The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-11-20
"At the least / will see with mine own

"At the least will see with mine own
eyes" she said. (;
"It Is we'll" l answered Then, stones
having been piled up on a certain spot at
the base OF the pyramid 10 somewhat more
than the height Of q man by me and the
eunuch who was with us, x climbed on
them and searched for the secret mark, no
larger than leaf And, with some
trouble, for the weather and the rubbing
of the sand had worn even the Ethiopian
stone, Il found 1t. Having found it ], In q
certain fashion, pressedA thereon with all
my strength. Even after the lapse Of
years unnumbered the stones swung round,
showing little opening through which q
man might scarcely creep. As II swung, q
mighty bat, such as had never seen be-
fore for bigness, for his measure was the
measure Of hawk, flew forth and for
moment lowered over Cleopatra, and then
In circles sailed slowly up aud up. TIL at the
last he was lost in the bright light Of the
moon.
But Cleopatra uttered ecry Of terror,
and the eunuch, who was watching, fell
down in fear, believing 1t to be the guar
dian spirit of the pyramid. And /, too,
feared, though naught / said. For even
now I do believe that II was the spirit of
Menlfa-ra, the Osirian, who, taking ON him.
self the form OF bat, flew forth from his
holy House In warning. 9slisiN saf
Awhile waited till the foul ar should
clear from the passage. Then drew forth
the lamps and kindled them, and passed
them, TO the number Of three, into the en-
trance OF the passage. This done. Invent 10
the trusty eunuch, and, taking him ASIDE,
Iswore him by the living spirit Of Him who
sleeps at Abouthis that those. things which
he was about to see he should not reveal.
This he swore, trembling sorely, for he
was much afraid. Nor, indeed, did he re-
veal them. @
This being done, clanbered through the
opening, taking with me coil OF rope,
which I wound around my middle, and
beckoned to Cleopatra TO CONF. Making
fast the skirt Of her robe she came, and
drew her through the opening, so that at
length she stood behind me in the passage
which IS lined with slabs Of granite. After
her came the euuuch, and he also stood in
the passage. And then, having taken
counsel of the plan of the passage that
L had brought with me. and which.
in signs that none but the initiated can
read. was copied from those anoient writ.
inRs that had come down Ia me through
one. and.for generations Of INV nredeces.
sors. the priests of this pyramid Of Her. and
of the worship of the Temnle N fthe Divine
Menlxa-ra. the Osirian. I led the ,yav thronob
that darksome t3lace toward the utter a..
lence of the tomb Guided bv the feeble
light of our lamps we passed down tbe steen
incline, RaspinR in the heat and the tbick.
staqnated air. Presently we had left the
region Of the masonry and were slinnino
down gallery hewn In the living roclt For
twenty paces or more n ran steenly Then
its slope lessened. and shortlv we found onr.
selves in n cbamber nainted whi,e an low
that /. being tall. had scarce room 10 stand.
but IN length four naces ana IN breadtb
three. and cased tbrouobout with sc,,Int,red
panels. Here Cleopatra sank unon The tioor
ana rested awh;la ,,,orcov,a H., az hoot
anS ana ,be n,tsr dor,-ness "'' " '"o n'a'
,o. Se, ,,,o ,oSn,, Ss,a here we must not In