Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-02
TALES OF SECRET EGYPT
BY SAX ROHMER

had been u retired dra1oinsn. though
sometimes employed m nm excavator.
'ue rode out one night upon his
white donkey." said my informant.
and no man knows whittier he went,
hut IL Is believed. Kernsby Pasha.
that It was to the Haram cl-kaddab'
lthc False pyramid)-extending his
hand to whore. boyona the holt OF fer
tlity. the tomb of Sneferu upreared
it's three platforms from the fringe OF
the desert "ro enter the pyramid
even In daytime Is to court mlsfor-
tune. to eater at Night is to fall into
the hands of the powerful efreet who
dwells there. His donkey returned
without him. and therefore search
was made for Ahmed Ahdulla. He
was found the next day"--a8ain the
long arm shot out toward the desert
dead upon the sands. near the foot of
tho pyramid"
looked into tho face of the speak
err; beyond doubt he was In deadly
earnest.
"why should Ahmed Abdulla have
wanted to visit such place at
night~ I asked.
There Is n great treasure con-
cealed there. Kernahy pasha." he re-
piled: "a treasure hidden from the
world in the days OF Suleyman the
Great. sealed with his seal and
guarded by the servants OF Gam Ibn-
Gam"
so you think the guardian ginn-
killed Ahmed Ahdullar"
The station master muttered inyo-
cations and
There are things which may not be
spoken Of" he said but those who
saw him dead say that he was terri
Bile to look upon. A great welee, a
man of wisdom famed throughout
Egypt. has been summoned to avert
the evil. for il the anger of the ginn
is aroused they may visit the most
painful and unfortunate penalties
upon all Rikka. ."
Halt an hour later l set out. having
eonndentially informed the station
master that / sought to obtain a fine
turquoise necklet which 1 knew to be
in the possession of the Sheikh of
Aeydani. Little did l suspect how 1t
was written that should indeed visit
the house of the venerable sheikh.
Out through the fields Of young green
corn. the palm groves and the syca-
more orchards l rode, Hassan plod-
ding silently behind me and leading
the donkey who bore the baggage.
l campedson the western side Of the
pyramid mi va1l al
marshes. which are the home of
countless wildfowl. had no idea
how long 1t would take me to extract
the coveted ring from it's hiding
place (Which Hassan had closely de-.
scrioed to mel; and, remember ring tho
speculative giances of the villagers
mad no intention Of exposing NV
self against the face of the pyramid
until dusk should have come to cloak
my operations.
assan-es-Sugra, whose new taci-
'urnity was remarkable and whose
behavior was distinguished by an odd
aisduiet, set out with his gun to pro-
cure our dinner. and l mounted the
sandy slope on the southwest Of the
pyramid, where. from my cover be-
hind a mound OF rubbish, I studied
through my field glasses the bolt Of
vegetation marking the course of the
Nile. / could detect no sign Of sur
veillance. but In view OF the fact that
the smuggling OF relics out of Egypt
is punishable offense my caution
was dictated by wisdom.
We dincd excellently, Iassan the
silent and |, upon quail, timed toma-
toes, fresh dates. bread and yichy-
water uo which. In my own case, was
added stiH three fingers Of whisky.
When the newly risen moon cast an
eboh shadow OF the Pyramid of
snefern upon the carpet of the sands,
1 mads my way around the angle of
tho ancient building toward tho
mound on the northern side whereby
one approaches the entrance. Three
PAGES from the shadows edge
paused, trsnsnxsd because Of that
which confronted me.
Outlined against the moon bright
SKY upon ridge Of the desert behind
ana to the north Of the great struc-
turs stood the motienlsss fixurs Of q
man. A. l stood regarding him, he