The Washington times., 1903-03-29
done with a knife. was 70 be seen on one
side.
SIR BUCEPHALUS COGHILL,
The First Man
That Ever Climbed These
Maintains

laughing. as he pointed out the inscrip-
tion TO the doctor. 1t was to write
his name here. then. that the baronet
gave us all the slip. We shall ind
him safe and sound. depend upon it,.
when we return, Who would have ac-
cused him Of such freak Of vanity
( With their minds at rest the three
/ explorers set Of homeward down new
road. 1t was kind Of deep gorge. that
/ led straight 10 the crater or Rheticus,
and was probably the bed Of some an
cient torrent that had forced its way to
! the sea
/ Il was shady and cool. and. best Of
ALL they could actually hear the sound
OF their own footsteps. which showed
that they must have hit upon a stratum
of air.
Norbert hsstened to verify the fact by
taking Of his oxygen respirator But
/ he had to put it on again quickly. The
aoating modicum OF air was not of suf-
hcent density for animal life.
/ on the other hand, there was no trace
1 Of vegetable existence. The stratum 5f
air was probably a remnant OF the
earths atmosphere that had been i'm
prisoned in these depths. So reasoned
Norbert
The ancient torrent skirted the base
OF Rheticus. and consequently that also
OF Tehbali. and brought them back 10
the observatory on the opposite side
from that by which they had left il.
They seized the opportunity OF inspect
ing that part OF the peak
As they passed along tho road that
ran past the tomb OF the dwarf of Rha-
dameh. most unexpected sight met
their eyes.
The stone closing the tomb had fallen
down. ana the corpse lay exposed TO
view in the hollow Of the rock where
IL had been deposited.
Norbert and Virgil instinetiveIy
turned away from the sight and began
10 lift up the stone in order to replace
IT, But tho doctor went Up to the body
and examined it with scientific curiosity.
All at once he stopped. took the dead
mans hand and looked intently at
red patch on it that appeared to have
/ been the effect Of the suns heat.
Turning back to his companions. and
seeing that they were evidently sur
prised. the doctor wrote on page OF
his notebook:
"A corpse burned by the sun, such
thing was never yet seen, II is too
Trepostcrous. even in the moon"
Norbert was aware Of the physio-
logical truth that there is no more GER
tain sign Of death than the fact that the
skin is insensible TO burning.
The doctor took W his stethoscope
and put it TO the dead mans chest
Alas, He suddenly bethousht him
self that there was no sound on tba
moon, and therefore the absence OF All
noise In the heart was no proof. So he
FASTENED to uncover the wizencd wrist
and felt it with the palm OF his own
hand
There was a very feeble pulsation
scarcely perceptibIe. but stin unmis-
taxable.
Before Norbert and Virgil. who stood
by. lost in amazement. could make ont
what the doctor was about. he caught
up the dwarf as if he had been a babv
and ran with him 10 the observatorv
The doctor passed quickly through he I
Hall OF Motors. and rushing IN his
room laid the dwarf on his own bed .
and actually went to work TO scrub him I
vigorously from head TO foot with a (
clothes brush.
At the same time he inflated the lungs \
oi the supposed corpse by blowing down
p silver tube which he had taken out OF /
his surgical case and inserted in Kali /
cour mouth, having first. with his for- 1
ceps. pulled forward the singuIarIy .
shTiveled tongue.
Norbert saw the dwarf slowly com
ing back 20 life. His breathing became I
stronger. and he twisted and turned F.
coughed and sneezed under the brisk
manipulation OF the brush which !ert
him as red as a boiled lobster
At last he opened his eyes. and faint
Il murmured in French:
Something TO drink"
Norbert wondered if he were in
dream. Yc: there was no room % .
doubt. There before his very eyes. was
the dwarf OF Rhadameh. who had been
buried fifteen days back. now all alive.
speaking like anyone elsei
The doctor was TOO busy 10 be spoken
10. After he had wei rubbed his pa
uent he made him breathe pure oxygen,
and poured half a glass Of wine down his
throat. Exhausted with his hard work
the worthy man then swallowed 4
bumper himself. and wiped his forehead
with a self-satis6ed air
At last" cried Norbert, no longer
able TO suppress his impaticnce WIN
you explain this mystery2'
Explain IL? Nothing simpler" said
the doctor. laughing This is case of
catalepsy- have long known that GER
tain Indian jugglers and fakirs do il I
but | have never before had an oppor-