The general hosted Ratigan at his house on the Pendleton base in January.
There was no shelter from the bullets, and Pendleton fell fatally wounded.
Pendleton was at school on Tuesday, and classes let out early because of exams.
Later at the Pendleton home, the mother, Cleopatra Crowley-Pendleton, spoke of a daughter who loved reading and writing and Latin.
They were nine blocks from the home of the president at whose inaugural Pendleton had performed.
Not a word about the dance—except a general affirmative to Mrs. Pendleton's question if he had enjoyed himself.
Instantly Pendleton was motionless; he listened intently, but the silence of the place seemed complete.
And over across the stream gleamed the lights of the Pendleton special as it sped away toward Chicago.
The next morning Captain Pendleton arrived early, to assist in the distribution of the presents.
This item incensed Pendleton beyond measure; he threw the paper aside and stormed up and down the room.