The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-30
CHAPTER xii.

This chapter is of the nature of
intersection It contains, without any
reference to the chain of events in
which 1 was an actor, the story of
Henry Thorlane. This / CLEANED from
him in bits during the few days i'm
mediately following the death of Ma
HSni, the prefetto, and the Count di
Pordino.
The story of Thorlane which Nut
tere1h had told me concerning the
arrest and imprisonment of the inno-
cent man for conspiracy and the con-
fiscation of his estate, was true. He
had been incarcerated in the monas-
terry of The Saints The truth was
this: Thorlane, during his days of
liberty, had, Muttere11i 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 to
be corrupt and who. he believed, were
in league with the prefetto and the
Count di Pordino in their extortion
and brigandage. In this he had found
a secret friend in no less a parsonage
than the superior of the monastery
himself, who, though a good man, was
weak and unable to successfully cope
with the combination for evil which
he knew existed.
He did, however, develop enough
and soon after the Imprisonment OF
the Eng1ishman, 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
assented, and Thorlane was removed
from the Tore dell Elefante to the
monastery.
From the monastery he was assist
ed to escape by the superior, who con-
tinualIy reported to the prefctto the
security and safety of his prisoner.
Thorlane lived for a time in the
marble grotto, and one day he met.
while hunting mou1on, disguised be-
yond recognition. his old comrade and
university companion, Mutterelli. to
whom he made himself known. Nut
tereln helped him to escape from SaC-
DINA, with the four mountain lions
who had been his companions in the
grotto, and with these he resolved to
seek his fortune in America. until he
| had amassed enough money to enable
| him to legally and successfully com
| bat the charges against him and rs-
| gain his conf1scated estates.
| He reached America successfully
! and exhibited his lions in a small way.
| adopting the name Maubikeck as be
ing one not likely to lead to Identified
ton.
Then Pacho Malignf, the brother of
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/ cused of conspiring, began operations
/ collecting the materials for his circus
Pacho MaIigni, although he may have
/ known of the change of ownership OF
| the Villa di Thorlano, keeping abreast
| of the affairs in SARDINIA, he did not
| know Maubikeck, and the Ion-tamer
| resolved to link his fortunes to those
| of the Sandman, with the hope that
in some way the connection might
| lead to some discoveries that would
| be advantag eous to himself
At the rehearsaIs he met and loved
! Mia Bar1otti, and she returned his
| love. To her he told all the story OF
| his nisfortunes, and found in the
beautiful trapeze girl a ready sym
| pathizer-
What occurred in New York TO stil
| and start afresh the adventures OF
my remarkable friend has already
been set forth in these pages.
When Thorlane, or, as 1 knew him
| Maubikeck, was left behind on tbs
| sinking Queen. he did not go tamely
to a heroic death. as I supposed. bui
| resoluteIy set to work to save his he
role life. He managed, by the aid O.
| two others. to get a raft together be
fore the ship went down This was
furnished with a sail and supplied
with food Upon 1t they launched
themselves upon the waves.
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