The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-16

bound myself lying amohg bushes dht blocks of stone. was weak and aazed. and lt seemed 0s if my head would split open with the pain. No doubt it was a full hour before erawled out and staggered toward the lights of the city. l had been conveyed q distance of almost mile from the cemetery. and daylight came as sat down on the steps of house to hold my aching head In my hands and try to reason out the situation. l heard the voice Of a native saying that I had beNn assaulted. A crowd gathered; some one brought a doctor, and pres ently recovered sufficiently to give the name of my hotel and ask that carriage be called had received Q smart rap. but a bad scalp wound was the only result. After two days i'm bed I was all right. had not told my story, and the landlord. the doctor and others simply looked upon it as case Of assault while ! was prowling about the streets at midnight che fact that 1 had been robbed down to the last coin was corroboratvc evidence, and I received many words of caution about American recklessness. l did not give up my story until l was able Co visit the chief of police in person. When l told him what had happened, he laughed and said:
 "Ah, you foreigners must 0l' ways have story to account for everything. but in this case, why need you tell oney There Is no wife to be deceived"
 ''Then you don't believe what I sayT asked
 "You went wandering about the streets at night You may have had a love adventure. You followed it up too sharply. and the result was a broken head. Perhaps the woman was a de- COY. You arc old enough to know what these things may lead to-"
 But l am no fool. 1 tell you was struck down In the tomb of Ayun Mu- Cd, and it must have taken two men Go carry me away. What were they do' ing in that pla 'ey Why did they as Eauit me? II had been assaulted elsewhere or In any other manner, there Is no reason why | should not say so."
 "WenY' answered the chief.
 "well. why not have the vault searchedi"
 "For what rcasonr
 gro discover who Is lurking there of course"
 But why should I care who Is turk ing thereT
 Don't you care anything about catching criminals in this part of the worldY
 eve catch hundreds, but we do not look for them In the cities of the dead. I wish you good morning, sir
 The official took it that was either Q fool or a liar, and I was mad about lt. However. as l could do nothing without him. had about decided Go let the matter drop when ! ran across an American from Chicago. When l told him the yarn. be offered to accom- oany me Co the tomb. Arming OUT selves and taking candles, We set out for the cemetery. lt will still be re. membered in Alexandria what we dls. covered there. There was a man asleep on the floor who proved 10 be a noto rious and much wanted rObber, and that sarcophagus was full to the brlm of spells. He had robbed pedestrians houses. stores and even churches, and most of the stun was right there. My watch. pin, ring and S2OO In cash were only a small bit Of the plundcr. That tomb was his hiding place and his home, and he had depended upon superstition to keep intruders away. We marched him out as a prisoner and gave him up to the authorities l was ot first in- clIned to rub it In on the chief of DO lice. He twlggcd the fact and with very sober countenance turned on me with:
 "Yes, you were telling me a straight story, as 1t appears. and you have made a capture for which ! thank you, but don't get too fresh over it. Under the laws of Egypt | can have you sent to prison for ten years for entering a vault of the dead without official per. mission. Do you scct
 saw and had nothing more to say.