Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-07


was looking at them or not do not
know, but | was. for | thought the ac-
tons of both rather strange. noticed
that they talked rather excitedly and
that they seemed to be known to each
other In the meantime we We're draw
ing nearer to them. We had almost
reached them when the lady turned
suddenly away. as if to leave the man.
and he reached out and seized her by
the arm.
THAT was more than Mr.. Pendleton
could stand, as you know, sir. He
stopped instantly. raised his hat. adj
dreSSed the lady in Spanish, as though
he had known her all his life. and at
the same time utterly ignored the man.
As for him. he hesitated an instant, and
| never saw such Il iiendish expression
on the face of man as that which
swept over his at that instant. But he
did not say word. Instead he turned
away and walked rapidly down the av
cnuc.
1.-The lady murmured few words to
Mr.. Pendleton. I think they We're
words of thanks. He raised his hat,
said two words in reply, and we con
tinued on our way.
.That, sir, is all there was of that
incident, but the man who afterward
him to send challenge was the same
man, Captain Romero, who is called
the deadliest duelist in Mexico; so you
see, sir. there must have been some
connection between the two affairs"
Undoubtedly, James"
"And now, sir if you will permit me
to surmise little, l have an idea"
"Let me hear it, by all means"
1.-The evening before the duel Mr..
Pendleton was busy for some time pre-
pairing his affairs. Then he went out,
Dstensibly to the opera, but l know he
did not go there, for about midnight
or little after Captain Agramonte,
who was to be his second, called and
told me so, inquiring for him. The fol-
lowing morning / received q note in
his handwriting telling me to defer all
action twenty-four hours longer than
he had told me to do when he went
away, and the note was brought by the
same person who on the preceding day
delivered one to my master in the
patco of the hotel just as we we're go
ing out for luncheon, and, sir. what Is
more important, it was the same per-
son who came to me a few hours be-
fore MIR. pendleton's return and gave
me verbal message to have every
thing packed and in readiness. That
last message am sure my master did
not send.
81 know that Mr.. Pendleton engaged
in the duel with Captain Romero, and
! I know that he shot him, for I heard
him ask Captain Agramonte Just be-
fore our train left the station about
the condition of Romero. 1t is my
opinion, sir, that the lady who was
doubtless the real cause of the duel
sent for him that evening when he was
to go to the opera, and believe that
she tried to prevent the meeting. This
is only guesswork, sir, but cannot
help thinking that the duel was q con-
sequence of that encounter on the
Paseo, and that the murder of Mr..
Pendleton is somehow related to both
affairs"
mo doubt, James; no doubt what
ever. But / believe we may go back
even farther than that and say that all
three of the occurrences grew out of
the causes of your masters journey to
Mexico We will have to search further
back than the encounter on the Paseo
for the motive for the taking of the life
of Burr Pendleton. James, was this
trip you made with B,,rr the first time
you had been to MeNico!'
james hesitated and looked away for
moment. Then, more to himself than
to his companion, he said:
cit can do no harm for me to tell
about it now"
sit is your duty to tell everything
that will help me to clear up this mys-
terry" said Wyndham sharply. "That
was your second visit to Mexico, then: 9
"AIy third, sir.
"Indeed! Tell me about the others"
81 was there twice, sir, with the IA
thcr of Mr.. Burr, but promised him
that 1 would never speak about it. Sir
to anybody, and I never have until
now"
Not even to Burr?"
"No, sir: not even to him."
"rhat wos wrong, James"
"That may be, Mr.. Wyndhan, but
believed l was doing my duty"
1--WE need not argue that point. Tell
me when you went there first
at was shortly after l became 4
member OF the Pendleton family. was
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