Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
CHAPTER 1.
The Makers Of Maps.

made answer:
mot the sort of hope you ask" A
moment later he added: John, am
ashamed of YOU"
The cynical smile of the man ]
:alled my chief still remained upon
lis lips, the same drawn look of suf-
!ering still remained upon his gaunt
features; but in his blue eye / saw a
CLINT which proved that the answer of
ais old friend had struck out some
unused spark of vitality from the
ieep, cold flint of his heart.
Il never knew you for a coward,
Calhoun" went on DR.. Ward; nor
any of your family. l give you now
the benefit of my personal acquain-
lance with this generation of the Cal
nouns. ask something more of you
than faint-heartedness."
The keen eyes turned upon him
again with the old flame of flint which
4 generation had known-a genera
ton, for the most part, Of enemies.
did not Saul fall upon his own
sword?" asked John Calhoun. Have
not devoted leaders from the start of
the world till now sometimes rid the
scene of the responsible figures in
lost fights, the men on whom blame
rested for failures?"
"Cowards!" rejoined DR.. Ward.
towards, every one Of them! Were
there not other swords upon which
they might have fallen-those of their
enemies?"
1T is not my own hand-my own
sword, SAM" said Calhoun. mot that
You know as well as l that am
already marked and doomed, even as
| sit at my table tonight. A walk OF
a wet night here in Westinghouse
turn along the Heights out there when
the winter wind is keen-yes, Sam,
see my grave before me, close enough;
but how can rest easy in that grave?
Man, we have not yet dreamed how
great a country this may be. We
must have Texas. We must have also
Oregon. We must have"
"Free?" The old doctor shrugged
his shoulders and smiled at the arch
pro-slavery exponent.
Then, since you mention it. yes!"
retorted Calhoun fretfully. But
shall not go into the old argument Of
those who say that black is white,
that south is north 1t is only for my
own race that plan wider America.
But then" Calhoun raised a long,
thin hand. why" he went on SLOW
ly, II have just told you that ! have
failed. And yet you, my old friend,
whom ought to trust, condemn me
to live on!"
Eyes," he said, at length, Il condemn
you to fight on, John" and he smiled
grimly
why, look at you, mani" he broke
out fiercely, after a moment. THE
type and picture of combat! Good
bone, fine bone and hard; hard head
and bony; little eye, set deep; strong,
wiry muscles, not too big-fghting
muscles, not dough; clean limbs;
strong fingers; good arms, legs, neck;
wide chest"
Then you give me hope?" Calhoun
flashed smile at him.
mo, sir! If you do your duty, there
not do your duty, there is no hope for
you to die, John Calhoun, for more
than two years to come-perhaps FIVE
years-six Keep up this work-as
you must, my friend-and you die as
surely as though / shot you through
as you sit there. Now, is this any
comfort to you?"
A gray pallor overspread my mas
ter's face. That truth is welcome to
no man, morbid or sane, sound or i'll;
but brave men meet it as this one did.
Thine to do much" he murmured
to himself. thine to mend many
broken vessels, in those two years.
One more fght-yes. let US have it,"
But Calhoun the man was lost once
more in Calhoun the visionary, the
fanatic statesman. He summed up, as
though to himself, something of the
situation which then existed at Wash
ington.
YES, the coast is clearer, now that
Webster is out of the cabinet, but Mr..
Upshlv's death last month brings in
new COMPLICATIONS Had he remained
on. secretary of state, much might
tSge been done. 1t was only last Oc-
.ober he proposed to Texas a treaty
of annexation"
Eyes, and found Texas none so
eager" frowned Or. Ward
mo; and why not? You and know
we'll enough. Sir Richard Pakenham,
the English plenipotentiary here. could
tell If he liked. England is busy in
Texas. Texas owes large funds to
England England want Texas as a
colony. There Is fire under this smoke
talk of Texas dividing into two gov
ernments, one, at least. under Eng
lands gentle and unselfish care
"And now, look YOU" Calhoun con
tInued, rising, and pacing up and
down, "look what Is the evidence.
Van Zandt. charge d'affaires In Wash.
ington for the Republic of Texas,
wrote Secretary Upshur only month
before Upshur's death, and told him
to go carefully or he would drive
Mexico to resume the war, and 80 cost
Texas the friendship of England! Ex-
cellent Mr.. Van Zandt! ! at leas'
know what the friendship ,of England
means. So, he asks us II we will pro
tect Texas with troops and ships In
case she does sign that agreement Of
annexation. Cunning Mr. Van Zandt!
He knows what that answer must be
to-day. with England ready to fight
| us for Texas and Oregon both. and
We wholly unready for war"