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oe-lsr Tor hSr .sd Egypt
Far lntO Tia night We sat, ard revealed
~ Aer somewhat " thzG zacieat secret of
The mighty treasure I'D beneath tAe E4ss
ef her Iailner. u Wa agreed, Should
Ne go on tie sorrow, snd tbs second nlg1t
I frohl now allsU n 10 search ~ early On tho
next Day. boat w4s secretly E2de ready.
I'D thereia dl1 Cleopatra enter vailed IS
al Egyptian laty about 10 make pilgrim
age 70 tne Teup.s of H0renxu. And also.
c-o4ked 4s = p srlEa. entered with her, aid
with as ten II her most trusted servants
nicden as sailors. But Charuion entered
from tho Cznopic mouth Of the Nile, and
that night, pushing o. with the moon. we
reached Sais a. midnight, and there rested
for awhile. Al dawn We once more
lOosod our crsft, aud al that day sailed
swiftly Till A. last, at the third hour from
/ the sunset, We came IN sight Of the lights Of
the fortress which IS called Babylon. Here,
on the opposite bank Of the river, We
moored our ship safely in a bed Of reeds.
Then, or foot and secretly, We set forth
/ for the Pyramids, which were at q distance
Of nigh upon fifty stadia (about SIX niles -
/ Cleopatra, 1 and one trusted eunuch, for the
other servants we left with the boat Only
for Cleopatra l caught al ass that was
wandering In a titled field, aud threw d
cloak upon H. Thereon she sat, and led tho
ass by paths knew, the eunuch following
after US Aud, within little more than
an hour, having gained the great causeway,
we saw the mighty Pyramids towering up
through the mo0nit air and sweing US To
silence. On we passed, Ia utter silence,
through the haunted city Of the dead, for
all around US stood the solemn tombs, till
az length we climbed the rocky hill and
stood in the deep shadow OF Khufu Khnt
fthe splendid Throne Of khufu).
"Of a truth" whis pered Cleopatra, as she
1 kALtQ up Auc lNhID4t SlSPC aOOFt
her, everywhere blszoned DER with mill
ion mystic characters-"of truth, there
were gods ruling in Khem in those days,
and not men This place is sad as Death
ay, and "a mighty and as far from man.
| Here must we enteri"
NAY" l answered, sft is not here. Pass
on"
led the way through q thousand tombs,
till we stood in the shadow Of Ur (the
Great, and gazed at his red, heaven
| piercing mass.
"Is it here that we must enteri" she
whispered once again.
MAY" l answered, "it is not here. Pass
ON
And we passed on through mary moro
tombs, until we stood in the shadow OF
Hers and Cleopatra gazed sstenished at its
polished beauty winch for thousands Of
years had, night by night, mirrored the
moon, and at the black girdle Of Ethiopian
stone that circled its tsse about For OF
al pyramids this is the most beautiful
as it here that we must enteri" she
said.
/ answered: "Yea, it Is here"
And we passed round between the temple
OF the worship OF his divine Majesty,
Menkara, the Osirian, and the base of the
pyramid, till we came to the north side.
Here in the center is graved the name Of
Pharaoh Menka-ra, who built the pyramid
10 be his tomb and stored therein his
| treasure against the needs of Khem.
| "If the treasure still remains | said 70
Cleopatra, ''as in the days of my great
great grandfather, who was priest OF this
pyramid before me, 1t remained, 'tis hid
'The Upper" now known as the Third Pyra-
| mid
deep In the womb Of the mass before thee,
Cleopatra; nor can it be come by without
toll and danger, and terror of the mind.
Art thou prepared to enter.-for thou thy
self must enter and Judge"
"Canst thou not go with the eunuch, Har-
machis. and bring the treasure forth" she
said, for little her courage began to fail
her.
''Nay, o Cleopatra" l answered, mot
even for thee and for the veal of Egypt
can | do this thing, for Of all sins it
would be the greatest sin. But this il is
lawful for me 70 do. |, as hereditary holder
! OF the secret may, upon demand, show 10
the ruling monarch of Kehm the place
where the treasure lies, and show also the
warning that is written. And If, on seeing
and reading, the Pharaoh do deem that the
need of Khem is so sore and strait that II ia
/ lawful for him 10 brave the curse Of the
dead and draw the treasure forth, il is wei,
FOR on his head must rest the weight of this
dread deed. Three monarchs, so say the
records that have read, have thus dared
20 enter in the time OF need. They were
the divine Queen Ha-ta-su. that wonder
known TO the Gods alone her divine broth
er Men-Kheperr Thotmes the Great
and the divine Mi-ameu (Rameses IL. But
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saw dared 20 touch, for. though sore their
need, 1t was not great enough to consecrate
the at So. fearing lest the curse should fall
upon them, tney went hence sorrowing.n
A little she thought, TIL at last her spirit
overcsme her fear.
AT the least win see with mine own
eyes she said.
1T II well. | answered Then, stones
having been piled up on certain spot a
the base Of the pyramid 20 somewhat more
than the height OF q man ~ me and the
eunuch who WAS with IA. I climbed on
( them and searched Tor the secret mark no
/ larger than a leaf And. with some
/ trouble. for the weather and the rubbing
a the sand bad worn even the Ethiopian
stone. found t. Having found h, ]. in a
certain fashion, pressed thereon with all
ny strength. Even after the .apse ~
f years unnuraoered the stones swung round.
showing little oponiag through which
man might scarcely creep As it swung. a
mighty bat. suca AZ had never seen be
fore for b Eness. f1r bis measure was the
neasa'e Of hsvs. few forth ard for
I moment boverei over G eops'ra, and then
+ in circles sailed slowly up and Bp til a. the
iast he was lost II Tue bright light of TIE
moon.
Bat Cleopatra uttered cry of terror.