The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

1T might excite remark if anyone saw light In
this lonely place" said he Just help me to move
this boarding"
plank the raised it and leaned it against
the wall Below there was a square aperture and
stair Of old stone steps which led away down into the
BE careful" cried Burger as Kennedy in his i'm
patience hurried down them. 1T is perfect rabbits
there the chances would be hundred to against
your ever coming out again Wait until bring
How do you find your own way if it is so com
had some very narrow escapes at first but
have gradually learned to about There ia
certain system 20 II, but ia IS which man.
If he were in the dark could not possibly find out.
Even now i always spin out ball OF strins behind
when / going far into the catacomb. You
of these passages divide ana subdivide a dozen times
before you a hundred yards Follow closely.
DO not lOiter TO look anything upon the way for
the place to which VIII take YOU contains All that
90 there direct
He led the way down one Of the corridors and the
Engshman followed closely at mis- heels. Every
was evidently following. some secret marks of his
for he neither stopped hesitated.
What would happen if the light went OUT
Il have a spare candle and a box of matches in
my. pocket By the way, kennedy, have you any
no; you. had better give me some"
"Oh, that's all right. There is no chance Of our
How far are. we going? It seems to me that we
have walked at least quarter of q mile
More than that L think. There is really no limit
to the tombs-at least, I have never been able to
that / viii use our ball of string"
He fastened one end Of it to projecting stone and
ne carried the coil IN the breast OF his coat paying
unnecessary precaution. the passages become
more complex and tortuous than with perfect
network of intersecting corridors. But these all
ended in large circular hall with a square ped
end of it
''By Jove!" cried Kennedy in an ecstaey. as Burger
swung his lantern over the marble 1T IS Christian
altar-probably the first one in existence. Here is
the little conservation cross cut upon the
NJ rFrrr1ar fra MI
church"
Precisely" said Burger IF I had more time
buried in these inches upon the walls for they are
the early popes and bishops of the churcn with
to that one and look at it,"
head which lay loosely the shredded and moIder-
srhis is most interesting" said he and his voice
seemed boom against the concave vault. '.As FAR
tern over Burger for T want to see them am
But the German had strolled away and was
standing in the middle of yellow circle of light
the other side of the hall.
DO you know how many wrong turniugs there
are over eco No do1bt IL was one Of tba means og
even had a light. but if he were in the dark it
would Of course. be far more difficult"
so I should think"
And the darkness is something dreadful. tried
1t once for experiment. Let try il again.
He stopped to the lantern. and in an instant it
as If an invisible hand was squeezed tightly
each Of Kennedys eyes. Never had he known what
such darkness was 1t seemed to press him
and to smother him 1t was solid obstacle against
which the body shrank from advancing He put
hands out to push it back from him.
That will do, Burger said he. Let's have the
light again
But his companion began to laugh and i'm that
circular room the sound seemed to come from every
You seem uneasy. friend Kennedy" said he
impadenty.
It's very strange. Kennedy but could not I'm
tne least tell by the sound in which direction you
stand Could you tell where I amp"
''If it were not for this string which hold in my,
hand should not have notion which way to go.'
an end of this nonsense"
well. Kennedy. there are two things which
understand that you very fond Of The one is
mount The adventure must he the f95fD- ~ SUI
way out Of this catacomb. The obstacle win be the
way little diffcut to find But Won need rla+ 6I
for you have plenty of time and when Won halt fo.
rest now and then I should like YOU just to think
of Miss Mary saunderson. and whether Won treated
her quite fairly"
You devil what do you mean?" roared kennedy.
He was running about in little circles and ciaspng
at the solid blackness with both hands
"Good-by' said the knocking voice. and It was
already at some distance. IT really do not think
Kennedy. even by your showing that Won ala
the right thing by that girl. There was only one
little thing which YOU appeared not to know. and T
Poor ungainly devil of student, and his name was
There was rustic somewhere the vague sound
OF loot striking stone. and then there fell silence
silence which closed round Ilenneds, ana sbut him
an like water round a drowning man.
some two months afterward the following para
graph made the round of the European Years
one OF the most interesting discoveries of recent
years IS that Of the new catacOmb I'm Rome which
lies some. distance to the the wen known
vaults OF St CalTtus. The finding of this important
burial place which is exceedingly IN most inter
estng early Christian remains is due TO fbe arer--
and s2gacitv Of DR.. Julius Burger the young Cer-
man specialist who is rapidly taking the first place
as an authority upon ancient Roms. Although tho
nrsl 70 publish his discovery if appears that less
fortunate adventurer had auticoated DR. Burger
Some months ago AIR Kennedy. the well known Pms
Ilsh student, disappeared suddenly from his rooms
IN me Corso. and it coniectured that his assoc
cation With recent scandal had driven him to leave
Rome IL appears now that he had I'm reality fallen
victim 10 that ervid love of archaeology which had
raised him TO distinguished place among living
scholars. His body was discovered I'm the heart OF
the new catacomb. and it was evident from the con-
"lon ot his feet and boots that ne had tramped
oaVs through the tortuOus corridors which make
these subterTanean tOmbs dangerous to explorers
The deceased gentleman had with nevpiicabIe rash
ness. made his way into this labyrinth without as
far IS can be discovered taking with him either
c9ndles or matches. that his sad fate was the
retural result Of his teneritv What makes
the matter more nain'ul is that DR. Iuliue Burger
iDtireate friend q TTfe lou