The Yale expositor., 1902-09-19
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BY SEWARD w. HOPKINS.
Author Of Jack Robbins % America" In tho
China Sea-" Two dentlemen oi
Hawaii" On a Pslss
Charge" Ete.
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cHAPTER VII.-(contlnued.l

Not an Italian. at all. slgnor. Thor
lano Is the Sandman way of pronounc.
Ing the English name Thorlane.
Thorlane. for some reason. found Sar-
dinia pleasant home. and built n
villa. lie married a lady OF Naples
"a beauty whose black eyes played
with hearts like toys They lived In
Sardinia many years. and had son
whom they called Henry. Whom Ma
ligni became prcfctto. Eve years ago.
the Signor Tnorlane and his wife
were dead. and Henry Thorlanc was
n man fun grown. lie lived n busy
life. was n famous hunter and an
open enemy OF the priests OF the mon
astcry of The Saints Maligni had
not been profotto moro than year
when Henry Thorlanc was accused of
conspiracy against him. and was sen
fenced TO twenty years imprison.
ment The prefctto. In the name OF
the king. conhscatcd the estate. and
gave IL to the Count di Pordino. the
brother OF Thorlane's mother. who
brought the charges OF tnc conspiracy
against his nephew. The Count di
POrdino lives there now, and man
might better fall into the hands OF
Satan for an eternity than into the
hands OF Pordino for n month"
Why"
Mutterclli shrugged his shoulders
again.
He Is bandit chief. he said.
And a rrieEd OF the prcfctto?"
asked, In surprise Does the law
look fayorably upon eyil-docrs in Sar.
dlria?'
No sivnor. the Jaw does not. but
some of the men Of power who repre-.
sent the law do. And perhaps 10 that
fact is due their power and their
wealth
And Thorlaac?" c,-,iuucd. for
had Interested me. rs ne still In
prison.
Muttcrelli shrugged his shouldcrs.
and n peculiar look came into his
cycs.
He is not in prison. sIgnor. Soon
after be- was condcmLcd he was rc.
moved 90 tnc monastery of The
Saints. lie Is believed To be still
there. lie may be- dead. signor'
Heavens, calculated. Can
such things be-
res. aigror. in Sardinia" said Nut.
tpreui.
The priests bad gore from our view
and We returned 20 the Villa di Ma
ligui.
"SlaEor." sall Mu'tcrcli. you soc
thar lltt'" window opening onto the
balcony which faces Ihc rorth?'
Yes. I replied. 81 see it'
"TIat Is WHcrc Mia Barlu;i is con.
fined. she is uu. locked I'm the room.
bat mat 20 ont ON the balcony You
see q IS high from the ground She
canrot escape by ncrfclt and the ser.
wants are alwaya ou guard 90 pre-.
vent it"
Then shall De- watched toaigh,
when ! try to see here ] said
You wiz De- watched. uut yuu viii
not be touched o., answered. The
servants who VIII see you to.nlsh, are
bribod 90 silence. But you uust NOT
make n noise. for the prefrtfo has
armed guards near his person. and
should they hear you. an would oc
lost,
From here. said. my safest
course is To the soutl, and skirt Gag.
liari on the east You must make
arrangements this afternoon to have o
BOAT waiting FOR me. You can join
me on the road and guide me 10 Il.
after ] have gone vita Mia from tho
house
Il viii. signor. | even know the
boat will hire"
The lights were shining brightly
from the windows OF the house of
the prefctto when Mutterclli and
cautiously approached Creeping from
the carriage through coppicc. We
reached the wall which surrounded
Malirni's estate. Here SIC halted.
Now slgnor. said Muttcreni.
who generated the entire proceeding.
Il will leave you here IL Is now not
much more than halfpast eight
o'clock. must do my part. or yours
will be n failure.
AT ninc o'ciock. slgnor." ne con.
tinued. the guard makes a round at
the place. You must not stir tiil after
that hour. Creep along In the shadow
until you set under the balcony. You
will find there a ladder which have
arranged for. Place g against tha
balcony. but be- careful and do not
make n noise. The servants ON that
side VIII not disturb you. but if You
arouse Pacho Malirni. nc win cali
the guard. and you will be- taken.
II viii be- careful" ! replied But
are you sure thst all the servants are
safo?"
yes. sisnor; for money. a sardln.
Ian u always safe"
Again promising Muttcrclli 90 re-.
mombcr bis warnings. / listened and
waited. and n shivcr OF excitement
convulscd my frame. The minutes
seemed like hours. 7 felt distinctly
the danger OF my situation. and was
prepared 90 receive at any minute
attruf,truu frnun fhn ~u,rd Tho