The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-28
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Idlnuul offered tha p0ftillio OF secretary
of state In Tylcr's cabinet. Is .aii hy his
friend Dr. Ward. that his time Il shor.
Calhoun declares that he Is not ready Ia
die, and II he accepts Tyler's offer !.
means that Texas and Oregon must tel
added to The map Of the United States
He plans to learn the Intentions Of Eng
land with regard TO Mexico. through
Baroness Won Rl.x. secret spy and re-
pnted mistress OF the English amha,sa-
dor, pakenham
CHAPTER TI,--Nicholas Is directed to
bring the baroness to Cahoun's apart
meats at midnight
CHAPTER ILL., The arrand causes
Nicholas 10 miss meeting with his
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill
CHAPTER 1v.-while searching for me
baroness house a carriage dashes up
and Nicholas Is becaoned to enter. lie
finds himself with the baroness. who saws
she ts being pursued ana begs his assist
ance.
CHAPTER V.--Arrived ut the baroness
apartments after eluding the pursuers.
he notes that she has lost slipper. He
Is invited into .hc house ana delivers
Calhoun's message.
CHAPTER W.--The baroness decides
to obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as pledge that she
win tell Calhoun everything. He gives
her as security an INDIAN trinkct he in
tended for Elizabeth.
CHAPTER VII -Eliznbeths father con
sen.s TO Nicholas proposals OF marriage
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on stt3e business and deter.
mines to be married that night.
CHAPTER vlII--Tyler warns Palsen
ham that Interference by England In the
affairs Of this conitnen, 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 ana has raised tile
cry. "Flfty-four, Forty or Fight" Both
Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 5i degrees. 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary - ntate
CHAPTER lX. Nicholas tells the har.
oness he Is 20 be married that night She
returns the trinket ana Nicholas prom
lses to return her slipper by a mesacn-
/ ger. The baroness tells him she does moi
/ think he will be married so soon, and
that she win do her worst to prevent It
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services OF a hibulous friend. Congress.
man cambridge, a rejected suitor OF Eliz
abeths, TO assist him in the arrangement
for the wedding He entrusts him will
the license, the procuring OF clergyman
and the return of the slipper to the bar
oness.
CHAPTER XI.--Nicholas finds tha. hi
! friend muddled with drink, has sent tn,
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at tn
supported insult Elizaboth's father re
/ fuses Nicholas admission TO the house
and tells him there viii be no wedding
CHAPTER XII.--Nicholas "a nforme
tina: there is to be a meeting in Montrea
Of the directors OF the Hudson Bay com
pany, and that he Is expected to gain ac
cess to the meeting and learn England
intentions regarding oregon.
/ CHAPTER XIII. Nicholas arrives I
Montreal and learns that the race Is o
for Oregon.
CHAPTER XIv.--IIe sees the baroness
leave the directors meeting where he ha
failed to gain admission. She warns hiI
that he is in danger. and invites him /
pass the night at he, house.
CHAPTER KYLE accepts the Inv
tatien.
CHAPTER XVl.--The baroness qulzz,
Nicholas as to whether his wedding ;oc
place. She gets no satisfaction. She tel
: him OF the slipper he had Ia his posessie
the night lie assisted her In eluding Il
Mexican ambassador contained me
sage from the attache OF Texas to u
British ambassador, saying that II q
: United Siatcs did not annex Texas with
80 days she would loso both Texas al
Oregon lie decides to take the messa
, 10 Calhoun
CHAPTER xyII.-Ile meets In No
I trea O naturalist Won Rittcnhofen, W
!, has been IN Oregon and tells him Of Z
wonders OF that country. and his firm
lief that the British will make fight
). 1t. Nicholas invites him to Washngt'
/. CHAPTER XVIII Nicholas finds II
8 the baroness has ef; Montreal hurried
! and that British warship has sail
j quietly. He leaves for Washington.
j. CHAPTER XIX Calhoun engages v
g Rit.enhofen to make maps Of the weste
e. country Nicholas Is present at a stori
IS interview between James X Polk a
Calhoun, regarding Texas and Oregon,
A. which Il Is shown that Calhoun is ae
IL ated by lofty priciplcs OF PATRIOTS
ID while Polk thinas only Of parties a
e platforms.
p CHAPTER xx.-Calhoun orders Nj
u olas to prepare to head party Of setil
u bound for Oregon lie gives him
~ dr1fs OF a treaty with Texas TO copy. Z
plans TO secure The signature Of
" Texas nttache through the Influence
= seAora Yturrio wife of the Mexican ~
y Ister.
- CHAPTER XxI--calboun arouses
M senoras jealousy regarding Pakenhi
80 who had shown her attention before
j. appearance OF the baroness on :he SCI
so He suggests that she induce Polk. '
"a was also attentive to her. TO urge
"a Texan sttache 10 sian the treaty 2rop
OF ing % 3teep silence regar9ing the Tex
he double dealing with EHgiand. sa4'
ne I CHAPTER XXI Nicholas has ,
unsatisfactory Interview with Elijah
et CHAPTER XIII. Sonora Yturrio