Something to Solve

[JMadonna]

The owner told us that he knew at the time of purchase that the Bates story was bogus, but that it made the mummy famous. From what I have been told, this collector got sick of being hounded by reporters and put the mummy in hiding "where few would find it." We have been perfectly happy to let it stay hidden.

I often wonder if the mummy once owed Bates money and the story was his way of collecting it.