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&cllAPTER 1.-THE story is told by
Nicholas Trist Ills chief Senator John
calhoun offered tile portfiio Of Sc .retagy
M state IN Tyler's cabinet, is told ~ his
Sfriend Dr. Ward, that his time l. shor.
calhoun declares thnt he is not ready TO
Adle. aud if he accepts Tylers offer /.
means that Texas ana Oregon must he
Mlded to the map Of the United States
Wc plans TO learn the intentions Of Eng
Nnd with regard to Mexico. through
Mroncss Won RTE, secret spy ana re-
nAtcd mistress of the English amhassa-
dM, Pakcnham
#CHAPTER Il.-Nlchoas is directed to
BRING the baroness to Calhouns apart
mcats at midnight.
W CHAPTER IlL-The arrand causes
Nicholas to miss q meeting with his
KHccthcart Elizabeth Churchill
#NlIAPTER Nv. While searching for .he
bkoness house carriage dashes up
Ald Nicholas is becn0ncd to enter lie
Nnds himself with the baroness. who says
she Is being pursuediand bcgs his assist
ance.
4 CHAPTER v.-Anived at the baroness
departments after GLIDING the pursuers
Slie notes that she has lost a slipper lie
n invited into the house and delivers
Enlhouns message.
H CHAPTER ,V--Thc baroness decides
Vi obey the summons Nicholas retains
The remaining slipper as a pledge that she
will tell Calhoun everything. lie gives.
her as security An Isdan trinket le in-s
tended for Elizabeth
STCHAPTER VII -Elizaheth'sfa father con 4
sen.s to Nicholas proposals Of marriage.
Nicholas Is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal OIL state business and deter
mines to be married. that night.
E CHAPTER vIlI.--Tyer warns Paken-
ham that Interference by England in the
nffairs OF this contitncn. will not be toll
Grated. The west, he declares, is in res
tycncss at the attitude of England to-
ward Mexico, has raised the demand hat
16int occupancy Of Oregon with Grea.
Htitain shall end and has raised the
cry: 'F'ifty-four, Forty or Wight" Both
&Wligs and Democrats demand Oregon
nprth to "a degrees. 40 minutes. Calhoun
bccomes secretary g. state. ,ss....,.,
S1<,IIAPTfR IX-Nlcholns tells the bar
AuI5ess he Is 20 be married that night She
toturns the trinket and Nicholas prom
les to return her slipper by messen-
WI. The baroness tells him she does not
(jih he will be married so soon. and
Nt she will do her worst to prevent II.
@EIIAPTER X.-Nicholas enlists the
- 9vlces OF q hibulous friend Congress-
mar cambridge. a rejected sutor Of EliS-
nleths to assist him in tho arrangements
| ~ The wedding he cntrnsts Jim with
&c iicelsc. the procu'f'ins Of clergyman
and the return Of the slipper to the bar
ol]ess
EiCHAPTER Xl,-Nicholas finds tla' his
friend, muddlcd with drink has sent the
slipper to Elizabeth Indignant at The
euppoTed insult, Elizabeihs father re-
ftisfs Nicholas admission To the house
and tells him there viii be no wedding.
GHAPTER XII Nicholas IL Informed
thu there is TO he q meeting in Montreal
ofzthe directors Of the Hudson Bay COM
pa1,s, and that he is expected 10 gtih ac-
Co.'S to the meeting and learn England's
l1{{P lions regariug Oregon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12
CHAPTER XIV.

The world is the book of women
Rosseau.
needed not to be advised that pres
emily there would be a meeting of
some Of the leading men Of the Hud-
son Bay Company at the little gray
stone, dormer-wndowed building on
Notre Dame street For myself, it
was out of the question to gain admit
tanee.
In those days all Montreal was iron
shuttered after nightfall resembling
series of jails and tonight 1t
seemed doubly screened and guarded.
None the less, late in the evening,
allowed seeming accident to lead me
in a certain direction. Passing as oft
en- as | might UP and down Notre
Dame street without attracting at
tention, saw more than one figure
in the semi-darkpess enter the low
chateau door. Occasionally tiny
gleam showed at the edge of shut
ter or at the top of some little win
dow not full screened As to what
went on within could only guess.
| passed the chateau, up and down,
at different times from nine o'clock
until midnight. The streets of Mon
treal at that time made brave pre-
tense of lighting by virtue of the new
gas works; at certain intervals flick
ering and wholly incompetent lights
served to make the gloom more Wis
ible None the less, as | passed for
the last time, | plainly saw shaft Of
light fall upon the half darkness from
little side door. There emerged
upon the street the figure of woman.
! do not know what led me 10 cast a
second glance, for certainly my bust.
ness was not with ladies', any more
than ] would have supposed ladies'
had business thero; but, victim Of
some impulse Of curiosity, / walked a
step or two in the same direction as
that taken by the cloaked figure.
Careless as endeavored to make
my movements. the veiled lady seemed
to take suspicion or fright. She quick
ened her steps Accident favored me.
Even as she fed, she caught her skirt
on some object which lay hidden in
the shadows and fell almost at full
length This conceived TO be oppor-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12
CHAPTER XIII.
On Secret Service.

a the world was lost through women,
- alone can save it.-Lous de Beau
lin the days of which l write, our
Utilization was, as | may say, so
nbryonic, that IL is difficult for us
DIV to realize the conditions which
len obtained.
q We had several broken railway sys-
ms north and south. but there were
ot then more than 5000 miles Of rail
by built in America. All things con
iered, | felt lucky when we reached
ew York less than "a hours out from
Washington.
Up the Hudson | took the crack
eamer Swallow, the same which just
e year later was sunk while trying
81 beat her own record of nine hours
ia two minutes from New York to
Gbany. She required IL hours on
III trip. Under conditions then OBJ
lining, 1t took me day and half
Ibre to reach Lake Ontario. Here,
|i1ppily, | picked up a frail steam
c{Rft, owned by an adventurous soul
10 was not unwilling to risk his life
IA that OF others on the uncertain
Ia ice-flled waters of Ontario. With
IN | negotiated to carry me with
hers down the St Lawrence. One
lay after another with broken ma
+ |1inery, lack OF fuel, running ice and
hat not, required five days more Of
N time ere reached Montreal.
n could not be called either officer
spy. yet none the less | did not
Ire 70 be recognized here in the
capacity OF one overcurious. I made
Dry costume as that of an innocent
lee trader from the western fur coun-
N OF the states. and was able from
N earlier experiences, to answer any
iestions as to beaver at Fort Hall
buffalo on the Yellowstone or the
Nd. Thus passed freely in and
bout all the public places of the
)wn, and inspected with certain
ersonal interest all its points Of In
3rest.
AS ! moved about from day to day.
Iaking such acquaintance as | could,
found in the air feeling of excite
lent and expectation. The hotels,
ID as they were. we're packed, The
hblic places were noisy. the private
hses crowded. Gradually the town
came half-military and half-sayage'
rsons Of importance arrived hy
eamers up the river on whose ex-
nse lay boats which might be bound
r EnEland--or for some OF Eng
md's colonies. The goyernment-not
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12

the world was lost through women,
alone can save it.-Louis de Beau
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12

Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands OF obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. 50
cents at any drug store, ..-.-----..n.s
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tunity warranting my approach. /
raised my hat and assured her that
her fight was needless.
She made no direct reply to me. but
as she rose gave utterance to an ex-
preston of annoyance. Mon Dieul"
! heard her say.
stood for moment trying To re-
call where had heard this same
voice. She turned her face In such
a way that the light illuminated 1t.
Then indeed surprise smote me
Madam Baroness" said I laughing,
'.it Is wholly impossible for you to be
here. yet you are here! Never again
will say there is no such thing a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12
NECKWEAR

We are now showing some very dainty
patterns in Ladies Dutch Collars. These
Collars are very attractive and just the thing
for warm weather. Some of the Collars
are made very attractive by having the cas-
cade jabot. Another style in laundried col
lars, is the tailored stock that is very neat
and pretty. This collar is made of pique
and other fancy materials, regular 4Oc value
for Csc.
PATENT LEATHER BELTS.
Popular of all belts is the patent leather
belt. The demand is increasing every day
and we have our department in shape to
please all. These belts come in all the fancy
colors as well as black and white, also come
in all sizes.
All Of our soc belts for 44c
All Of cur 35c belts for 23c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-21
WHY STATE
WARRANTS
ARE AT PAR
WHAT HASKELL SAID TO
M'NEAL AND WHY
JOE is MAD

Joe McNenl wants more business in
politics. He never has interested him
SELF IN helping the peope's business
through politics He has always Repi
politics hopping TO keep up Joe Me
Meals greedy appetite. Politics Is the
very backbone Of Ioes business He
feeds his business on political prov
ender. He has peculiar talent tol
transforming political prestige into
business assets Of his own He IS an
expert at turning political plums into
business pudding. No other man in
Oklahoma has fa.tcned his business
from politics with such. persistence
and profit as this Joe McNeal He
has been making politics feed his pri-
yate business ever since the day. he
landed in the territory He Is a past
master al running political bust.
ness-for McNeal. He Is cold
blooded politician OF the stripe that
make 4 pay as business they are
in politics only for business. McNeal
has always sacrificed HE measure ol
patriotism for the pound Of pelf He
has been indicted twice and convict
ed once but he has made IL pay He
has made perhaps half a million do
lars working his business into politics
II he could be governor his ability at
political business manipulation ought
to make him a million more.
Joe McNeal has always been a boss
IN his party, for business sake. His
bank always had the biggest territor.
ial deposits, and shaved most war
rants with least mercy. Then he or
ganized the Guthrie banks to buy no
state warrants except below par. He
was seeking TO inject this) business
into politics. He lost Governor Has
kell declared that no bank with state
deposits should discount state or coun-
ty warrants Joe McNeai whined and
lsantad He used all his political
tricks in vain. Haskell called him in
10 his office on a certain Friday and
said: You pay full value for those
warrants or ] will take every dollar
Of state money from every one OF
your banks Joe Is mad at Haskell,
He fairy hates the governor He
wants TO elect himself governor so
he can &c. more of (his) business in
politics. If Joe had teen governor
not state or county warrant would
have been sold AZ par Joe would
have beer able TO do what he so mla,h
wanted 70 do As it is. tie govern
ni. the treasurer. and the school land
and banking boards have distributed
fhe money Of the state so as TO main
tain the credit OF the state. thereby
serving all the people. All warrants
are selling al par. Thls is the differ.
ence betAeen the honest 20 tics" Of
Governor Haskell and the business
politics Of Joe McNeal. Joe must
change his more business in politics
to more honesty in politics before
the people can afford to trust him at
running the states business
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ruin ana FtSt'o"-
1t is interesting to learn that the
kidnapping Of Gray Stoddard in "The
Power and the Glory Grace Mac
Gowan Cookies virile story which
Doubleday Page & Company have
just published owes its origin to a
true occurance. The story parallels
The facts in the tragic disappearance
of wealthy young fellow whose pee
pie had invested in an enterprise that
drew its laboring class from the noun
tain region about Bristol, on the state
line between Tennessee and Virginia.
These people built a hospital f7r the
henefit OF their employees. Word
went out In the mountains among
those medieval minded dwellers, that
It was a money making scheme Under
The guise OF benefieience, which SNIP
ped dead bodies north for the student
doctors to cut up. The feud spirit
arose. This young man, a charming
and beloved figure, the only son OF a
great wealth and wide culture, rode
cut of the village one morning-bare-
headed. in riding dress-and was neY
ef seen again. Those who followed
the agonlzing search as il was report
ed IN the local papers viii not easily
forget the fluctuations Of hope, fear.
and horror through which it ran. John
Fox, the novelist, was an intimate
friend Of the family and Of the missing
Young man, and he went down to the
home Of his parents at Big Stone Gap
10 join in the search.
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MUS he faid I'VE blanket Indians
as a rule do not understand how 20
mcnage our affairs and protect our
selves in so doing. For this reason
am against the removal OF any re-
stsletions that viii permit the sale Of
amy Indian lands leaving that for our
grandchildren, yho perhaps will De
educated and therefore better able TO
manage the lanl matters"
ExChief Black Dog year ago
made an unsuccessful effort TO get
his people interested In a plan 10
sell their lands and MIGRATE to Old
Mexico. The Osages, however, who
are worth $4,000 each ana STARE in
big quarterly payments fred the fed
eral government, were apparently
and did not take kindly TO the mi
grafton idea.
Black Dog was faithful devotec
of the Indian narcotic knowa as peg-
cite or the mescal bean. From Gais
hean q drink is made which trans.
ports the user into state OF intoXi-
cation 1t is commonly used by the
medicine men of most Of the blanket
tribes as a medicine, but among the
Usaees it Is used principally III con
ncction with religious rites. When
the first Oklahoma legislature con
yened In l90S ex-Caief Black Dog
headed delegation OF osages who
came TO Guthrie 70 plead with the
members OF the legislature not TO
place any stringent legislative re-
lstrictions upon the use Of the bean
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A chest Of hidden treasure mas an
important part to play in the adyen,
lures of Blaze Derringer, the hero OF
the book by the same name, one OF
Doubleday Page & Co.'S recent pub
lications, As usual when such a chest
is found the awakening follows speed
lily. Thus:
Cornelius. protested Derringer
you don't understand. old top, what
fine money Il really is. You know
its the first money I've seen that
cant spend
The iallbreaker halted He jerked
out the crumpled bills and ran q stub
by finger under certain words thereon.
His jaws worked. though he said
nothing The words underlined by the
stubby index were:
The Confederate states Of America
win pay to TIC bearer on demand
~Once, twice, three times. Slags
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DOC
Goes OVER
THE RIVER

News reached here of the death Of
eN-Chlef Black Dog OF the Usage In
Ian tribe al his camp near Pawhuska.
Black Dog was looked upon by the
federal government as the leading
statesmen OF his tribe and when At
vas decided to appoint an Indian up
on the Usage allo,dng commission the
interior department choose Black Dos
Tor the place.
lie served In this capacity With
great distinction and although ae
could speak no English be proved all
invaluable ala TO the other members
of the commission dealing wit1 othet
lullblood members OF the tribe
Black Log waB o Confederate sol
dier and participated IN many Datlias,
but no soldier in the southern army
was never more thoroughly recon-
stfucJed than was this tribal chieI.
lie served sereyeral terms as chi4l oi
MS tribe and was several times chos-
cn as delegate 10 Washington TO in-
form the Great Waite Father OF tAe
needs ana desires ol his fellow tribes
men.
Ia 1908 Biaels Dos was member OF
q delegation OF ailDi0Ods Osagcs. WIG
went to washington tv oppose Tie re-
moyal OF restrictions from the sale ol
TIER lans. lie also advocated tha
enrolment OF Usage children born
subsequea. 10 July /, 1901. up TO and
Including January j. 1893
At that TIME ah Oklahoma news.
paper man secured an interview from
Black Dog through an Interpreter
which expressed the fullhlood view o.
lssS proposed lDilsesss. \. - les1s1e'
uona and other ln0i;ln ones ions.
8 favor giving tie children Tae
lLcst land possible out OF the sur
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-21
A Praye rfor the Idle.

The September American magazine
cpers with the following prayer By
Walter Rauschenbusch.
70 God, We remember with pain and
pity the thousands Of our brothers
and sisters who seek honest work
and seek in vain. For though the un-
eatisfed wants Of men are many. and
though our land is wide and calls for
labor. yet these, thy sons and daugh-
ters have no place to labor, and are
turned away IN humiliation and des-
pair when they seek it. o, righteous
Cod we acknowledge our common
guilt for the disorder Of our industry.
which thrusts even willing workers
into the degradation Of idleness and
want ana teaches some 10 love the
sloth which once they feared and hat
ed.
I'VE remember also with sorrow
and compassion the idle rich. who
have vigor Of body and mind and yet
produce 10 useful thing. Forgive
them for wasting in refined excess
what would feed the pale children Of
the poor Forgive them for setting
their splendor before the thirsty
hearts Of the young, Turing them 10
theft and shame by the lust of eye
and flesh. Forgive them for taking
pride in their selfish lives ana des-
pising those by whose toll they live.
Forgive them for appeasing. their bet
ter self by pretended duties and ln-
furious charities. We beseech thee
10 awaken them By the new voice
Of Thy spirit that they may look up
into The stern eyes OF Christ and may
le smitten with the blessed Dangs OF
rerentence Grant them strength OF
soul to rise up like men from iheli
hame and give a Just return Of labor
for ali they receive and enjoy.
And 10 our whole nation do thou
grant wisdom TO create a world in
which none snail be forced to idle IN
luxury, but 10 when all shall know
the health OF wholesome work and
the sweetness OF wellearned rest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-21

New York City Is considering the
resiaratlon OF statue OF George III,
wh.eh was melted np 10 MAKE bullets
during The Revolution. Senator Hey
burn viii no proceed to have another
eruption.
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Evening journal., 1910-05-09

lockers in their veins. know not the
meaning OF fear. But they are in
spired with an overwhelming desire
to do their best. "Oh. ! hope I'll do
good today" Is phrase commonly
heard on the occasion OF some special
performance among the women.
Dogs Enjoy Music.
As the strains of the music indicate
IN the momentus time rapidly APP
proachos, even the dogs, the pets and
mascots of the women principals,
which are quite as much part of
the circus dressing room as are the
circus performers themselves. add their
yelps. yips and short, sharp barks TO
the general enthusiasm. Dandy, be
stin." demonstrates Jennie Silhon, a
trapezist, as she struggles with suit
of tights.
Corinne Kenyot's pet dog is barking
vociferously and she reprimands him
sharply as she works herself into a
Jockey suit of satin knickers and
fetching blouse.
Mon Dieul" cries Ella Bradna
equestrienne. as the circus hant
reaches its climax previous 10 the las
cal and she has yet TO rouge. In fac
all the great and glorious aggregation
of the woman's dressing room arr
Evening journal., 1910-05-09
HINTS FOR THE
LEGAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OF HUSBAND AND WIFE

is called in law reducing to possession >
When another persons has reduced
your preprty to his possession it is his.
1t is not yours any longer.
Another woman inherited $4,000
from her father. Shetland her husband
were named as executors in the will.
She neglected TO qualify as executor
and left all the business to her hus-
band. lie bought real estate and bonds
with the money i'm his own name. and
afterward left his wife for another wo-
man. with whom he lived in great ease
and comfort on the income of that
$4,000
MANY women think the furniture in
their homes belongs to them, but the
law may not so regard it, even If
bought with their own money. Women
who have money of their own very fire.
quently spend 1t for household furni-
ture. But If the account at the store
stands in the husbands name, or if the
wife buys the furniture as Mrs. John
Jones' and has no evidence that il is
her own. II becomes the personal prop
erty of her husband and she cannot
will it TO her own heirs. In one such
case a woman had through many years
purchased rare and beautiful objects
in Europe with her own money. At
her death they went to her husbands
children instead of to her own children
by a-former husband, whose money she
had used in the purchases.
"But the courts have held that a
wife's personal property taken into her
husbands house at marriage does not
become his. The court i'm 1909 held a
man guilty of grand larceny for taking
81 900 worth of diamonds given to his
wife by her first husband"
Evening journal., 1910-05-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Maude E. cilley.

Use cream silver polish to clean old
ivory.
Fried apples are delicious served with
pork chops.
Use sour milk and salt TO brighten
brass candle sticks.
First wash table linen in cold water
and then IN hot.
Among the popular confections are
crystalized lllacs.
Have a slip of unbleached muslin for
your pastry board
Mushrooms cut into small pieces
make "a novel filling for an omelet.
Not all canary fanciers know of the
birds love for nasturtium blossoms.
teaspoonful of glycerine added 10
the rlnsng water makes the hannels
come out like new.
In serving hominy for breakfast. just
before taking from the stove add a
beaten egg.
Time and often money are saved by
the use of the ready-made clothes
driers now on the market.
Fill a little cheesecloth bag with chop
ped ice and give to the baby when
cutting teeth.
Meringue used instead Of pie crust
as the covering Of an apple pie some
what of a change.
Use the ordinary tongs that come
with boxes Of candy for plucking the
hulls from Strawberries.
a white felt hat can be beautifully
/ cleaned with the soft inner part Of a
stale loaf Of wheat bread
When the chlldren's books have he
/ snIa.T II
by rubbing with powdered pumice
stone.
When next making lemon jelly, add
a few cloves 10 the mixture. The
seasoning will be a pleasing addition.
When coating chocolate cream the
coated chocolate often becomes curdled.
To remedy this add little olive Oil
Chicken salad served in green pepper
shells not only is attractive. but the
season from the pepper is very pleas
ing.
A delicious pineapple dish is made
from the fresh fruit. served with may
onnaise mixed generously with whipped
! cream.
Cretonne-covered shoe boxes are very
handy. They come provided will
/ pockets for as many as a dozen pai
of shoes or slippers.
To clean curtain hooks place then
in water in which a little ammonia ha
been poured and leave for a littl
while.
The arrangement Of a mirror so tina
a child can see itself at play will of
tentimes prove as amusing to child a
a playmate.
When sweeping a room which has
heavy old-fashioned dresser in it re
move the lower drawer and sweep un
der with a whisk broom.