Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10


the spices, fell IN long, straight wisps.
Not the cold stamp of death, and not the
slow fight OF three thousand years, had
found power to mar the dignity Of those
shrunken features. We gazed thereon, and
then, made bold with fear, stripped she
covering from the body There at last IL
lay before Us, stif, yellow and dread TO
see; and on the left side, above the thigh,
was the cut through which the embalmers
had done their work, but it was sewn up so
deity that scarce could we find the mark.
''The gems are Within" | whispered, for
l felt that the body was very heavy. 'Now,
if thy Leart fan thee not, must thou
make an entry TO this poor house OF clay
that once was Pharaoh" and | gave her the
dagger-the same dagger which had drunk
the life OF Paulus.
1T Is too late TO ponder" she answered,
lifting her white and beauteous face and
fixing her blue eyes, all big with terror,
upon mine own. She took the dagger, and
with set teeth the Queen Of this day plung ged
It into the dead breast Of the Pharaoh Of
three thousand years ago. AnGeven as she
did so, from the opening Of the shaft
where vo hal left the eunuch there came
groaning sound We leaped to our feet,
but heard no more, and through the open
ing the lamp-iight still stresmed down.
1T Is naUght," said. LET Us make an
end
Then with much toll we hacked and rent
the hard flesh open, and even as we did so
heard the knife-point CRATE upon the gems
within.
Cleopatra plunged her hand into the dead
breast and drew forth somewhat. She held
il 70 the light and gave little cry, for
from the darkness of Pharaoh's heart there
flashed into light and life the most beau
tcOus emerald that ever man beheld. Per-
feet il was in color, very large, without
faw, and fashlcaed to q sCarab9us form,
and on the uut.er side was the oval, in-
scribed with the divine name of Menka-rs,
Son OF the Sun.
Again. again, and yet again she plunged in
her hand and drsw from PharaOh's breast
great emeralis bedded there in spices.
Some were fashioned and some were not;
but all were perfect N color, without
faw, and 10 value priceless. Again and
again she plunged her white hand into that
dread breast, tall at length I'll were found.
and there were cns hundred and forty aud
eight OF sucl Rems a. are not known j.
the world. And the last time that sho
searched she brought forth not omeraids,
indeed, but two great pearls, wrapped ln
linen, such es uevcr have been seen. And
OF these pearls saore hereafter.
So 10 vas done, and ail tie mighty treas
ure 'aT EiltteriuV in "a hc c8p before us There
it iay, aai taere. too, lar the regalia n sold,
the sp.eei aad sic6ly scented wrapping,
and the torn ro6y Of whif--hairei Pharaoh
Meuka-ra, the Jsi-ian, the everything in
AmeutL
We rosc, and = great awe fol unou ne,
sH .I.- a. a. a
were no more l95orne 6y tho rage of eager
searea-so gre..t ah ave, indeed. thar we
cuuit not speEk I made a sign % Cleo
patra She gri.spcd the head Of Pharaoh
aud I gra pct his feet, and together we
lifted him, cim3cd the sphinx. aud placed
him once more within his coffin. On him
p.4d the torn H4mmy cloths, and on taom
lad taa hd of tt.e coffin.
And now we gathered up the great gems.
ssd saca cf the ornaments az might elth
ease be- carried. a9d these h.d, as MANY as
could. with.r tte folds ~ rlg rooe. And
those that were left d-i Cleopatra hlde upon
her breast. Hgavlv laden wth priceless
treasure, we gave oae last book at The
dreadill. solesin place at the great sar-
cCp12gIls, aud tae sphinx u aereou .t rested,
whose face ~ Rivfu ca.m seemed to mock
IA with - eter astiug smile ~ W sa0m.
Then we tarnet 8a1 went FROM tie tomb
AZ tde shaft a hated called 90 The
eunlch. who atl. a9oTe and Use thoughs
that a faInt ga answered ne.
Too smitfen rfor Co call again, aud
fearing that. we decay Cleopatra
would surely rs. seized the rope. and.
beng strong -alck. mounted oF t I'd
gained the psssa There burnt the amp,
bot the eunach ssT nos. ThnznE surely