New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY 10, 1908

able that the first march OF the return Journey
70 Pa7ura would be ordered forthwith IN
deed. Fenshawe rose TO his feet. meaning TO
bid ADCur haC : prepare 70 strike camp after
the evening meal. when Mrs. HaNton, dlV1n-
ing his intent. cried shrllly
Nav I ask what new circumstance has
brought about this rerlarkab bic change II
vol1r plans Mr. Fenshawe' L Is true that we
have been favored by extra ordinary VISION
1t an Italian expedition al no great distance
from our own. but what proof have W. that
+ Is successful, OF even engaged on an eT7a1lc
similar 70 ours,
The mere -acr that extensive research Is
being carried on Is sufficiently convincing
Itahan soldiers and Arabs do not form huge
earthworks n the desert tor amusement
SAID Fenshave-
Thev nav be irving q last desperate
chance she reJoTred-
You forget that they have the same n
formation as ourselves. There IS no trouble
N declphe-lng dernotlc Greek and the Micro
glv-n numerals are quite simple Once the
DaCv-7ls lett Baron Won herber possession
our exclusive right 70 Il vanished. and you
can hardly expect ne 70 engage II an armed
attack IN the military forces oI = IT1eIclE
nation
s. lar az the PaPvr1s goes. II is utterly use
- les t. ar-one7" broke II voI herDer sud
denly
calm by the seeming absurclty q the inter
--I--71-7 Useless" he exclaimed. and ms
brow scanned with anger. That Is a strange
word 70 apply TO the only evidence OF SouI
story that YOU have ever produced
"I aIvvavs feared Alherl- sa1d the othe1
throwing out ms hands q Il pushing away
th-ea-enIng phantom he WAS al1IelUl " allu
iaz77-,s and he knew enough 10 drive him
-7af with desire But I would allow no one
- interfere with ne. YES, When / was sure
II nv ground. when had secured transiatlons
Of each piece Of the Papyr1s altered II
Altered Il -
-ta - which came simultaneously from the
fir,s Of two oI his hearers. Even Irene ana
T,-L- less wrapped uD n the dream of ilrding
-be Sabea1 hoard. awaited Won kerDer next
sltterance with bated breath. ! ne man was
too ur-e-ved % reel any triumph at I"e SCI
sar1on he had created
Yes he said. sinking weiT1iy l--Io q --lt4l
though his voice almost cracked WIN eA-lCe-
-7--7r changed the distances III every II
-+.-7-.. r,,--r75rred bv the text As Il STANDS
- - -,.--,---,s * utterly worthless ] acted
- ne rs-5f yes 4 secret known 70 more
-l,.r- one ceases to be d secret But am Jlrto
If r7-ete1se and YOU shall nave Ihe lIUIi,
though Il carries with II confession ol ei119t-s
fa71,,~e I do not know what good S, IoTIUllT
ATfe-- has blundereG into at SuleiEran 5 "eA'
md admit that the place offered my own las
hence Yet 4 he has found the treasure il
W not because Of the Papyrus, but desPll5e u
F5-e are photographs o1 every section III li-eIi
-,-.=f-7+ form % and he produced some I'r1Ilo7
ti-7-n a -,acketbook. Iou were taught some l'
60 y school. Mr Royson' Very Wen
T5ol II The passages which are talntIy unoel i.a5
I5-eF 4-7d vau VIII see where ! nave aIIeIeu
III phrases. converted tens OF mics IllIo
l1,-,,.s-45s and hundreds Of PAGES INTO thou.
- And that Is the document whlch -iII-tli tI
obta5ned Al M4rseilles He would recosl-Izs ..,1l
= - The. original, though II IS no" qli,le M is
Inc II he Is digging II the rlght place os
- sf rhe directions gwen theTe- II II 7oiii'
+L,-,y bt-v5nd belief yes
'---- 5ag speak OF Alfieri TTeoogrizng 4 the
.,-,,---7l Evidently then he had seen II
- IN what manner Wa ne connected
with IL discovery ,,. -,
F.-shawe's coldlv direct question came .ll5 IL
- --ras- with the Austrian lTfpa7sl1Ill.e55- l.5
--+lL---- Won kerber dld not repIE- ~
~ rf5v-s resting on ms kIlees ala 2u'lJJi -
i-,e -fir7 between clenched nst7. ne tooi-.' M
.I--o,,gi1 -7e open door ot the tent with eve
- st.-ed INTO vacancy. The man va III Il q
- ~ despair He saw the chance 5l ---@
-. i-,,-7g away from hIrn. but be eotld II e
no plea IL his own Dehih. .-..s ,,,5 be-
= v.- Mrs Haxton who answered li-1 nc ne
ar E.-1aUtt Win s''-