The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
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ment, | should think that brain would be
somewhat useful at times"
II do not deny that suggestion.
But you are unable 10 analyze. Thus.
In the matter OF yourself | suppose IL
you were told Of IL, you would only say
that you forgot TO look In the toe OF the
slipper you had"
"'rhus far, Baroness I said soberly,
II have asked no special privilege. at
least. Now, II 1t affords you any pleasure.
beg you, / implore you, to tell me what
you meann'
Did you credit the attache of Mexico
with being nothing more than drunken
rowdy, to follow mo across town with
little shoe In his carriage2'
But you said he was in wine"
True. But would that be reason2
Continually you show your lack OF brain
in accepting as conclusive results which
could not possibly have occurred Granted
granted he had my shoe in his posses
sion-what then? Docs IT follow that a
the ball at the White house be could
hnve removed that shoe? Does Monsieur
think that ], too, was in wine?"
Il agree that l have no brain! l can
not guess what you mean l can only
beg once more more that you sxpIan o,,,o
and charming innocence ] presume you
do not know much Of the capabilities
FOR concealment offered by ladys ap-
where do you think could hide IT.
granted, Of course, the conditions ob-
talning at ball In the White house,"
Then you did have a message? 1t
came to you there, at that timer
She nodded. "Certanly. Mr. Van
zandt had almost no other opportunity
to meet me or get word to me"
Van Zandt! Madam. are you indeed
In the camp OF all these different inter
ests? So, what Pakenham said was
true! Van zandt is the attache Of Texas,
van Zandt is pleading with Mr.. Cal
noun that he shall take UP the secretary
ship. Van Zandt promises us the friend
ship OF Texas II we viii stand out for
the annexation OF Texas. Van Zandt
promises us every effort I'm his power
against England Van Zandt promises
us the sternest OF fronts against treach-
be interested In this fair Dona Lucrezia,
Just as Polk Is, Now then, comes Van
Zandt with his secret message slipped
into the hand OF Madam at the Arnbassa-
land! The attache Of Mexico is curious
furlous-to know what Texas is saying
to England! And that message must be
concealed, And Madam conceals 1t In
She smiled at me brilliantly You
come on" she said. "Should your head
be opened and analyzed, yes. l think n
trace Of brain might be discovered by
resumed impatlently. You put his
msssage s,s EN- IN your: clipper an
,o she nodded Yes" she said, I'm the
do that, You see, our skirts are full
and wide; there are curtains in the east
room: there was wine by this time,
there was music: so / effected that
much. But when you took the slipper,
you took Van Zandts note, You had
it. II was true. what ] told Pakenham
before the president-I did not then
have that note You had II. At least,
l thought you had II, TIL found IL
crumpled on the table the next day, 1t
must have fallen there from the shoe
when We made our little exchange that
night All, you hurried me / scarce
knew whether l was clad or shod, until
the next afternoon-after / left you at
the White House grounds. SO you hastily
departed-to your weddlng?"
$50 small shoe could not have held
an extended epistle, madam" l said ig
norlng her question.
mo. but the little roll OF paper caused