The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

outstretched hand. and swept us a curt
sey, "Adios!'' said she. II go.'
Mr. Calhoun graveiy offered her an
arm: and so with rustic OF her silks
there passed from our lives ono un-
happy lady who helped TO make our map
Tor us.
The baroness herself turned. II ought
not Ia remain" she hesitated
Madam, said Mr. Calhoun. I'VE can
not spare you yet"
She flashed upon him a keen look 1t
raises statesmen. You foolish, dear
Americans! One could have loved you
all
"Iih. what? 9" said Or. Ward. turning
10 her. My dear lady two OF us are
too old for that; and AS for the other
He did not know how hard this chance
remark might smite. but as usual Helena
Won RitZ was brave and smiling.
You are men," said she. such as we
do not have in our courts OF Europe.
Men and womcn-that is what this coun-
try produces"
Madam" said Calhoun. II myself am
a very poor sort OF man. am Old and
tail from month to month. ] cannot
live long, at best. What you see in me
complish something for my country-a
purpose which my country itself does not
desire TO see fulfilled. Republics d.
not reward us. What you say shall be
here a1so TO accept the thanks OF all o.
us who know the intricacies OF the
events which have gone forward. Mad
am we owe you Texas, Twas not yon-
der lady, but yourself. who first advised
OF the danger that threatened us. Hers
was, after all. simpler task than yours,
because she only matched faiths with
Van Zandt, representative of Texas. who
had faith III neither men, women nor
nations. Had all gone well. we might
perhaps have owed you more, for Orc
son'
would you like Oregon" she asked
looking at him with the full glance OF
her dark eyes.
More than my life! More than tho
family More than all my fortunc!' His
voice rang clear and Keen as that OF
youth.
.'All OF Orcgon?" she asked.
"All? We do not own all, Perhaps
VIC do not deserve IT. Surely we could
not expect il, Why, il We got one
half OF what that fellow Polk Is claim
Ing. We should do well cnough-that is
moro than we deserve or could expect
With our army already at war on the
southwest. England. VIC all know, is
planning to take advantage OF our help
lcssness In Oregon"
Without further answer. she held out
TO him a document whose appearance j
at least. recognized.
81 am but a woman, she said. but II
chances that ] have been able to do this
country perhaps something of a favor
Your assistant, Mr., Trist has done Inc
In his turn d favor. This much ! will
ask permission to do for him
Calhouns long and trembling fingers
were nervously opening the document.
He turned TO her with eyes blazing will
eaSerness. 1T is Oregon" He dropped
back into his chair,
YES" said Helena Won Ritz, slowly
"it is Oregon. II is bought and paic
for. II Is yours
So now they all went over that docu
ment, signed by none less than Paken'
ham himself, minister plenipotcutiary fof
Great Britain. That document exists
today somewhere In our archives, but
| do not feel empowered 10 make known
its full text. | would | had never need
10 set down, as / have the cost OF H.
These others never knew that cost; and
and now they mover can know. for long
years since both Calhoun and DR.. Ward
have been dead and gone. ] turned
aside as they. examined the document
which within the next few weeks was 20
become public property. The red waters
which mended it-and which she smil
ingly explained at Calhoun's demand
were, as l knew, net less than red drops
of blood