I Beg Your Pardon! (tract)
I Beg Your Pardon! is a religious tract written by David Daniels, the successor to Jack Chick at Chick Publications. It was originally printed in 2021. It is listed on their website under the subject "Basic Gospel" and also tagged as "Older Children and Adults".
The tract is set in the American Old West, where "The Mannerly Bandit" robs a bank and shoots the teller. "Gentleman Jim" is identified in a lineup as the culprit and, though protesting his innocence (as everyone in the lineup looked identical) is sentenced to death by hanging.
In his cell Jim admits to his cellmate that he was, in fact, guilty, and offers to share the stolen loot with him if the cellmate can help him escape; the cellmate double-crosses him at the planned time.
Meanwhile, the state Governor reviews Jim's case, and agrees that Jim may be innocent. He sends his young son with a pardon to Jim's cell. But after being double-crossed by his cellmate, Jim believes that the son is lying, refuses the pardon, and is thus hanged for his crime.
The remainder of the tract ties the story to how Jesus came to pardon us for our sins, but that we must "accept the pardon" (i.e. trust in Him as Savior).
