Tales of Terror and Mystery

The New Catacomb

           "Itisevidentlyadiscoveryofthefirstimportance.TheseinscriptionswillmakeasensationthroughoutEurope."

           "Foreveryoneherethereareamillionthere!"saidtheGerman."Therearesomanythatadozensavantsmightspendalifetimeoverthem,andbuildupareputationassolidastheCastleofSt.Angelo."

           Kennedysatthinkingwithhisfineforeheadwrinkledandhisfingersplayingwithhislong,fairmoustache.

           "Youhavegivenyourselfaway,Burger!"saidheatlast."Yourwordscanonlyapplytoonething.Youhavediscoveredanewcatacomb."

           "Ihadnodoubtthatyouhadalreadycometothatconclusionfromanexaminationoftheseobjects."

           "Well,theycertainlyappearedtoindicateit,butyourlastremarksmakeitcertain.Thereisnoplaceexceptacatacombwhichcouldcontainsovastastoreofrelicsasyoudescribe."

           "Quiteso.Thereisnomysteryaboutthat.IHAVEdiscoveredanewcatacomb."

           "Where?"

           "Ah,thatismysecret,mydearKennedy.Sufficeitthatitissosituatedthatthereisnotonechanceinamillionofanyoneelsecominguponit.Itsdateisdifferentfromthatofanyknowncatacomb,andithasbeenreservedfortheburialofthehighestChristians,sothattheremainsandtherelicsarequitedifferentfromanythingwhichhaseverbeenseenbefore.IfIwasnotawareofyourknowledgeandofyourenergy,myfriend,Iwouldnothesitate,underthepledgeofsecrecy,totellyoueverythingaboutit.ButasitisIthinkthatImustcertainlypreparemyownreportofthematterbeforeIexposemyselftosuchformidablecompetition.

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