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A MYSTERIOUS TOMB.
One member of the Braddock household was not included in the general staff, being a mere appendage of the Professor himself.

This was a dwarfish, misshapen Kanaka, a pigmy in height, but a giant in breadth, with short, thick legs, and long, powerful arms.

He had a large head, and a somewhat handsome face, with melancholy black eyes and a fine set of white teeth.

Like most Polynesians, his skin was of a pale bronze and elaborately tattooed, even the cheeks and chin being scored with curves and straight lines of mystical import.