The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-03

CHAPTER XNVT.-A British warshia \
rfNes. Nicholas attends reception to
hesoffieers lie firds that tie baroness
mlved on Tie warship
CHAPTER. XXvli ne calls on her.
She learns that her nita y prevent his I
marriage succeeded SIZE repenss and
ells him Of a note which sl,e had placed
. ;he slipper for The purpose Of causing
elizabeth 70 doubt him She declares her
Qtciton ct returning alone 70 Washing
on to repair the haam she has done
CHAPTER XXviiI, Nicholas decides
to follow her.
CHAPTER NNIX. -'rbe baroness tails
Aim that he can ne; have oregon except
trough her, ana Thai he can not have
Elizabeth except tsvoncf ter.
CHAPTER xxx. Nicholas follows the
baroness. lie learns on tho why that
Polk has been elected president, ana
rexas has been annexed Winter catches
him and the baroness hcsts him TO wash
lngton.
CHAPTER NXXI. Arriving IN Wash
ngton he learns that there to be war
| with Mexico He calls on the baroness
ana learns that she " the daughter Of
Won Kltlenhofen.
| CHAPTER XXXII pakenham talls,
but the baroness gets rid of him without
| Ills learning Of the presence Of Nicholas,
| She tells Nicholas thai Elizabeth Is en
trely worthy of him She tells aim that
IN return for the compromise Of the ore
gon boundary on the limo OF the Aath
degree, she has sold herself to Pakenham
and that he Is coming for the price.
Nicholas refuses to permit the sacrifice
and tcara up the agreement
CHAPTER XxxIl. she tells him the
story Of her life
| CHAPTER XxXIV.- -'akcnham calls
for his price The BARONESS refuses TO
por. He Insults her She demands an
apology, holds him IN to his true light
ana he declares that she as pure as 81
lily. The treaty le patched and Paken-
ham signs.
So now they all went over that doc
ument. signed by none less than
Pakenham himself. minister plenipo-
tentiary for Great Britain. That docu-
ment exists to-day somewhere In our
archives, but do not feel empowered
to make known It's full text. would
I had never need to act down, as
have. the cost OF 1t. These others
never knew that cost, and now they
never can know, for long years since
both Calhoun and Or. Ward have been
dead and gone. turned aside as
they examined the document which
within the next few weeks was to be-
come public property. The red waters
! which mended it-and which she
smillngly explained al Calhoun's de-
mand--were, as knew, not less than
red drops Of blood.
In brief, | may say that this paper
stated that, In case the United States
felt disposed to reopen discussions
: which Mr.. Polk peremptorily had
closed, Great Britain might be able te
, listen to compromise on the line ol
the forty-ninth parallel. This compro
mise had three times been offered hel
by diplomacy of United States undel
earlier administrations. Great Brit
ain stated that In view OF her deel
), and abiding love for peace and he
deep and abiding admiration 70
America, she would resign her CLAIM
1 OF all OF Oregon down to the Colum
! bia: and more, she would accept In
O forty.ninth parallel; provided sh
might have free navigation right
+ upon the Columbia. In fact, this wa
precisely the memorandum of agre
IS ment which eventually establishe
Il the lines of the treaty as TO Orego
Is between Great Britain and the Unite
n States.
le Mr. Calhoun is commonly credite
> with having brought about this treat
= and with having been author of i
= = terms. So he was, but only in Il
- singular way which In these foregoiI
- pages | have related States ha'
their price. Texas was bought
n. blood. Oregon--aE. we who own
ho ought to prize it, None of our count
be Ii half so full OF romance, none OF
e is half so clean. az our great al
or bodeful far northwest, still young
N, Its days of destiny.
a' I'VE should Ia time have had all
~ Oregon, perhaps, said Mr. Calbou
- at least, that Is the talk OF the
an fierce politicians"
rn But for this fresh outbreak on [
nv southwest there would have been
nd better chance" said Helena Won Ri
In but | think, as matters are tod
u you would be wise to accept this CO
m, promise ! have seen your IN
nd marching. thousands of them,
grandest sight OF this century or d
~ other. They give full base for I
- compromise. Given another year. q
80 80 your rifles and your plows wo
Ibe make your claims still better. !
az this Is to-day
In Believe me, Mr.. Calhoun brt
IN, your signature must go on thI
the ! How now? Why SO anxious.
i'm. SOM"
the ,.c Because II Is right
ne, Calhoun turned to Helena Won r
sho Has this been presented to Mr..
- '"7 chanan, our secretary OF state?"
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