The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-09-26
A0HDikGCk. Inc Lion Toner.
By SEWARD w. HOPKINS.
assthss % Jack Robbins Of America In thu
China Sea" Two oentiemen of
Hawaii" On n Palss
Charge" lite.
c.syr,Shs. 1896, b, RourHr Bousra'. sOzs
CHAPTER JIII.

INK.
The dominant thought. of course.
was that ! had got myself in n bad
scrapc and would probably lose my
life. For one moment the thought
did come 90 me: There Is the United
States minister" dismissed the
idea as holding out no hope. had 20
means OF communicating with our rep.
TesentEiiye In fact, was entirely
cat on from all communication with
the world. My friends would prob.
ably never know what became OF me.
My only hope was Mutterelli. And
where. through all of this, was Nut
tercniy
Calling Co my assistance all the
nerve I possessed. / resolves 10 put
On as good a face in the matter as
possible. and not allow the prefctto or
his guards TO see any signs OF weak
ness in my demcanor.
The room in which was held was
vel lighted by a large lamp which
buug from the ceiling. drew n
chair under the lamp. and with the
same nonChalanCe which would have
characterized me had | been n my
favOritc corner at the Lotus Club with
the major and Dilklns around me In.
stead of the black-looking SardiniaEs.
I pulled from my pocket and began TO
read the paper had taken from the
table in Pacho Maligni's room. II
read as follows.
New York city. in the Stat New
York. in the United Stats OF Amer
lea. May lG. IS.
ITO the person who. when ! am
dean. shall obtain this paper | salute
IL IL that ! am at every day In the
great danger OF being killed by an
accident Of my proteshun that leave
IN this iorm the story OF Mia Bar
iOtti. that perhaps i'm some long day
% become she may be restor TO those
where she belong and who hat lost
her. And !. who am known 20 the
world as Barlotti the Trapezc King,
gay 60 that person who reads these
words Ia do what he can and what /
cannot o. the good end that Nita Bar.
lott may know who she really IS.
and may come into her own II she is.
"a 1 belief. the daughter OF a rich
person.
III vii be n surprise 20 the person
who 6nd this to know that my name u
Is not Barlotti. but SigmCtta, Yes.
! am Antonio Sigmotta and Barlotti
- the name haf take In che circus 20
please my brother. who was very r.ca
and physician in New YORK
When ! Camc this country I was
poDT-vCry poor | went TO my
brother. and Ne was angry 20 me in
words. but he did some kindness 20
mc that hc Let me live n nj house
till I hat money to keep myself !
make contract with Maligui 20 go in
The circus as trapcze actor. and m
brother maN me change my name. so
NOT to disgrace him
One day went into my brother,
private room for something 10 was n
Workshop-he cell laborator!a or some
like that II was al the nj h.. and
was very dark 10y brother was IN
his bedroom.
Il iighted the gas in the laboratorla.
and found what was looking for
some medicine he gave me when had
the aching of the lead.
AS ! was about TO turn back the
gas 90 go out. ! saw a bundle on tho
1Oor. "a seemed To me that IL move
Then I stood stu, and | hear h,tlc
cry like a child. | rush TO the door
4 listen for my brother. but nc net
tn b. bcaru. I open tne bundle. II
l.. a. "A
a; had In II little child-a girl
drew u out The child breath anC
moan. but do not seem TO know, and
then ! know my brother had given II
a drug.
Then hurry. trembling much. ant
took some cloths and other thing,
and I make a rag baby just the size o
the child { took from the sack. pa
the rag baby in the sack and made q
tight like Il was before | opened
a. Then I quick Gerry the live chile
so my room and hide IL In my bed
Then I watch. Pretty soon my brother
Comc and go TO the iaboratoria.
keep quiet so he do not hear me. ant
follow him. He take the sack and M
rag baby and steal from his owl
house like he was a thief. and | know
ne was worse. STILL | follow him.
My brother went into a dark stree
and went TO the docks on the Eas
river | saw him take a stone an,
tic a cord 90 II and around the sack
Then bc throw all into the water
when ne saw u sink he turn roun,
and sneak home
Il had In New York. near m,
brothers house. a sweetheart. | me
her at n concert hall. and | often wen
TO see her at her house. She was
great singer. and I love her. so
want to marry her. She was n goo
girl and her name was Nita.
'Iaie I'm the night I took the child
and when my brother was asleep
stole from his house and carried On
child to Mia. I told her all abou
my brother and she promised not {
aay one word. for ! know my Drotho
would kiii me II he knew. ! was the
F.fnna Al And ont who tho child VA