The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01

her is not here.
Now fen long silence. could hear
the breathing Of them both. where /
stood IN The farther corner Of my
room. had dropped both she der
ringers back in ~ pockets now. be-
cause | knew there would be no need
for them Her voice was softer as
she went on.
Tell me. Sir Richard. has not that
miracle been done2H she demanded.
might not IN great stress that thief
upon the cross bave been woman
Tell me, Sir RiohArdsa am not clean1P
Re flung his body into seat, bis
arm across the table. heard his
groan.
Cod Womanl What are your"
he exclaimed. "Cleanf BY God yes.
as lily! wish we're half as white
myself"
"sir Richard, did you ever love a
woman?"
"one other, beside yourself long
ago"
MAY not We two ask that other
miracle OF yourself?"
"How do you mean? You have beat.
On me already"
why, then. thisl II | could keep
my promise. would. II could give
you myself. would, Failing that |
may give you gratitude. Sir Richard.
l. would give you gratitude. did yog-
restore this treaty as II was, for that
new consideration. Come, now, these
sayages here are the same sayages
who once took that little island for
you yonder, Twice they have defeat
ed you. Do you wish a third war?
You say England wishes slavery abol
ished. AS you know, Texas is wholly
lost to England. The armies cf
America have swept Texas from your
reach forever, even at this hour But
IL YOU give a new state in the north
70 these same sayages. you 90 80 lar
against oppression. against slavery
You do that much for the doctrine OF
England and her altruism In the
world. Sir Richard. never did be-
lieve In hard bargains and never did
any great soul believe In such
owhtto you that when, i asked you
here this afternoon | Intended TO
wheedle from you all of Oregon. to "a
degrees, 40 minutes. find In you
done some such miracle as In myself.
Neither OF us Ia SO bad as the world
has thought, rs we ourselves have
thought. DO, then that other miracle
for me Let MS compose our quarrel.
and SO part friends"
How do you mean, madam"
let us divide our dispute and stand
on this treaty AZ you wrote 1t yester-
day. Sir Richard, you are minister with
4 extraordinary powers. Your govern,
ment ratifies your acts without Ques-
iion. Your signature is binding and
there II is. writ already ON the scroll.
See, there are waters there on the
table before You. Take them. Patch
together this treaty for me- That will
be your miracle. sir Richard and
twill be the mending of our quarrel.
Sir, ! offered you my body and you
would not take t. offer you my
hand. VIII you have that, my lord I
| ask this of gentleman OF England =
II WAS not my right to hear the
sounds of mans shame and humilia
tion: or OF his rising resolve OF his
reformed manhood. but did hear 1,
all think that he took her hand
and kissed It. Presently heard some
sort of shufiing and crinkling OF pa
per on the table heard him sigh
as though he stood and looked at hii
work. His heavy footfalls crossed ths
room as though he sought hat ana
stick. Her lighter feet. as heard
followed him, as though she held ou
both her hands to him. There was
pause. and yet another; and so will
! a growing half sob. at last he passe,
out OF the door; and be closed It sof,
ly after him.
!, When | entered, she was standing
her arms spread out across the door
, her face pale, her eyes large and dari
her attire still disarrayed On tn
a table. as | saw lay parchment ment
1 ed with waters.
0 Slowly she came and put her tw
b arms across my shoulders. MOI
. sieurl" she said. Monsieur"
!. CONTINUED tomorrow