The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-06
SYNOPSIS.


Of state f. rycrs cabiact. il .aS ~ Ma
TREND pr Ward, THAI his time Il shor.
Calhoun declares that he Is not ready 10
iic ana q no accepts Tglers offer /.
means that Texas ana Oregon must lie
ldded 70 the map OF the United States
3e plnrs to learn the Intentions of Tag.
land with regard to Mexico. through
Baroness Won Ri.z, secret SPY ana re-
putcd mistress Of the English dmhassa-
dor, Pakcnham.
CHAPTER H. Nicholas Is directed to
prins tho baroness to Cahom's aplu-
meats az midnight.
CHAPTER Ill The ariand causes
Ncholas to miss 4 meeting with his
sweetheart Elizabeth Churchill
cHAPTEr lN.--Whilc searching for ;ho
baroness house carriage dashcs up
ana Nicholas Is heeEoned TO cntor. lie
finds himself with the baroness. who says
She is being pursued and begs his assist
ancc.
CHAPTER ". Arrived at the baroness
apartments after euding the pursucrs
ho notes that she has lost u slipper lie
IN invited into he house aud delivers
Calhoun's message.
Precisely. Therefore since to
make life worth the living there must
be occasionally a trifie of spice bit
Of adventure, either for man or won.
an, ! suggest to you, as something of.
fering amusement, this little journey
with me tonight to meet my chief
You have his message. am his mes
senger, and, believe me, quite at your
service in any way you may suggest
Let us be frank. II you are agent, SO
am ! See; have come into your
camp. Dare you not come into ours?
Come; 1t Is an adventure to see a tall,
thin old man in dressing gown and
red wooden nIghtcap So you will
find my chief; and In apartments
much different from these"
She took up the missive with It's
broken seal, SO your chief, as you
call him, asks me to come to him, at
midnight. with you, stranger"
Precisely Could you go to the
office of United States senator and
possible cabinet minister in broad day,
light and the fact not be known?
Could he come to your apartments in
broad daylight and that fact not be
known? What would that man
Pakenham' suspect In either case? Be
lieve me, my master is wise Great
necessity sets aside conventions, sets
aside everything Come. them"
But still she only sat and smiled at
me. ! felt that purple and amber
glow, the emanation sof her person
ality, OF her senses, creeping around
me again as she leaned forward final
ly, her parted red-bowed lips dis
closing her delicate white teeth. |
saw the little heaye Of her bosom,
whether in laughter or emotion |
could not tell | was young Resent
ing the spell which felt coming upon
me, al could do was to reiterate my
demand for haste, She was not in the
least Impressed by this.
"Comel" she said. 81 am pleased
with these Americans Yes, am not
displeased with this little adventure" "
rose impatiently and alked apart
in the room. you cannot eyade me,
madam, so easily as you did the Mexi.
can gentleman who followed you. You
have him in the net also? Is not the
net full enough?"
Never" she said, her head sway
ing slowly from side to side her face
inscrutable. Am not a woman?
All, am ! not?"
Madam" said I, whirlng upon her,
'let me, at least, alone. am too
small game for you. | am but a mes
senger. Time passes. Let US arrive
at our business"
What would you do IF refused to
go with yo1?" she asked, still smiling
at me. But saw that her attitude to
ward me held no more than that Of a
bird OF prey and some little creature
well within its power. 1t made me
angry to be 80 rated
you ask me what should dor
retorted savagely. II shall tell yot
first what | will do II you continue
your refusal. | will take you with me
and so keep my engagement with m,
chief Keep away from the bell rope
Remain silent! DO not novel Yot
should go II had to carry you ther,
In a sack-because that Is my er
randi"
"0h, listen at him threateni" sh'
laughed still. And he despises ml
poor little castle here in the sld'
street where half the time am 8,
lonely. What would monsieur do I
monsieur were In my place--and If
we're In monsiour's place? But, bah
you would not have me following yol
in the first hour. We met boy
flushed again boily al this las
word. Madam may discontinue tn
thought of my boyhood. I am olde
than she. But II you AK mo wha
would do with a woman II foIlowel
her, or II she followed me, then | vii
tell you. II owned this place and al
In II, would tear down every pictur'
I from these walls, every silken cove
from yonder couchesl would ril
out these walls and put back the one
that once were herel A house OF log
far out in the countries that ! know
would do for you. madam" went OF
hotly you should forget the toucl
] OF silk and lace M neighhnr xnl