A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, December 1949 — page 123: what you’re looking at

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FOOTSTEPS INVISIBLE there are some things you don’t want to tell me. I suppose the reason he’s hunt- ing you so doggedly is one of them.” “Right,” the Englishman admitted. “It was while the expedition was digging out old Tut-Ankh-Tothet. It was something I did. A law I violated. A law I was aware of, but—well, I went ahead any- way. “You see, there were some things we found buried with old Tothet the press didn’t hear of. Some papyri, some clay tablets. And off the main tomb a smaller one holding the mummy of Tothet’s daughter. She was—had been—a beauty, “Well, I can’t tell you more. I violated an ancient law, then got panicky and tried to escape the consequences. In doing so, I ran afoul of this—this fellow. And brought him down on my neck. If you don’t mind—” | There was desperate note in his host’s voice. Jorman nodded. “Certainly,” he agreed. “TI’ll drop the subject. After all, it’s your business. You've never tried to ambush the fellow and have it out with him, I suppose?” He imagined Carraden shaking his head. “No use,” the other said shortly. “My only safety is in flight. So I’ve kept run- ning. When I got to ’Frisco, I thought I was safe for a while. But this time he was on my heels almost at once. I heard him coming up the street for me late one foggy night. I got out the back door and ran for it. Got away to the Canadian plains. “I planted myself out in the middle of nowhere, on a great, rolling grassy plain with no neighbor for miles. Where no one would even think of me, much less _ speak to me or utter my name. I was safe there almost a year. But in the end it was—well, almost a mistake.” Carraden put down his glass with a clatter. Jorman imagined it was because the tumbler had almost slipped from shak- ing fingers. “You see, out there on the prairie, there were no footsteps. This time he came at night, as usual, and he was almost on me before I was aware of it. And my horse was lame. I got away. But it was a near thing. Nearer than I like to re- member... SORE qv '\ SALESMAN! MAKE OVER $30.00 A DAY! Sell nationally advertised Adding Machine for only $12.95 complete. A desk model portable, precision built, fully guaranteed, every inch a business ma- chine. y to operate, easy to sell, easy for you to make big money at 49% profit! For life-size color photo and full details, write today to: LIGHTNING ADDING MACHINE CO ., Ine. Dept. F-1, 543 So. Spring St., Los Angeles 13, Calif, Watch Repairing Pays Big Money BOLIC RIALL Ss Free Literature Tells How step-by-step under experts. You learn to take a watch apart—repair and put in porte working order. 10 | e furnish all tools, and a 15 jeweled watch. Practicemovement with first lesson, ‘4 Turn spare time into cash— a business of your MUSCLES? BODY ACHES? When muscles are stiff and sore from unusual exercise or ' strain, use HEET®, the lini- ment that’s strong yet does not burn the skin. Wonderful re- lief from muscular soreness comes as comforting HEET quickly starts to penetrate. Just brush it on with the applicator. HEET starts at once to ease muscular pain and keeps on working for hours, warms and soothes the painfularea. — 123 Ehboo O aan (0)