The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story Is told nv
Nicholas Trlst. Ills chief. Senator John
Calhoun offered tho portflllo Of secretary
OF state in Tyler's cabinet Is told BY his
friend, Dr. Ward, that his time Il shor.
Calhoun declares that he is not ready to
die aud II he accepts Tyler's offer /.
means that Texas and Oregon must te
added to the map OF tho United states
He plans to learn the Intentions Of Eng
land with regard to Mexico through
Baroness Won Ri,z, secret spy and re.
puted mistress Of the English amhassa-
dor, Pnkenham.
CHAPTER u.-Nlcholas is directed to
bring the baroness to Calhouns apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER IIl.-The arrand causes
Nicholas TO miss meeting with his
sweetheart Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER While searching for he
baroness house carriage dashes IN
and Nicholas is becxoued 10 enter. III
finds himself with the baroness, who SAYS
she s being pursued and bega bis assist
ance.
CHAPTER v.--Arrived at the baroness
apartments after eIudlng the pursuers,
ne notes that she has lost a slipper. He
its invted into The house and delivers
Calhoun's message.
CHAPTER V.--The baroness decides
70 obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as a pledge that she
Will tell Calhoun everything, He gives
her as security an Indian trlnket he In
tended for Elizabeth,
CHAPTER VIZ Elzabeth's father con-
sen:s to Nicholas proposals OF marriage.
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to be married that night.
CHAPTER vlIT.-Tylcr warns Paken
ham that interference by England In th,.
affairs Of this contitnen. will not be tol.
Grated. The west No declares, is in res
tlveness 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 tne
cry: "Fifty-four, Forty or Fight" To,h
Wings and Democrats demand Or ef,n
north TO 81 degrees, 40 minutes. CT tho n
becomes secretary e. atate.
CHAPTER IX.--Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Is 20 be married that night. She
returns the trinket and Nicholas prom
lses to return her slipper hy messen-
ger The. baroness tells him ehc does not
think he will be married 50 soon. ana
that she will do her worst TO prevent it
CHAPTER Nicholas enlists th,
services Of a blbulous friend Congress
man cambridge, rejected sutor Of E.lIz.
abeths, TO assist him in the arrangement.
for the wedding. lie entrusts him witt
the license. tho procuring of clergyman
and the return OF the slipper 10 the bar.
oness
CHAPTER XI.--Nicholas finds tha. hli
friend, muddled With drink, has sent TN
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at tn,
supposed insult. Elizaboh's father re-
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
ana tells him there viii DO no wedding
CHAPTER XlI.--Nicholas Is inrormc,
/ that there Is to be a meeting IN Montrea
OF the directors of the Hudson Bay com
pany and that he Is expected TO gain ac
cess to the meeting and learn England
intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIII. Nicholas arrives II
Montreal and learns that the race Is OF
Tor Oregon
CHAPTER Xlv.--lIe sees ;he barones
leave the directors meeting where he ha
failed to gain admission. She warns hin
that he IL in danger and invites him 1
pass The night at he: house
CHAPTER KYLE accepts the invl
tatlcn.
1 CHAPTER xVL--The baroness quzze
Nicholas as to whether his wedding 100
place. She gets no satisfaction. She tell
him of the slipper he had in his possession
the night he assisted her IN eluding tn
Mexican ambassador, contained a mei
sage from the attache OF Texas TO th
British ambassador, saying that II ii
United states did not annex Texas With
30 deya she would loee both Texas an
OREGON He decides TO take the messae
to Calhoun.
| CHAPTER xyII.--IIe meets I'm MOI
treal a naturalist. Won Rittenhofen, wi
has been in oregon. and tells him Of Il
wonders Of that country, and his firm b.
lief that The British will make a fight I,
4 II. Ncholas invites him to Washlngto
| CHAPTER xyIiL-Nleholas finds tn
the baroness has left Montreal hurried
and that ;. British warshIp has sail
quietly. He leaves for Washington.
! CHAPTER xIx.--calhoun engages V,
Rit:enhofen 10 make maps OF the westel
country. Nicholas Is present at storm
Interview between James X. Polk al
Calhoun. regarding Texas and oregon.
which It is shown that Calhoun is act
ated b. lofty principles Of pa,fiotisl
while Polk thinas only Of parties oi
platforms.
CHAPTER xX.--Calhoiin orders Mic
olas to prepare to head party OF settle
bound for Oregon. lIo gives him d
draf; Of treaty with Texas 70 copy. al
plans to secure tho Signature Of h
Texas attache through the influence
Sonora Yturrio. wife OF the Mexican mi
lste..
CHAPTER XXI. .A4CaIhoun arouTes I
scnora's jealousy regarding Pakenhni
who had shown her attention before /
appearance Of the baroness on the seer
lie suggests thAt she Induce Polk, "
was also attentive TO her. to urge |
Texan attache to sian the treaty prom
Ing 70 keep silence regarding the Texai
double dealing with England.