Okolona messenger., 1907-06-19

=. lost ms lie Dy me explosion OF
fowling piece without visible cause;
G. disappeared while bathing in the
Nile in the vicinity OF a crocodile
pool and Q. died OF a snake bite Mr.
X alone survived and arrived N Cairo
broken in health. only TO learn that
the greater part of his fortune had
been lost through the knavery Of an
agent Truly the priestess Of Amen
Ra had signihed her displeasure In
most convincing manner.
"Who the deuce was she?7 demand.
ed Dunbarton
"Why, the mummy as ! should
have told you
But you didn't" remarked the
painter. And why do YOU suppose
she was displeased?"
Because" the other replied, with
conviction, she had been accustomed
in life to venerauon, worship. love, and
naturally she did not like to have her
coffin knocked about from place to
place"
Il see. % DunbsrtOn admitted gravely.
what became of the coffn?"
1T had been shipped meanwhile to
Germantown as a gift to the aunt Of
the last owner, a lady of so far un.
blemished reputation, who almost i'm.
mediately acquired the cocaine habit"
what? Cocaine in the sixties?"
cried the painter, captiously
Perhaps 4 may have been opium, A"
Morewood admitted AT all events
she took something pernicious, lost
everything she had, and finally sold
the precious relic to a Mrs. Meiswinkle
! of Tuckahoe From that day misfor-
tune following misfortune fell upon
/ he family In the end Mrs Meiswin-
kle made "a present of it to the city
of New York"
Noble woman!" cried the painter.
THAT simple act of patriotism may
account for much.
Frank, said Dunbarton. has this
story Of yours anything to do with
your kodak nlm?"
Yes, everything. Listen To-day
smuggled my camera into the museum
I and stood before the mummy case un-
detected But scarcely had | pressed
the button when was arrested by an
official, who connscated the machine
| and took it to the parcel room lost
no time in finding lhe director gave
my name and yours for surety for my
respectability and after some delay
and red tape, got back my property
You were lucky" the other com
mented coOlly "Wen? Is that the
end?"
mo" exclaimed Morewood While
the casket was still in the possession
of Mrs. Melswinkle she had a photo
graph taken of the lid, with every pos
sible safeguard against deception OF
mistake When the plate was devel
oped 1t was not the painted features
of the mummy case that looked from
the negative, but--the face Of living
woman! The face Of the priestess Of
Amen Ra, unchanged through 5000
years, and alive!"
THAT must have Jared them!" Dun
barton commented irreverently.
"And mark me, George" Morewood
said very gravely, 1T was the same
that l hold now in my hand l tel
you, man, that woman is alive to-day
Don't ask me to explain the unex
plainable I simply know that she
lives"
"Old chap DunbartOn pronounced
with conviction. what you need is Z
good nights rest
But Morewood did not reply t.
this, for the gentle swaying Of an East
ern curtain just then caught his eye
Immediately it occurred again. ane
this time accompanied by the visioi
of a human hand. clearly in search o
something on which to rap.
There's someone there" said th'
painter Come in; please come in
II think the curtain must b
caught" replied a low. melodiou
voice without Dunbarton seized th'
drapery and, with a single movemen
of his arm swept it aside.
"Ohi" he cried. starting back
while Morewood clutehed the tabl
for support
Against the background Of greel
velvet curtain with its embroidery o
dun gold. there stood a lady all 4
poppy red, crowned with a headdres
4 seemingly OF the flowers themselves
Were they not bowing before th
peerless priestess Of the rites Of Anne
Ra2 Ii was she and none other-th
2 mistress of the mummy case, the my'
! terry Of the kodak film the lady g
Thebes 5000 ears ago.
, Dunbarton was the first to recove
= power OF speech.
MADAM" ne said What Is you
wll2 You have but to command me.
Il am looking for a BIT Dunbarton,
she explained
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