The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

fen days. think I saw very Title of
him then, as before. He did not seem
like himself at all. and he never recoy-
cred from the shock. Although he liv-
ed many years afterward. it affected
him until his death"
''Was there child or were there
children by that second marriage,
JamesY
mo, sir that is. / don't really
know, but think not. think Mr..
Pendleton would have told me had
such been the case"
"Let me sum this business up little.
According to your statements, Mr.. Pen
dleton lived with his second wife two
months and then came north again. Is
that rightw
about that, SIR"
How long after that was it that you
made the second trip to Mexieo"
about year-a little more than
that, l think. No, sir, pardon me; it
was something less than year. My
memory is not as clear as it used to-
be-" .....
that he remained so long a time away
from his bride|'
81 hardly know how to reply to that.
l know that he was very fond of her,
and it is my belief that when we came
north and left her there he expected
that she would follow him very soon.
think there was some trouble of some
Inf I Ennu
He was overwhelmed with business. l
know that he received letters from her,
or at least from Mexico, constantly,
and l know that he wrote to her very
often. l think it likely that her COM
ing was delayed from week to week
and that he refrained from going to
her during that year at her request. l
am sure that nothing else could have
kept him here waiting"
HE did not take you into his conf
dence in this matter. then?'
mo. sir; only concerning the mar
riage itself"
Ibid you ever see tie lady?'
"Never, sir"
"Nor picture of hcr?"
81 did not"
II wish you could remember the
name under which your master lived
in Mexico, James"
81 am sorry that | cannot" replied
the old man obstinately. but it has
gone from me entirely. l would not
recognize it even if | should hear it.
1t was plain to Wyndham that James
had determined that he would not re-
veal the name and had adopted the
plan Of forgetfulnPss as the best means
Of avoiding argument. and the old
mans 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
r>-;ts,j lOr DlnulEg his servant
10 such inviOlate secrecy" unused
WyndhaIn. and he also must have
had a strong reason for adopting it in
the first place"
He turned to james again. .t
why did Mr.. Pendleton make use
| of an assumed name at ALP he asked.
.'He never told me that. sir"
| "Do you know"
81 think so-partly. | do know that
! it had nothing to do with his mar
| riage, for he chose the name before we
| left New York, and he never saw her
| until after we arrived in Mexico. He
| went there on some business that had
| been his fathers. He believed that he
! could best attend to it if he were not
known. And you must remember one
thing, sir-although people in Mexico
knew him by 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. | believe others
| were deceived, but that she was not.
Now, sir, ! have really told you all I
| know-more. in fact, for l have made
bold to conjecture a great deal. Per-
haps out of it all you may find the
missing links in the broken chain. /
am sure l cannot help you any more
unless you take me to Mexico and let
me point out the house where he lived.
That might help you, sir" .