Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

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hair yst seeZec ~ tristls. aao On nis cooE-
tsl&ace s4s frczeu s4cn stzlp y hi~eoQs
tsrrcr zs pe1 mlgnt t1ro tbs 0S1oicers'
5rzis. Asa 10 hxed b. - ElB0er e--ws.
even - lis chla, hgaz TAX HiSnty oat
Whlch. tying forth wAen se entered tte
pyramid, vanished IN TIE sky, est which,
returains, LAD followed Is ~ as depths
There It hung gPon TIE dead mans elm,
slowly roc1ug Itself 70 aud fro, and We
could see ths nery eyes shl8ing n is eyl
bead
Aghast, utterly aghsst. We stood aud
stared al the hateful signt. I'll presently
the o4t spread MS huge wings, and, ioosing
his hold, sailed 90 Is. Now ae lowered De-
fore CleopaSra's face, tanning her with nls
wings. Then VITA a scream, Ike woman's
shr.e6 Of fury, seeking his violated tolno,
the sccursed Thing fitted on and van
isned down the well into the sepulcners- l
fell against the wall But Cleopatra sank
IN a heap upon the moor, and. covering her
head with her arms, Sue shrleked III tas
hollow passages rang with the echoes oi her
cries, that seemed % gnsw and double and
rash along IN volumes OF shrLl sound
Rise" l cried, "riss and let Us hence
ere the Spirit shall return 10 haunt usi IL
thou dost suffer thyseli 10 be overwhelmed
here IN this place, lost art thou forever
She staggered % her feet, and never may
forget the look upon her ashy face or In
Der glowing eyes. Seizing lamps. with
rush we passed the dead eunuch's horrid
form, / holding her by the hand. We gained
the great chamber, where was the sar-
cOphagus Of the Queen OF Menka-ra, and
-.
passage. What IL the Thing had closed
the three mighty doorsi No, they were
open, and we sped through them; the last
only did | stay 20 close. | touched the
stone, as knew how, and the great door
crashed down, shutting US OF from the
presence Of the dead eunuch and the Hor-
ror that had hung upon the eunuch's chin
Now we were in the white chamber with
the sculptdred panels, and now we faced
the last steep ascent. Oh, that last ascent
Twice Cleopatra slipped and fell upon the
polished floor The second time-'twas
when half the distance had been done-she
let fall her lamp, and would, indeed, have
rolled down the slide had / not saved her.
But, in doing thus, l, too, let fall my lamp,
that bounded away into shadow beneath US,
and we were in utter darkness. And per-
chance about us, in the darkness, lowered
that awful Thing!
BE bragew cried. 80 love, be brave,
and struggle on, or both are lost The way,
though steep, is not far and, though IL be
dark, scarce can we come 10 harm In this
straight shaft If the gems weight thee,
cast them away!'
NAY" she gasped, ''that win not /;
this shall not be endured tC no end. l die
with themm
Then it was that saw the greatness OF
this woman's heart; for in the dark, and
notwithstanding the terrors we had passed
and the awfulness Of our state, she chung
TO ne and clambered on up that dread
passage. On we clambered, hand IN hand,
with bursting hearts, till there, by the
mercy or the anger OF the Gods, at length
we saw the faint light of the moon creeping
through the little opening in the pyramid.
One struggle more, now the hole was
gained, and, like a breath from Heaven,
the sweet night air played upon our brows.
climbed through, and, standing on the pile
of stones, lifted and dragged Cleopatra
after me- She fell TO the ground and then
sank down upon it motionless.
With trembling hands pressed upon the
turning stone. 1t swung TO and caught,
leaving no mark Of the secret place of entry.
Then | came down, and having pushed
away the pile of stones, turned TO Cleopatra
She had swoOned, and Notwithstanding the
dust and CRIME upon her face, so pale il
VS. that at first believed she must be dead
But, placing my hand upon her heart, felt
it stir beneath; and, being spent, l flung
myself down beside her upon the sand to
gather up my strength again.