The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-09-12

something Oh which to rap.
There's someone there" said the
painter. Come in; please come I'M
Il think the curtain must be
caught" replied low, melodious
voice without Dunbarton seized the
drapery and with single movement
of his arm swept it aside.
OH he cried, starting back,
while Norwood clutched the table
for support.
Against the background of green
velvet curtain with its embroidery of
dull gold, there stood lady all in
poppy red, crowned with a headdress
seemingly Of the flowers themselves.
Were they not bowling before the
peerless priestess of the rites of Amen
| Ra? 1t was she and none other-the
! mistress of the mummy case, the mys-
terry of the kodak film; the lady Of
Thebes 5000 years ago
Dunbarton was the first to recover
| power. O. speech.
Madam he said What is your
will? You have but to command me-"
Il am looking for Mr.. Dunbarton,"
she explained.
Il have the good fortune to bear
that name he said.
"Oh, | am so glad" cried the lady.
Then perhaps you can tell me where
to find Mr.. Morewood?"
Your humble and devoted serv-
| ant" the other man pronounced him.
self
Really" asked the lady, her face
radiant with pleasure. How very for
tunate! Do you know, Mr.. Morewood
that you have something of mine and
have something of yours? 1t was The
stupid person in the parcel room of
| the museum. Of course two kodakS
! are exactly alike, if one of them hasn't
a name scratched on the bottom with
a pin; so he gave you mine and me
yours, and | should never have found
out who you were if you hadn't been
arrested Of course it wouldn't have
made very much difference, after all,
! if my cousin Jack hadn't snapped me
! in a most ridiculous Egyptian fancy
| dress"
OH" moaned the painter 'if I
could only how'll
! Don't mind him, pleased" the other
man pleaded. You see, |, too, had
used a film, and we were rather inter-
ested in seeing how it came out
"Oh, but yours came out beautiful
! ly." she treasured him. My Cousin
Jack developed it after lunch. That's
the way we discovered our mistake.
and here it is We made up our minds.
that you must be at least Is years old
to want to photograph hideous
mummy case --ss
it was then that Duabarton mas
! tered himself. There was an instant's
! hesitation, then: My friend. Mr..
! Morewocd." remarked the painter,
has just been telling me the strangest
story in the world Perhaps you can
induce him to repeat it for you
rs your story romantic?" she ask
ed. Has it heroine?"
"Oh, yes, indeed" he answered.
"No less parsonage than the priest
ess of Amen Ra."
rs there anything about photo
! graphs in it," she demanded
| eS, he TSplt0u, luele Is, lOI!
l shall not indict it on you now. But
! some day, when we know each other
| better"
1--WE start for Boston tomorrow
morning early" she interrupted.
Were staying at the Waldorf"
Then l shall return the camera this
evening" said MorewoOd.
''If you do" she said, my cousin
Jack will be very glad to talk photo
graphs with YOU"
How old is your cousin Jack?"
Morewood demanded.
Twelve" replied the lady, with
Just the shadow Of Q smile.
Not FULLY Instructed.
Irate Passenger told you to let
me off at Madison avenue and here
you've carried me three blocks too far
CONDUCTOR didn't prevent you
gettin' of, did 1?
Irate Passenger-You didn't stop
the car!
Conductor-You never said nothin'
ab.-t stnppin' no car.
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