The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-14
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a CHAPTER 1.-The story Is told by
Nicholas TrIst Ills chief. senator John
Calhoun offered the nortfllo of secretary
ipf state in TyleIss cabinet. is .3,a 81 his
friend Or. ward that his fine Il shor.
Calhoun declares that he is not ready to
die, and II he accepfs Tyler's offer l..
means that Texas and Oregon must he
He plans to learn the Intentions of Eas-
land with regard to Mexico. through
Baroness Won Ri.z. secret spy and re-
puted mistress OF the English amha,sa-
dor. Pakenham.
CHAPTER H--Nicholas s directed to
bring the baroness to Calhoun's apart
mAats at midnight.
CHAPTER IlI.--The arrand causes
Nicholas to miss meeting with his
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER IV.--While searching for The
baroness house a carriage dashes up
and Nicholas Is becioned to enter. He
finds himself with the baroness, who says
she is being pursued and begs his assist
ancA.
CHAPTER v.--Arrived at the baroness
apartments after eluding the pursuers,
he notes that she has lost n slipper. lie
is invited into the house and delivers
Calboun's message
CHAPTER ,y.--The baroness decides
Ia obey the summons. Nicholas retains
The remaining slipper as a pledge that she
viii tell Calhoun everything. He gives
her as security an Indian trinket ae in
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER --Illizabeth's father con-
sen.s 10 Nicholas proposals of marriage.
Nicholas Is ordered 10 leave at once for
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to be married that night
CHAPTER vIII.--T'yler warns Paken-
ham that interference by England in the
affairs Of this contitnen. will not be toll
Grated. The west, he declares, Is In res
tiyeness at the attitude of England to-
ward, Mexico, has raised the demand hat
Joint occupancy Of Oregon with Grea.
Britain shall end and has raised the
cry: "Fifty-four Forty or Fight Both
Whlgs and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 81 degrees, 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretaryc state.
CHAPTER siX.--Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Is 20 be married. that night, She
returns thel trnl.et and Nicholas prom
ises to return her slipper by messen-
ger. The baroness tells him she does not
think he will be married so soon, and
sthnt she will do her worst to prevent IT,
sCHAPTER X.--Nicholas 3 enists the
services of i blbulous friend Congress
man cambridge a rejected suitor Of Eliz.
abeth's. 20 assist him in the arrangements
for the wedding He entrusts him Will
the license the procuring OF a clergyman
and the return of the slipper to the bar
oness.
4. CHAPTER XT.--Nicholas finds tha. hi!
friend. muddled with drink has sent th'
slipper TO Elizabeth Indignant AZ tn,
supposed insult, Elizabeth's father re-
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there win be no wedding
CHAPTER XIf--Hicbelas is informed
tha; there is to be a meeting in Montrea
of the directors Of The Hudson Bay com.
pany, ana that he Is expected to gain ac-
cess to the meeting and learn Englaad''
intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIII--Nlcholas arrives II
Montreal and learns that the race IS oI
for Oregon.
CHAPTER XIy--TIe sees The baroness
leave the directors meeting whore he ha'
failed to gain admission. She warns hin
that he is In danger. and invites him 4
pass the night at her house.