"Yet this Yankee skipper does not accuse me.

The knowledge of the emeralds came to Random's ears and to mine long after the crime was committed.

To have a motive for killing Bolton and stealing the emeralds, Random would have had to know when he arrived in England." "And why should he have not known ?" asked the Professor, biting his lip vexedly.

"I don't want to accuse Random, or even to doubt him, as he is a very good fellow, even though he refused to assist me with money when I desired a reward to be offered.

All the same, he met Don Pedro in Genoa, and it is just possible that the man told him of the jewels buried with the mummy." Archie shook his head.
"I doubt that," said he thoughtfully.