New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
THE PROFESSORS MYSTERY.
rro,, m. Atlanta Consti,u,fon.


The last rays of the setting bathed the monuments in
tide Of mellow spendor quverng blade OF the
aid sward with brighter usre Not sound disturbed
the peace OF this city Oakland Cemetery Atlanta
and during the part Of walk the Professor and
turning to leave the place when my friend said
walk around II and see who II IS ,.,,, a., ,,
shaft and eCng to my request accompanied
hun to pont C., IN nan d moi desire concealment
But the o1 ei h o. our v of s me- walked in oar dice
ton before a black OF uncertain any
possibly between nifty and seventyhye He was fully
sncwy limbs He was straight as an arrow and had
military walk Not ray OF expression gave me 20 ms DaeS
ranged in little twists bound with cotton wne stood out
nom 1nGII an e SsS n''o 'i'" cap 0ON' O'0
Graf heavens /" exclaimed the Professor
looked sti intenty at the curious figure: AS the
came that he wore broad rings OF gold In
closer showed that they had been branded The brand
crescent The mans ourandlsh much in its
cut as IN its mSf T before looked aSurngy at nv
companion ~ on s,n,o muttered the Professor
what do you think OF him r. asked
The gigantic black advanced taking eyes
my friend Approaching within TOUCHING distance he drew
around him. silver tube from which he small
scrap yellow This he handed to tie Professor who
This IS not Writing" said These characters hero
clvphcs can make nothing ont OF them"
Ee Professor g nifty his head and handed the paper
which, by the had found was parchment back to
'iis i" cannot read it." he said Can you writer
negro appeared to understand lie made negative
Does this concern me the Professor The negro
nodded his head.
Who can read itW
Again there a shake of the head Then this
strange reached forward took the Professors hand In
his ana gave IL "A cordial grip without another sign he
and walked rapidly away at once disappearing from
view IN the shTuDbery.
Nv friends face was very pale and he seemed unusually
You do not know all" he said that linked with
my fate" ,., ,o,r
tell YOU Before the war travelled abroad went
everywherc visited Egypt and ranbed about among the
pyramids Il was In the great pyramid that first met this
Impossiblel !" exclaimed
But It true" resumed my friend had strayed of
from the other tourists and approached the kings chamber
Of black solder In uniform guarded
the lie saluted and allowed to then he
followed me- and when / reached the sarcophagus OF old
the handle Of his sword with the
point against breast knew this that he
himself disposal but refused To take the sword
liz silver tube from his pocket and drawing nom
small roll Of parchment gave II to me- could not reahl put
writing to be dido Rental language found
a noted the brand OF the cres
each cheek There something mysterious IN
his conduct that hurried away" go
Yes | cannot be mistaken. But | have not
you ALL Ten years ago vse the National Cemetery
Gettysburg wandering around among the graves
suddenly 10 face with the black mute
What the same ="
Yes the very same. again presented with the
and returned 1t TO him. but made fac smile OF
have that writing translated but without oriental
scholars that II is written In Of the dead Ian
the East and that IA all the satisfaction get
will understand how IL all these
years that vOiceess stand before with
the my steous parchment Can you wonder that believe
him TO be In some way bound up with my iatei"