Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-26

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~ acdnt to remember it-olWdvS, Crdiq'
gother by the ties of some secret soci-
ETY. which, ! believe, is inmical to the
government, but | do not know. lg
nacio is still bedridden with the wound
he received from Burr. Tho remaining
three came here to accomplish the
death of Burr. How well they sue
cecdcd you know
Three" exclaimed Craig. "Where,
then. are the othcrs:'
"Thcy are in the city. They are not
far from this spot at this moment. Be-
tween them they would have served
YOU as Burr was served long before
this only that they await the recovery
of Ignacio so that he may be on hand
10 claim the estate. 1t is n tangled
skein, Craig, but it is as clear to me
rs MONDAY"
at begins to be clear to me also" he
replied.
Now that you have served Carlos as
you have" she continued, and she
smiled again when the scene required
10 her, Il do not think they will have
the patience to wait. Certainly you are
in constant peril. With a Mexican
that is, with such Mexicans as they
are-vengcance comes before money"
You have already told me-" said
Craig thoughtfully, ignoring her refer
ence to his own danger, that you are
not in need Of money-in short, that
you are-er-rich. Did the property Of
your mother all descend to you?"
"No; Ignacio received the same that
/ did, but he has gambled his portion
away until he has nothing. 1t was to
demand money of me that he accosted
me one day on the Paseo, when Burr
intcrfered, and which was the real
cause of the duel.
THAT was the first time that Burr
ever saw me-" she added after mo-
ments pause.
"One word more about the property,
Carmen. ! know that there are estates
in Mexico, in the state of Michoacan,
which were in the hands Of man
named Sepulvlda, and | know that
Burrs father in letter directed him
TO go TO Mexico and recover them.
know that Burr wrote to Sepulyida
several times, or, rather, l wrote for
him, and that no satisfactory replies
Were received. l also know that those
properties were transferred by Sepul-
vida to Burr while lie was there, for
have found copies of the papers relat-
ing to them, but do not know any Of
the particulars. The real cause Of
Burrs trip was to find brother or a
sister; ostensibly it was to recover this
property, for which he did not care a
fig. Can you tell me anything about
that|
Eyes. Pancho knows about it and
has told me- My father made my mother
a very rich woman before he left Mex
leo, and he was thoughtful enough to
place it all in United States govern
mcnt bonds In her name. He also pos
sessed large estates in Michoacan, but
those he did not dare for some reason
TO transfer directly to her. Therefore
he made SenOr Sepulyida the ostensible
owner, with directions to transfer them
to my mother whenever it was safe to
do so and in the event Of her death and
his to his son in New York. Senior
Scpulvida is Il very conscientious man
1t was his wish long ago to give the
property to me, but he did not believe
he had the right to do so. IgnaciC
knows nothing about those properties
1t Is the regret of my life, Craig, that
/ never saw my father-only his pie
ture," she added pensiyely.
what are the names Of the two
MeXicans who came here with Escu
dera" asked Craig, suddenly changing
the subject.
Juan Rodriguez and Emilio Busta
mente. Both are rather light complex
Toned and might readily pass for Amer
leans, for they speak English huently.'
Good" exclaimed Craig, rising sud
denly. Il know them both. / have
seen them with Escudera twice when
they did not see me. Now let us go.
Will take you back to your hotel, and
want to see Pancho."
lie Is there; but If you take hin
away | VIII not be safe a moment.
EN- afraid of Carlos"
Carlos viii be Kicking his toes