Then---- But what is it you wish to do with this treasure, Kamaiakan ?" "It belongs to your race, princess, and was hidden that the murderers of Montezuma might not seize it.

I was bound by an oath, after the peril was past, to restore it to the rightful owners.

But our country remained under the rule of the conquerors; and my life went out.

But now the conquerors have been conquered in their turn, and Miriam is the last inheritor of your blood.

When I have delivered to her this trust, my work will be done, and I can return to the world which you inhabit.