The evening world., 1911-01-17

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In that case. the problem stood thus.
the two letters ID + represent the relal
ton hat exists beween the Chanibre
des Demolselles and Fort Frefosse, the
single letter D., which begins the line.
represents the Demoiselies, that IL TO
say. the cave In which you ave to
begin by taking up your position, and
the single letter +. placed In the mid
die OF the line. represents Frefosse.
that is to say. tho probable entrance
TO the underground passage.
Between these various signs are two
m~orc-first. a sort of irregular rectangie.
marked with n stripe In the left bottom,
corner. and. next. the figure 10. signs
which obviously Indicate 10 those inside
tho cave the means OF penetrating be-
meath tho fort. Z
The shape of this rectangfe puzzled
1sidore. Was there around him. on the
walls OF the cave. or at any rate within
the reach OF his eyes. an inscription.
ANYTHING whatever. Affecting a rectan-
gular shape?
He looked for a long time and was on
the point OF abandoning that particular
scent when his eyes fell upon tho little
opening. pierced In the rock. that actsd
as a window 20 the chamber.
Now. the edges OF this opening 5ust
formed a rectansie; corrugated. uneven,s
clumsy. but still a r~ectangie; and Beau-f
trelet at once saw that by placing hiss
two feet on the d and the y carved
In the stone foor--and his explained
tho stroke that surmounted the two
letters In the docunent-hc found him.
self at tho exact height of Tho windovli
lie took up his position In this place
and gazed out. The window LOOKING
iandward, rs we know. ne saw. firsf.,
tho path that connected the cave Will
tho land, a path hung between two,
preciplces; and, next, he caught sight
OF the foot OF Tho hIllock ON which ths
fort stood. To try and SEQ tho fort.
Beautrciet leaned over 10 the left. and IL
was then that no understood tho mcan-
ing OF the curved stripe, the comma.
that marked tho left bottom corner m
the document at the bottom on the
left hand side OF the window. A p,ecs
OF flint prejected and the end OF II was
curved like A claw, II suggested a
regular shooters mark. And when a
man applied his eve to this mark he
saw cut out on the slope OF the mound
facing him n restricted surface Of land
occupied almost entirely nv an old
brick wall. n remnant OF the original
Fort Frefosso or OF the old Roman
oppidum built on this spot.
Beautrelet ran TO this piece of wall.
which was. perhap. ten wards long 4,
WAS cOveTc0 WIN ETn4A AND OIlnfQ
There was no Indication Of anv Mind
visible. And vet that neure 10?
lie returned 10 Tho cave. ,ook nam
his pooket n bali of string and n tane
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