A black label with white lettering set forth the various contents with a brief explanation as follows: "Mummy of Sebek-hotep, a scribe of the twenty-second dynasty, together with the objects found in the tomb.

But Sebek-hotep must have been a fine-looking man.

And there is the oddity of this mummy of Sebek-hotep.

" "Are you sure of that?" exclaimed Dr. Norbury, peering at the little white marks with ecstasy; "because, if you are, and if these objects are what you say they are, the mummy of Sebek-hotep is an absolutely unique specimen.

There was another interval of silence, and then Dr. Norbury asked suddenly: "But what do you suppose has become of Sebek-hotep?

The real Sebek-hotep, I mean?" "I take it," said Thorndyke, "that the remains of Sebek-hotep, or at least a portion of them, are at present lying in the Woodford mortuary awaiting an adjourned inquest."

The real Sebek-hotep, I mean?" "I take it," said Thorndyke, "that the remains of Sebek-hotep, or at least a portion of them, are at present lying in the Woodford mortuary awaiting an adjourned inquest."

"On receiving this final confirmation of my conclusions, I applied forthwith to Doctor Norbury for permission to examine the mummy of Sebek-hotep, with the result that you are already acquainted with.

"On the sixth day after the removal from the sarcophagus, I took the bandages that I had removed from Sebek-hotep and very carefully wrapped the deceased in them, sprinkling powdered myrrh and gum benzoin freely on the body and between the folds of the wrappings to disguise the faint odour of the spirit and the formalin that still lingered about the body.

"The way in which the affair came about was this: The damaged mummy of Sebek-hotep, perishing gradually by exposure to the air, was not only an eyesore to me: it was a definite danger.

Hence, if these bones of Sebek-hotep could be made to simulate the remains of the deceased testator, a definite good would be achieved.

(6) NEITH, the mother of SEBEK, who was also a goddess of the eastern portion of the sky.

(12) SEBAK, who was a form of the Sun-god, and was in later times confounded with Sebak, or Sebek, the friend of Set.

"'Living Eye of Sebek, the lord of Bakhau,' is thy name.

The secret of Sebek.

The secret of Sebek.