The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-01
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Nicholas Trist liz chief. Senator. John
Calhoun faffered the portfillo Of secretary
Of state In Tyler's .cabiast, il ts!s ,hy bis
Friend, Or Ward, that his time Il shor
FCaihoun declares that he Is not ready to
die, and II he accepts Tyler's offer +
means that Texas and Oregon must he
added to the map OF the United States
He plans to learn the intentions OF Eas-
land with regard to Mexico through
Baroness Won RITZ, secret spy and re.
puted mistress ot the English anhassa
dor Pakenham.
CHAPTER lG..-Nlcholas is directed 10
bring the baroness to Calhoun's apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER lIl.-The arrand causes
Nicholas to miss meeting with hi;
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill
/ CHAPTER While searching for he
baroness house carriage dashes up
and Nicholas is becaohed to enter He
! finds himself with the baroness. who says
she Is being pursued ana hegs his assist.
ance
/ CHAPTER V.--Arrlved at the baroness
apartments after eluding the pursuers
The notes that she has lost a slipper. He
lis Invited into he house and delivers
/ calhpun's message.
/ CHAPTER yy.--The baroness decides
Ito obey the summons, Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as a pledge that she
4 win tell Calhoun everything, He gives
her as security an IAdinn trnket ae In
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER VIII Elisabeth's father con
sen;s to Nicholas proposals Of marriage,
4 Nicholas is ordered TO leave at once fol
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to be marrled that night.
Z, CHAPTER VIII.-~ryler warns Pakcn
ham that Interference by England IN the
affairs Of this cont ulen. win not be tol
Grated. The west he declares, is In res
tlyeness at the attitude of England to-
: ward, Mexico, has raised the demand hal
I Joint occupancy OF oregon with Gtca
Britain shall end and has raised he
Z cry: "Fifty-four Forty or Fight =" Boil
Wings aud Democrats demand Oregon
becomes secretary q state. --se~
CHAPTER Nicholas tells the bar.
oness he Is 20 be married that night Sh,
/ returns the trinlket and Nicholas prom
! ises to return her slipper by messen
ger. The baroness tells him she does no
) think he win be married so coon. ant
> that she will do her worst TO prevent II
S CHAPTER Nicholas enlists tn,
/ services OF bibuous friend. Congress
1 man cambridge, d rejected suitor or Iliz
1 abeth's. to assist him In the arrangement
, for the wedding. lie entrusts him will
! the license. the procuring Of a clergymai
y ana the return Of the slipper to tho bar
! oneas
CHAPTER XI.--Nicholas finds tina. hi
= friend. mudded with drink, has sent tn
= slipper TO Elizabeth Indignant 40 tn
supposed insult Elizabeth's father re
flges Nicholas admission to the house
: and tells him there viii be no wedding
}. CHAPTER XII--Nicholas "a inlorme
tha; there Is to be a meeting in Montres
; Of the directors Of the Hudson Bay com
pany. and that he is expected to gain ac
cess to the meeting and learn England
Intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIII Nicholas arrives I
Montreal and learns that the race is o
for Oregon.
CHAPTER XIy.--TTe sees the baronef
leave the directors meeting where he ha
failed TO gain admission. She warns hil
e that he is Ia danger. and invites him
pass the night al hes house.
CHAPTER Xy.--He accepts the inv
" tatl,n.
.al CHAPTER XVI.-The baroness quizzl
IA Nicholas as. 10 whether his wedding Toe
~ place. She gets no satisfaction. She tel
d him OF the slipper he had in his posessl,
the night he assisted her In Guiding u
= Mexican ambassador. contained me
sage from the attache of Texas to 4
BRITISH Ambassador, saying that II Il
United states did not annex Texas with
30 days she would lose both Texas al
!. Oregon. He decides TO take the messa
to Calhoun.
CHAPTER XVII meets in Mo
treal a naturalist. Won Rlttenhofcn, W
( has been In Oregon, and tells him OF I:
wonders OF that country, and his firm b
: lief that the British win make a fight
It. Nicholas invites him to washingts
CHAPTER XVII Nicholas. finds I'll
j, the baroness has - Montreal iurriet
] and. that a British warshlp has sail
!. quietly. lie leayea for Washington.
CHAPTER Calhoun engages V
Rii.enhofen TO make maps Of the weste
country. Nicholas Is present at stoil
Interview between James x. Polk a
Calhoun. regarding Texas and oregon,
/. which 1t Is shown thar Calhoun s ac'
ated by lofty prciaes Of patriots
n while Polk THINKS only Of parties a
VI platforms.
W CHAPTER xx.--cilhoun orders MI
:, olas TO prepare To head a party Of setil
bound FOR Oregon iIe gives Him
draf: Of treaty With Texas TO cory 4
% plans to secure the signature n
: Texas attache through he infuence
. Sonora Yturrio. wife Of the MexIean m
lsteS.
CHAPTER xxfs-calhonn arouses
sennra's jealousy regarding i'akenhi
who had shown her attention before
appearancesof the -banness on he sc'
A. lie ,atgscslss thatt ahe induce pplk.
was also attentive ID har,lit6 urge
eli Texa,r atfithe lsian tile t'l'aty 'pron
ing 10 keep eilenre regarding the TEX;
double dealing with England.