Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-09
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ssNsy. O Cleopatra" answered, mot
sven for thee and for the veal OF Egypt
can do this thing, for OF all SINS II
would be the greatest sin. But this II Is
lawful for mo 70 do. I, - hereditary holder
Of tho secret may, upon demand, snow 70
the ruling monarch Of Kehm the place
where the treasure lies, and show also the
warning that is written. And il, on seeing |
and reading, the Pharaoh do deem that the |
need of Khem is SO sore and strait tnat IL Is
lawful for him to brave the curse OF the
dead and draw the treasure forth, 1t Is Wen,
for on his head must rest the weight OF this
dread deed. Three moneechs, SO say the
records that have read, have thus dared
TO enter in the time OF need. they were
the divine Queen Ha-ta-su, that wonder
known to the Gods alone; her divine broth
or Men-K heper-ra lThotmes the Great,
and the divine Mi-amen (Rameses ~. But
of these three maiesties, notone when they
saw dared to touch, for, though sore their
need, it was not great enough to consecrate
the act. So, fearing lest the curse should lali
upon them, they went hence sorrowlng
A little she thought, till at last her spirit
overcame her fear.
cat the least viii see with NINE own
SIT IS WE'LL / answered Then, stones
having been piled up on a certain spot at
the base OF the pyramid to somewhat more
than the height Of q man by me and the
eunuch who was with US, climbed on
them and searched for the secret mark, no
larger than q leaf. And, with some
trouble. for the weather and the rubbing
of the sand had worn even the Ethiopian
stone, found it. Having found it, l, in
certain fashion, pressed thereon with ali
INV strength. Even after the lapse vi
wears unnumbered the stones swung round,
showing little opening through which
man might scarcely creep. As it swung,
mighty bat, such as had never seen be
fore for bigness, for his measure was the
measure Of hawk, few forth and for
moment lowered over Cleopatra, and ther
in circles sailed slowly up and up till at the
last he was lost in the bright light OF the
moon.
clear from the passage. Then drew forth
the lamps and klndled them, and passed
them, to the number of three, into the en-
; trance OF the passage. This done. went to
4 the trusty eunuch, and, taking him aside,
Iswore hlm 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 mich afraid. Nor, indeed, did he re-
veal them.
This being done, l clambered through the
opening, taking with me coil OF rope,
which l wound around my middle, and
beckoned to Cleopatra to come. 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 IL 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
I had brought with me, and which,
In signs that none but the initiated can
read, was copied from those ancient writ
ings that had come down to me through
sna.and- forty generations Of my predeces-
soS, the priests of this pyramid Of Her, and
OF the worship of the Temple Of the Divine
Menka-ra, the Osisian, led the way through
that darksome place toward the utter ST.
lence Of the tomb Guided by the feeble
hight OF or lamps we passed down the steep
incline, gasping in the heat and the thick,
stagnated air. Presently we had left the
region of the masonry and were slipping
down gallery hewn in the living rock. Fol-
its slope lessened, and shortly we found our
selves in q chamber painted white, SO low
that /, being tall, had scarce room to stand
but In length four PAGES and in breadth
three, and cased throughoutwI;h sculpturet
panels. Here Cleopatra sank upon the fool
auq rested awhile, overcome by the hea
and the utter darkness.
Rise said Here we must not lin
ger, or we faint"
So she rose, and, passing hand in hant
through that chamber, we found ourselve
face to face with mighty door Of granite
let down from the roof in grooves. Ant
once more | took counsel Gf the plan
pressed with my foot upon certain stone
and waited. Then, suddenly aud softly,
know not by what means, the mighty mas
heaved itself from its bed of living rock. w
passed beneath, and found ourselves fac
to face with a second door of granite. Agar
Ipressed on q certain spot, and OF ltsei
this door swung wide, and we wen
through, to find ourselves face to face wit
third door, yet more mighty than tn
twain through which we had won our way
Following the secret plan, this door struc
with my foot upon a certain spot, and SLOW
" it sank, as though at word OF magic
till its head was level with the floor c
rock. We crossed and gained anothe
passage which. descending gently for
length of fourteen PAGES, led US into gres
chamber paved with black marble, NOR
than nine cubits high, by nine cubits broad
xnd thirty cubits long. In this great ma
bic floor was sunk great sarcophagus {
granite. and on its lid were graved tn
name and titles OF the Queen Of Menka-r;
In this chamber, too, the air was more pur'
though by what means it came thither
know not.
us the treasure here" gasped Cleopatra
"Nay," answered; "follow me-" An
He'd the way to a gallery. which we entere
ID ough an opening in the fuor Of the gre;
chamber. 1t had been closed by q tral
door Of stone, but the door was opel
Creeping along this shaft, or passage, Il
some ten PAGES, we came at length to
well, in depth seven cubits. Making IA
one end Of the rope that l mad brougl
about my body, and the other to ring
the rock, was lowered. holding the lamp
my hand. till stood in the last Resin
place of the divine Menka-ra. Then Il
rope was drawn up, aud Cleopatra, BEN
made fast thereto, was let down by Il
eunuch, and 1 received her in my arm
But the eunuch, so-ely against his will, f
he feared to be left alone, / babe wait OF
return at the mouth of the shaft. For il W: