The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-03


The amhassadrcas % England 20
Ameri'S '@ls born % sudspesti 80
! a Austria OF perhaps HanEag}
@ sDmsssthef country. which raised
this strange representative sha haa
made some stir IN Washington here
these last tew wcskS
"Ah sou mean the haroueHAf
exclaimed Dr Ward "Tut' Tut"
Calhoun nodded. with the same
cold thin smile Yes he said 4
mean alr paksnhama rgpaied mis-
fress. his assured secret agent aud
spy. the beautiful baroness Won
RITA"
he mentioned a name then sell
known ln diplomatic ard social tie
when intrigue Ia Washington. II not
open. was none too we'll hidden
Cay Sir Richard he resumed
You know. his ancestor WRs a
hroiherlu.laW Of the Duke ~ Well
iuKton lie himself seems 10 have
absorbed some Of the great duke =
fCndneHs FOR the fair Before he
came % ua he Was with England =
legation In Mexico Twas there
he first met the Dona LucreEia
Tis said he would have remained
Ga Mexico had 4 not been arranged
that she and her husband. Senior
fturrio. should accompany General
Almoaie In the Mexican ministry
here on these conditions ST.
Richard agreed 70 accept promo.
ton az minister plcuipoteutiary 20
Washington"
That waa nine years ago. com
mcnted Dr. Ward
Yes. and Il was only last fall
that he was made envoy uxtraofdi
nary lie IL At least an axtfaordi
nary envoy Near 90 years Of age
be seems to forget public decency
he furEeta even the Dona Lucrezln
slcavipg her 20 the admiration 81
Mr Polk and Mr Van zandt. and
follows off after the apriEhtly
Baroness Won Ritz. Meantime
souor Yturrio also f0Fgeis the Done
. Lucrc1la. and proceeds also 10 fol
low after the baroness although
with less hope than Sir Richard. a.
they say At least pakenhan has
faste' The baroness Won Rita hal
brains and beauty both II Is ahs
who Is Engiands real envoy Nov
I I believe she knows Englanda rca
I intentions az 10 Texas"
I Dr Ward screwed his lips for
long whistle. as be contemplated
John caihoms thin. determine,
face
j DO not care at present 10 "a,
more went on my chief hut q,
YOU not see. granted certain mo
tlvea. Polk might come into p0wel
pledged to the extension Of ou
. Southwest border"
Calhoun are you mad7 erie,
F. his friend Would you plunge thil
country Into war; Would YOU pi
two pconles. like cocks on "a floor
And would You use women In OH
diplomacy 2"
! Calbouu was no longer ihe friend
. iho Humanitarian he wa the re
lonlless machine. tho idea. th'
. single purpose which 90 The worl,
at large he had been all h,a uf
in congress. iu cabinets on this q
I the other side OF the throne q
I American power He spoke coldl,
ag he went on
Tn these matters it % not a quef
ton of means. but Of results !
war comes. lot n come. although
hope 10 viii not come As 10 th
/ womeuY Why anything elise bu
Iuae of wOmen--tcll me. why no
T women7 10 is only playing Hf
against lie. one variant aRaina
another That Is politics. my FRIEND
want r8kenham So ! must lear
what pakeuham wants Does b
want Texas for England. OF M
Baroness Won RITZ for himaelf9'
Ward stlll sat and looked Cd HIN
my God said he at last. s0ftil
bat Calhoun went on
Why who has made the man
4 Of the world, and who has write
pages in ifH history Who make
land unmahes cifloa and empire