The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-10-17
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the precious relic to Mrs. Meiswinkle
of Tuckahoe. From that day misfor-
tune following misfortune fell upon
kle made present of it to the city
of New York"
mobile 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 film?"
Eyes, everything. Listen. To-day
Struggled my camera into the museum
and stood before the mummy case I'M
detected. But scarcely had l pressed
the button when | was arrested by an
official, who confiscated the machine
and took it to the parcel room. | lost
no time in finding the director, gave
my name and yours for surety for my
responsibility, and, after some delay
and red tape, got back my property"
You were lucky" the other COM
mented, coolly We'll? Is that the
end?"
No" 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, ''it was the same
| that | hold now in my hand. l tell
| you, man, that woman is alive to-day.
| plainable. l simply know that she
| lives"
| "Old chap" Dunbarton pronounced
with conviction, what you need is a
| good nights rest
But Norwood 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 in
Il think the curtain must be
caught" replied low, melodious
voice without. Dunharton seized the
drapery and, with a single movement
of his arm swept it aside.
"Oh!" he cried, starting back
while Norwood clutched the table
for support.
Against the background of greer
velvet curtain with it's embroidery o
dull gold, there stood lady all il
poppy red, crowned with headdres!
seemingly of the flowers themselves
Were they not bowling before thu
peerless priestess of the rites OF Amer
Ra? 1t was she and none Other-th'
mistress of the mummy case, the mys
terry of the kodak film; the lady o
Thebes 5000 years ago.
Dunbarton was the first to recove
power o. speech.
Madam" he said. What is you
will? You have but to command me.
81 am looking for a Mr.. Dunbarton,
she explained.
81 have the good fortune to bea
that name he said.
"Oh, | am so glad!' cried the lady
"Then perhaps you can tell me Wher
TO find a Mr. MOrewOOd?"
your humble and devoted serV
ant" the other man pronounced hin
self
Really" asked the lady, her fac
radiant with pleasure. How very fol
tunate! Do you &nOw, Mr.. Mo@eWoo
that you have sonething Of mine an
have something Of yours? 1t was IN
stupid person in the parcel room c
the museum. Of course two kodak
. are exactly alike, if one of them hash
a name scratched on the bottom wit
, a pin; so he gave you mine and m
yours, and | should never have foun
out who you were if you hadn't bee
arrested. Of course it wouldn't hav
, made very much difference, after al
if my cousin Jack hadn't snapped m
in a most ridiculous Egyptian fame
, dress
"Oh!" moaned the painter, IF
: could only how'll
Don't mind him, please!" the othe
man pleaded. You see, l, too, ha
: used film, and we were rather int
/ ested in seeing how it came out
2 ooh, but yours came out beautiful
= ly!" she treasured him. MY Cousl
, Jack developed it after lunch. That
4 the way we discovered our mistak
and here it is. We made up our MIND
= that you must be at least Is years Of
, to want to photograph hideor
). mummy case"
, IL was then that Dunbarton ma
t tered himself. There was an instant
! hesitation, then: my friGtd, M
4 Morewood," remarked the painte
1 has just been telling me the }trange
q story in the world Perhaps you ca
induce him to repeat it for you
: Us your story romantic?" she as
ed. HAS it heroine?''
] "Oh, yes, indeed" he answere
"No less a parsonage than the prizes
e ess of Amen Ra,"
3 "Is there anything about pilot
graphs in it?" she demanded.
YES" he replied, there is; 10
q I shall not inflict it on you now. b
d some day, when we know each o,h'
better"