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"Oh!" Archie jumped up idely opened eyes "Then perhaps this

solves the problem Bolton was ravely

"Again you offer me a loophole of escape, my dear fellow," he said

sententiously, "but that theory will not hold water At present the

Indians in Lima and Cuzco do not know that the mummy has been found Don

Pedro only chanced upon the paper which announced the sale by accident

and had no time to communicate with his barbaric friends in South

Aet the mummy from you, Professor, he would have

returned to Peru and then would have told who possessed the corpse of

Inca Caxas, leaving the Indians to deal with theto Bolton would be necessary But at the time I told him, it

was not necessary However, Bolton remained true to you, Professor, and

declined to surrender the mummy I therefore wired to Don Pedro at Genoa

that thesent to Gartley I

also advised him to come to me here in order to be introduced to you

The rest you know"

There was ato ad--as an innocent nificantly, "Did you see Bolton again after your interview on board ship?"

It was then that the baronet proved his good faith

"Oh, yes," he said easily and without hesitation "I alking