The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
Copyright. EEL
r WILL take leave to introduce you q
the company which met at otte'

This IL most truly amazing, MOTIFS
Klaw was saying, "and I am Indebted TO
my good friend Searless''-he inclined his
sparsely covered head In my direction
'for the opportunity to be one OF you.
1t is a seance? Yes and no. But there Is
q mummy In it-and those mummies are
SO instructive.'
He extracted the scent spray from his
pocket and refreshed his yellow brow
with verbena.
How to be regretted that my daughter
is In Paris" he continued. his ruSnbling
voice echoins queerly about the room.
"she loves them like a mother-those
mummies, All. Mr.. Brearley. this will
cement your great reputation"'
Otter Brearley shook his head.
st am not yet prepared to make 1t pub
lie property" he declared slowly. mo
one outside the present circle knows OF
my discovery do not wish 1t to go fur
ther at present"
He glanced around the table, his promi;
nent blue eyes passing from myself to
Morris Klaw and from Klaw to the clean
cut. dark face Of DR.. Fairbank. The lat
ter, scarce needing his hosts last words,
sat watching how the shaded light played
tenderly amid the soft billows OF Ailsa
Breariey's wonderful hair.
Shall you make it the subject Of a
paper?" he asked suddenly.
MY dear Dr. Fairbank," rumbled
Morris Klaw solemnly. '.if you had been
paying attention to our good friend you
would have heard him say that he was
not prepared. at present. to make pub
lie his wonderful discovery"
',Sorryr' said Fairbank. turning to
Brearley. But If 1t is not to be made
public don't altogether follow the idea.
What do you intend. Brearley?"
II intend to experiment" answered
Brearley.
In what way?" asked
In every way possible"
DIR. Fairbank sat back in his chair
and looked thoughtful
Rather a comprehensive schemer'
Brearley toyed with the bundle of
notes under his hand.
Il have already" he said. 'exhaus-
lively examined seven OF the possibili-
ties. The eighth. and. I believe. the
last, remains to be considered"
Listen now to me. Mr.. Brearley."
said Morris Klaw, wagsing a long finger.
II am here. the old curious. and find
myself In delightful company. But un-
til this evening I know nothing Of your
work except that / have read all your
hooks. For me you will be so good as
to outline all the points-yes?"
Otter Brearley mutely sought permis-
sion Of the company and turned the
leaves OF his manuscript All men have
innate love of talking shop" but few
can make such talk Of general interest
Breariey was an exception In this re-
the Pharaohs. of the temples. Of the
and its mysteries: but others
loved TO hear him. That made all the
difference.
THE discovery" he now began. upon
which I have blundered-for pure acci-
dent, alone. led me to n-assumes its
great importance by reason Of the abso-
Lutte mystery surrounding certain phases
OF Egyptian worship. In the old days,
Fairbank, you will recall that it was
my supreme ambition to learn the Sc
crets Of Isis worship as practiced in early
Egyptian times. Save for imposters and
legitimate imaginative writer's no one
has yet lifted the veil OF Isis. I. indi-
vidually. have made a step, II not a
stride, into that holy Of holies,"
Mind and don't lose yourself" said
Fairbank lightly.
But professionally. he was displeased
with Brearleys drawn face and with the
feverish brightness of his eyes. So much
was plain for all to see. In the eyes of
Ailsa BrearIey, so like. yet so unlike her
brothers, he read understanding of his
think. together with a
pathetic appeal
Brearley waved his long. white hand
carelessly.
Rest assured Of that. doctor!" he re-
piled. THE labyrinth in which 1 find
myself is intricate, readily admit: but
all my steps have been we'll considered.
To return Mr.. Klaw"-addressing the
have secured the mummy of
one Of these arch-adepts! That he was
one Is proved by the papyrus. presum-
ably his own writing, which lay upon his
breast! I unwrapped the mummy inl
Ervnt whers II now reposes but the !
writing I brought back with me and have |
recently deciphered. A glance had showed
me that 1t was not the usual excerpts |
from the Book Of the Dead. Six months
labor has proved it to be a detailed ac-
count Of his iaitiation into the inner
'Is such q papyrus uniqueF asked.
''Unique" cried Morris Klaw. TT is
pricelessr'
But why" I pursued. should this |
priest alone among the many who must |
have been 50 initiated have left an ac-
count of the CEREMONY
1T was forbidden to divulge any part,
any word. Of 1t, Searies.' said Brearley
'Khamus, for so this priest was named,
we'll knew this. But some reason which.
I fear. can never be known. prompted
him to write the papyrus. It is prob
,ble. II not certain. that no eye but his
md mine has read what is written