The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-30
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IlicNu, Df. ward, that his Time l. Shnr.
Calhoun declares that he is not ready ia
die, and if he accepts Tylcr's offer /.
means that Texas and Oregon must lie
added 70 the map Of the United States
He plans to learn the Intentions Of E9e-
land with regard to Mexico. through
Baroness Won Riage secret spy and re-.
puted mistress Of The English amha,,sa-
dor, Pakenham.
CHAPTER ll.--Nichoas h directed TO
BRING the baroness to calhoua,s apart
meats at midnight
CHAPTER lli--rbe arrand causes
Nicholas 70 miss meeting with his
sweetheart, Elisabeth Churchill
CHAPTER WhIe saarclilpn for bc'
baroness hruso a carriage dashea ~
and Nicholas ls bsgNoned 10 enter. IFc
finds hipRel with The baroness. who says
she isbeIus pursued and hegs his assist
ance.
CHAPTER Y.--Arrived at the BARONESS
apartments after euding the pursuers
he notes that she has lost assllp7er NIlci
II invited into ,he house and deliyc4e
Calhouns message.
CHAPTER yV.-The baroness decides
to obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as pledge that che
viii tell Calhoun everything, He gives
her as security an Indian trlnket 1e IN
tended for Elizabeth
CHAPTER Elizabeth's father con
sen.s to Nicholas proposals OF marriage
Nicholas Is ordered to leave at once for
! Montreal on state business and deter
mines TO be married that night.
CHAPTER vlll Tyler warns Paken
I ham that interference by England IN the
affairs Of this oontltnon. win not be tol.
Grated. The west, he declares, Is IN res-
tiyeness at the attitude OF England to-
ward, Mexico, has raised the demand hat
Joint occupancy OF Oregon with Grea.
Britain shall eud. and ha1 yalsod the
cry: "lfifty-four. Forty or Fight" Both
Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 81 degrees 40 minutes. Calhoun
4 becomes secretary q atate.
| CHAPTER IX.- Nicholas tells tho bar
oncss he Is 20 be married that night She
returns the trinket and Nicholas prom
ises TO return her slipper by messon.
ger. The baroness tells him slla does mol
think he viii DO married SO soon ant
that she viii do her worst to prevent it
CHAPTER Nicholas entists Tho
services Of bibulous friend Congress
man cambridge, rejected sultor OF l,llz.
abeths, to assist him In the arrangement
for the wedding. lie entrusts him Will
the license, tho procuring OF . clergyman
and the return Of the slipper to the bar.
oness.
! CHAPTER XI.--Nicholas finds tha. hi
friond, muddled with drink has sent thu
slipper TO Elizabeth Indignant at tn
supposed Insult, Elizabcth's father re
fuses Nicholas admission TO the house
aud tells him there win be no wedding
CHAPTER Kill -Nlcholas is iuforme,
that there is to he a meeting IN Montrca
Of the directors Of the Hudson Bay com
pany and that he Is expected to gain nc
cess to the meeting and learn England
Intentions regarding oregon.
CHAPTER XlII--Nicholas arrives i
Montreal and learns that the race IS o
for oregon.
CHAPTER XlV--lIe sees the barones
leave the directors meeting where he ha
Called to gain admission. She warns hii
that he is in danger. and invites MIN /
pass the plght at hts house.
Il CHAPTER Xy.-He accepts tho inv
taliYn. q W
CHAPTER xVL~-The baroness qiizze
Nicholas as to whether his Wedding too
place. She gets no satisfnction. She tel
: him Of the slipper he had IN Ills poyessio
! the night he assisted her in olading u
Mexican lambassadcr, contained a me-
! sage from the sttachc of Texas to u
British ambassador, saying that n q
: United ;;'otes did not annex Texas with
30 days s.hc would lose both Texas ~
! OREGON lie decides to take the megsal
, , to Calhoun.
CHATTER xyII.-5Iio meets IN Mo-
! treal naturalist Won Rittenhofcn WI
, has been Ia oregon. aud tells him Of q
!. wonders OF that country. and his firm b
lief that the British viii make q fight
!. it. Nicholas invites him TO WaHhineto
/. CHAPTER XVIII Nicholas finds III
q the baroness has lef; Montreal hurried
!, and that British war-bip has sail
2. quietly. lie hayes for Washington
+ CHAPTER xix~~calhoun engages y
9 Rit;enhofen 10 make maps of the wesie
e country. Nicholas Is present at stOri
s interview between Jawes x Polh a
Calhoun. regarding TEXAS and oregon.
4 which It il ahown that Calhoun is net
IS atod by lofty priciples of PATRIOTS
q while polk thfnxz cnly of parties a
e platforms.
e CHAPTER xx.--cslhovn orders Nit
u olas to prepare TO head party o. seth
y bound for oregon He gives him
d draf; Of . treaty with reras 70 copy .
plans to secure the sgnaturs u
y Texas attachc through ths Influence
& scnqra Yturio, wife Of the Mexican N
s if,es. ae
.ca CiiAPTEE %xi.f-calhopp prouscr
y tEenoraS jeIguzy rcgsrdlug Pakenha
Z, who had shown her attention before
=. appearance Of the baroness on ;he see
q lie suggests that che induce Polk. '
i was also attentive to her. 10 urge
n Texan attaehe 10 sian the treaty prom
Of ing % Keep silence regarding the Texa
De double dealing with England.
he CHAPTER Xxif.-- Nicholas has q Y
Unsatisfactory interview with EIizabF
ct CHAPTER xxlis --sencra Ynrrio
I'd cures the signature Vf the Texas alta
n 10 the treaty of anneatton
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