The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-04-25
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Bx SEWARD W. HOPKINS.
Author Of Jack Robbins Of America" I'm tho
Chine Sea-" Two Gentlemen Of
Hawaii" "On False
Charge" Etc.
csprrshs, 1898, by ROBERT BossHn's sOrA
CHAPTER M.

morning, were anythlnB DuI felresh-
ing
The dominant thought, of course,
was that | had got myself in bad
scrape and would probably lose my
life. For one moment the thought
did come to me: There is the United
States minister" | dismissed the
idea as holding out no hope. | had 70
means of communicating with our rep
resentative. In fact, | was entirely
cut off 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
terelli?
Calling to my assistance all the
nerve possessed, l resolved to put
on as good face in the matter as
possible, and not allow the prefetto or
his guards to see any signs of weak
ness in my demeanor.
The room in which | was held was
well lighted by large lamp which
hung from the ceiling. / drew a
chair under the lamp, and with the
same nonchalance which would have
characterized me had / been n my
| fayorite corner at the Lotus Club with
the major and Dilkins around me in
stead Of the blacklooking Sardinians,
pulled from my pocket and began to
read the paper | had taken from the
table in Pacho Maligni's room. 1t
read as follows:
New York City in the Stat New
York, in the United Stats of Amer
lea. May 16, 49,.
ITO the person who. when I am
dead, shall obtain this paper, | salute.
1t is that l am at every day in the
great danger of being killed by an
accident of my profeshun that leave
in this form the story of Nita Bar
zotti, that perhaps in some long day
to become she may be restor to those
where she belong and who haf lost
her. And l, who am known to the
world as Barlotti the Trapeze King,
pray to that person who reads these
words to do what he can and what
cannot to the good end tnat Nita Bar
lotti may know who she really is,
and may come into her own if she is,
as belief, the daughter of rich
person.
1t will be a surprise to the person
who find this to know that my name it
is not Barlotti, but sigmctta. Yes,
am Antonio Sigmotta, and Barlotti
Is the name haf take in the circus to
please my brother, who was very rich
and physician in New York.
When l came this country l was
poor-yery poor. | went to my
brother, and ne was angry to me in
words, but he did some kindness to
me that he let me live in hia house
till l haf money to keep myself. I
make contract with Maligni to 90 in
the circus as trapeze actor, and mv
brother max me change my name, so
not to disgrace him.
Zone day | went into my brothers
private room for something. 1t was a
workshop-he call laboratoria or some
like that. 1t was at the n. hit, and
was very dark. My brother was in
his bedroom.
Il lighted the gas in the laboratoria,
and found what | was looking for
some medicine he gave me when had
the aching Of the Aead.
"As was abo to turn back the
gas to go out, l. saw bundle on the
floor. 1t seemed to me that it move
Then | stood still, and hear a lutte
cry like child. rush to the door
listen for my brother, but he not
to be heard. open the bundle. II
was sack, with strings, in the end
1t had in it little child-a girl.
drew it out. The child breath and
moan. but do not seem to know, and
then l know my brother had given il
a drug.
Then hurry, trembling much, and
/ took some cloths and other things
and | make a rag baby just the size Of
the child took from the sack. put
ths rag baby in the sack and made il
tight like it was before / opened
It, Then l quick carry the live child
to my room and hide it in my bed
Then watch. Pretty soon my brother
come and go to the laboratoria.
keep quiet so he do not hear me, ant
follow him. He take the sack and my
rag baby and steal from his owl
house like he was thief and l know
he was worse. Still, follow him.
My brother went into a dark stree
and went to the docks on the Eas
river. saw him take stone anC
tie cord to it and around the sack
Then he throw all into the water
When he saw it sink he turn rount
and sneak home.
Il had in New York, near m.
brothers house, a sweetheart. me
her at a concert hall, and often wen
to see her at her house. She was
great singer, and love her, SO
want to marry her. She was goo'
girl and her name was Nita.
Late in the night took the child
and when my brother was asleep
stole from his house and carried tn,
child to Nita. | told her all abou
my brother, and she promised not t
say one word, for knew my Drothe
would kill me If he knew | was thel