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Updated: May 25, 2025
At Genoa I came across a newspaper, which stated that a mummy in a green case and a Peruvian mummy at that was for sale at Malta. I immediately made inquiries, thinking that this was the long-lost body of Inca Caxas. But it so happened that I was too late, as already the mummy had been sold to Professor Braddock, and had been taken to England on board The Diver by Mr. Bolton.
"Never mind," said the girl, kissing her father; "when Frank and I are married we will come to Callao in his yacht." "Our yacht," said Random, smiling. "Our yacht," repeated Donna Inez. "And then you will see, father, that I have become a real English lady." "But don't entirely forget that you are a Peruvian," said Don Pedro playfully. "And a descendant of Inca Caxas," added Donna Inez.
Immediately on learning their approach, he sounded the alarm, giving out that he intended to meet and give battle to the insurgents; but as soon as his army was drawn out from the city, he took a quite opposite course, directing his march with all possible expedition towards the mountain of Caxas.
Random proved the truth of his guess by, turning to him. "Do you really want to take back the mummy to Peru, sir?" he asked quietly. "Certainly. Inca Caxas was my forefather. I do not wish to leave him in this place. His body must be restored to its tomb. All the Indians, who look upon me as their present Inca expect me to bring the body back.
Don Pedro again swept an inquiring eye round the circle, but everyone denied having seen the manuscript. "What is it?" asked Sir Frank curiously. Don Pedro restored the manuscript to his pocket. "It is an account of the embalming of Inca Caxas, written by his son, who was my ancestor." "Then you are descended from this Inca?" said Mrs. Jasher eagerly. "I am. Had I my rights I should rule Peru.
"Do sit down, father, and finish your dinner," said that young lady. "I am sure you will have more than enough to do when the mummy arrives." "Mummy what mummy?" murmured Braddock, again beginning to eat. "The Inca mummy." "Of course. The mummy of Inca Caxas, which Sidney is bringing from Malta. When I strip that corpse of its green bandages I shall find "
Don Pedro bowed again, and again swept the circle with his deep-set eyes. "The Inca Caxas," he remarked, "was one of the decadent rulers of ancient Peru. At the Conquest by the Spaniards, Inca Atahuallpa was murdered by Pizarro, as you probably know. Inca Toparca succeeded him as a puppet king. He died also, and it was suspected that he was slain by a native chief called Challcuchima.
While in Malta, and before he started back in The Diver with the mummy, he wrote me an account of the transaction. The seller who was the son of a Maltese collector told Bolton that his father had picked up the mummy in Paris some twenty and more years ago. It came from Lima some thirty years back, I believe, and, according to the collector in Paris, was the corpse of Inca Caxas.
His road led across the valley of Caxas, a broad, uncultivated district, affording little sustenance for man or beast. Day after day, his troops held on their march through this dreary region, intersected with barrancas and rocky ravines that added incredibly to their toil.
"The son of Inca Caxas married a Spanish lady and made peace with the Spaniards. He came to live at Cuzco, and brought with him, for some purpose which the manuscript does not disclose, the mummy of his father.
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