" And then
Random began hurriedly, so as to prevent further arguments of an
unprofitable kind. "I was at Genoa with my yacht, and there
stopped on shore at the Casa Bianca."
"What place is that?"
"An hotel. I there met with a certain Don Pedro de Gayangos and
his daughter, Donna Inez, He was a gentleman from Lima, and had
come to Europe in search of the green mummy."
Braddock stared.
"And what did this confounded Spaniard want with my green mummy?"
he demanded indignantly. "How did he know of its existence?--
what reason had he to try and obtain it? Answer, sir."
"I shall let Don Pedro answer himself," said Random dryly. "He
arrives in a couple of days, and intends to take rooms at the
Warrior Inn along with his daughter. Then you can question him,
Professor."
"I question you," snapped Braddock angrily.
"And I am answering to the best of my ability. Don Pedro told me
nothing beyond the fact that he wanted the mummy, and had come to
Europe to get it. In some way he learned that it was in Malta
and was for sale."
"Quite so: quite so," rasped the Professor. "He saw the
advertisement in the newspapers, as I did, and wanted to buy it
over my head."
"Oh, he wanted to buy it right enough, and wired to Malta," said
Random, "but in reply he received a letter stating that it had
been sold to you and was being taken to England on The Diver.
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