conjuration which dissolves it; and when he
dissolves it, the treasure will be found."

"And, between ourselves," added the
general, "Kamaiakan is himself the priestly
relative by whom the spell was wrought.
He bears an enchanted life, which cannot
cease until he has restored the jewels to
Miriam's hands."

"There might be something in it, you
know," said Meschines, after a pause.
"The treasures of Montezuma have never
been found. Is there no old chart or
writing, in your collection of curiosities
and relics, that might throw light on it?"

"The scriptures of Anahuac were of the
hieroglyphic type,--picture-writing,"
replied the other. "No, I fear there is
nothing to the purpose; and if there were,
I shouldn't know how to decipher it."

"But, papa, the tunic!" exclaimed
Miriam.

"Oh! has the tunic anything to do with
it?"

"Is that the queer woollen garment with