The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-25
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home at any time and I have a
thunch that he'll II try to finish then
what he started this afternoon-
ut looks as though he'd made
a pretty thorough job of it II de-
Estruction was his object, Scotste
commented sdry1y5 as the rapier-.
like thrust Of light played about
the dense blackness Of the room
May the dell take us IL were not
in museum!
They were in a huge, low ceiling
ed room which had eyid emily been
long unused for human occ
cupancy On the left trunks and
packing cases of all shapes and
sizes were heaped pellmeH with
broken hasps From their depths a
heterogeneous mass, OF relics and
manuscripts had been scattered IN
all directions.
Naughty though fragmentary
idols and humble cooking pots,
fearsome weapons. bits OF crumb1-
ed carving and among them all roll
after roll OF ancient parchment to-
gether with notebooks of a more
modern day.
Scottie approached long metal;
lined box and after one slauce
within promptly retreated
S"Its a mummy Miles gasad
briefly down at the small. tightly
swathed form and then turned ic-
differently away IF Andrew
found what he was looking for this
afterno on. we are wasting our
time, but i don't think he was sue
cessful
Those notebooks must contain the
result OF years Of study and CLASH
fcaton and see how the pages are
torn out and scattered about!
Then it was writing that Andrew
was after, and modern writing at
that, for he's only thrown the parch
mems aside," Scottie gathered up
handful of the loose sheets ana
examined them critically.
"But what was he looking for2
That's what we've got to find out
What would Roger have written and
carried all around the world with
him that his brother would want
badly enough to steal2 Mr. Wells
told me that the three brothers
We're devotedly attached to eacn
other but l have seen small eyI-
dence of affection on Andrews part
Tor any or <tnem-
do you see all these odd caskets
of metal and carved bone2" Scottle
was playing his torch over the an
Perhaps we can find one or -twss
that hasn't been broken OPEN
1t was long past midnight when
they deSisted at last and Miles re-
marked with shruG:
II guess we'd better give it up,
old man. II there was anything
hero bearing on our problem An-
drew must have made of with it,
after ALL"
Scottie suppressed a 4sneeze hero
ically as the dust which still floated
in the air assailed his nostrils, and
replied in strangled voice:
THE mould of the ages is eating
into my lungs and there's musty,
spicy reek from that mummy
'The mummy" Miles struck his
hands together softly. Its the one
place we never thought of, Scottie!
We're not beaten yet"
He darted over to the long. cot
fin-like case and his companion fol-
lowed somewhat reluctantly.
'tThe-the person doesn't appear
to have been disturbed since the
Pyramids were built" he ventured
what are you about, lad? You're
never going to undress it,
s Its Peruvian, not Egyptian
don't you see the inscription?'r re-
sponded Miles in quick, excited
whisp err Moreover, the wrappings
about the head and breast have
been unwounded within very few
years at most and then relaced!
Miles inserted his hand with in
finite care beenath the displaced
fabric which covered the shrunken,
flint-like breast and drew forth a
slender roll Of parchment Scottie
hastily returned his unwelcome
burden to it original position ana
strobe around the case to stare over
his friends shoulder at the dis
covery. ga
sits in figure writing!''s he ex-
wound. You'd never be able to
read ,it5and 1t would do you no good
if YOU did u I've no doubt tits
prayer. Put it back, Owen, it's de-
flying Provide
'Defying your grandmother!
Miles interrupted. This message is
in Egyptian Therapeutics, Scottie,
know that much !-Egyptian pic
ture writing In the wrapptngs OF a
Peruvian mummy!-Get me a piece
of parchment from the floor, will
you?,
Scottied complied and held both
his torch and that OF his compan-
onswhile the latter compared the
texture Of the scrolls. AT length he;
drew Quick breath and faced the.
Older man with shining eyes.
81 can't read word OF it as
you say, but by the Lord Harry i
think we've got it!aThere are pro-
fessors in town who can dec1pher
1t for us and be depended upon to
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