The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-08


was written in mfiImg letters. strike
here" And therein lay thc mytory.
Years ru,u" aud went. and wise men
puzzled their brains TO fud thr srcrci
S"crs from farun lnuls c1mr 90 Hum".
attracted 10y Do" statue. and stiu it
stpnd mute cold uuNp'Icnhlc.
on" day q young man stood before
u. u" had grown up with The Idea NJ
solving the mystery. Iud c1ch day
.iucc hc was % little child ho had come
fpr 1 f'w moment, puI stool silently
gazing nt ih" strange cpuuiruuurp.
Ito had learned ip love the fn,r. the
wise lips that looked as ir they might
part aud tell the secret that age. had
ycrrncd tp know. but through those
ugc~ only hc had been sincere u h.s
search Faithful through all dismp.
poiuimruis ho had gained strength uud
wisdom. and now rs hr stood before the
statue th" sum. halfway up the eastern
sky. shonc full upon the image.
\ strange thrill PASSED through tho
man, AMI, looking iu the direction in.
dicnt"i hy the pointing finger. hc SAW.
uutstrotol"d hand ou ihn ground lie
gave % low ery and. after noting the
spot well. hr departed
That night ut midnight hr wont tp
the place nnl began to dig iu tho
ground where the shadow of the hluI
had fallen \ long time hc vurkel.
never ccnsiHg his digging. when sud
denly his spade struck something hard
Then his zeal Increased. and. clear.
ing q space hc saw beneath him trap.
door with great Stone ring GRASP
ing On" ring Do" pulled uuru the d, ,1-
aud started back. dnzzlrd for % tlnud
of light burst upon him from ont ~
the depths
quickly recovering. the young man
looked again and hchrld a wide man.
bile staircase descending from the trap
door Throwing down his spade he
passed through the inor. down the
steps aud found himself In vast hall
The floor of this room was of marble.
pure white. Will" the walls uud ceiling
were uf the same material Ia many
colorS The huge pillars uphnldHg the
vast dome Shuuc like plahastcr Rare
paintings hung upon M" walls. ana
rich rugs lay Sirrwu upon the iloor
Ia the center or the room fountain
stood The water iu its basin was us
pure ls crystal. but not ripple stirred
rs surface. uud uo pleasant nppug
charmed the ear ~ I, durs when water
falls from on high. for. though the
fountain was apparently perfect. no
water rose from it a. fall again.
ON seals running around this silent
fountain were many men iu rich hru.
csdes and costly ur robes. I.ifolikc
they looked lint Ia the touch they were
~ marble. II was ~ it In The midst ~
life death hHd come uud p,tritcd these
beings iu mnckcry.
Around uu tables aud brnchr> were
scattered piles uf gold uud precious
gems. Delicate cunmclrd vases aud
swords nlaid with gem, added their
wealth O." the place.
Hut rarcst ur an the gems was q
great carhuuclr which stood u cor
nrr ut the room aud from which cam,
Tho sole light by which the place was
relieved from darkness I'M the corner |
opposite To This stone stood nu archer |
his bow bent his arrow on the string |
ahmed ut The 'urhunylr On his bow, |
shining with reelected ught. were the
words
II um that um NV SHAFT is IN !
eNitahlr. Non gliitcriug jewel cannot |
ESCAPE lls ,truAo"
A. be- looked on nll thls In silent won. |
der the youu, Roman heard q voice ut |
ter uur word "RcNurr,"
Then hr passed into the next room |
aud found It hJt'd MP ~ mnguiiwntly |
a. the one hr had just lrf, All man
urr uf rnuchr, were about this room.
nud reclining "n them were wonder. |
fully beautiful women but their lips |
were sealed n this place Of silence.
From thr0 he passed on. hndlng |
many more Nuuurt> rooms filled with |
treasures of arr. stables nllcd with fine |
horses, grauarjcs tllrd with forage.
Everything that could make palace
complete was there.
The young Roman returned 10 the
hall
II have hrrc Scen." he said, what |
no man vii, believe | know that OF |
this wealth should take nothiag but |
- prove To them that | speak truth can
he no harm"
1hcI h. took In his arms n icwcled
sword AMI some rnre vases. but sud
denly All was dark
The charm was broken. The arrow |
had left the how anl shattered the car /
buncl' into p thousand pieces. Pitch
larkueSs oyrrsprcad the place
Then tho young man remembered the
warning. but too late. And there ha
probably adds oUc more to the silent
watchers IN The magic chamber.
ilas this story moral? Lot those
answer WHO have eyes TO see.