The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-22

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mys hollow eyes.
/ A strand of black hair fell down
and the movement beneath the band
| ages increased. Out of the folds came
an arm. woman's arm, slender, yet
rounded, an arm with light bones and
fine sinews, clearly an arm and hand
| that had never known work Marvin
was well aware that mummy's arm
is invariably black skeleton claw
AT this point the old man made
mental note that he was not dead, for
he could feel his own breathing The
arm rapidly and gracefully loosened
| and removed wrappings from the neck
and breast On the wrist flashed
bracelet made of linked scarabs The
arm now cast away the last covering
OF the bosom, neck and shoulders.
"She's Alive.-
Suddenly the eyes opened. They
were large eyes and long, like Pau
lines and their lashes, too, were
starry. A dazed expression was in
them as they glanced about the room
until finally they fell upon Marvin
The arm stretched out toward him and
beckoned, but the old man could not
respond She seemed to be trying to
speak, but the strange atmosphere and
lungs that had not breathed since the
days when the pyramids were cased in
white proved too much for her
Looking down at herself, she freed
her left hand, lifted out the bottom
half OF the case and slid the wrappings
from her limbs. Barefooted and bare
ankled, clothed only in a shimmering
white gown that scarcely covered her
| nd vx,h;
green serpent head in front, she step
ped somewhat stiffly into the room.
Slowly she made several movements OF
limbs and body like the first steps of
dance. She rose on her toes, looked
down at herself and swayed her lit
tie hips. 1t occurred to Marvin that
all this was by way of graceful little
stretch after a few thousand years OF
sleep.
Marvin now observed that she was
Pauline's height and age. as we'll as
general size and form. Slightly short
err she might have been, but then she
lacked Pauline's high heels. The gen.
eral resemblance was striking except
In the color of the eyes and hair. Pau
lines tresses were light golden yell
!, low, while this girls hair was black
as the hollow of the sphinx, Paulines
eyes were blue, but she who stood be-
, fore him gazed through eyes too dark
: to guess their color.
Pauline's Double.
The Egyptian had found a little mir
ror. She patted her hair, adjusted the
head dress, but Marvin waited in vain
for the powder puff. From the mir
ror the girls eyes wandered to a paint
ing hanging above the desk. 1t was
an excellent likeness of Pauline. The
, resemblance between the two was OBJ
, vious. not only to Marvin but evident
ly to the black-haired girl She turn
ed to the old man and addressed him
in a strange language. Not one word
, did he recognize, yet the syllables
were so clearly and carefully pro-
, nounced that he felt he was listening
to an educated woman. Some of the
r tones were like Pauline's, some were
E not, but all were soft, sweet, modu-
, lated.
E The meaning was clear enough. She
wished Marvin to see the resemblance
and she frowned slightly because the
S rigid, staring figure did not respond
/ Why should she be impatient, this wo-
man of the Pharaohs who had lain
I pull anu While BABYLON
' and Greece and Rome and Spain had
{ risen and fallen?
2 Soon she resorted to pantomime
1 pointed to herself and the picture
: touched her eyes and nose and mouth
/ and then the corresponding painted
features. She felt of her own jet hair,
!. shook her head and looked question
4 ingly at the light couture of Pauline
: She turned to the old man, evidently
: asking If the painting were true in
< this respect. Then she smiled smile
+ like Pauline's. Perhaps she was ask
q ing II Pauline had changed the color
6 of her hair.
Now she became Interested in boob
. on the corner of the desk. With lit
. tie musical exclamations of delight
/ she turned the printed pages and APP
preciated that the shelves contained
1 hundreds more of these treasures. The
3 typewriter letters lying about ex-
1 cited her admiration and then the pen
and ink. She quickly guessed the use
q OF the pen and ran eagerly to the Mum
: my case. A moments search brought
\ forth a long roll of papyrus. Before
3 Marvin's eyes she unrOlled scroll
! covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics.
There were footstepe in the hall and
the Egyptian looked toward the door
Owen entered. looked at Marvin search
: ingly. placed him in more comfort
I able position in the chair, spoke his
name and walked out. What seemed
most surprising to the sick man was
q his sccretary's oversight of the girl
He passed. in front of her, almos,
/ brnshtd her white robe, ind yet It WI:
q clear that he did not see her.
But the Egyptian had seen him and
the sight had excited her. She seemed
! desperately anxious to say something
. to Marvin, something about Pauline.
q The mummy had secret to reveal!
: Rapidly her lips moved-Marvin un-
A derstood.
! She tore the bracelet from her RICH,
wrist and tried to force it into Mar
. wins nerveless grasp. Try as she
would, his muscles did not respond
There were voices in the hallway
Harry and Pauline were running dowr