The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-11

tion Of it all He pondered FOR y
minute and asked me &C length II
believed Miss Elizabeth suspected any.
thing OF my errand Of the night be-
fore
"How could she?' answered. $50
far as can recollect, / never mem
toned the name Of the Baroness Won
Ritz"
Then, an at once, did recollectl
I did remember that had mentioned
the name Of The baroness that very
morning to Elizabeth when the bar.
oness passed us in the east room
DR.. Ward was keen enough TO see
the sudden confusion on my lace, hi.t
he made no comment beyond saying
that he doubted not time would clear
it all up; that he had known many
such affairs.
But mind you one thing, he added:
keep those two women apart"
. Then why do you two doddering
old idiots, you and John Calhoun.
with life outworn and the blood dried
In your veins, send me, since you
doubt me SO much, on an errand Of
this kind You see What II has
done for me, am done with John
Calhoun He may get some other fool
for his service"
Where do you propose going, then,
friend?'
West" answered. "West to the
Rockies"
DR.. Ward calmly produced tor
toise she'll snufibox from his left.
+ hand waistcoat pocket and deliberate
I ly took snuff, "You are going 70 do
nothing OF the Kind" said he calmly
! you are going to keep your promise
/ to John Calhoun and to me. Believe
me, the business In hand II vital"
Il care nothing for that an.
swered bitterly.
"But you are the agent Of your
country You are called to do your
country's urgent work. All life is only
trouble vanquished. ask you now
to be a man; not only expect it, but
demand II OF you!"
His words carried weight in spite
of myself | began TO listen, took
from his hand the package, looked at
it, examined It. Finally, as he sat 81
lently regarding me- broke the seal.
Now, Nicholas Trist,7 resumed Dir.
Ward presently, there is TO be at
Montreal at the date named in these
papers a meeting of the directors OF
the Hudson Bay Company Of England,
There viii be big men there-the big
gest their country can produce, lead
ers of the Hudson Bay Company,
many public men even OF England. 1t
is rumored that brother Of Lord
Aberdeen Of the British ministry Will
attend DO you begin to understand
All, did not? Here, then. was fur
ther weaving OF those complex plots
which at that time hedged in all our
history as a republic. Now guessed
the virtue Of our Knowing somewhat
of England's secret plans. as she sure
ly did of ours began TO feel be.
hind me the impulse Of John Cal
houns swift energy
"It Is Oregon" exclaimed at last.
DIR. Ward nodded Very possibly
II has seemed to MT Calhoun very
,, likely that we may hear something Of
great importance regarding the far
northwest A missed cog now may
cost this country 1000 miles OF terri
tory, 100 years of history"
T In spite OF myself. | began to feel
the stimulus Of thought like this
= 1t was my salvation as man ] be
, gan to set aside myself and my Owl
troubles.
:, You are therefore, he concluded
: ito 80 to Montreal. and lind your Owl
. way into that meeting of the directors
OF the Hudson Bay Company There
is bare chance that in this intrigue
Mexico viii have an emissary on th
ground as well There Is reason t'
suspect her hostility to all our plan
u Of extension, southwest and northwest
D. Naturally, It Is the card of Mexico L
bring ON war, or accept 1t II we urge
but only In case she has England Il
her ally England will get her pay b.
V, taking Texas, and what Is more, by q
~ king California, which Mexico doe
not value. She owes England larg
N sums now. That would leave Englaa
y owner OF the Pacific coast; for, one
she gets California, she VIII fight u
., then for all Of Oregon II is you
, duty to learn all OF these mattefs-
1 who is there, what Is done; and to d
~ this without making known your ow
ao Identity"
er sat for a moment in thought g
80 is an honor" said finally; IAN hon'
~ so large that under It feel small.
er Now" said Dr. Ward. placing
:. gnarled hand on my shoulder "yt
hu begin to talk like a Marylander. II
: race, my boy, a race across this co
IN. tinent. There are two trails-oi
an north and one mid.continent On the
paths two nations contend in q
iat greatest Marathon Of all the wor
Die England or the United States-m
'th archy or republic--aristocracy or |
az manityl"
-he "Good.by," he said. as we steam
me into Baltimore station. turned. a
he was gone.