Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-08
AVENGED AT LAST,
Or, a Worldwide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRIBUTION.
By ""ABASH."
tcoPYRIeHr. 1901

Ills dress was unt1oy ana 10-utLln2
owing to the fact that he paid very lit
tie attention to outward appearances
He liked man Of his own ilk, but he
hated, as he said. ''them as put on airs
bekas they'd med bit O. money"
Accompanying him was Velasquez, the
man whom Wilcox despised above all the
many despicable people he had met i1s
the course of Gong lifetime.
Hello" said Wilcoxe in his free ana
easy mannenD to tho Justice. 'swhat6
up?'
He had like ssery one else heard all
about tho tragedyo but felt bound 60
give vent to the stereoeyped 4aauirys
Ehe old gentleman walled scross 20
tie justice and sat down beside him
while the administrator OF law eand ore
der related to him che s1ore gecent des
velopments Of the case.
When Wilcox heard that Anton Re3s
man was charged with Che murder he
jumped erom bic seas end
shouted:
oWhy you thnnder4ns bSockheadss you
IRE not going 90 commit AZ honest
anan like Reymap for the murder Of
Mario Delaro. JUST because he had q feaa
3ngry words w5Sh him ana happened tO
be the first man se xouez himout Of the
cellars last nighS?'
oEhere seems to be 10 alternative
aaid the JUSTICE s'bue yoa psy rest ssr
auued he will have q fais triad.
oAh. by God, shat he. shall. ~ said sAe
&1lff Yankee. SAP is takes every cent OF
money ave gos to secure ito Dammit
e2e's po more guilty OF that crime thar
Dis poor. little baby 4"
As he spoke these woras-whether lus
9ontionally or moths glance Wandered
towards VeiasqueA who was in the
room, and it struck him that Velasquez
WINGED
Then he crossed over to Anton and
said: -Cheer up old boy ana keepa good
heart. II there's any justice in these
parts at all you shall get it's
Then turning to Velasqaezs he said:
0And as for you, I suppose now chat
Deiaro is ousef the way you are pleased
at the bottom of your hard heart
You'll be tying next to turn the widow
out Of her house and home in order 60
get money to throw ACROSS the tables up
70 Frisco. I know more thanyo think
9Ao about your goings on and yon cap
make your MIND up right here that
you're not going Co have it alp your own
way. If Mrs. Delaro aver wants protec.
ton from such infamous blood-suckess
as you she knows where 70 find one"
Velasquez listened apparently quietly.
but inwardly full Of &nteress, and said
as politely as he could; s'Y fail to com.
prehend what have epeg done to merit
ohis abuse, Me- Wiicosss
Then you can know now that I've
got mighty good reason tor my words
and you'd better be careful
With this they both walked away.
4hat night Anton spens behind tho
bars, charged with She dreadful crime
OF murder.
CHAPTERS 81.
While Antop lay i'm Jail YEARLY
awaiting his trial. Velssque4 arrived
at tho conclusion that about the best
thing he coale do waa 10 aaoso out OF che
valley.
SGthe lawyers were eonsu1sed ia Re.
gard to Delaross estate. and after sever.
al disputes q settlement was agreed
spon.
Delaro's sorrowing wits. finding that
the horrible associations Of the district
would be too much for Der, resolved to
sell every thing and move 60 Ssnts
Rosa where her friends and parents had
long eesided.'
In all hee negotiations ana othe,
SAsiness matters, she was ably
assisted and sndsed guided BY
Joel Wilcoxs end thfs proved .
fortunate arrangement fo5 hex. For
a woman with no snors knowledge Of
law and business than Alrs. Oelaso
would have been pfabls tool in the
hands of so uaprincipled ana crsfty .
man as Velasque8
The estate, inclN6ing tho wine ce1s
lars and every thing efee connected
with it, was so1Ge ands after all the
fnal details were settled. Yelasques yes
ceived a check for Vesy nearly the same
amount he had agreed upon with Mario
Delaro oH the aight OF the murder.
He lost no time in bidding s'eSoo2.
Hse" to the Valley, bending his sseps
coward his old haunts dn Frisco.
His stay there was noe OF long Cure,
ton. for he became fearfuS that Antos
Reyman might BE- acquitted Of the
charge ofo murder following which
event the impetuaus Joel Wilcox would,
undoubtedly, make matters rather UNI
pleasant for hiue is his whereabouts
were known.
So he realised on oh valuable pepess
in his possession and started East
Nearly month elapsed between che
Enactment of the 1dneyard tragedy and
the time Of leon Velasquez's final ais
appearance from the Sonoma valley.
With the assistance and advice Of Goea
Wilcox. Mrs Delaro was preparing &c
dispose Of her house and leavest the dis.
%rict. Thanks to the old Yankees busi
ness tact. she found that she had sur
dicient money left from the proceede OF
the sale to keep her in comfort fop q
number of years Still she was anxious
60 be rid Of the house also.
In any case she would have been com
pelled to sell it shortly afterwards, foro1
the twentieth OF the month, thirty days
after Delaro's death. notice was served
ON theexecutors Of the estate to the effec,
that note for ESQ. 0OO) ffty-thousand
dollars drawn in favor Of Leon Velas
quex and discounted by him in Sar
Francisco. was due and must be paid il
sthree days
This threw new sight on affairs, and
Mrs Delaro was amazed. Why had hel
husband given Velasquez note a
thirty days for such an amount o
money? She was utterly unable Il