However, it was just as well, as he could now talk freely to De
Gayangos. To him he related the whole story of Mrs. Jasher, and
discovered that the Peruvian also, as Braddock had done, insisted
that Mrs. Jasher knew the truth.
"She would not have written that letter if she did not know it,"
said Don Pedro.
"Then you think that she should be arrested?"
"No. We can deal with this matter ourselves. At present she is
quite safe, as she certainly will not leave her cottage, seeing
that she thinks it is being watched. Let us permit Braddock to
interview her, and see what he can learn. Then we can discuss
the matter and come to a decision."
Random nodded absently.
"I wonder if Mrs. Jasher was the woman who talked to Bolton
through the window?" he remarked.
"It is not impossible. Although that does not explain why Bolton
borrowed a female disguise from this mother."
"Mrs. Jasher might have worn it."
"That would argue some understanding between Bolton and Mrs.
Jasher, and a knowledge of the manuscript before Bolton left for
Malta. We know that he could only have seen the manuscript for
the first time at Malta. It was evidently stowed away in the
swathings of the mummy by my father, who forgot all about it when
he gave me the original.
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