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"Well," said Archie, turning half round fro out the whisky, "he had already started action, by sending

Cockatoo to live at the Sailor's Rest and spy on Hervey"

"What rubbish! Hervey is, going away to- is to be learned fro to the armchair near the

fire, "and I mentioned that Don Pedro had induced the skipper to write

out a full account of the theft of the mummy from Lima thirty years

ago I also said that the signed paper would be handed in at the Gartley

jetty when The Firefly caht"

"Hu much He

the ownership of your future father-in-law, that he intended to stick

to the embalmed corpse of Inca Caxas, and also that he intended to claim

the emeralds when they turned up"

Random rose and went to the drawer of his desk

"I am afraid he has lost one e

the drawer

"What's that?" said Hope sharply "Why did you--oh, gosh!" He junificent gereen flaasped the artist again "Where the devil did you get that?"

"I sent for you to tell you," said Sir Frank, giving the jewel into his

friend's hand and co back to his seat "It was found in the sentry