The Dolores star., 1910-09-23
But you saw Elizabeth ?"

''"e sso, my HVnu' you ""'o
won iou both nave won, ana J have
os' she loves you. and In worthy OF
''"' fou are worthy OF each other'
yes ! saw had lost; ana ] told you
would give you her-ahd oregon
wen theh. that last was-hard' sne
ehokea' Ihat "as-hard to do" she
a''host soooed' but ] have-paid!
near, ana soui ana oody
nave PAID NOW. ne
s''hes Tor the price,
but then-but them" ! expostu-
ihted. what does this mean, that !
see here' There was no need Tor
this Had you no friends among US!
why though " means war, ! mysen
to'hight would choke that beast Paken-
l. NO. you VIII not"
but did not hear him say there
was key-his key-to night7"
: Yes, England once owned that key.
8 Now, he does. Yes. II is true. Since
/ yesterday. Now. he comes
But. madam-ah. how could you 40
'disappoint my belief In your"
| "Because"-she smiled bitterly-"in
| all great causes there are sacrifices"
But no cause could warrant this"
| Il was Judge OF that" was her re-
Spouse. Il saw er-Elizabeth-that
girl Then I saw what the future years
meant for me. ! tell you. vowed
with her. that night when I thought
you two were welded. I did more. I
vowed myself to a new and wider
world that night. Now, have lost
H. After all. seeing I could not now
!, be woman and be happy. mon
sieur-I pass on to others, after this.
not that torture Of life. but that tor.
turing principle Of which we 40 often
SPOKE Yes, |. even as ! am; because
Of this-this act-this sacrihce-I can
win you for her. And ] can win that
wider America which you have COW
eted; which ] covet Tor you-which
! coVet with your
| could do no more than remain
silent, and allow her to explain what
I, was not In the least apparent TO me.
After time she went on.
"Now-now. I sav-Pakenham the
minister Ii sunk In Eakenham the
man. He does as I demand-because
he Is man He signs what demand
because am . woman. say. to
night-but, sect"
| She hastened now to q little desk.
and caught up a folded document
which lay there. This she handed to
me, unfolded. and ! ran II over with
= hasty glance. II was a matter Of
tremendous inheritance which lay In
those few closely written lines
| rng,and's minister offered, over the
signature Of England, a compromise Of
the whole Oregon debate. provided
this country would accept the line Of
the forty-ninth degree, That, then.
was Pakenham's price for this key
"ThIs-this IN all ! have been able
to do with him thus far" she faltered
"Jt IA not enough. But I did II for
you,"
MADAM this Ia more than nj, Amer.
lea has beep able IN do before, This
has not been made pub,ic?"
No. no. II IL not enough. But
tonight I shall make him surrender
aII-sI, north. 10 the very Ice. for
America. for the democracy, See.
now. I was born TO be devoted, i'm.
moIated, after all, as my mother was
before me. That IL fate, But I shall
make fate nav, All. monsieur, All,
monsieur"
She nunR herself to her feet. II
can ret /, ali for Won Won ana yours,"
she reiterated. holding out her hands,
the little mink fingers upturned m was
often her gesture, you shall 20 10
your chief and tell him that Mr.. Polk
was riRbt-,hat you yourself who
taught Helena Won Ritz what life In,
taught her that after nil she was a
vomap-sre abe, because she was n
woman. 10 bring In your own hands
all that country. YES. To dfty.four
forty. or even farther. 7 do not know