The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01

~ iNNa' NNHoidA uAtNHtA Y RECEPTION 10
he oftlcArs lie firds that The baroness
,rTyed OH the warshin.
CHAPTER XXVII@-He calls ON her
She learia that her piat tos preyeot his
marriage sueeeeded she rcrents and
Ma him Of d uote which she had placed
n he slipper Tor the purpose of causing
elizabeth 70 dontt BIN She declares hpr
attention ci returning alone TO Washing
on to repair Tie harm She has dcae.
cHApTER XNyln Nicholas decades
y follow her
CHAPTER XNfN, ~trhe baroness tells
i'm that lie can no. have oregon except
through her and that he can not have
Elizabeth except py.lSh her.
CHAPTER xxx. Nicholas Follows the
baroness lie learns On the way that
aolk has been elected president. and
rexas has been annexed Winter catches
i'm ana The baroness bcats him 10 wash
ngton.
CHAPTER XXXI Arriving IN Wash
ngoA he learns ihat there 20 be war
with Mexico He calls on the baroness
md learns that she is the daughter Of
Won Riltenhofen. tt
CHAPTER XXXII. Pakenham als
1ut The baroness gets rid of him without
ais learning Of the presence OF Nicholas
She tells Nicholas that Elizabeth IS en-
trely worthy Of hm@ lsbp tells MIN that
ia return FOR the compromise ofthe ore.
yon boundary on the line OF The 49th
legree. She has sold herself to Pakenhan
ind that he is coming for the price
Nicholas refuses 70 permit the sacrlllct
md tears up the agreement,
CHAPTER NXNlli She tells him The
story OF her HE,
He must nave advanced toward her
| Continually was upon the point OF
stepping out from my concealment,
but as continually she left that not
| quite possible by some word or look
or gesture of her own with him.
"Oh, hang H." heard him
grumble, at length; how can one tell
what woman'll dor Damn It.
Helen,"
"Well, then, madam. why all this
hoighty.toighty? Haven't stood
fiouts and indignities enough from
you? Didn't you make show OF me
before that ass, Tyler. when was al
the very point Of my greatest coupl
You denied knowledge that | knew
you had But did discard you for
that? have found you since then
playing with Maxieo. Texas, United
States all at once? Have | punished
you for that? No; have only shown
you the more regard"
MY lord, you punish me most wher
you most show me your regard
We'll. God bless my soul. listen a
thatl Listen at that--here, now. whel
Pve--madam. you shock me, yo'
grieye me. I--could | have a glass 0
wine?"
heard her ring for Threlka, hear
her fastens the door behind her as sh
left, heard him gulp over his glass
For myself. although did not yet dii
close myself. felt no doubt that
should kill Pakenham IN these rooms
, even pondered whether shoul
shoot him through the temple aud GU
off his consciousness. or through tn
chest. and so let him know why b
died.
: After time he seemed to loo
I about the room, his eye falling upo
. the Uttered floor.
MY keyi' be exclaimed; broken
Who did that? can't use It nowl"
T you will not need to use 1t, m
lord"
s But bought II. yesterday! Had
k given you all OF the Oregon countl
: 1t would not have been worth G20,0O
y What III have to-night--what I'll tai
: will be worth twice that. But
! bought that key, and what buy
\ keep"
n heard struggle, but she repuls'
d him once more In some way, 81
.e my time had not come. He seem'
now to stoop, grunting, 10 pick
= something from the floor.
10 "Ilow now? My memorandum
le treaty. and torn in two, Oh. see
I | see" he mused. You wish to 81
= II back to me--to be wholly free.
y means only that you wish 10 love J
H. for-myseli, for what aml You mink
,d You mistake. my lord" said h
calm. cold voice
on AT least. twas no mistake that
N Offered you. this damned country
ay risk Of my own head Are YOU IN
1d with England and Sir Richard PAX
~ hamg VIII you give my family
~ chance for revenge on these accurf
w. heathen--these Americans Come.
' that. and leave this place with y
a and quit diplomacy for good. w
y, travel the continent, well 20 the wo
he over You and |. I'll quit my estai
nd my family for you. Come. now. v
he do you delay"
Of "still you misunderstood, my lor
ui- "Teh me then what you do mea
'Our old bargain over this Is
Ihe ken. my lord. We must make
M other"
!" His anger rose. WHAT You W
~ M more? You're trying TO lead me
n. with your damned courtezan trick
iyl9ia I heard her voice rise high
n's shrill. even as started forward.
"Monsieur," she cried, back v