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to anybody, and l never have until
now"
mot even to BURR"
"No, sir; not even to him."
"That was wrong, James"
"That may be, Mr.. Wyndham, but
believed l was doing my duty"
'We need not argue that point. Tell
me when you went there first"
ct was shortly after l became
member of the Pendleton family. l was
twenty years old. Mr.. Robert Pcndle-
ton, Burr's father, was, think, rbout
thirty. 1t was during the same winter
when Burr's mother died"
How old was Burr
"Not quite two years, sir"
"Well, what took you there"
"Nlr. Robert Pendleton had some busi-
ness there that had been left by his
father. do not know much about
that, sir, for always tried to keep my
place and to mind my own affairs. He
intended when he started to remain
only short time, but we were in the
City of Mexico three months, and I
saw very little OF my master during
that time. We had rooms Mt the Hotel
1turbide, where | remained, but Mr.
Pcndleton was rarely there either day
or night. and only know that his time
was passed at a house in Tacubaya, at
fine residence which he told me he
had purchased, but which he subse-
qucntly disposed Of"
4 when and how"
! THAT | do not know sir"
/ "Why did he buy the house and why
did he pass his time there instead Of at
his rooms in the hotel?'
Il did not know until long aftcrward,
Mr. Wyndham, but the fact is he had
fallen in love with a Mexican lady and
married her"
"Ah, | begin TO see daylight, James.
Tell me all you know about that event"
I Il know very little-only that he
married within a month after we ar
rived in Mexico and therefore within
four months Of the death of Mr.. Burr's
mother. Perhaps it was for that rea-
son that he insisted upon keeping the
matter a profound secret and made me
promise that would never refer to our
visits there to anybody under any cir
cumstances. I have kept that promise
until today, sir"
DO you think that Burr knew Of this
second marriage Of his father james,
IL am quite sure that he did not sir
Il mean at the time be went to Mex
ico-at any time before his death
Il do not think he ever knew of it,
Mr.. Wyndham."
do you know the family name Of
the lady who became Mrs. PendletonE
NO, sir, ana, besides. there is an
other thing, sir which may be impor-
tant - the lady was never known as
/ Mrs. Pendleton. We travelled in Mex
leo under another name, but cannot
tell you that name, Mr.. Wyndham, be-
cause | have forgotten it,
Forgotten it, James,"
"Yes, sir have forgotten it"
Wyndham did not believe this state
mcnt, but no amount OF argument
could induce James TO change his re-
ply to the question, and it was finally
| abandoned.
Tell me about your second trip
there, James," he proceeded.
I'VE were called there by the illness
of the lady who was Mr. Pendlcto2
wife. She died and was buried before
we arrived He was greatly shocked.
We did not remain very long about
ten days, l think. | saw very little OF
him then, as before. lie did not seem
like himself at all, and he never rcCOv-
cred from the shock. Although &e liv-
ed many years afterward, it affected
him lntil his death"
Was there a child or were there
children by that second marriage,
James,
mo, sir - that is. l don't really
know, but | think not. | think Mr..
Pendleton would have told me had
such been the case
LET me sum this business up little.
| According to your statements, Mr.. Pen
! dleton lived with his second wife two
months and then came north again. Is
that right"
about that sir"
"How long after that was it Ihat you
made the second trip 10 Mexico"
About year-a little more than
that, thilk. No, sir, pardon me; it
Nas something less than a year. My
memory is not as clear as it used to
| be-
How do you account for the fact
that he remained so long time away
from his BRIDE
Il hardly know how to reply to that.
| know that he was very fond of her,
and it is my belief that when We came
north and left her there he expected
that she would follow him very soon.
! think there was some trouble of some
kind, but | never knew what it was.
He was overwhelmed with business. |
know that he received letters from her,
or at least from Mexico, constantly,
and l know that he wrote TO her very
often. | think it likely that her com
ing was delayed from week to week
and that he refrained from going to
her during that year at her request
am sure that nothing else could have
kept him here waiting
He did not take you into his conf
dence in this matter, them"
mo, sir; only concerning the mar
riage itself"
did you ever see the ladyT
"Never. sir"