The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-24

''Perhap. NC can ind ono or two
that hasn't been broken open
II was long past midnight whsn
they desisted az last and Miles &c.
marked with q shruE.
II guess NED better give u Mp.
old man. II there vas anything herr
bearing on our problem Andrew
mus; have made on with u. after
all"
scotiio suppressed n ansesa hero
lcaIly as tho dust which ttiii floalsd
in the air assaulted hia uosiriln. and
replied in a nirunEled voice.
The mould Of the ages q cailng
into my lungs Hud there's a musty.
spicy rcok from that mummy"
Tho mummy Miles struck his
hands together softly. IT'S tho one
place wo never thought of. sco'ils'
We're not beaten yetr'
Hs daricd over 10 tho long. coffin.
Ike case and his companion followed
somewhat reluctantly
''rhs-ths person doesn't appear
20 have bcon disturbed since the
Pyramids were built" no vrtursd
what are sou about. lad7 You're
never going 20 undrrHs II.
Its Peruvian. not EEyilan. don't
you SEE the lnscyrlp,ion7 responded
Miles In a quick. excited whisper
Moreover. the wrappinEs abou; the
head ana breast have been unwound
within the very few years at most
and then rspiseedr'
Miles inserted his hand with IN.
finite care beneath tho displaced
fabric which covered tho shrunkcn.
n.ntllkc breast and drew forth
slender roll OF parchment scottlo
hastily returned his unwelcome bur.
den TO its original position and STROBE
around the cnsc 20 stare over his
friends shoulder at the discovery.
cts in figure writing he *.
claimed diuEustedly "a tho roll uu.
wound. You'd never be able 10 read
Il and Il would do you no good II
you did I've no doubt it's n prayer.
Put u back. owen, It's dcfying Proyl.
dcnce-"
'DofyinE your grandmother
Milsg interrupted. This message Il
in Egyptian hicroglyphlcu. sco,tlc.
know that much Egyptian picture
writing In this wrnppinEs OF Peru.
Wan mummyl-Get mo a piece OF
that parchment from the floor. will
your"
Scottie compiled and held both his
torch and that OF his companion
while the latter compared the tex.
turo OF the scrolls. At length no
drew a quick breath and faced the
Older man with shining eyes.
II can't read word of Il as you
say. but by the Lord Harry 7 think
we've got g.! There arc professors
In town who can decipher II for ia
and be depended upon to hold their
tongues afterword. and wen sec that
It reaches one OF them tomorrow
But Il can't be what Andrew was
looking fort" Scottie expostulated.
He certainly cannot translate belro
what you said"'
Nor would he have known that II
was what he wanted II he had found
~" retorted Miles. cant you see.
old man? That was the intention OF
the person who placed II there. II is
something that had to DO preserved
and yet must DO undecipherable 20
anyone not a student OF Egyptol.
ogy."
Miles slowed papyrus and parch-
ment carefully in his pocket
Switching off their torches they
stole from the room, but as Miles
rolocked the door behind them his
companion seized his arm.
do you hear that2" Scottie's
husky whisper broathed in his cur.
Someone's up. and there's a wee
streak Of light coming from that
room at tho front. Whose Is it7'
"Hobart's," whispered Miles in no.
ply. "Flatten yourself against the
wall and walk as lightly ak you can;
we're going TO look into thisl"
Fopt by foot they crept along the
hall until they ncared Hobnrt's door.
and then halted as tho trnnsflxsd.
for the voice OF Miss Drake. trombl.
ing and charged with long pent.up
came 20 the listerners' ears.
ITS no use! ff wc were tho only
onos concerned would have kept
this from you but II shnll not bo
visited upon tho next generatloni I
know the truth, Hobart I have nj.
ways known
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