Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-25


saw very little Of my master during
that time. We had rooms at the Hotel
Iturbide, where I remained, but Mr..
Pendleton was rarely there either day
or night, and only know that his time
was passed at a house in Tacubaya, at
q fine residence which he told me he
had purchased, but which he subse-
quently disposed Of"
"When and how"
'aThat l 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?"
~ did not know until long afterward,
Mr.. Wyndham, but the fact Is he had
fallen in love with a Mexican lady and
married her."
"Ah, l begin to see daylight, James.
Tell me all you know about that event"
81 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, JamesF"
81 am quite sure that he did not, sir"
81 mean at the time he went to Mex
ico-at any time before his death"
81 do not think be ever knew Of it,
Mr.. Wyndham."
"Do you know the family name Of
the lady who became Mrs. PendletonT'
"No, sir, and, 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 l have forgotten it."
Forgotten 1t, James"
Eyes, sir, have forgotten It,"
Wyndham did not believe this state
ment, but no amount Of argument
could induce James to change his re-
ply to the question, and 1t 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.. Pendleton's
wife. She died and was buried before
we arrived. He was greatly shocked.
We did not remain very long-about
ten days. think. saw very little Of
him then, as before. He did not seem
like himself at all. and he never recov-
cred from the shock. Although he liv-
ed many years afterward. it affected
him until his death"
WAS there child or were there
children by that second marriage,
James"
mo. sir that Is, 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.
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 1t that you
made the second trip to Mexico"
about q year-a little more than
that, l think. No. sir. pardon me; 1t
was something less than year. My
memory Is not rs clear as 1t used to
be-"
"How do you account for the fact
that he remained so long time away
from his bride?"
81 hardly know how to reply to that.
l know that he was very fond Of her,
and 1t 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 1t was.
He was overwhelmed with business. l
know that he received letters from her,
or ut 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 ut her request. l
am sure that nothing else could have
,,o,& hin, l,oro U,oitinOo
"He did not take you into his conf
dence in this matter, thenT
"No, sir; only concerning the mar
riage ITSELF"
"Did you ever see the lady"
"Never, sir"
"Nor a picture Of herT
81 did not"
81 wish you could remember the
name under which your master lived
in Mexico, James,.
81 am sorry that | cannot" replied
the old man obstinately. but 1t has
gone from me entirely. would not
recognize 1t even If should hear It,"
1t was plain to Wyndham that James
had determined that he would not re-
veal the name and had adopted the
plan Of forgetfulness as the best means
of avoiding argument. and the old
mans resolution could be accounted
for In only one way. which was that
he had given an absolute promise that
he would never tell it.
Robert Pendleton must have had a
strong reason for binding his servant