Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-27

country would accept the line OF the
forty-ninth degree! That, then, was
Pakenham's price for this key that
lay here.
"This-this is all l have been able to
do with him thus far" she faltered. 1T
is not enough. But did it for you!"
Madam, this is more than all Amer
lea has been able to do before! This
has not been made public?"
NO, no! 1t is not enough. But to-
night l shall make him surrender all
all north, to the very ice, for America,
for the democracy! See. now, l was
born to be devoted, inundated, after al,
as my mother was before me. That is
fate. But l shall make fate pay!
All, monsiuer, All, monsieur"
Sne flung herself to her feet. l can
get it all for you, you and yours!" she
reiterated, holding out her hands, the
little pink fingers upturned, as was Of
ten her gesture You shall go to your
chief and tell him that Mr. Polk was
right-that you yourself, who taught
Helena Won Ritz what life is, taught her
that after all she was woman-are
able, because she was a woman, to
bring in your own hands all that coun-
try, yes, to fifty-four forty, or even
farther I do not know what all can be
done. only know that a fool will
part with everything for the sake Of
his body"
l stood now looking at her, silent,
trying to fathom the vastness of what
she said, trying to understand at all
their worth the motives which impell-
ed her. The largeness of her plan, yes,
that could be seen. The largeness OF
her heart and brain, yes, that also.
Then slowly, l saw yet more. At last
understood. What l saw was a hor-
ror to my soul.
Madam" said to her. at last, did
you indeed think me so cheap as that?
Come here" l led her to the central
apartment, and motioned her to seat.
"Now, then, madam, much has been
done mere, as you say. 1t is all that
ever can be done You shall not see
Pakenham tonight, nor ever again."
But think what that will cost you!'
she broke out. This is only part. 1t
should all be yours"
/ flung the document from me. This
has already cost too much" l said.
I'VE do not buy states thus"
fnt
Polk is your enemy, now. as he is CAL
houn's. He will not strike you now,
but so soon as he dares, he will. Now,
if you could do this-if you could take
this to Mr.. Calhoun, to America. 1t
would mean for you personally all that
America could give you in honors."
"Honors without honor, madam, do
not covet," l replied. Then l would
have bit my tongue through when l saw
the great pallor cross her face at the
cruelty of my speech.
And MYSELF" she said, spreading
out her hands again. But no! know
you would not taunt me. l know, in
spite of what you say, there must be a
sacrifice. Well, then l have made 1t. l
nave made my atonement. / say / can
give you now, even thus, at least a part
Of Oregon. l can perhaps give you all
of Oregon-tomorrow! The Pakenhams
have always dared much to gain their
ends. This one will dare even treach-
cry to his country. Tomorrow-if l
do not kill him-if l do not die-I can
perhaps give you all of Oregon-bought
bought and paid" Her voice
trailed off into a whisper which seemed
loud as bugle call to me.
mo, you can not give us Oregon" l
answered I'VE are men, not panders.
We fight; we do not traffic thus. But
you have given me Elisabeth"
MY rival" She smiled at me In
spite of all. "Eut no. not my rival.
Yes. have already given you her and
given you to her. To do that-to atone,
as / said. for my attempt to part you
well, will give Mr.. Pakenham the key
that Sir Richard Pakenham Of England
lately held. | told you a woman pays,
body and soul! In what coin fate gave
me. will pay It, You think my NOR
ais mixed. No, / tell you l am clean!
I have only bought my own peace with
my conscience! Now, at last, Helena
Won Ritz knows why she was born, to
what end! l have work to do, and
yes, see 1t now-my journey to Amer
lea after all was part of the plan OF
fate. | have learned much-through
you, monsieur"
Hurriedly she turned and left me
passing through the heavy draperies
which cut off the room whore stood the
great satin couch. | saw her cast her.
self there. ner arms Outtiung. Slow
deep and silent sobs shook all her body
Madam, Madam" | cried to her
do not! Do not. What you have
done mere is worth a hundred millions
of dollars, a hundred thousand Of lives
perhaps. Yes. that is true. 1t means
most of Oregon, with honor, and with
out war. That is true, and il is much
But the price paid-it is more tnan al
this continent Is worth, if 1t cost SC
much as that. Nor shall it,"
Black. with a million pin-points Of
red, the world swan around me. MIL
lions of dead souls or souls unborn
seemed to gaze at me and my unhesi'
tating rage. l caught up the scroll
which bore England's signature. anc
with one clutch cast 1t in two pieces or
the floor. AS it lay, we gaZed at it ir
silence Slowly, | saw a great, sof
radiance come upon her face. The rec
n-points cleared away from my OWL
vision.
To be Continued.
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