The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-08
$40 OR FIGHT
Stirring Story of Adventure in the Early Days
OF the Northwest
BY EMERSON HOUGH
Author Of THE Mississippi Bubble"
tcepyriaht 1909 The -Neru col
Author Of THE Missiasipp Bubble"
tcenlright, 1903. The nabhs.Niemm col

lsngland's minister offered. over
the signature OF England a compro-
mise ~ the whole oregon debate.
provided this country would accept
the line 90 the toth deeroei Thai.
then. was I'akcuham's price fur this
KEY that lay here
"rhis this IL an have been able
to DO with him thus far" she fai.
tered. IT Is not enough nut
did q Tor yout"
Madam this n moro than ait
America has been able 90 DO hefore'
This has not been made publicf"
me. MOI Il 10 not enough hut
tonight shall make him Surrender
am all north. 60 the very ice. for
Amerlea. for the democracy sos.
now I was born 20 be- devoted. i'm
moiated after all az ms mother
WAS before me. That 10 fatei hut
J shalt make fate pay An. mon
sirur' An. monsieur
Sho fiuuE herself 70 her feet 4
can sat Il all Tor YOU and ynurr'
She reiterated. holding aut her
hands. tho little pink fingers up-
turned. az was often her gesture.
You shall go Ga your ehief and
tell him that Mr. Polk was right
that ynu Yourself Whn taught Hell
era roa Rita what ilfa 10. taught
ber that after ALT she was "a wo-
man are able. because ahe was a
Woman. 90 bring IN ypur owu hands
all that country Nsa 90 sfssd af
even farther a. not know what
al can be dome I only know that
. fQal Will pact with everything foF
the sake ol hia body
staud noN looking al her. silent.
trying o. fafhom the vastness II
y hat sts ssia. trying &C. understand
az aii their worth the motives which
impeiled her The iarxsness % her
plan, yes that could BE- seen The
largrnrs1 " her heart nna brain
yes. that also Then slowly. I saw
yet more ~ last unaerstncd
What aaw was a harFor 20 my soul
Madam. said I % her. AZ last.
'did you Indeed shinh me SO cheap
as that Come here" ! led her fu
the centrai apartment aud moiiaaed
her % seat
Now. then. madam much has
been done here. az sou say. II IL
.al that ever san be- dome Vau aisau
not sea Pakenham tonirht. nor ever
again
"Baf 'hsnk whai that viii coaf
YOU she hyote out This is only
part u shoula ail be yours
! flung the document from nae
rhis has already casg TOO mnrh.
said we 40 not bay states ghus
-lios e VII coss yea your Future
Polk = Ynar enemy now. - ha l.
Naihauns We Niii ret strike yau
npw. but 81 saou as he dArss. he
VIII Now " YOU rauid do thla--
~ yuu could take fhfa % sfr Cali
haun. % America q would mean fer
you personally All that America
cnuld HiFs you Ia houara
tiunnra without honor. madam
J 40 not covsf~ / replied. Thsu
nouh have biz my tongue through
wh~n ! saw the great ralsor cross
her face az TIRE rrueiff % nay speech
HH4 FtH ""as we aNANs stffa iNtlth
nut her hands again -Hut no.
kunw yum would not iannt ma.
know. N spite ~ shat va sax
there must - a nacrinca. Well
then. ] have made Il. havs fnnae
NY Rtgnsneuf say 7 can give
sou now wen fhus. 81 least a part
.of Oregon ! can perhaps give yeu
Az ~ oFe@aa tomorrow Thr
FnErnhnma hava always dared much
g. gain thsir ends This enc VITA
fars even irearharv 20 his country
FomDrFuw--if 40 not kiu IL
% not fis--f can perhaps give yss
.ail ~ Oregon bought bought ans
paidf~ Her votes traliaa orr
INTO a whisper which seemed loud a.
n busle cali 10 me
No. you cannot glsa IS Ofaene
] auswerea we are mon. not pan.
dcra We nehf. ne d. not traffic
nus But you havs given ms ELISA.
beth
~ rsvai'~ she smiled a M. IN
spite ~ al But ne. not my rival