New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-11

Won are unwilling to cnlishicn me, suppose ni'
~ TG LAWYER is dead and there is no other
Mark Iairt. You had better go home ana "aiO
until am dead You - MT patron yH o,,ro1I,.
:" Why Dena Pillar" replied he, sDod-Ha'uItciS :
you miisht live hundred year, am ra III rin
f. nv snare whatever l. is, Irrespective OF you
Remember, ! an twenty-five ..o+,.evo II I
"Iwcnty-hvc- Ave Maria. twfnti Ih ,,:.or Iava
h3d had YOU 10 Dfln2 up you "o"'" No.
You are Very kind, Dona Pillar laughingy'
but here ! AIN living certainty ana d."
twenty-five. -, h,- Mo. e said
She slowly" killed and eaten by horrible PIGS
fierce pigs. because a woman wished L 80 ,,u,,b
Il have not seen any about here thought
Dona Pillar jumped up, and swung ont Of tn, ine
room. Loo Mar-l-a-.I0sc Maria, she shou."u,
and went of 20 find lin. y few minutes laHr
jose Maria pn; ms moau r'uI AMI i's ehut thc door
Parcnci,o," said he, mystcriously ' she Is
dressing to ride TO town she Is 9'Gr , I Worn
He bent down, ana Dr"dh 10 pun o'i 81" W
boot full of holes. a,,or,, .,
let an old man Ike that 90 ABOUT WIN , encn
boots" Then he asked Jose II ne hdu ho iiioi''
-" YSt 'ao, cent Since the old patron died Not
ba,f-cnnt Food and lodging only, iood anu
lodcing:" the word came out with a Jerk
caused by the effort in getting of ms no1,, ,,o,.
Here said Mark, giving him some money!
get yourself some boots, man. ST.. :; ,,o.
The old fellow waved it aside. ~ Is no,
that. Patronct, he had pulled of terribly ou
sock by now" il il this, and out 81 thr so,N ~
produced small packet. 80 have carried .nlS
eight LONG years for W XG" tr rdfro ri comes
will he in eight years, joe Maria, ne sil'.
can trust no one here. not even me E"i,i, n ,,t
| can trust you. And every year, mn
- notc, hero on this very door. on the morning OF
the purisina when h" dicd-h"ri On tila VIZ
door, Patroncito for in this Fcry>foom he gave
il 10 me- -. ,.,;, or
oetrniehrcut and pushed some money mo NC
old withcrcl hand. Wait iati"hci'', WI
prrcd Jose Maria in n terrified whisper Ter ,iI'
love of Heaven. 20 not open IL unil shc H. E''i'
The dead and the living hay" eyes. linen ~
Stuffed away. and Mark saw INN IN lew
minutes leading round two horses. he '>'l","
mounted one and the old man the other. MiI ~
who ta1 INTENDED 70 60 too whether sh" Wi>ln''
il or not. in order to find ont somc hing 'front.' IN"
money! was now only too glad !" 'c' u o"'
and Lrvn 4 ouiet time T. look at In" PACKET.
81 Icqvo YOU said Doua Pillar, 70 the mo mo,
rito's rLost" And :, saying. She rode OH. wan
the sound Of horrible laughter. Marx won't b1,N
~ thn ycr,ula and taking ont lis poct''-NHlr'
ont thc string Of the sealed packet. tn" outside
cnyoriu,, WA. Of ni-~ilh and the letter lu>d" Was
clean and we'll preserved 1t was from ni, uh'i",
The letter contained q statement ol aial,' anu
proved. 20 Marks asoniSlim"J;, that ID" nag conn
in for A sum Of dollars thai was 'IuiN"''Ht 10
cfOO. OOO. in bonds and hard cash ana tie prop
rrty and comfortable annuity lrtt Z, ms anHp
besides a legacy OF S'oooo - Hi',n'.'l' "",I I
Mark concluded must have been the N"noriii. ant
$50 month was To- be aid - hi- iaithii s'rNll'
jose Maria. in order that he HAoGd "oTA 10 l"''''
but end his days in peace
"Poor old fellow" Thought Mark; "much money
or mach peace he ha. had Slncc INA "d nrm"t
took mp The rcin' Why Their J. about ci,ooI
owing him 10y now. Never mind. Ny laaJ'
think | am about even with yoa now fn"ulI
NOT mind LAYING an even bet that You murdered
the Scnorta.7 Then he III ciaar and D"ran -
think what was the best course . pursue. ana D"Ne
a man OF decision. and having ma c mp las NINA
that the Sonora was up 10 no good. j" went ON
caught the best looking hure" hc could scc IN IN"
corral sad He'd if. and started of 10 town
He did not harry himself much, n j." dii not
want 10 Ovcrtlle bona Pillar and n"1k" her sH~,
pirions SO hc rode l"isurcly. II Wa, an hour AMI
a half before be reached the little town. ana IN"
heat was intcnso by this tine. lie asked las way
Ia the bank nnl went ilcr" ilr,t - max" ~
qurics. lie found. scarcely = lis surpris'. thar
for the last year, the sonora had been uia"Ih-
the money ont ~ quickly a. possible AMI That III"
had lonS since carried away u" strong BOY, e. 'h-
talnng tn" bonds. jcwcllry and other Naiuahi%''
which had been deposited there nv his uncle. She
had already visited the bank that day AMI drawn
out the last Of the cash. " no on" 11 over near
OF the will. the bank manager had imagined timt
IL was all right and that the Sonora was -'l" heir.
for there had been no one g. Gisput" The fa'i
but they all felt greatly puzzled 10 know what tie
old lady had done with IN" money.
Marx PRODUCED the VII aad rNplancd the ci Io
house. said Nh" bank manager, for II j. impo>-
slblc that she has taken il away. She knows no
one" Then he advised Mark 20 TAX" m" advice
Of the best lawyer in Chill, adding that he would
need pretty sharp on" to outWit tho Sonora. " II
is only within the last year that We hay" seen so
much Of her. The Scnorta used = manage every
thing"
Who was the Senorita ," asked Mark Bat
he could get little satisfaction, for no one knew
much about Her. She was supposed 10 be- -"
daughter Of DOua Pillars first husband. for "a"
sonora wa. a widow when Marks uncle had mar
ricd her Ia" in life. AMI Maclina had com" 10 live
in the hacienda when Dola Pillar became mistress
there She had died very suddenly about thirteen
months before Marks visit. She was a very beau
tifu woman. or one thing and on" thing only.
Mark felt sure and that was that She hal mot with
foul play, and that her memory was much maigncI.
He rode quickly G1c 20 the hacienda, his head fall
Of projects, and arrived AT III" hou~" before Dona
Pillar hal returned. He unsaddl"d his horsr,
eroomed it, led it, and turnc it into the corral;
tlcn he went 70 sit and smoke in tie ycIanda.
." If the Scnorias ghost * about he thought
TO himself, now Is her time But though he sat
there for a good hour he never saw a sign Of ia"
beautiful face that had made such an impression
on him In the course Of time the Sonora and jose
Maria returned
g | hope you have had pleasant day, Sonora.
a plca.Antcr day than You are ever likely to
have, Mark Lairt,' sid She
Look here Sonora, YOu and ! need not waste
many words between us. /, too, have been % the
bank: | want 10 know what you have done with
my unclcs moncy-wth my money"
jose Maria, who had crcpt up nOisclcsslv, gave
startngly sudden cacklc, and Us suddenly
grew grave.
Go of about your business, old fool" said
the Sonora sharply, "or YOU will laugh the
wrong way. And you, Mark lAirt, where is the
will ?"
81 krow where the will is Scnora, and You
know where the money is and | mean 10 have it,"
His words evidently took her aback. What
imp gave you the will ?"
Never YOU mind Sonora all y0u have to do ~
TO give up my money. I'ut the Sonora rushed
past him suddenly, and Mark SAW her no more
that evening, for jose Nara, with grim chuck c,
came and babe him dine alone. The Sonora was
indisposcd. Mark had quiet dinner, and went
TO bed early. His window, usual, stood open,
but the moon was not yet up Mark got into bed,
and began To read, but before long, the same I'M
controllable desire 10 look up came over him, and
raising his eyes he saw lie expected the bcauti-
full pale, sad face with the strange eyes, the
face Of SenOrtas ghost again watching him, and
again il disappeared when their eyes met.
Madelina, he called impec,l by strong