Report said she had buried it and had dug it up just in time to be pounced upon by its rightful owner.

From which it can be seen that gossip is not invariably accurate.
However this may be, the news of Professor Braddock's good fortune shortly came to Don Pedro's ears through the medium of the landlady.

As she revealed what she had heard in the morning, the Peruvian gentleman was spared a sleepless night.

But as soon as he learned the truth--which was surprising enough in its unexpectedness--he hastily finished his breakfast and hurried to the Pyramids.

As yet he had not intended to see Braddock so promptly, or at least not until he had made further inquiries at Pierside, but the news that Braddock possessed the royal ancestor of the De Gayangoses brought him immediately into the museum.
He greeted the Professor in his usual grave and dignified manner, and no one would have guessed from his inherent calmness that the unexpected news of Braddock's arrival, and the still more unexpected information about the green mummy, had surprised him beyond measure.