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

CHAPTER 1.-The story IS told by
Nicholas Trist. Ills chief. Senator John
Calhoun Offered the portfillo Of secretary
OF state IN Tyler's cabinet Is ,o,s by bis
friend, DR. Ward, that his time 4 short
Calhoun declares that he IS not ready 10
die, and II ho accepts Tyler's offer /,
means that Texas ana oregon must 10
added to the map OF the United States
Tie plans TO learn the intentions of Eng
land with regard to Mexico, through
Baroness Won RITZ, secret spy ana re-.
puted mistress Of the English lnbassa
dor, Pakcnham.
CHAPTER Nicholas IA directed Ia
bring the baroness to Calhouua apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER III. +1ho arrand causes
Nicholas to miss i meeting with hla
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER ~. While searching for .he
pasoncss' house carriage dashes up
aud Nicholas h becaoncd to enter rlc
finds himself with the baroness. who snys
she Is being pursued and hcgs his assist
ance.
CHAPTER V.-Afriyed st the baroncss'
apartments after elpding the pursuers.
he notes that she has lost d sIlp2er. He
Is invited into :hc house aud delivers
cahouns message.
CHAPTER " Tho baroness dccIaos
10 obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper aS ;lcdgc ,hat she
viii ton Calhoun everything, lilo givss
her as security an Indian trinkct 10 in.
tended for rlizahoth.
CHAPTER yil.-g glizabcih's father con
sen's TO Niehulas proposals Of lnarrlaee
Nichoias is ordered TO leave at once tor
Montreal on tate business ana deter
mines to bAmarriNi lhei night.
CHAPTER vlu .Tylcr warns Paken
ham that Interference by England IN IA,
affairs Of tins contitnen. VIII not be tbl.
Grated. The west, he declares, Is In res
tiveness al tho attitude Of England to-.
ward Mexico, has raised tho demand hat
Joint Noecupancy OF Oregon with Grea.
Britain shall end. and has raised the
cry; "Flfty-four, Forty or Fight Both
Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north to "a degrees, 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary & Nate.
CHAPTER lX.- Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Is 20 be married that night sbe
returns the trinket and Nicholas prom
iscs to return her slipper by messen.
ger The haroness tells him she does not
think ~ win be married SO soon. anc
that sne will do her worst to preveut Il
CHAPTER Nicholas onlists In,
services Of bbulous friend, Congress
man cambridge, rejected sutor of Ellz.
abeth's. to assist him In the arrangement.
for the wedding. He entrnsts him with
the license, the procuring Of clergyman
and the return Of the slipper to the bar.
oness,
CHAPTER XI.-Nicholas finds tina. hi,
friend. muddled with drink, has sent Ia,
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at III,
supposed insult, Elzabeths father re.
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there will be no wedding
CHAPTER xII.--Nicholas Ia Informed
tina; there Is to be a meeting IN Montrea
Of the directors Of the Hudson Bay com
pany, ana that he is expected to gain ac
cess to the meeting and learn England
intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIIT.-Nlcholas arrives II
Montreal and learns that the race Is OF
for Oregon.
CJIAp,rIgi, Wv n o,o.. .t. t....a.
leave the directors meeting where ho In,
failed to gain admission. Sac warns hin
that he Is in danger. and invites him /,
pass the night at he. house.
CHAPTER Xv.--Iie acce5ts the inyi
tation.
7 CHAPTER XVII Tho baroness qulzze
Nicholas as TO whether his wedding TOOL
place. She gets no saiisfAction. She ten
him Of tlic slipper he had IN his possession
the night he assisted her IN Guiding th
Mexican ambassador, contained mos
sage frOm tho aitachc of Texas to IN
British ambassador, saying that II III
United States did not annex Texas With
30 days she would lose both Texas nm
Oregon lie decides to take the meBsag
to Calhoun.
CHAPTER XyIf--Iie meets In Mon
tfeal a naturalist. Won Rlttcnhofen. wh
has been in ore On. aud tells him OF N
wonders OF u =. try, and his firm be
lief that the British VIII make q fight fc
II. Nicholas Invites him to Washington
CHAPTER XVIII. Nicholas finds tn;
The baroness has lett Montreal hnrrirdl
and that & British warhip has sail,
quietly. He leaves for Warrington.
CHAPTER XIX. calhoun engages Va
Rit;cnhofon to make inapg Of The westcr
country. Nicholas Is prcsert AZ a storm
! interview between James k pok ~,
calhoun. regarding Texas and oregon,
which It IS shown that Calhoun rs acti
ated ~ lofiy prlciples ~ patri8,lar
while Polk tbinas only II pariea an
platforms.
CHAPTER xx.-cahoun orders Nici
plas TO prepgIa is lidad q party ~ set'lc
bound fer Oregon. lie Git@ hin a
dmf; of treaty with Texas a. copy az
plans TO secure the signature uf II
! Texas attache tbceaga iho Influence
sonora Yturrio, wife % tho Mexican nii
lster.
CHAPTER x8f.-c Calhoun nrouees u
senora's jealousy regarding Pakenhsi
who had shown her attention before Il
appearance OF the baroness on :he seen
He suggests that she Induce Polk, vi
was also attentive TO her, to urge 4
Texan attache 10 sisn tho treaty 9romi
Ing to keep sllenee regarding the Texaf
double dealing with England.