The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

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had been dishgured with some sharp instru-
ment, and as the doctor examined the
| stone closely he noticed that the smooth
surface had scratched upon it characters
forming regular lines. Fhe work had
been done recently and in haste. Come
here, Vicar cried the doctor, "look at
this stone.
Professor Harris monument, only dead
a year DOCTOR said the Vicar drawing
near. The Vicar looked at the characters
scratched on the fallen stone closely.
Egyptian, doctor, have seen similar on
the tombs of Ancient Egypt. Professor
Hart was great Egyptian scholar, can
not decipher the Characters said the aei-
tated Vicar
''Who CAM asked the doctor. "Here
is message lett by the vandals; if we de-
cipher it we will know who has scandalized
our village.
The Vicar thought moment and then
said: "Why, | will send to Professor
Hart friend who lives at Brumley. He
can help US in this. Maybe you know
him. John Marts is his name. he was with
Professor Hart for several years in Egypt.
"By all means send at once advised
the doctor.
The constable came running up with
three large feathers in his hand. 'See here
Vicar he exclaimed; ~"Suffragetts hat
feathers. Found them near the outside
WALL
Nonsense Sam," said the doctor, %
know something about women, you could
not get the most rabid militant in Eng
land to dig up grave in the night time. >
! The constable continued his search but not
until he had said to the Vicar, "Sutfragetts;
there is this hat feather
The Vicar telephoned to Brumley and
notified John Marts of the outrage and re-
ceived his promise that he would come to
Holden as soon as he could get there.
Now Brumley was nearly hundred miles
ohm Marts could not get there before the
following morning.
Meanwhile, the village was scandaized.
Holden was one of those sleepy little
towns so common in rural England Moth
ing had ever happened there. Even
stranger was an event. Most of the indig
nant villagers believed that their town had
been selected as an easy place for the suf-
fragetts to add note of terror to their slo-
gan, ''Vote for Women
The constable received a rude setback
when he proudly waved the feathers he had
found in the tap-room of the village inn.
The landlady looked at the feathers and
scornfullv remarked: ''Now Sam Hood
don't think because you re constable you
know it all. Laws me, them feathers new
er was on my hat; they are fresh-plucked
from some big live bird. Look at the
quilts. Suffragetts, NONSENSE! Who ever
heard of women going into graveyards at
night. You men blame us women for
everything
The constable obstinately exclaimed.
"sufragetts, say. you'll see. | have
sent for the Sheriff. Nearly all the men in
the inn believed the constable was right
John Marts arrived the next morning
and was escorted to the graveyard by the
Vicar and doctor. Going at once to Pro-
fessor Harris grave he bent over the fallen
monument and exclaimed: Egyptian,
should say SO. Why there is a long mes
sage in those characters, and it will take me
some time to translate it. Get me some
blank paper and l will 60 to work. Look
here" pointing to the character that ended
the message. "That is Pharoah's signature.
Genuine; l have seen its duplicate on the
tombs of Ancient Egypt"
John Marts went Systematically to work
when blank paper was furnished him by
the Vicar. He interrupted his transating
with many a remark to the Vicar and doc
tor, who impatiently awaited the result.
After about an hours study he ad the
''Let us go into the house and read it in
my study, invited the Vicar. Here is what
the translator read to the Vicar and doctor:
81, Pharaoh, at one time a ruler of
Egypt, leave this message on the tomb
stone of the man who broke into my tomb
and disturbed the ancient burial place of
my family. Among the things taken from
the tomb by the grave robbers was certain
vase, used on the Altar Of the God of War.
This vase is the property of the Gods and
in a fit of couvetousness took it and it was
placed in my tomb at my death. After