The Holly chieftain., 1917-03-16
Copyright. isis.,

heart: In fact ne was generous to
the point of extravaganza and his
charities were mnny and widely dis
trihuted. Discovery had benefited
greatly ny his generosity and he had
helped those whom he had never seen.
But. when his old friends. Pancho
Leon and Major Richard Winston. ap-
sist tribe Of starving Apaches. en-
camped near his hacienda. he burst
into a rage.
Let them die: the dogs!~ he ex-
claimed. as he arose and paced back
and forth. "They killed the hest part
Of me at Gl0rieta fifteen years ago! -
At the time of writing Colonel Hor-
ton was one of the wealthiest land
owners In Mexico. His most valuable
possession had been his daughter.
whom he had christened Liberty the
day after the Glorieta massacre. and
who wns now seventeen.
Although she hnd never attended
school. Liberty hnd been provided
with a special tutor who had given
her an excellent trimming. Every sum-
mer she had spent several weeks with
the family Of Major Winston In AL
buquerque.
It was while visiting the Winstons
that Liberty received word of the seri-
Gus illness Of her father. The terriiJie
exposures he had undergone while
fighting the Apaches were now exnct-
ing their tolls with the aid Of apoplexy
and Liberty reached home Just In time
to learn of her fathers death.
The will Of Colonel Horton was a
rnther peculiar one. It made Major
Richard Winston and Pnncho Leon the
trustees Of his vast estate and Gre
nted them guardians of his daughter
and only child. 1t also commanded
TINT Liberty must not marry before
reaching the dge Of twenty-one with
out the Written approval of both trns-
tees. Further, II bequeathed $1,000
to the Coionel's faithful servant. Pc.
,lrO sndtlle to Manuel. son Of Pancho
Leon and his fnvorite horse to Cap
tain Robert Rutledge. Of the Texns
Ringers.
II further declnred that Liberty
must live one year at the home OF
Major Winston. In Albuquerque. and
the next year with the I'ancho family
at the Horton estate In Discovery.
Desiring to fulfill her fn,her's
wishes, Liberty prepared to Ienve for
the Winston home at albuquerque. Old
Pedro. who had been her fathers faith
ful slave for several yenrs. and was
as devoted to her us a squnw to her
papOose. aided her In packing.
For Pancho Leon and his son Man.
ucl. Liberty held no high regard. and
she believed that her fathers decision
to make PanchO one of the trustees
of the estate held ominous forehod
'ngs for her. They had been warm
friends of Juan Lopez. majordoino OF
the rancho. and there was something
in the eye of Lopez that Liberty
feared.
So. 1t was with no great content
ment that Liberty left her fathers
lrhouse and started for Albuquerque tc
fulfill the provisions of the will. But
before she went she warned Pedro te
keep his eyes open and at the slightest
sigo of trouble to warn her. And
Pedro, faithful until death, sought tc
aliay her suspicious and promised.
The Winston home in Albuquerque
was one of the Oldest in that section
of the city known as the new town.
It stood near the Plaza and had been
built IN the early forties by Colonel
Robert Winston. who journeyed west
from New Hampshire In prospect OF
gold. He didn't find the mellow ore
but instead became one of the biggest
cattle owners in New Mexico, and
when he died he passed on to his
son. his only heir, large fortune
Here Major Winston. who was a
veteran of the Civil war, lived hap
PLY with his wife and daughter
Abeyta. Abeyta was a very attrac
tive girl. about Liberty's age. and was
chrfstened this Indian name after ar
old Navajo squaw. who had been ir
the Winston household for years.
Now at this time there was grea,
deal of unrest among the Mexican.
along the border, and It was said thai
there was plot being formed b,
some Of the poems to revolt against tn,
government, which had at its head on.
Rodiguez Cubrero. This news wal
brought to Captain Robert Rutledg,
of the Texas Rangers. who was in
structed by Washington to keep clos,
watch on the border.