Z esch ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁the ▁ende avor ▁had ▁been ▁finan cially ▁prof itable ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁Texas ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 1 2 ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁returned ▁to ▁Mason , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁where ▁she ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁ ▁license ▁to ▁practice ▁dent istry ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas . ▁In ▁the ▁duration , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁person ▁at ▁le is ure ▁visit ing ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁She ▁made ▁a ▁train ▁trip ▁to ▁visit ▁an ▁uncle ▁in ▁Torre ón , ▁Mexico . ▁On ▁the ▁train ▁she ▁met ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Bel gi ans ▁who ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁sm ugg ling ▁cl othing , ▁j ew el ry ▁and ▁un cut ▁diam onds ▁across ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁She ▁decl ined ▁one ▁offer ▁from ▁a ▁Dallas ▁business man ▁to ▁front ▁a ▁state wide ▁chain ▁of ▁dent al ▁offices ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁manage ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁a ▁dent al ▁practice ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁where ▁she ▁treated ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Ma ver ick ▁family . ▁An arch ists ▁Emma ▁Gold man ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Ber k man ▁were ▁friends ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁came ▁into ▁town ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁San ▁Antonio ▁by ▁President ▁Howard ▁T aft . ▁When ▁she ▁passed ▁her ▁state ▁board ▁exam ination ▁and ▁became ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁Texas , ▁Me use bach – Z