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k raiser, had in his employ as chief herder a Mexican named Nicolas Acosta, who was a warm friend of Roman and his family and fre- 'quent visitor to Roman’s tent. One afternoon and while Roan was absent, Acosta, in returning from the range stopped at Roman’s tent and was invited by the two girls to stop and take a cup of coffee. He accepted the invitation, dis- mounted and unsaddled, stood his Winchester rifle against a tree and lay down outside the tent with his head pillowed on his saddle. The girls were engaged inside the tent preparing the coffee, when they v/re alarmd by the sound of a rifle shot. Rushing out of the tent they were horrified to behold their brother, Carpio, his eyes blazing with insanity, Acosta’s rifle in his hands and the unfortunate Mexican lying on the ground mortally wounded. The girls rushed upon Carpio and wrested the rifle from him, he then seized a bow and arrows and opened fire upon them ; being again disarmed he fled to the mountains. The two girls carried the wounded man to the settle- ments at Three Rivers, and there told their sad story which was corroboated by Acosta before he died.