Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

larry He recovered his breath by the time Dick at
tack of weakness had passed, and the color of his
face slowly subsidized from deep purple to its
abiding tint of brick red.
Rather a sudden indisposition," said Fenshawe
to Stump, smiling quizzically as he watched Irene
supporting Royson's head while she urged him ten
DERBY to drink a little more of the Stimuant
rs that wat you call it," asked the Captain of
the Aphrodite, hopping his glowing cheeks with
handkerchief of brilliant hue. Il thought it was
stroke of some kind but I've fair lost my bearins
since gev' over plashin' at sea :"
THE amazement of the elders at the manner in
which those young people addressed each other
was slight in comparsonwith the thrill Royson caused
when he had taken some soup, and was prepared to
do justice to solid food.
Il had rather lively set-to with number of
1iadendowas,' he explained in response to ques-
ton from FenShawe. 1T brief but strenuous.
and assure you that it is marvel came out of it
practically without scratch. At any rate, it does
not call for detailed description now, seeing that
l have something of vastly greater importance to
tell you. May ask, sir, if you have photographs of
the papyrus in your possession?
Eyes. They in my tent. Shall bring them"
IF you please. l think have news that will in
terest you"
"One word before CO." said Fenshawe "Abdur
Kad'r said that the Italians had abandoned Sulei-
mans Well. Have they found the treasure, do you
Think"
"No, sir just the reverse. | believe that have
found it myself and, if am not mistak ken. Mrs HaX-
ton and the Baron, from what Captain Stump tells
me- are far their way to the right place, if
they have not already reached 1T:
wat did l say, Miss Irene?" broke in Stump
fercely. "Oh, he's deep, is that there Baron!
sized him up when he med off yesterday. An Mrs
Haxton tool nice pair of beauties they are!'
Whatever wrong Mrs Haxton may have done IN
the past refuse to believe that she was swayed by
some merely selfish consideration in leaving us as
she did," said Irene softly, and her grandfather
thanked her with look as he quilted the tent.
Fenshawe returned speedily. He spread out ten
photographs the table in front of Royson. With
them typewriter document divided into ten
sections.
THAT is the English translation" he explained.
Each numbered division corresponds with similar
number photograph. 1t smplihes reference
Dick examined the translation eagerly. The first
slip OF papyruS read:
In the seventh year of the reign of the renowned En-
peror c. julius Caesar Octavanus |, Demeriades son Of
Pelopidos, merchant of Syracuse, being at that time
trader ivory and skins at Alexandria, did foolshly
abandon my that city and join the legion sent
from Egypt to subdue the people of Shaba.
He that the letters in the word seventh. :
though written in archaic Greek bore the same space
relation to the neighboring characters as did all
others in the script. Reading carefully till he
the first leaf of the papyr in which the Five
Hills named he observed instantly that the
word pe,ue (ve) had its letters crowded together.
Now the Greek for Uiepta) has only four char
acters, the aspirate being marked over the initial
vowel. This crowding of Pente was dlscernlble
each time it occurred in the text. 1t was colnc-
dence that too intrusive. The obvious explana-
ton was that hepta had been deeted and PeMe sub
stituted in every instance and the fraud had not
been detected because the rest of the Greek writing
was absolutely genuine The hleroglyphs IN car
touches which Kerber had admittedly tam
pered with, beyond Royson's ken.
HE so taken up with this confirmation of his
views and eager ma Ike clear the queer chance
that led Abdur kad'r to explain the name OF the
Well of Moses that he was blind to the growing
wrath in Fenshawe's face, until he happened to
he babe servant summon the sheik. Then single
glance told him what he had done. The wounded