The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-27

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CHAPTER XXvlI He calls on Ser
She learns that her plot 70 prevent his
marriage succeeded. She repents ana
ellis him OF note which she had placed
n .hc slipper for the purpose Of caqslng
tliahcth to doubt hinl. She declares her
Intention cr returning alonc to Washing.
On to repair tle harm She has done.
CHAPTER NXvlIl, Nicholas decides
y follow her
Aim that he can nos have Oregon except
trough her and that he can not have
Elizabeth except tsvmlgh her
" CuAPTER XNX. Nicholas follows the
paroucss llo learns on tho way that
nix has hoels Elected president aud
Texas has boon annexed. Winter catches
aim aud The baroaess beats him 70 wign.
ipgton.
iiHe shook his head In surprise.
Trouble now, | fear! pakenham has
back his best ally, our worst antagon-
list"
'That certainly is strange" said |.
She had Ave months the start Of me,
and in that time there Is no telling
what she has done or undone. Surely
she Is somewhere here, in Washing
toni She held Texas in her shoes. |
tell you she holds Oregon in her
gloves today.
| started up, my story half untold.
Where are you going?' asked Mr.
Calhoun of me. Df. Ward looked at
me, smiling. "FIe does not inquire OF
a certain young LADY"
y am going to firNi the Baroness Won
Ritz said l. | flushed red under my
tan, | doubt not; but would not ask
a word regarding Elizabeth.
DR.. Ward came and laid hand on
my shoulder Republics forget, said
he, but men from South Carolina do
not. Neither do girls from Maryland.
Do you think so?'
THAT Is what am going to find
out"
How. then? Are you going to Elm
hurst as you look now?"
mo. I shall find out many things
by first finding the Baroness Won Ritz"
And before they could make further
protests was out and away.
hurried now to a certain side
street of which have made mention,
and knocked confidently at door
knew. The neighhorhood was asleep
in the warm sun. | knocked a second
time. and began to doubt but at last
heard slow footsteps.
There appeared at the crack OF the
door the wrinkled yisage of the old
serving woman, Threlka. knew that
she would be there In precisely this
way, because there was every reason
IN the world why It should not have
been. She paused, scanning me close
ly, then quickly opened the door and
allowed me to step inside, vanishing
as was her wont. ] heard another
step in the halfhidden hallway be
yond. but this was not the step which
I awaited II was that of a man, slow
feeble, hesitating. started forward
as a face appeared at the parted cur
lins. A glad cry welcomed me II
turn. tall, bent form approached
me, aud an arm was thrown about my
shoulder. Il was my whilom friend
our ancient scientist, Van Rittenhofen
did not pause to ask how he hap
pened to be there. 1t was quite natur
al since It was wholly impossible
n. de no wonder at the Chinese dol
/ Chow, or the little Indian maid, wh'
both came, stared, and silently van
! ished. Seeing these, knew that thei
strange protector must also have wo
through safe.
Zach Gott. Gesegneter Gott! Sc
/ you again, my friend" Thus the oil
doctor
But tell me- interrupted, "wher
is the mistress OF this house, th
Baroness vnn Ritz"
He looked at me In his mild wa!
"you mean my daughter Helena"
Now at last I smiled. His daughter
This at least was too Incredible. II
turned and reached behind him to
little table. He held up before m
eyes my little blanket clasp OF shel
Then ] knew that this last and mo-
impossible thing also was true. an
that in some way these two had 'our
each otherl But why? What cou
he now mean?
Listen now" he began. "and I shs
tell you wass Ia the street one da
When walk alone, do not much o
tice. But now, as | walk. before n
eyes on the street. | see what2 This
this, the Tah Cook At first. 81
nothing but It. Then | look up +
fore me iss woman. Young and hea
tiful. Ach. what should do but tai
her In my arms.'
ut was she: II vas"
"My daughter, yess. my daught'
II iss Helenai haf not seen her I
! many years. long. cruel years. 81
pose her dead. But now there !
were. Standing, looking in each o
I, er's eyes, We see there--- Ach, Got
what do we not see? Yet in spite
q all. Il wass Helena, But she SD
g tell YOU" lie tottered from the roo
: heard his footsteps pass down I
3 hall. Then softly. almost silently, II
ena yon Ritz again stood before 4
) The light from . side window