When he died, he gave the ring to a Mexican who attended him in his last moments, telling him its secret.

In Tombstone the Mexican got drunk and boasted of his riches, showing the ring.

That night I killed the greaser, and obtained the ring.

I had a partner, and he stole the ring from me.

How he came to part with it, and how it fell into the hands of your father, boy, is something I do not know." He was exhausted, and his voice sunk till Frank could not catch the words.