Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-04
The Life of a Man

SIT isa question Prof. Kirkhofer
said. quietly. between this and
thai
Saving thus. be looked down az the /
two directs between which choice had 4
10 H. made. This was nau. a /
l,rovxn-skinned man Of The upper Asian |
steppes He lay prone upon the desert
sand. his eyes. unsecing eyes. vice
open. mo.iouless save for au occasional
twitchinE 90 the limbs a. Che fever
SILVER shook him: silent. except when
his rarched lips moved ir the inarflcN-
late uutter OF delirium. The proies-
sor's gaze did not iinEer upon this pite-
ON. figure. ID travelled 70 ~that two
. load. of clay tablets. evidently 81 eN-
IRENE antiquity. and closely covered
f with a strange cuneiform character
which had just been carefully strapped
hN his companion 20 the hacks Of TWO
I lneeling camels-
Seeing We are Z ow reduced 10 TWO
beasts only he went on. his eye shift
i-r Tor ar instant 20 the body a. @
third camel which lay dead some ?,
wards OF. seeing also that we are ir
! a waterless desert. probably - hour
ride from the nearest we'll ana thai thi'
=. mar l. a dead weight on our hands
.You don't dream Of abandoning tn
moor chape~ Dick Harding broke in
The professor glanced uu.asiiy owe
his smoked Spectaclcs. Harding was
rrxzle 20 him. a man o. distinguish
scientific attachments. capable
strong scientific enthusiasm. yet 90
I. casionally betraying vein 81 sent
i mentality altogether out 81 place :
connection with scientific eNploratioi
, Kirlhoffer bad had incouveuient as
!. perience % this peculiarly more tha
,. once during the year spent with har
ing 81 the remote Businesses Of Tibet
\. ~You wouldn't leave him here
= die o. the FnCiishman persisted.
The professor rubbed his forehe'
q thourhtfulv. Hes bound 10 die 500
in any case
Il don't see that az all II We G.
keen him alive tiiI we get out Of this
81 Impossible. my friend tie cam
uaS. ard these TWO cameis cannot G..
u, r. him in addition 20 you and me
The tablets.
Then leave some OF the tablets
- hind
&c The professor fairly gasped
breath
..Ieave-leave behind some Of
10 isbletsg- he stammered- Leave
res records OF "a civilization 10 which
me Arcaeiau is thing OF yesterday
DC he swallowed up by the next sa
Storm Give my great discovery.
YER greatest Of the century. MANNED
hrs iuterfect. TO the weird? Harding.
SOW must be mad. What's the life Of
'uic Khirriz Tartar beside these price
aIo thiues2-
= no Kirkhoffer's short sighted {
Wy, cleaned angriiy behind his glasses;
ana voice was thick with passion.
ling whats a Khirgiz Tartar"
nao- growicd. ike a Wild animal.
The lies man. anyway Harding
forted. Suppose refuse 20 leave
dark feiiow?-'
farc -Thsu~-fhe professor became a
rked once ominousiy cool shall be 20
ng u 20 remind you shat 7 am The hea
ibis expedition and you ny salarie
yono si.fauf. Also that these animals
hing ms property. go and they 90
erro me. You csa join the party or nc
YOU N-AeA0Er
Harding grew pale. That :
ere s. choice you Offer me7 Then ! say
leTub are q blackFuard-
? him and say indiGerently. -tha
= and are fool. Come. Will you mouns ?
~No.- furiously.
ne 20 The German shrugged his shOu'
JOY Have 80 your own way" he said.
= the gathering up the long leading
,n the which be had fastened 10 the he
prace one camel. be prepared 10 seat hf
on the other.
* the But here Harding spraDg uPof
eering suddenly. 40 you con',l" be
high You sbsIl ASave me one. yon
, were trough Is were a hundred times
property
lere - .-stsnd or The professor cried
= who Hardlrg's answer was 70 e'os'
- hall him sllenfly. and there ensured
! whep a ssreugth whereby the issue >
unan6 Tor several minutes doubtful. ~
" look were not 81 matched. Kirkhcf
Il Free ,he taller ard hessler. but y
wxs also ne elder Wy 20 fssrssss