In one way or another I shall find the
assassin and make him disgorge those emeralds under the penalty
of being hanged. Then I can sell them and finance my Egyptian
expedition."
"But you forget, Professor, that the emeralds, when found, belong
to Don Pedro."
"They don't," rasped the little man, turning purple with rage.
"I refuse to let him have them. I bought the mummy, and the
contents of the mummy, including those emeralds. They are
mine."
"No," said Random sharply. "I buy the mummy, from you, so they
pass into my possession and belong to De Gayangos. I shall give
them to him."
"You'll have to find them first," said Braddock savagely; "and as
to the mummy, you shan't have it. I decline to sell it. So
there!"
"If you don't," said Random very distinctly, "Don Pedro will
bring an action against you, and Captain Hervey will be called as
a witness to prove that the mummy was stolen."
"Don Pedro hasn't the money," said Braddock triumphantly; "he
can't pay lawyer's fees."
"But I can," rejoined the young man very dryly. "As I am going
to marry Donna Inez, it is only just that I should help my future
father-in-law in every way. He has a romantic feeling about this
relic of poor humanity and wishes to take it back to Peru.
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