Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Worlds Greatest Detective Cases

visit to the top OF The Sphinx be
But You did not proceed until
night. Why did your master wal,
until ssch late hour:'
MY master always expressed a
desire to see the desert from the top
OF the Sphinx by moonlight. The
sky was clear" said the servant
Describe TO me as exactly as you
can how you started and how il al
happened" commanded Masaryk
Ny master led the way and ] fol-
lowed him 4 few steps behind We
were both climbing when Suddenly
he shrieked and fell down below !
was terrorized and feared that /
would fail ; victim 70 the same az
tack / always thought that there
were snakes on the top of the
Sphinx. ! climbed down and found
my master dead-and his neck brok-
en-. ! rushed back to the hotel as
quickly as | could to get assistance
and when we returned to the place
we found my masters body all
swollen and / could hardly recognize
him. thought he was attacked by
poisonous snake or insect. That
is the reason / think he shrieked
suddenly. have heard, sir, my
father relate stories of how people
who attempted to reach the top Of
the Sphinx were attacked by veno-
nous reptiles" related Salih.
And what about the Arabs'
u saw another body, sir, when /
started to run back to the hotel TO
get assistance for my master. ! do
not know him. / do not know how
he happened 10 be bitten"
Turning TO the Carlo police chief
Dr.. Masaryk said sharply, Il want
TO go up the Sphinx. ! want this
man, Salih. to lead me up to the top
over the exact road his master took"
Accompanied by police officers
and led by Salih, DR.. Masaryk set
ou. for the desert and, on reaching
the base Of the Sphinx, he ordered
the party to halt and proceeded
alone. He carefully examined the
spot where his late friend had been
found dead. He made notes OF his
observations, then turned to the
party and ordered them to proceed.
He asked Salih if there were other
people on the Sphinx when he had
accompanied his master up to the
top.
Sir, my master did not tell me,
and do not know. / do not think
there was anybody. / did not see
anybody"
Now lead US up to the top in the
exact way you climbed with your
master" he ordered.
Salih, the Arab, willingly led the
way up the surface of the Sphinx.
DR.. Masaryk was right behind him,
and the four Carlo officers followed
the great detective. When they were
little more than hall way up the Arab
stopped and turning to Dr.. Masaryk
said. ssh, this far we went. II was
on this spot tha. my master shrieked
and fell down"
"Very well. but ! want yor to
proceed right up to the top. You
lead the way" again commanded
Masaryk. -
The great detectives demeanos
had changed perceptively. The ma
tive officers accompanying him be-
gan to feel that be had discovered
clue and that be would follow it up
to the very top Of the Sphinx and
that he would brook no interference
from anyone in tracking Gown the
perpetrator Of the weird murder.
Salh, the Arab, looked for . Sec
ond at the grim corntenance Of the
detective, but made 10 protests, and
with a nonchalent air proceeded on
the upward journey.
They had reached a spot within a
few spaces Of the top, Salih, the
Arab, lea ading the party, when as
aryk suddenly shouted stop" Then
turning to the native officers he said.
Il want you all to stay here. ! want
TO go up to the top al alone" In
the past Masaryk had been up there
more than once He know that the
desert winds kept the top of the
Sphinx covered with fine sand. He |
was convinced that if his friend had
been murdered the action took place
on the fat top of the head. He was
certain that he would find clues con-
hrn1ing the theory which he had al
ready, former on the fat top of the
Sphinx.
"You can imagine the anxiety of
the Cairo officers to know what the
great detective had In mind when he
ordered them to stay behind and
what mental torture the native Arab
went through when Mr.. Masaryk
disappeared from their view on the
top Of the head.
Continued Next Sunday,
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