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 If I deprive them of the welcome show, To see three prominent Americans Transported through the streets of Mexico Amid the hooting of the populace. But as it is, they must this time forego The spectacle, unless thy stubbornness, Unwarranted by either hope or fear, Force me to disregard my daughter's tears. Here, sign this contract, knowing that on thee Depends thy life, as well as thy companions'.

[''Bradburn hands Travis the note he had been writing at the latter's entrance.'']

[Reads aloud.] This is to certify that I agree To leave forthwith the Mexican domain, And never after thither to return. If Colonel J. D. Bradburn will consent To pay into my hand the full amount Of thousand dollars gold at my departure. [He tears the paper into shreds] Well, well conceived, John Bradburn! this design Does credit to thy ingenuity. [Smiling.] The more a pity, that it must remain Shelved in the storehouse of thy fertile brain.