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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-13

could think, Of nothing to say; and
bending toward me his haggard face:
1T whispered to me-" he said, "in
her voiee-in my own language, French,
as have taught 1t to her; just a few
imperfect words. but sufficient to con-
vey to me the story of the tragedy
kernaby. what does It. mean? Is 1t
possible that her spirit. released from
the body Of Yasmina, has returned to
that which I firmly believe 1t formerly
inhabited? :"
In the morning, however, he seemed
more composed, but the wild look still
fingered in his eyes and I could see
that the strange obsession had secured
firm hold upon him. He discussed
the matter quite calmy during break
fast, and invited me to visit the scene
of this supernatural happening.
There was nothing abnormal in the
appearance Of the place. but / exam
ined the mummy and the mummy case
with new curiosity; for il Felix
Breton was not mad (and this was
point upon which I recognized my in
competent to decide) the phantom
voice was clearly the product of some
trick However. I was unable to dis
cover anything to account for it. The
sarcophagus stood against the outer
wall of the studio and near to large
lattice window before which was draped
heavy tapestry curtain for the pur-
pose OF excluding undesirable light
upon that side OF the models throne
There was no balcony outside the win
| dow, which was fully thirty feet from
the street below; therefore unless
someone had been hiding in the window
recess beside the sarcophagus. trickery
| appeared TO be OF Of the question.
Turning to. Breton. who was watching
me haggardly--
You searched the recess last night?"
| said.
IT did-immediate1y. There was no
one there There was no one any
where in the studio; and when I
looked out OF the open window, the
street below was deserted from end to
| end"
| Il must go back. Kernaby." he said
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do you seriously desire me to be-
heve that you regard .YasTnina as a
reincarnation of the elder lady?"
That or uneal descendant he
answered. THE tribe of the Ghd1Cdzi
is of unknown antiquity and may very
well be descended from those temple
dancers Of the days Of the Pharaohs.
If you have studied the ancient wall
paintings, you cannot have failed to
observe that the dancing girls repre-
sented- have entirely different forms
from those Of any other women de-
picted and from those Of the ordinary
Egyptian women OF today"
His enthusiasm was tremendous; he
was one of those uncomfortable fanatics
who will ride q theory to the death. =,
"I cannot say that I have noticed
it." I replied. eYour, knowledge Of the
female form divine. is doubtless more
extensive than mine.'s 81
MY dear Kernaby." he cried -ex-
citedlyr. ito the trained eyes the differ
ence IS. extraordinary. Until saw
Yasmina had believed the peculiar
form TO which-I- refer to be extinct
like the blue enamel and the sacred
lotus. If It Is not reincarnation It Is
heredity."
Three days later there was dramatic
Development. Drifting idly into Bre-
tons studio one morning I found him
pacing the place in despair and glariRg
at his unfinished canvas like a man
distraught.
where is shejeret ed-Durre" I in
quired. s..
'Genei" he. replied. She disap-
peared yesterday and can find no
trace of her"
Surely the excellent Suleyman. pro-
prietor of the dancing establishment
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pated. he was sceptical to the point Of
MY dear Kernaby," he said, ais it
likely that am going to interrupt my
work now that I have found such an
inspiring model. because some ridicu-
lous ddrtoish disapproves?" o.-.-
TT is highly unlikely" I admitted; !;
but. do not mistake by treating the
matter lightly. You are right off the
map here, and Cairo is not Paris"
at is a great deal safert" he cried
in his boisterous fashion, ''and infinitely
more interesting"
But my mind was far from easy;
for in the dark eyes of the model,
when their glance rested upon Felix
Breton, there was that to have aroused
poisonous sentiments in the bosom of
the Man of the Glare.
e - -.
During the course OF the following
month I saw Felix Breton two or three
times, and he was enthusiastic about
the progress OF his picture and the
| beauty of his model The first hint ]
received Of the strange idea which was
to lead to stranger Happenings came
one afternoon when he had called upon
me at Shepheards..
do you believe in reincarnation
Kernaby?" he asked suddenly.
| / stared at him in surprise.
Regardless Of nay personal views or
the matter" replied; '-in what way
does the subject interest you?"
Momentarily he hesttated; then:
THE resemblance between Yasmina'
| (this was the real name Of Shejeret
ed-Durr) land the priestess of Isis,
he said. appears to me too marked
to be explainable by mere coincidence
If the mummy were my personal prop
ertv should urWrau itu
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left Of his chair stood a mummy in
an ornate sarcopragus. and forth from
the swathed figure into the light east
downward from an antique lamp,
foated a beautiful spirit shape-that
Of an Egyptian priestess. Upon her
face was an expression of intense
anger, as, her fingers crooked in sin
lister fashion, she bent over the man
at the table. .-.. $50
The mummy and sarcophagus de-
picted on the canvas stood before me
against the wall of the studio, the lid
resting beside the case. It was
moulded, as is sometimes seen, to rep
resent the face and, figure OF the occu-
pant and was as fine an example of
the kind as I had met with, The
mummy was that OF a priestess and
dancer of the Great Temple at Phile
and it had been lent by the museum
authorities for the purpose of Breton's
picture.
His enthusiasm at first seeing
Shejeret ed-Durr was explainable by
the really uncanny resemblance which
the girl bore to the modelled figure.
Studying her, from my seat on the
dilcdH, as she posed in that gauzy
raiment depicted upon the lid OF the
sarcophagus, it seemed indeed that the
ancient priestess was reborn IN the
form OF Shejeret ed-Durr the 0haxiyehl
Breton had evidently tabeoed makeup,
with the exception of the character
istic black bordening to the eyes
(Which appeared in the presentment OF
the servant Of Isis) and seen now in
its natural coloring the face Of the
dancing-girl had -undoubted beauty.
Presently. whilst the model rested. I
| informed Breton " my conversation
with Abu Tabah; but. as had antici-
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can assist you?"
Il tell you." cried Breton savagely
that she has disappeared. No one
knows what has become of her"
That night at an unearttly. hour.
long after I had retired to my own
apartments, he came to Shepheard's.
Being shown into my room. and the
servant having departed
"Yasmina is dead!" he burst out,
standing there, a disheveled figure, just
within the doorway.
What" I exclaimed, standing up
from the table at which I had been
writing. and confronting him. Dead? ?
Do you mean" '-
"He has murdered her." said Breton.
in a duh monotonous voice-"that fend
of whom you warned me-"
who discovered her?"
mo one discovered her; she will
never be discovered! He has buried
her body in some secret spot in the
desert"
Then how in Heavens name did
you learn OF her murder?" asked.
You will think that am mad. Ker-
naby." he said; but I must tell you
must tell someone. j could see that
you were incredulous when I spoke to
you of reincarnation, but 1 was right
Kernaby, was right Either that Oh
my reason is deserting me-"
Tonight" he continued. "as I sal
looking at my unfinished picture and
trying to imagine what could have be-
come Of YasInina. the mummy-the
mummy of the priestess-spoloe to mel!
slowly sank back into my chair.
was now assured that Felix Breton
had formed a sudden and intense in
fatuation for Yasn1ina and that heI
mysterious disappearance had deranget
his sensitive mind. Words failed me;
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which you speak. Kernaby Pasha," he
admitted, but 1 warned you thar it
was Ill to- incur the enmity of the
Black Ddrcishes. That there is a
scheme afoct to compass the self-de-
struction or insanity of your friend is
now evident TO me; and he has brought
this calamity upon himself: for the
words which he believed to be spoken
by the spirit of the girl Yasmina would
not affected him unpleasantIy If his
attitude toward her had been marked
by proper restraint and the affair con
tined within suitable limitations"
quite so. But although the Blacl,
Ddrtetshes may be both malignant and
clever, that uncanny whispering is be-
yond the control of natural forces,
such is not my opinion" replied
Abu Tabah. "A spirit does not mis-
take one person for another; and the
whispering voice addressed itself to
Felix when Felix was not present. 1
believe, Kernaby Pasha, that YOU are
the possessor OF a pair of excellent
opera-glasses? May I suggest that you
return to Shepherds and procure
| them"
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There is blood in the courtyard"
said Abu Tabah: but AhRad es-Kebir
has fed. Therefore he still lives and
hts anger win be not the less but the
greater. Depart from Cairo. II. BretonI
il is my counsel to you"
But" cried Felix Breton. glaring
wildly at the big canvas on the easel.
Il must finish my picture. AS Vas
nina IS alive. she must return. and I
must finish my picture,"
"Yasmina cannot return" replied Abu
Tabah. fixing his weird eyes upon the
speaker q have caused her 70 be
banished from Cairo He raised his
hand. checking Breton's hot words ere
they were uttered, -RecFirn nations
are unavailing. Her presence disturbs
the peace of Il city. and the peace Of
the city 1t is my duty TO maintain"
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The platform Of the n1inaret seemed
very cold to the touch of my stock
inged feet; for I had left my shoes at
the entrance to the mosque below in
accordance with custom; and now from
the wooden balcony. 1 overlooked the
neighboring, roofs Of Cairo. and Abu
Tabah, beside me, pointed to where a
vague patch of light broke the dark
ness beneath US to the left.
''The window Of NJ. Felix Breton's
studio" he said.
Raising the glasses to his eyes, he
gazed in that direction, whilst I also
peered thither and succeeded in max
ing out the well of the courtyard and
the roofs of the buildings 20 right and
left Of it. It was not evident to me
for what Abu Tabah was looking, and
when presently he lowered the glasses
and turned to. me I expressed my
doubts in words.
ut is surely evident" I said, speak,
ing. as 1 now almost invariably did to
the fs',Gn1, in English, of which he had
perfect mastery that we have little
chance of discovering anything from
here. since nothing was visible from
the studio window. Furthermore, who
save Yasrnina could have spoken in
the manner which I have related and
in broken French?"
IAN eayesdropper," he replied, might
haye profited by the lessons which
| Yasmina received from NJ. Bretons and
| all vocal characteristics are lost in a
whisper. In the second place. Yasnina
| is not dead"
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He suddenly clutched my arm.
Quick! raise your glasses!" he said
softly. "On the roof of the house to
the left OF the light. There is the wlis-
pering mummy"
Strung up to a high pitch of excite
Hent, I gazed through the direction In
dieated by my companion. Without
difficulty discerned him--a man wex-
ing a black turban-who crept like
some ungainly cat along the fat roof,
carrying in his hand what looked like
one of those sugar canes which pass
for a delicacy among the natives, but
which to European eyes appear more
suitable for curtain-poles than sweet
meats. springing perilously across a
yawning gulf, the wearer of the black
turban gained the roof of the studio.
crept along for some little distance
further, and then. lying prone. began
slowly to lower the bamboo rod in the
direction of the lighted window.
1T is a speaking-tu -tube!" cried. Il
cannot see the end of IL, but no doubt
It is curved SO as to protrude through
4 you look. Abu Tabah: propose to
act"
Thrysting the glasses into the
fnrdm's hand. took my Colt repeater
from my pocket. and. haying peered
for some seconds steadily in the direc-
ton Of the dimly Visible Ddrsoish. I
opened fire. had fred five shots in
the heat of my anger at that sinister
crouehing figure. ere Abu Tabah seized
my wrist.
stop! "he cried: do you forget
\ where you stand?"
Truly I had forgotten IN my indig-
nation. or I should not have outraged
his feelings by firing from the ninaret
| Of mosque. But sufficient of my
wrath remained to occasion me a thrill
Of satisfaction, when. peering through
/ the dusk. saw the Dar1eish throw up
his arms and disappear from view.
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"she has been kept a prisoner during
the past week in a house belonging to
one OF the Black Ddr1oishes," continued
Abu Tabah; but my agents succeeded
in tracing her this morning. BY my
orders, however, she has not been al
lowed to return to her home"
And what was the object Of those
orders?"
"That I might learn for what pur-
pose she had been made to disappear"
replied Abu Tabah; "and have learned
it tonight" .'.-- ..--.-
eThen you think that the Whispering
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FOR SALE-A good horse. two wag- ons. two blows and a cultivator, all good machines Write L. T. Super. Pomfret Center. Conn. oct4d
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FOR SALE-Paige speed, car. model A. just overhauled, newly painted, no car likc it in town. Inquire A Thames St. sep2Sd
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FOR SALE-One Ford touring car for sale. late 1917 model good condi- tion; price $400. Address F. O. Box 1852 or Telephone SS-4. Jewett City, Conn. oct1d
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The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-09-05

Pupils to BE Taught Principles OF
Saving with Experiences In Buying,
Selling and Account Keeping.

With the resumption Of school this
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In all eighth grade schools and In
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for that purpose. The system VIII
include personal experiences In buy
ing, selling and account keeping.
Students in all colleges apd univer
sities will be enlisted In campaign
to popularise personal accounts and
systematic savings. Domestic science
teachers in pVblic schools, normal
schools and colleges, and agents Of ex
tensaou departments win BE- utilised b
make this individual budeeting o.
students' incomes elective. -.
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The man or the woman not now own
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