This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...robes off those fellows and give them some tobacco or something." "Vurry good, saar," said Mustafa; " but they deserve nothing--they have done no work." "They'll jump quicker when I want them to do some," Creel pointed out; and Mustafa bowed before his superior wisdom. As we walked over toward the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...robes off those fellows and give them some tobacco or something." "Vurry good, saar," said Mustafa; " but they deserve nothing--they have done no work." "They'll jump quicker when I want them to do some," Creel pointed out; and Mustafa bowed before his superior wisdom. As we walked over toward the excavation, we were surprised to see no sign of the laborers toiling up with their endless baskets of sand. "It can't be that he's knocked off work," said Creel. "He'd never do that--unless something's happened." And then we came to the top of the stair. "By George! " he cried; " I believe the old scout has really found something!" for the whole bunch of natives were grouped together at the farther end of the excavation, staring at something that looked like another fragment of wall. Right in front of the wall, we caught a glimpse of Davis's white helmet. I don't know why it was, but we both bounded down those steps and across the excavation, and pushed through the crowd of natives, as though we had some vital interest in Davis's discovery, whatever it might be. We saw that it was indeed a fragment of wall which he had uncovered--a wall built of small, square blocks of white stone laid in some dark mortar--and Davis was carefully brushing the sand from some sort of inscription. "What is it, Professor? " asked Creel. "Found something? Whew!" he whistled, as Davis started round at sound of his voice. "Yes, I guess you have!" For the little man was trembling with excitement; his face was as white as his beard; his eyes were shining with a strange, unearthly light. "The missing link!" he answered hoarsely. "The missing link! By...
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