The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-01
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earthed In Lobes and brought home.
OF course this ancient papyrus found
IN the case with the mummy Ii EVIL
denca enough, but you know the fasci-
nation OF piling evidence on actual
nroOgr. Professor FentOn smiled within
sicaIly at his assistant, and Eve smil-
cd IN sympathy
'sYou are going TO look for te now
she asked little breathIessly.
'fNot until morning. / thought
would ask You to be here an hour be-
fore the doors open-say o'clock
Then the sun win be shining through
That east window where the mummy
case Is. ana It win AFFORD us an excel
lent light for Investigation. VIII It be
convenient for you 70 conner
II shall be delighted" said Eve, ris-
ing to 90. 'sYou know that would not
miss the finding OF that link OF evil
dence for anything"
.arhank you. Good night. Miss Lang
ham" And ere Ewes light step had
passed through the doorway the cura
tors dark head was bent over the
papyrus-
For an instant Eve paused there
looking wistfully back at him. Almost
any one in Freemantle. especially the
young men, would have scofed ut the
idea of Eve Langham being in love
with Professor Fenton-Eve Langham.
who was the prettiest girl in the town
and who could have had her pick OF
the eligible beaus. But it Is a fact
that Ewes eyes suddenly filed WIN
tears and TINT she turned and fed
down n side aisle to the cloakroom-
1k1 e-krr
her fst at the collection of Egyptian
relics-at the mummy cases ranged
against the walls, at the ancient tomb
furniture in the glass cases, at the cab
inets of scarnbs and Egyptian jewelry
ugh. How 1 hate every one OF
your sobbed Eve In sudden fury.
The sun was streaming through the
delicately tinted glass OF the window
beside which stood the beautifully
painted mummy case OF King AIKEN
tolem-
Professor Fenton had arrived early
at the museum and busted himself
with preparations for the removal OF
the wrappings with which the mummy
was encased. He was In slight
tremor of excitement, anxious to begin
the task that promised so much from
scientific point OF view. Whit would
bis investigations disclose? Might not
he make discovery that would throw
light on the mysteries of bygone ages
and perhaps win fame in the eyes OF
science2 so he unused as he waited
the coming OF bis assistant, Miss Lang
ham.
Andrew, the porter, brought two
benches, and with Professor Fenton's,
help he lifted the heavy case and laid
1t on the benches and removed the
cover. ~.
Within that were folds OF yeIIowed
cere cloths, and when these had been
removed there was disclosed the
shrunken form Of the king who 5000
years before had ruled over the land
of Egypt
Just then the clock struck 8, and
Eve appeared in the alcove, beautiful.
clear eyed, white robed.
Good morning" she smiled.
Good morning, Miss Langham; you
are just In time" greeted the profes-
sor deIightedly ut is my. intention, of
course. merely to examine the hands
of the king. / would not do this, you
understand, II had not myself dis
about TO present 1t to the museum.
don't want any doubt concerning the
identity OF my gift"
"of course not / hope you don't
want me to touch any of the-the
Gummy cloths" She shudderedn little
as the professor gently touched the
left hand of the mummy.
.'Of course not-of course not
merely want you to be here to sort OF
shnre my enthusiasm. / should lose
zest in the discovery II you were not
here. The very instant / discovered
the secret of the Cheve papyrus you
will recolIect that called you by tele-
phone ut once to rejoice with metz
Eve laughed II remember; 1t wns
after midnight and mother believed
that 1t was to announce bad news 1t
gave US quite scare"
VERY inconsiderate of me-" murmur-
ed Professor Fenton, still busted over
his task OF removing the wrappngs-
Eve leaned against the wall and
watched his handsome intellectual face
bending over the mummy case, he
was barely thirty-eight, and his hair
was grazing at the temples. but his
eyes were dark blue and very bright.
and closely cropped dark mustnche
broke the severity OF his classic fea-
tares. He was big and broad shout
dereS and very lnvable in big, blum
dering, SELF absorbed sort of way.
'.Har he said suddenly. and Eve
leaned over the case. There came up
a sweet, spicy fragrance of benzoin
and myrrh and cedar.
What have you dIscovered?'' breath
ed Eve.