The Road Least Traveled by Cole Jerry

Author:Cole, Jerry [Cole, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Greg was silent once more, only this time it was out of shock. He blew out a puff of air with a deep breath, his cheeks full and rounded.

“That’s just crazy,” he said. “I don’t even know what to say. I guess from the very little I know that finding Alexander’s tomb would be like that Egyptian king in the pyramid.”

“Tutankhamun?” said Alex. “To find Alexander’s tomb would be an achievement a thousand times larger than the tomb Howard Carter found. Tutankhamun was a boy. He was given a dynasty by his father and was a king simply by birth. Alexander was given money, of course, and a first-class education, but he was a man. A man who carved his way across the world and changed history for the Earth.”

“I get it,” said Greg. “And I hope you’re the one who finds it. Have you taken your thoughts somewhere higher? Asked for funding from the government to dig for the tomb and see what you could find?”

“The Greek government could not help me,” said Alex. “And I am too scared to tell my thoughts to them. Besides, even if I could somehow convince government officials to give me the money, they’re not going to let me put a brush anywhere near this ‘sacred space’.” And with the final two words, Alex punctuated the air with two fingers, mocking the idea.

“I’m pretty sure if they knew half of what you know, then they’d let you at least clear the weeds and all the crap and let you take some kind of samples.”

“It’s a nice thought,” said Alex, “and we can learn a lot from soil samples. But you forget that the most that soil samples will reveal would be something at the very top of the pile. Remember the three levels? I don’t doubt we’d find some interesting Byzantium pots or maybe even the remains of a Turkish bath or harem. And as soon as it is revealed, the government will declare it a site of national interest and it will have to be preserved. We will not even be able to think about the Roman remains that will surely be underneath. And what I’m looking for is two layers under that.”

“I see,” said Greg. He looked at his watch idly and saw that it was nearly eleven. He and Alex had been on the wall, talking for two and half hours. He had no idea of the last time the hours had flown by so quickly. He had been so captivated by the story that he had lost all track of everything else around him. However, he was now very aware that he had an early start and a meeting with his foreman in the morning.

“Alex, it’s really late,” he said. “I have to meet Eddie and the guys at seven sharp and I haven’t done any preparation for tomorrow. I need to call the office, too.”

“It’s okay,” said Alex. “I appreciate your time. We can go.”

The two men swung their legs back over the wall.

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