"T' go away without turning off th' meter!" The first thing Haggerty did was to scrutinize the desk which stood near the center of the room.

A film of dust lay upon it.

Not a mark anywhere.

In fact, a quarter of an hour's examination proved to Haggerty's mind that nothing in this room had been disturbed except the poor old mummy.

He concluded to leave that gruesome object where it lay.