I am doing everything in my
power to conserve our interests, and now and then, owing to the
scarcity of money, am able to pick up a concession cheaply, which
will be of immense value to us later.
"However, it is not so much of business that I wish to write you
at the present time. You know that my friend Senora de Moche, with
her son, Alfonso, is at present in New York. Doubtless she has
already called on you and tried to interest you in her own
properties here. I need not advise you to be very careful in
dealing with her.
"The other day I heard a rumour that may prove interesting to you,
regarding Norton and his work here on his last trip. As we know,
he has succeeded in finding and getting out of the country an Inca
dagger which, I believe, bears a very important inscription. I do
not know anything definite about it, as these people are very
reticent. But no doubt he has told you all about it by this time.
If it should prove of value, I depend on you to let me know, so
that I may act at this end accordingly.
"What I am getting at is this: I understand that from rumours and
remarks of the Senora she believes that Norton took an unfair
advantage during her absence. What the inscription is I don't
know, but from the way these people down here act one would think
that they all had a proprietary interest in the relic.
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