The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
"A Novel of the American Spirit
Copyright 1909 by The Bobbs-Merrin

He looked at me as though with a
flash of inspiration. That may be-"
| said he, ut may very well be! That
would cost us our hold over Pakenham.
| Neither would we have any chance left
| with her."
How do you mean, Mr. Calhoun"
said /. Il do not understand you"
| Nicholas said MIR. Calhoun, that
lady was very much impressed with you"
| He regarded me calmly, contemplatively,
appraisnsIy.
y DO not understand you.'' l reiter-
II am glad that you do not and did
not In that case, all would have been
over at once. You would never have
stancy was our salvation, and perhaps
your own! In due time you, will see
many things more plainly, Meantime,
| be sure England will be careful, She
will make no overt movement. l should
| say, until she has heard from Oregon:
which will not be before my lady bar
oness shall have returned and reported
| to Mr.. Pakenham here. All OF which
means more time for u.s.
| l began TO see something OF the
structure of bold enterprise. which this
comment offered Itself. so that presently
he went on, as though In soliloquy.
The Hudson Bay company have de-
celved England spendidly enough. Dr..
Mclaughlin. good man that he Is. has
not suited the Hudson Bay company.
His removal means less courtesy to our
|
ful leader than himself, there will be
friction with our high-strung frontiers
men In that country. No man can tell
when the thing will come TO an issue.
| For my own part, / would agree with
| Polk that we ought TO own tnal country
to ifty-four forty-but what we ought
| to do and what we can do are two sepa-
rate matters, Should we force The issue
| now and lose, we would lose Tor nun
dred years. Should we advance firmly
and held firmly what We gain, in per-
Irg.1
may win all OF that country. as Just
said TO Mr.. Polk. TO the River Saskatche-
wan-I know not where! In my own
soul, l believe no man ma, may SET a nni{ Lini{
government by the people. And this
continent is meant for that honest gov
lernment! -,
and turned to me "But now. as ! said,
we have at least time for Texas And
in regard TO Texas we need another wo-
man.
You come now TO me with proof that
my lady baroness traiics WIN Mexico ..srl
as we'll as England he resumed, "a, hnrt npI
oncss. What Is the inference? Al least
jealousy on the part OF YturTio,s VIE
whether or not she cares tor nm ,SS MoW
weapon If well handled, Repugnant us
ii is, we must handle IL
experienced no great enthusiasm al
the trend or events, ana MI. Ndl''ou
smiled AT me cynically as he went on
81 see YOU don't care for this o sort ,p,S o!
night interview You shall call IN broad
daylight on the senoTn I5Hrrq I53r NV II eossSi sSFi
and four tomorrow, think she MI
gladly receive your cards; Pc, PsrhspWS hs Was aise sS
inetcn with you, In that case. she mlGtl
drop in here for an Ice In such 5.nrG case, w,tf y
an Interview with that lady. mus
have Van Zandt,s signature to this treaty
which YOU see here"
But these are Mexicans, and Van
Zandt is leader OF the Texans. their mos
bitter enemiesl'
nPreciseiv All the less reason why
sonora Yturrio should be suspected
81 am not sure that L grasp all thiS
Mr.. Calhoun ~, ,
Perhaps not. You. presently VIII know %
more What seems to me plain is tha'
.ince we seem 10 lose q valuable ally In
the Baroness Won RITZ. we must maks MAKE
some Offset 10 that loss; If Easland haS
one woman on the Columbia. we mus
have another on the Rio Grandc'