Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-05

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Durli1gamo was tall and dignifcd,
brunette with twinkling black eyes and
half aud mustachc Of jet He was Just
turning 60 Grouse wis short in stature,
rather stout perfect blond and - ycars
Of age Barber was little, short lndlviG
uni, nervous and excitnhlu with small
hond small eyes, Is small mustache and Is
small gontco. He WINS two ynafl younger
than his friend Grouse Burl lgnnc en-
Unused them with an idcn, and after hur-
ricd preparations the thrcc young slcn
nnghtcd at the whHrf Of the White star
line OF steamers one morning in Ainy 1881.
In the following August tho young men
found themselves in Egypt, and one night,
while cncampod in native village in the
region Of 1sl.monla, Burlingnmc said t.
his companions;
AT last we ARE nearing the famous city
uf old, md n we succeed in bringing 10
light the hidden manuscripts We will
nstouud tho world and return 10 America
fnmcd as dlaeovcrcrs and scicntists"
Burllngnmc had for some years devoted
time and study TO the occult sciences and
had become deeply interested In the per
formnncps Of the native fnl,irs IN India and
Egpt Upon this August evening, as tho
young men smoked their pipes In their
humble Qunrtnrs, there was ushcrcd into
their presence u native fnl,lr, Burlingnmo
had learned Of his presence in the village
the day previous aud Ind sent for him.
The fakr caused u small brniscr to be
brought into the room, which he proceeded
to fccd with live Goals Gradually cloud
of incense rose. Little by little the cloud
assumed form entirely human, and Bur
q spectcr--they could not call 10 otherwise
tho spoctor OF an old MISUNDERSTANDING
nrar the brnsicr He bore upon his fore
| head the slgns Of Vlshnu and around his
| body the triple cord, sign Of the initiates
Of the pricstly caste. Hc Joined his hands
| above his head as l''s lips moved, as II they
were rccting prayers. At given moment
| h. took a pinch OF pcrfumcd powder and
| throw II upon tho Goals Thrust have been
a strong coiup1und, for thick smoke
arose upon the instant and flllcd the room.
As tlps smoke settled Burlinpnmo per
ccvcd tSe spcctcr, two stops from him, ex-
tending It's hcshlcss hand Tho young man
took the hand ia his aud was nstonished
| to find II, although bony and hard, warm
and living.
art thou indeed" said Bmlingame,
ian ancient inhabitaut Of the oarthy
He had scarcely finished speaking when
| tho word "Ncs' appeared and then disap-
| pcarcd in letters Of Gre on the breast of the
| old Hrahmnu, with on effect much like
that which, the word would produce II writ
| ten in the dark with stick Of phosphorus.
own you leave NJ nothing In token of
| your yiaty" continued Burlingumn.
The spoUter broke the triple cord, com
posed Of three strands OF cotton, which be-
| glrt his loins and gave to the young mnn
| thrcc pieces Tor himself and companions.
| Then his eyes closed, and sinking down
upon the mating, the spcutcr gradually
| vanished.
With the fragments Of cord in their hands.
| the three young men hado ench other good
night and retired to their chambers An
| hour later DurlinFamc became possessed Of
| a desire to visit the pctriilcd city of Ish-
monin alono and in advance Of his COM
| panions. Later Grouse experienced like
desire, and still later Barrier felt a similar
ambition. so at midnight three forms,
each independent Of the other, were plod-
ding over the sands of the desert to the
| sunkcn city, tho ruins Of which could bc
seen in the distance in the bright light OF
| the Egyptian neon
One after another the three Americans
entered the sacred city Of old, and each of
th1n found with littlc difficulty the stone
| chest containing the rare manuscripts and
tho scrolls of parchment of tho Utmost for
| gotten ages On the cover Of the stone box
they each discovered an inscription In
Sanslsrit, which read MS follows;