Then one day Sidney chanced on the Latin manuscript, and learned
that Braddock's real reason for getting the mummy was to procure
the emeralds which were held in the grip of the dead. Sidney
kept this knowledge to himself, and Braddock never guessed that
his assistant knew the truth. Then unexpectedly Braddock
stumbled across the advertisement describing the green mummy for
sale in Malta. From the color he made sure that it was that of
Inca Caxas, and so moved heaven and earth to get money to buy it.
At length he did, from Archie Hope, on condition that he
consented to the marriage of his step-daughter with the young
man. Thinking that Sidney was ignorant of the jewels, he sent
him to bring the mummy home.
Sidney told Mrs. Jasher that he would try and steal the jewels in
Malta or on board the tramp steamer. Failing that, he would
delay the delivery of the mummy to Braddock on some excuse and
rob it at Pierside. To make sure of escaping, he borrowed a
disguise from his mother, alleging that Hope wanted the same to
clothe a model. Sidney intended to take these clothes with him,
and, after stealing the jewels, to escape disguised as an old
woman. As he was slender and clean-shaven and a capital actor,
he could easily manage this.
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