Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

was cut from the living rock. The forepaws
stretch forth at full length, with a square
STEELE between the legs the body, telling the
story of how Khephren, builder of the Second
Pyramid, created this massive man-animal
body in his own honor. So the Sphinx is not
feminine after all. 1t was Khephren's features,
and not those of woman, that were defaced
by the traditional shot from one of the cannon
Of Napoleon
East of the Sphinx's forefeet rise the broken
walls of the temple of Khephren, excavated not
long since. The moonlight poured into the
cavities of this ruin, upon one edge of which
we stood to get our most favorable view of the
Sphinx and the pyraminds beyond Somehow
eS we stood there. perhaps because of the mar
I"vn~ss of the leSge upon which we stood and
the consequent Swaying of our bodies, the
whole scene spsnned out beyond seemed to
vibrate with returning life. Then the voice
OF cur leader called and we descended to
reality.
lovely little temple has been excavated and
restored at the southern base of Cheops, and
1t shone in the moonlight like a bit of alabaster
against the duller tone of the broken face of
the pyramid. A figure detached itself from
the ruin and advanced to our party and there
was converse in the Arabic of our friends and
this guardian, who told us of the excavation
and the need of the barbed wire that stretches
around the field of the work. plaster passed
over the line and the guardian gave thanks
and melted into the background of the ruins
over on little hill back of Khephren tents
appeared, the housing of members of an ex-
petition engaged IN exploratory work It was
related that many tourists come out and SIM
larly live in tents at the feet of the pyramids
On such night this of our visitation an
experience of this kind must be wonderful in
deed.
A few nights later we went out again to
G1zeh, but by trolley, and descending at the
edge OF the overflow" engaged a feucca for a
roe In the moonlight. Again we saw the pyra-
mlds IN the soft radiance of Luna but from a
distance The seemingly clumsy craft poled at
first by the two boatmen then rowed and
waited along by barely perceptible breeze.
slowly made its way around in a great circle
past inundated structures Then suddenly there
was slight bump and the boat had grounded.
Inc men poled vigorously and finally got clear
But the delay caused us to miss the last trolley
car back to GiZeh. However fortune favored us
For just as the felucca touched the little land
Ing place motor truck came rafting up from
the south, laden with sacks of wheat with half
dozen natives in charge We negotiated
through the Arabic of our Cairo friends-for
transportation and PILED aboard nine of us and
Iooe INTO Glzeh, where We caught a trolley car
Ior caro- There was some disputation over the
bakSheesh in payment for the ride but il was
compounded and we finally reached home with
out further difficulty delighted with the moon.
hgnt ride and our farewell view as it proved
OF the pyramids.
HEN We went to Luxor, and there we met
Georges Millhail as 1 have heretofore re-
lated. AS we were returning from our first DAYS
visit to the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings
on small boat crossing the Nile Georges sug-
gested that perhaps We might like to get our
hrst view of the Temple of Karnak which we
were formally to inspect in the morning by
moonlight that night We aSSented, and special
arrangements having been made for the use of
motor, we left the hotel shortly after dinner
ana drove the short distance out to the temple.
again we stood in the midst of history in the
pale light of the moon. The ruins spanning an
immense area stood crisply clear in the radiance
Oh the 1ulI orb. Here and there lizard startled
out OF sleep by our footballs. darted over the
stones. Save for the watchmen, who opened
successive gates for small considerations, we
were alone in the labyrinth of wreckage De-
Cals revealed themselves gradually, obelisks APP
peared in sharp silhouette against the sky the
giant pylons doomed massively and the hypo-
style, with its group of seemingly countless