The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-07
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friend, Or. Ward, that his time & shor.
Calhoun declares that ho Is not ready to
die, and II he accepts Tylcrs offer /.
means that Texas and Oregon must he
added to the map OF the United States
He plans to learn the intentions Of Eng
land with regard to. Mexico. through
Baroness Won Rt.z. secret spy and re-
puted mistress Of the English ambassa-
dor, Pakenhain
CHAPTER lt-Nlcholas Is directed "a
bring the baroness to Calhoun's apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER lll.-The arrand causea
Nicholas to miss meeting with his
sweetheart Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER N,AWhlle searching for .he
baroness house carriage dashes IN
and Nicholas Is bccsoncd to enter. He
finds himself with the baroness. who Saws
She Is being pursued and bogs his assist
ance.
CHAPTER V.--Arrivcd at the baroness
apartments after eiudlng the pursuers
he notes that she has lost a slipper te
Is invited into ,ho house anu delivers
Calloun's message.
CHAPTER tV.--'rhe baroness decides
to obey the summons Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper az qedge that she
VIII tell Calhoun everything lie gives
her as security an Indian trlnket ne in
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER VII Ell2aheth's father con
SENS to Nicholas proposals Of marriage
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on state business and deter.
mines to be married that night.
CHAPTER vIII,--Tyler warns Palxen-
ham that Interference by England In the
affairs OF this contitnen. will not be toll
Grated The west, he declares Is in res
tiveness 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; "Fiftyfour, Forty or Fight Both
| Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north TO 81 degrees, 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary q atate.
CHAPTER IX.--Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Ia 10 be married that night She
returns the trhket and Nicholas prom
ises to return her Slipper by a nessen-
ger The baroness tells him ahe. does moi
/ think he viii bo married sd soon, and
that she will do her worst to prevent it
CHAPTER x Nicholas enllsts tht
services Of a bibulous friend. Congress.
man cambridge, q rejected suitor of Ellz
abeth's, to assist him in'the arrangement,
for the wedding Ho entrusis him witt
the license the procuring Of clergyman
and the return Of the slipper to the bar
oness
\ CHAPTER XI.--Nlchoas ,lnds thn. hi
friend, muddled with drink. has sent tn,
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at tn,
supposed insult, Elizabeth's father rc
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there will be no wedding
i CHAPTER XII.--Nlcholas Ia informe,
! that there Is to be a meeting In Montreo
Of the directors OF the Hudson Bay com
pany. aud that he Is expected to gain ac
cess to the meeting and learn England
Intentions regarding oregon.
CHAPTER XIII.-Nlcholas arrives 4
Montreal and learns that the race $ O
for Oregon.
CHAPTER XlV.--lIe sees The ba. oies
leave the directors meeting where he ha
failed to gain admission. Sac warns hlI
that he Is in danger. and Invites MIN /
pass the night at hes house
CHAPTER KYLE accepts the inv
tation.
CHAPTER XVT.-Thc baroness quizzC
Nicholas as to whether his wedding 100
J place. She gets no satisfaction. She tel
him OF the slipper he had In his posesslo
the night he assisted her IN eludlng Il
Mexican ambassador, contained n mel
sage from the attache OF Texas to II
British Ambassador, saying that II u
United states did not annex Texas with
80 days she would lose both Texas AZ
Oregon lie decides to take the MESA.
to Calhoun.
CHAPTER XvIT.--Iie meets IN Mo-
trcal a naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, wi
has been IN Oregon. and tells him OF Il
wonders of that country, and his firm b
lief that the British win make fight +
1t. Nicholas Invites him to Washingto
CHAPTER Nicholas finds th
the baroness has lef; Montreal hurried
and that British warship has sail
quietly. He leaves for Wellington.
CHAPTER Xlx.--Cahoun engages v
Rlt.euhofen 70 make maps Of the westc
country. Nicholas Is present at storf
Interview between james X. Polk a
Calhoun, regarding Texas and oregon.
which II Is shown that Calhoun ig act
ated b. lofty pricioes OF PATRIOTS
while polk thinss only Of parties a
\ platforms.
4 CHAPTER XS.--cal',opn orders Me
olas TO prepare to head party Of aettl'
bound for Oregon. He egea him |
drafs Of a treaty with Texas 70 copy a
plans to secure the signature cf
Texas attaele through the Influence
Sonora Yturrio, wife Of the Mexican M
ister.
CHAPTER XXI. Calhoun aroutes
senora's jealousy regatting Pakenha
who had shown her attention before
appearance Of the baroness on ;he see
He sussests that she Induce Polk. '
WIS also attentive to her. to urge
Texan atteche 70 siLn the treaty 5rom
ing. 10 keep silence regarding the Texa
double dealing with England.
CHAPTER XXI. Nicholas has v
a.isfactory interview with rllzabt
CHAPTER. xxIfI. Sonora yturfio
eurszs llse signature oi ltne Iekaa Alta