINA to hunt them. and as reason
for my voyage. the mouf1on served
very well.
Signor BraHderi. the head of the
Genoa branch of Dorr & Co. was a
quiet, affable gentleman, very polite
and spoke English well. He seemed
| eager to do whatever he could for
mes and promised to furnish me with
Just the person 1 needed.
SIgnor Branderi rang bell in his
private Office, wher we had been sit
ung, and a clerk responded. The
banker spoke to him in Italian and the
clerk bowed and went away Shortly
thereafter another person came and
stood respectfully before u.s. It was
my interpreter
Muttereli," said Signor Branderi.
III English, L have an engagement
Tor you This gentleman is a friend
OF our house in New York. and is
about to visit Sardinia to hunt mon
hon You are to accompany him as
guide and iQter1rater Vo1, will