The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-15

MOI exclaimed MOreWOOd. While
the casket was still in the possession
of Mrs. Meiswinkle she had a photo
graph taken Of the lid, with every pos
sible safeguard against deception or
mistake. When the plate was devel.
oped it 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" Norwood
said, very gravely, 1T was the same
that l hold now in my hand I tell
you, man, that woman is alive to-day.
Don't ask me to explain the unex-
plainable. l simply know that she
lives"
old chap Dunbarton pronounced
with conviction, what you need is a
good nights rest"
But Morewood did not reply to
this, for the gentle swaying of an East
ern curtain just then caught his eye.
Immediately it occurred again, and
this time accompanied by the vision
of human hand, clearly in search of
something on which to rap.
There's someone there" said the
painter. Come in; please come inn
I think the curtain must be
caught replied a low, melodious
voice without Dunbarton seized the
drapery and, with a single movement
Of his arm swept it aside..
obi" he cried, starting back,
while Morewood clutched the table
for support.
Against the background of green
velvet curtain with its embroidery of
dull gold, there stood a 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? It 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 OF 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.
ooh, am so glad!" cried the lady.
''Then perhaps you can tell me where
to find a 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 cougse 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 1 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 /
could only how'll"
| Don't mind him, pleased" the other
man pleaded. 'You see, ], too, had
used film, ands 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 u.s.. We made up our minds
that you must be at least Is years old
to want to photograph a hideous
mummy case"
It was then that Dunbarton mas.
tered himself. There was an instant's
hesitation, then: my friend, Mr.
Morewood;" remarked the painter
has just been telling me thezstrangest
I story in the world. Perhaps you can
induce him to repeat it for you"
us your story romantic?":~ she ask
I ed HAS it heroine?"
! "Oh, yes, indeed, he answered
mo less a parsonage than the priest
ess of. Amen RAJ
els there anything about photo
graphs in it," she demanded. 49,
Yes" he replied, there is; lot!
1 shall not infict 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. 49, =.
! ''Then / shall return the camera this
evening" said Norwood. %z a..
IF you do,',' she said, "my cousin
Jack will be very glad to talk: photo.
graphs with s III. y. +: III S.: s.
i s How Did lis" your cousin Jack &
MoreWood demanded: S.1 s=s::s5 .1s= Z7
ct elYe, Z Piled the lady. with
l just the hadoWs= of s smile.