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Tlie coroner's jury found that death had beea caused by a, dagger in the bauds of one James Ferguson, valet to the deceased, and every effort of ' the police'; was exerted to bring, about; his nntlure. but even such a .sensational affair was soon partially forgotten, and tlie ' newspaper comments - diminished fron? 8(? abead- Wbat , happened Jn-advance of us when the - man con. jrontea her.- We were walking slowly xowara them. Whether Mr. was; looking at them or not I do hot uu- was; ror r thought the ac--th Tatet strange.; I noticed that toey. talked rather excitedly and that they seemed to be known to each ;iuerv. An me meantime we were draw ing nearer to them. We had almost' cavuC mem wuen t m; artv-tn suddenly; away; as if to leave ttie maiu uu ,ue reacnea out and seizpd hi. - ?at was more than Mr.. Pendleton could stand,, aa you know-;, sir." He stopped instantly, raised his hat, ad dressed the lady In Spanish.' he had known her all his .life, and at thesame time utterly Ignored the man. As for him, he hesitated an Instant, and I never saw such a fiendish expression on the. race of a man as that which swept over his at that instant. But h j -did not say a word. Instead he turned away and Walked rapidly down the av- enua' t -"r t , "The, lady murmured a few words to Mr. Pendleton. -V thinkthey were words of thanks He raised his hat, said two,.words in replyand we,con tinued on our way.- . em-, r is an . mere wa s or-tnat tauen in love with' a Mexican lady and married her." -.-j'. M9-M "Ah I begin, to see daylight- Jame3. Tell me all you know about that event." " "I knowiTvery pittienlythat i be 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 1 nsisted upon - keeping the matter a profound secret and made me promise that I would Jiever refer to our yislts there to anybody under ny cir cumstances. I have kept that promise until oday, . sir."; I. .: :; ''- :": " ; Do-youinfc that Burr knew ef this second marriage 10! his father, James.?' . "I am quite sure that he did not, sir." "I mean at the time he went to Mex icoat any; time before his death." . do not think t he evw knew of it. Mr."Wyn6ham4S11;f: r "Do you know the.famUy ;name; of the lady who became Mrs. Pendleton ?'.' "No, sir, and, . besides, there is an other thing, sir, which may be impor tant the lady was never known as Mrs. Pendleton. 1 We traveled in Mex ico under another , name, but I annot tell you that name, Mr. Wyndham, be cause I have forgotten it." ' -- ."Forgotten it, James?" " -."Yes, sir, I have forgotten It" J Wyndham did not believe this state ment, but ; no amount of argument could induce James to change, his re ply to the question, and it was finally abandoned.. -- . , lt r,A I ell me about vour . seoond - trin &becial t y Announcement. Fllll FURSliFuiLLIIIEIiy; . V PHIPPS . ; ATCHISON I v ' TAILORED HATS. or. . v:. J: H. THOMPSON, SOLE AGENT, ; 208 MAIN ST. "Academy of Music Building, NORFOLK, VA; ... ... r ' - t . ..-V, . - s.f. - Zi, jt : Seaboard Incident, but the man. who afterward there, James," he proceeded ceaaei tonS lawyer Insulted my master and thus comneilpd him to send a challenge was the same man,; Captain ' Romero," who is called columns to paragraphs and then j e deadliest duelist In Mexico; so you altogether. ? - f 3 t f j seey . sir, there: must have been some day after the funeral rendu 4 connection; net ween the two affairs.". "Undoubtedly, James. t , "And now, sir, If yon will permit me to urmise;a little, I have an idea." v , "Let me hear.it, by all means." v I. "The . evening before : the duel Mr. Pendleton was busy for some time pre paring his affairs. Then he went out. eral niinor bequests of like nature. - The Lostensibly to the opera, but I know he the . following did not go there, for about midnight or a little after : Captain Agramonte, who was to be his second, called and told me so, Inquiring for him. v The fol lowing morning I received av note in sent for Wyndham and told iliiui of a will in nis possession, Dy vhicli Craig Wyndham was made, sole '! 1 a m ji" a j 1 a ' ' " a oe or an me properiy tuai l'enaie- (:d owned. It directed laini to pay. mes r erguson a stated annuity as as he lived, and there were sev- legar ton to Ji! long will (also contained v. . 'i..-.- . ... clause: ' . . "Il make also the following express wish i With this my last, will and testa-? merit I will place in the hands of my attorney a certain sealed envelope his handwrlthig telling me to defer all which will be delivered into the hands uf my legatee and executor . Craig Wvndham, as soon as convenient after! he has been made aware of the con tents of this my will. The contents of the envelope aforesaid will explain, to i ;'i if . .- '-- - my executor certain duties which I de-; sire him to perform in the event of my death and 'which I believe he will perform to the best of his ability and which, for reasons of my own, I do no't care to embody in this document. . I do, however, consider It just that I should here ask pardon for placing Buch grave responsibilities upon him and also for keeping secret from, him the fact that I have done so." '; The will was drawn and executed Im mediately before Pendleton departed" for Mexico, and only the lawyer, who j drew it and Pendleton himself were aware, of its contents. Inasmuch as Burr. Pendleton had no near relatives,"; the will was probated without objec tion, and Craig Wyndham found him self suddenly a very rich man. ' - In j the meantime he met Escudera frequently at the club, on the street and in divers places. Indeed It seemed to him that it was the intention of the Mexican to throw himself constantly in his way, but between them on the occasion of such meetings there was always exhibited the utmost cordiality. Escudera retained his quasi member shipjjathe club, and always Wyndham watted hirn furtively while he await ed replies to certain inquiries he had sent .ut to Mexico and to other places. It se ined to him that Escudera had the jii i- of one who was killing time as best :e could whilP hn peuitr 'of some expected event, .but what that event niisht be Wyndham could not even conjecture. Xue interview lwtwopn Wvnrthnm Old James had taken place in several of them but at this point pecessary only to refer to one of J.; . . . . . j.' . .,- K;..,... . " j W had, as usual, at such times engaged In discussing ! the hici- ''f that had happened to Pendleton exico and for the third or fourth ref en-ed to the duel. Wyndham p heady connected the name of Ro- with that of Escudera and was K Opinion the twn wpw relnfpd. "Did you ever see the man . with W .VOUr mnsiter fntiorhf tho ArnAI" feed of James. ; . . ; p sir; I saw him two or three' si"'. - - . Mia 'the man who was with Mr. i'ondleton fhe evening we found him Me the duelist. at all?': . AW l t at all. that I rempmher"" : J "Kow, James, go ack to the moment yoifirst knew that a duel was to be t. How did vnn lrnnnr ahnnt It V" I ,i,nn Tturr'a mnthor dierl. ' . - " . " " - - - - I lieu Jk .."How old was Burr" action twenty-four hours lonser-than he had told meto 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 pateo o t the hotel just as we were 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 Mr. Pendleton's return- and gave me . a' verbal message to have every thing packed and in readiness. ; That last message I am sure my master did not send.;. , VI 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 i Romero. It Is my opinion, sir, that ; the lady who was doubtless the: real "cause of the duel sent for Mm that evening when he was to go to the opera, and believe that she tried to prevent the meeting. ;,This Js only guesswork, sir, but: I cannot help thinking that the duel was a con sequence of that encounter on the Paseo, and that the murder jof Mr. Pendleton is somehow related to both affajrs." ; ','. ' ." . - -.:..-. MNo doubt, James; no doubt what ever. But I, believe we may go- back even farther than that and say that all three of 'the occurrences' grew out of the causes .of your master's Journey to Mexico. We will have to search farther 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 Mexico?" ; ; James hesitated and looked away for l a moment; Then,Baore to himself than to his companion, he said: "It can do no harm for me. to tell about it now." ' "It Is your-duty to tell 1 everything that will help me to clear up this mys tery," said Wyndham; sharply. "That was your second visit to Mexico, then ?" . "My third, teir." ' - . "Indeed! Tell me about the others" "I was there twice, sir, with the fa ther of Mr. Burr, trot I promised him that I would never speak about it, sir,' ta anybody arid I never have until now' ; . " . J'Kot even to Burr?" !No, sir; not even toTilm." - "That was' wrong, James." : "That may be, Mr. Wyndham, but . I believed I was doing my duty." "We need not argue that point. Tell me when you went there first." : Vlt .-was shortly after . I became, vl member of the Pendleton family. 1 was twenty years old. Mr. vRobert rendie ton, Burr's father, was, I think, about thirty. It was' during tne same winter "We were called there by the Illness f the lady whoj 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; I. think; I saw very little of him then, as before. He did not seem like himself at all, and he never recov ered :from the shock." Although he liv ed many years afterward, 4t affected him until his death.'' "Was there a j child or were there children' by -that second marriage, Jamesr j-J ;: . , "Now-l sir that Is,-, I don't really know, but' r think not. I think 'Mr. Pendleton would have ' told me had such been the case." . . -' "Let me sum this business up a little. According to your statements, Mr. Pen dleton lived wlthj his second i wife two months and then came north again. Is that right r " r: r "About that, sir. - -; - "How long after that was lt that you made the second trip to Mexico?" H "About a : year a v little more - than that, I . think. No, sir, pardon me; it was something less than a year. My memory is not as clear as It used to be."' . v "How do you account for the fact that he remained so long a time away from his bride?" "I hardly know how. to reply to that I know that he was very fond of her, and it Is my belief that when wecamo north and left her. there he expected that she would follow him very soon. I think there was some trouble of some kind, but I never knew wha It was. He was overwhelmed with business. I know that he received letters from her, or at least from. Mexico, constantly, and 1 know that he wrote to her very often. I think it likely that her com ing - was delayed I from week to nveek and that he refrained from going to her during that year at her request I am, sure that nothing else could have kept him here waiting." "He did not take you Into his confi dence in this matter, then?". "No, "sir; only concerning the mar riage itself' : : - "Did you ever see the lady?" it Air Line. RAILWAY. , . CAPITAL CITY ROUTE." SHORT LINE TO PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, FLORIDA, CU BA, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, f AJND iMEXICO, BEACHING THE CAPITALS OF SIX .STATES. ' March 2, 1902. i Lv. 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Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa for all Florida East Coast points. Cuba and Porto Rico.- Connections at New Orleans for all points xn Texas, Mexico and Califo. nia No. 32 arrives at Portsmouth daily at V. 15 a. m. No. 38 arrives at Portsmouth daily at 5.35 p. m. J. W. BROWN, Jr. Pass'r Agt., 19 Main St., Norfolk, Va. -Mr. Burr told " me how he told you; tell'me what he said." - ' ' ' Ic asked me if I remembered an jjpnt that occurred one afternoon1 1':! Taseo when he defended a lady ll'21 Ule attentions of a man who had ffen!ea her.; I" 311 m-' about that incident JamesA ins. renlleton on the . Paseo r together. I was a few feet behind Mr. We were near what is f h as the Indian statue, which is iI"U rathpr fa-H-TiAi nn;iria . fiironilP pedestrians usually, go. A little j'cr, maidservant When we got near ejstatue a man appeared suddenly tlpP behind lt or one oi the big cypress I UOn't know wItIVi tta vrflllrPil toward the lady and .she-stop as i r r no tporn rvifciifDnon nnr lot know; if that was the reason,- ,O Igo I think It must have been." k ."Not quite two years, slr.' , j - "Well, what took you were t "Mr. Robert Pendleton had some busi ness 'there that had. been left by his father. v-1 : do hot know much about that, sir, for I always tried to keep my place and to mind my nwn affairs. He intended when , he .started tq remain only a short time, but we were in the City 'of Mexico three months, and I nw 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 I only know that hrs time was passed at a house In Tacubaya, at i fine residence which he . told me he 4had purchased, but which he : subse quently , disposed of." - - . - : "When and how?" . 'That I do not know, sir." "Why did beibuy the' house and why did he pass nis time tnere insieau oi jVliat tlma nf Aatr xiraa Viq lamaaV I V.ln mnma In th hntpl?". vput 5 o'clock In the afternoon. "I did not know until long afterward, sun was shining, and there were I Mr. Wvndham. but the fact is he uao "Never, sir." -"Nor a picture of her?" "I did not." , "1 wish you could : remember the name under which your master lived in Mexico, James." -. i - 1 am sorry that I cannot," replied the old man obstinately,-"but It has gone from me entirely I would not recognize it even if. I should hear It" ' It was plain to Wyndham that James had determined; that he would not re-J veal the name and:. bad adopted, the plan of forgetfulness as the best means of . avoiding argument, and "the; old man's 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! to ' such inviolate; secrecy," mused Wyndham, "and he also must have had a strong reason, for adopting it in the first place." "He turned to James again.' ; VWhy did' Mr. Pendleton make use of an assumed name at all?" he asked. , "He never told me that, sir." ; . "Do you know?" '"1 think so partly. I do know that it had nothing- to do with his mar riage, for he chose the name before wo left New York, and he never, saw her until after we arrived in Mexico.' He went there on some business that bad been his father's.. He believed; that he could best attend to It if he were not known. And you must remember one thing, sir although peoples in '.Mexjco knew him by a name not his own," his .wife, although she never bore his right name openly,"' must have known what It was, for the letters he received were properly addressed. 1 'believe others were deceived, but that she was not. Now, sir, X have, really told you 'all; I know more, in fact, for I have made bold to conjecture a great deaL Per haps out of . it all 'you "may,, find the, missing links In the ,broken chain. I am sure I cannot help i you any more unless you take me to Mexico and let me point out the house where he lived.. That might help you, sir." .: , ; . - - ; ' - - - ' '" t TO BE.COimNUKD.J-,- ' 1 touch, the hurt his loving kindness gave; Restores shield, helmet, flight dlscardea swora. And bids thee battle bravely to the end;. ' lv Can such bet, Aye, I know, 1 have a friend! a - Pittsburg Dispatch. 1.1 S. R. R. 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