Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

before il struck the doorsill. And. true
to his word, the hired man appeared in
the United States district attorneys Of
flee in Denver betimeS next morning anu
laid bare the nefarious Swindle that Pen
dleton had worked upon innocent east
ernerS.
When that official heard the tale-I
wasn't the official at that time, how
ever-he went up in the air Forthwith
he dispatched a deputy marshal to bring
Pendleton in fearful lest lie had nown
to Canada, meantime. When the deputy
reached the nearest railway station. he
was astonished TO learn that Pendleton
had Just taken the train for Denver, leaN-
ing instructions that he would be found
at the Windsor. the leading hotel there,
When the deputy reported back In
Denver. the district attorney, OH calling
up that hotel. was surprised to learn that
Pendleton and wife We're guests there.
Proceeding at once, with the deputy.
ostentatously carrying his warrant and
accompanied by the hired man, who went
along to gloat, he found his prey sitting
in the parlor Struggled up TO fluffy
haired girl.
Wei. I'm calculated the hired
man, when from his position in the back
ground, he heard Pendeton introduce Z"
the district attorney as his wife tn
pretty stenographer whom he had but
Yesterday confidently counted Oh marry
ing himself when he got that fifteen thou
sand from PendIeton.
And I've come TO arrest you put iiI
the deputy. addressing Pendleton, after
the attorney had explained their visit
Hadn't you better go slow, gentle
mem queried Pendleton. What offen.e
have i committed?
Why. you've swindled ten thousand
people out of their money and used the
mails to do it, replied the attorney.
Il got that money as legal fees pre-
scribed by the law, while acting as conh-
ty clerk answered Pendleton.
But YOU persuaded these people to
record deeds went on the attorney. feel
ing the ice wasn't as thick he had
supposed
- L did not persuade any man to record
his deed replied Pendleton, Il merely aG-
vised him that, if he desired to protect
his title. he must record his deed. That
was good advice, was it not? Is it not
what every lawyer would advise his
client? Was l not stating the law cor
rectly? And is that crime?
But you induced 'em to buy your
worthless land snarled the attorne,.
finding the ice now very, very thin.
Il did not induce them to buy any
thing. because | never sold them any
thing replied Pendleton. More. | did
not even induce them to let me give them
the land. / gave ii away. | even paid
postage on their deeds These people dlu
not pay one cent for the lots that they
own. Is it crime to give man land
Is there any better reason than these
You have for arresting me-? he continued
suavely. If not ] will take my leave
- Well, 1t was mighty crooked trlch,
snarled the deputy, for the now wholly
submerged attorney had gone speech
less.
II take no notice of insults from my
interiors, loftily exclaimed Pendleton.
Come on. my dear and. grasping the
plump arm of his pretty wife, he swept
out of the ROOM.
But / thought you said Pendleton
was going to get out of the penitentiary
in d short time" calculated the man
from The Star They didn't arrest him
after all, it seems
"Oh. yes, they did replied Mr.. John
man. now doubly sore because of los
ing both money and girl, got en- the
back trail of Pendleton, figuring that
man smooth that must have left
some tracks behind him somewhere.
Back in some little New England town
he dug up former wife of Pendleton's
whom that gentleman, hypnotized by the
1uffiness of his pretty stenographer had
forgotten to keep in
formed of his wilderness. Mrs Pendie-
ton No. l FASTENED to Colorado and
lit on Pendleton-and Pendleton lit in
the penitentiary for a long term FOR
having a superf1uity of spouses
But" concluded Mr.. Johnson the
didn't land him there for the star part
he played in that Morton City lan1
deal.