Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

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"A treaty-with Texas!" l exclaimed.
THE first draft. yes. We have sign
ed the memorandum. We await only
one other signature"
"Of Van Zandt,"
Yes. Now comes Mr.. Nicholas
Trist, with word of certain woman TO
the effect that Mr. Van Zandt Is play
ing also with England"
"And that woman also is playing
with England"
Calhoun smiled enigmatically.
But she has gone" said l, who
knows where? She, too, may, have
sailed for Oregon, for all we know"
He looked at me as though with a
flash of inspiration. That may be-"
said he; 1T 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 l. Il do not understand you
nicholas" said Mr.. Calhoun, that
lady was much impressed with you
He regarded me calmly, contemplative-
ly, appraisingly.
Il do not understand you," | reiter-
ated.
81 am glad that you do not and did
not. In that case, all would have been
u-ntil1 have
seen her a second time. Your con-
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, | 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 US
| began to see something of the
structure of bold enterprise which this
man deliberately was planning: but no
comment offered itself: so tnat pres
entity he went on, as though in solilo-
guy.
"The Hudson Bay company have de-
ceive England Splendidly enough
Doctor Mclaughlin, good man that he
is, has not suited the Hudson Bay
company. His removal means less
courtesy to our settlers in Oregon.
a less tactful leader than him
self, there will be friction with our
high strung frontiersmen in that coun-
try. 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 that country to fifty-four
forty-but what we ought to do and
what we can do are two separate mat
ters. Should we force the issue now
and lose, we would lose for hundred
years. Should we advance firmly and
hold firmly what we gain, in perhaps
less than one hundred years we may
win all of that country, as / just said
to Mr.. Polk, to the River Saskatchewan
i know not where! In my own SOUL
| believe no man may set limit to the
growth Of the idea Of an honest gov
ernment by the people. And this con-
tinent is meant for that honest govern
ment!"
He sighed as he paused in his walk
and turned to me. But now, as said,
we have at least time for Texas. And
in regard to Texas we need another
| stared at him.
You come now to me with proof
that my lady baroness traffics with
Mexico as we'll as England" he re-
sumed. That is to say. Yturrio meets
my lady baroness. What is the infer
ence? At least, jealousy on the part Of
YturrO's wife. whether or not she
cares for him! Now, jealousy between
the sexes is a deadly weapon If well
handled. Repugnant as it is, we must
handle it."
| experienced no great enthusiasm at
the trend of events, and Mr.. Calhoun
smiled at me cynically as he went on.
Il see you don't care for this sort Of
commission. At least. this is no mid
night interview. You shall call in broad
daylight on the Sonora YturriO. If you
and my daughter will take my coach
and four tomorrow, l think she will
gladly receive your cards. Perhaps also
she will consent to take the air of
Washington with you. In that case,
she might drop in here for an ice. In
such case. to conclude, I may perhaps
be favored with an interview with that
lady. / must have Van ZandtS sigma
turc to this trcatry which you sec
nere."
But these are MeXicans. and Van
Zandt is leader of the Texans, their
most bitter enemies!"
"Precsrly All the less reason why
Sonora Yturrio should be suspected"
Il am not sure that | grasp all this,
Mr.. Calhoun"
know more What seems To me plain
is that, since we seem to lose valuable
ally in the Baroness Won Ritz, we must
make some Offset To that loss. If Eng
land has one woman on the Columbia,
we must have another on the Rio
Grande."
To be Continued.