The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-31
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friend, Dr. Ward, that his time l. Shor |
Calhoun declares that he Is not ready Il |
die, and II he accepts Tylers offer !
means that Texas and Oregon must +, |
added to the map OF the United State,
He plans to learn the intentions OF Eng
land with regard to Mexico, through
Baroness Won Ri.z. secret spy and re.
puted mistress OF the English dmhassa
dor. Pakenham.
CHAPTER n.--Nicholas Is directed I,
bring the baroness to Calhoun's apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER lll,--The arrand causN
Nicholas to miss meeting with hi
sweetheart Elizabeth Churchill
CHAPTER w. While searching for III,
baroness house carriage dashes VI
ana Nicholas Is becsoned to enter nt1
finds himself with the baroness. who says,
she is being pursued ana hegs his assist
ance.
CHAPTER y,-Arrlved at the baroness
apartments after eluding the pursuers
he notes that she has lost a slipper II,
Is invited into .he house and delivers
calhoun's message.
CHAPTER ,v.-The baroness decide,
to obey the summons. Nicholas retaini
the remaining slipper as a pledge that sh'
win tell Calhoun everything Ila give,
her as security an INDIAN trinlet ne in
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER VII EIzabeih's father con
sens to Nicholas proposals Of marriage
Nicholas is otdercd TO leave at once foi
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to he married that night
CHAPTER WHIT Tyler warns Paken-
ham that interference BY England in th,
affairs Of this contitnent will not be to
Grated This west ne declares Is in res
tlveness at the attitude Of England To-
ward Mexico, has raised the demand hat
Joint occupancy Of Oregon with Grea
Britain shall end. and has raised the
cry; Fifty four, Forty or Fight Both
Whlgs and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 81 degrees 40 minutes, Calhoun
becomes secretary e Atate.
| CHAPTER Ix.--Nichoas tells the bar
oness he is 20 be married that night. She
returns the trlnket and Nicholas prom
Ises TO return her slipper by a messen-
ger. The baroness tells him she does moi
think he will be married 30 soon, and
that she win do her worst to prevent It.
| CHAPTER X-Nicholas enlIsts the
services OF bibulous friend. Congress
man cambridge. q rejected sultot III Ellz
abeths, to assist him In the Arrangements
for the wedding. He entrusts him wItf
the license, the procuring Of a clergyman
and the return OF the slipper to the bar.
oness.
CHAPTER x1.-7Nleholas finds tina. hi
friend, muddled with drink, has sent th'
slipper to Elizabeth, Indignant gt tn,
supposed insult, Elizabeths father re
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there will be no wedding
CHAPTER xlI.--Nicholas Il inrome'
tina; there Is to be meeting in Montrea
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 XllI.-Nicholas arrives !
Montreal and learns that the race Is o
for Oregon.
2 CHAPTER Xlv.--IIe sees ;he barones
c leave the directors meeting where he Ina
failed to gain admission. She warns hll
that he is in danger. and invites him I
pass the night at hes house
+ CHAPTER KYLE accepts the inv
! tati,n.
; CHAPTER Xv1.--The baroness auzz,
Nicholas as to whether his wedding zoe
place. She gets no satisfaction. She tel
: him OF the slipper he had in his posessi,
. the night he assisted her IN eluding u
= Mexican ambassador. contained a me
sage from the attache OF Texas TO 4
British ambassador, saying that II 4
United States did not annex Texas with
30 days she would lose both Texas nj
oregon lie decides TO take tie messa
n. to calhoun
\. CHAPTER xvIT---IIe meets ~ Mo
,r treal n naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, W
Ie has been In oregon. and tells him OF f;
wonders OF that country. and his firm u
lief that the BfitIsbwlll make fight
It. Nicholas Invites him 10 Washingtt
,s- CHAPTER xynI.---NIcholas finds II
n the baroness has lefs Montreal hurrie,
Ia and that British warshlp has sal
he quietly He leaves for Washington.
CHAPTER XIX. calhoun engages v
Eit.enhofen TO make maps OF Tie weatt
O. country. Nicholas Is present at n stor
interview between James H. Polk q
Calhoun. regarding Texas and Oregon.
le whieh It Is shown that Calhoun Is ae
ated by lofty prlciples Of patriots
90 while Polk thinas only Of parties q
platforms.
Az CHAPTER xx.--Calhoun orders nj
olas TO prepare 10 head party Of settl
10 bound for oregon He gives him
=. draf: Of treaty with Texas 10 copy I
'4o plans 10 secure the signature Of
=" Texas attache through the Influence
%.oV % Sonora Ytuffio. wife o. the Mexican n
" :, lster
~ CHAPTER xXI.--calhoun arouses
.,a sehofasa Jealousy regarding Pakcnh
-. who had shown her attention before
- appearance of the baroness on :he so'
- Vie sdggestsfthat she induce POLK :
was at34 Atfniife TO ber tosursa
~ q exam att3cIr tefsiln the treaty 3rsH
me ing "a ke%p Aienre regarding the Tex
inc double dealing with England
nd CHAPTER XXI Nicholas has ,
VS. unsatisfactory Interview with Elijah
is CHAPTER xxfII.- senora Yturrio
sry cureNthe signature Of the Texas alta