San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-26

He had examined the seals on The iockS
Of the trunk carefully. It had thrca
''They are Just as they were three mouths
ago today"
"Yes."
The doctor struck match and If n a.
per. He held the flame to the red wax
and the seals melted.
unlock the trunk"
The stranger drew a key from his pocket
and did so with trembling hands
The lid was thrown back and Mustapha-
assisted by his master, drew a shameless
form from the trunk and laid it ON the car
pet.
believe my tongue Glove to the roof of
my mouth or i should have screamed. The
form was inclosed in large box and Il WAS
a dead body.
Examine these seals also"
Around the mouth of the bag rope was
tied and the knots were sealed like the
trunk.
"Three months ago." resumed the doc
tor, my daughter, who was born in India
and is of the religion of Shamin, took upon
her VOW to perform this sacrifice in honor
of the great goddess silva. She closed her
throat by swallowing strips of linen after
the manner of Hindoo fakirs. She then
threw herself into cataleptic state, and |,
in your presence, sealed her nostrils with
plugs of fax stepped in wax. | then in
closed her pulseless and rigid form in this
shroud, the seals of which are still intact.
shall now restore her to life"
Meanwhile Mustapha had been busy
mixing a paste of fiourlike stuff and boil
ing water in a shining brass bowl.
The doctor broke the seals and drew
down the shroud revealing the form of a
woman. Her face was shriveled and brown
like mummy. AS stood, hoping | was
in horrid dream, he went on: "Observe-
that this body is cold and pulseless as it
was when placed it in that trunk three
months ago"
The stranger bowed. He seemed on the
point of fainting.
The doctor calmly drew the plugs of fax
from the nostrils and opened the mouth
The tongue was doubled back, and he re-
stored it to its natural position He then
took the paste from the servant and poured
some of it over the head and emptied the
kettle over the body. Again and again he
applied the paste, and at length said calm
~. THE pulse Is beating and respiration
has commenced"
Mustapha handed him goblet full of a
beautiful rose colored liquid, and he poured
it down the throat of the body. In mo-
ment the corpse opened its eyes, the face
grew lifelke and the hands began to
twitch.
At the sight of this | fell senseless.
When | was restored to consciousness
found myself lying on a lounge; the doc
hA, n,NI hn lnr
trunk was removed.
| gazed around in bewilderment. The
lamps still burned and the copper brazier
stood beside the ugly idol which made me
shiver as it seemed to watch me with its
sinister eve,
You have disobeyed my orders and
have suffered for it," said the doctor cool.
ly as he offered me wine.
waved him away and rose to my feet.
You must leave my house this very
day." exclaimed.
Every good. And you-must be silent"
He gave me such a fearful look grew
cold all over
A shrill laugh sounded near me, and
looking around caught sight of the dead
body
, Dead no longeri A living body with a
dark, evil face and deep, glittering eyes.
You see, madam" she said, in a mock.
ing, devilish manner You feel the effects
of our experiment more than | do. Shake
hands and assure yourself | am alive"
No." said Indignantly. II renounce
the devil and all his works. Begone out
of my house"
! left the room and crept up to my bed,
where | lay for weeks. My faithful ser
want Maggie nursed me back to health, but
my mind was ill at ease.
| determined to hear the worst and
asked her one day suddenly, HAS the doc
tor gone and taken all belonging to him"
"Yes, ma am; the day you took sick, and
do you know that he had daughter with
him2 was struck when saw her go out,
for she did not come in the carriage that
day. saw them come in"
What did she look like. Maggie" !
asked family.
To- Awful thin and dark as an Indian, with
horrid looking eyes, like Goals of fire."
The doctor had left a note for me. 1t
contained $500. On the paper wrapped
around the bills was written, "Be silent OF
beware"
have been silent for years, but tell my
story now to let people know what strange
things can happen in large>city like New
York Mrs. X. f. Hill in New York Mer.
curry.
Money I'm China and Egypt.
Coins were made in China so long ago IL