The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-19
SYNOPSIS.

Nicholas TrIst Ills chief, Senator John
Calhoun offered the portfilio Of secretary
Of state in Tylers cabinet, Is .5ia by his
friend, DR. Ward, that his time i shor.
Calhoun declares that he Is not ready ia
die, and Il he accepts Tyler's offer i.
means th9t Texas and Oregon must lie
added to the map OF the United States
He plans to learn the Intentions of l;as
land with regard TO Mexico through
Rav'hess Won Ri.z, secret SPY and re-
puted mistress of the English amhassa-
dor Pakenham.
CHAPTER III. Nicholas Is directed 70
bring the baroness to calhoun's apart
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER Ill.-The arrand CAUSES
Nicholas 70 miss meeting with his
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER lV--Whilc searching for he
baroness house carriage dashes up
and Nicholas is becsoned 20 enter. lie
finds himself with the baroness. who says
she is being pursued and begs his assist
ance. tt Nv8 X
CHAPTER V.--Arrived at the baroness
apartments after eludlng the pursuers
he notes that she has lost a slipper He
Is invited into The house and delivers
Calhoun's message
CHAPTER W The baroness decide.
to obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as pledge that she
will tell Calhoun everything. lie gives
her as security an Indian trinket he in
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER WI = Ialzabeth's father con.
sen.s to Nicholas proposals Of marriage
Nicholas is ordered TO leave at once fol
Montreal on state business and deter.
mines to be married that night
CHAPTER VIlI--Tyer warns paken
ham that Interference by England In th,
affairs of this contltncn. VIII not be tol
Grated. The west, he declares is in res
tiyeness 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 tht
cry: "Fifty-lonr, Forty or Fight" Boil
Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 54 degrees, 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary g Mate.
CHAPTER TX. Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Is % be married that night. Sh,
returns the trinket and Nicholas prom
ises to return her slipper by mcssen
ger. The baroness tells him she does no
think he viii be married so soon, an'
/ that she will do her worst to prevent It
CHAPTER X.-Nicholas .epllsts th
services Of hibulous friebt Congress
man Dandrilise. d fcjoo. o.cd Flitor Of Eliz
abeths TO assist him IN the Arrangement
for the wedding. Ilo cntrusts him will
the license, the procuring of a clergyman
and the return Of the slipper to the bar
opess.
CHAPTER XI.-Ncholas finds tha. hi
| friend. muddled with drink has sent th
| slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at tn
supposed insult, Ellzabeths father re
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there viii be no wedding
CHAPTER XII,--Nicholas is informe
that there Is TO be meeting IA Montrea
OF the directors of the Hudson Bay eont
pany and that he is expected to gain ac
cess 70 the meeting and learn England
Intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIIl.-Nicholas arrives Il
Montreal and learns that the race q o.
4 Tor Oregon.
CHAPTER XIV.---IIe sees the baroness
leave the directors meeting where he ha
failed to gain admission she warna hI
that ne Is in danger and invites him I
pass the night at he, house
CHAPTER XV.--He accepts the inyi
tation
CHAPTER XVI.-The baroness quzze
Nicholas as to whettsr his wedding 100
place she gets no satisfaelion She tell
4 bim Of the silippereie lad 10 bis posespio
the night he assiatsd her IN ehldns tli
Mexican ambassador. contained mes
sage from the aiiache Of Texas TO W
| British ambassador. saying that II IN
United states did not annex Texas With
30 days she would lose both Texas an
Oregon. he decides to take the messae
to Callioim
CHAPTER xVII.-He meets In Nor
trcal a naturalist, Won Ritteuhofen. wi
has bcra in oregon. and tells him of u
wonders of that country, and his firm b.
lief that the British will make q fight (,
IL. Nicholas invites him to Washlngtol
CHAPTER XvIIl.- Nicholas finds thi
the baroness has lcfi Montreal hurried
and that British warship has salt
quietly. lie leaves for Washington.
CHAPTER XIX Calhoun engages "
Rirenhofen 80 make maps of the westor
country Nicholas is present ut storm
Interview between james f. Polk az
Calhoun. regarding Texas and oregon,
which Il is shown that Calhoun Is actl
ated by lofty priciDles Of pairiotisI
while Polk THINKS only Of parties al
platforms.
! CHAPTER XX.--Calhoun orders Mic
olas 10 prepare TO head q party OF settle
bound for Oregon IIe gives bin Il
dmf; OF treaty with Texas 10 copy. a.
plans 10 secure the signature u Il
Texas attaeho through the lnfluence
Sonora Yturrio, wife Of the MexlcaH mi
iste..
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