The Dolores star., 1910-09-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story Is told by
Calhoun. offered the portfolio OF ser Rotary
Sr,. .,s's IN Tyler,s cabinet Is told by his
die. and n he accepts TyIer's ofrer il
means that Texas and Oregon must be
sdded to the map Of the United States.
s.d P's wi:, to learn r. the intention. q Eng
Baroness Won Rits. secret spy and re-
putsd mistress Of the English ambassa-
dor. Pakenham.
CHAPTER T,-Nichoias Is directed to
bring the baroness to Calhoun's apart
ments at midnight.
CHAPTER III.-rhe GRAND causes
sweetheart. Elizabeth Churchill
CHAPTER Iv.-whiie searching for
the baroness house n carriage dashes
up and Nicholas Ii beckoned tpsehter He
nnds himself with the baroness who says
ance.
CHAPTER v.-Arrived at the baroness
apartments after eluding the pur-
euers. he notes that she has lost a slip
pei He Is invited into the house and
delivers Calhouns message.
CHAPTER VL-The baroness decides to
obey the summons. Nicholas retains the
remaining slipper as a pledge that she
Veil tell Calhoun everything lie gives
her as security an Indian trinket he in
tended for Elisabeth.
CHAPTER vH.-Elizabeth's father con-
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once Tor
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to be married that night.
CHAPTER vIII-Tyler warns Paken-
ham that Interference by England In thu
anafrs Of this continent will not be tol-
Grated. The west. he declares. In res
uveness at the attitude OF England to-
ward Mexico. has raised the demand that
Joint occupancy of Oregon with Great
cry: "Fffty-four, Forty or Fight" Both
Whigs and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 81 degrees. 70 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary Of state.
CHAPTER IX.-Nichoias tells the bar
oness he In to be married that night She
returns the trinket and Nicholas prom.
ises to return her slipper by messen-
ger. The baroness tells him she does not
think he will be married so soon, and
that she will do her worst to prevent 1t.
CHAPTER X.-Nichoias enlists the
services Of . bibulous friend, Congress-
man Dandridee, a rejected sutton Of Eiiz-
ebeths. to assist him In the arrangements
for the wedding. He entrusts him with
and the return Of the slipper 10 the
CHAPTER xI-Nicholas nnds that his
friend. muddled with drink, has sent the
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at the
supposed insult. Eiisabeths father re-
fuses Nicholas admission to the house.
and tells him there will be no wedding
CHAPTER XH-Nichoias Is Informed
that there Ii to be a meeting In Montreal
OF the directors OF the Hudson Bay Com.
pany. and that he is expected To gain sc.
cess to the meeting and learn EnKland's
Intentions regarding Oregon.
CHAPTER XIII.-Nicholas arrives In
Montreal and learns that the race 10 on
for Oregon.
CH.rlnR SIv--He sees the baroness
leave the directors meeting where he had
failed to kain admission. She warns him
that he In In danger, and Invites him 70
pass the night at her house.
CHAPTER KYLE accepts the invi
tation.
Nicholas as to whether his wedding took
place. She gets no satisfaction. She tells
him the slipper he had In his possesston
the night he assisted her In eludins the
Mexican ambassador, contained u mes
sage from the attsche Of Texas To the
British ambassador. saying that II the
United States did not annex Texas within
~ days she would lose both Texas and
Oregon. lie decides to take the message
To Calhoun.
CHAPTER xvII-He meets In Mon
treal = naturalist, Won Rlttenhofen, who
has been In Oregon. and tells him Of the
y,
lief that the British will make a night for
Il. Nicholas invites him to Washington.
CHAPTER Nicholas nnds that
the baroness he's laft Montreal hurried.
n,,.,,. W" H. i.an.s ~, Wssh,ns s
CHAPTER xIN.-Caihoun engages
s.,..a sa,,n,ry St,bni.. 4. ns,.,,, -,
y s,a,,,v in,a,yi.w ha,w,.n LAM. K
PoiL and Calhoun. regarding Texa. and
Oregon In which , shown that cal !;
noun s<lua,en pS lptty ptlhelpi.s OF
patriotism, while FOLK THINKS only Oh par
Ties anu p'at"shs'
cuAprrR Xxx -calhoun order. Mich.
ola. Ia nr.nsr. tn head a marty al s.ttlrr,
hn,,nd sor or,snn lie sIys. him the
Sr.f, of y ,rea q with Texas 10 copy. aud
Milan In s..slft tn. signature of the
Texas attach. through the innu.nc. of
sonora fturr'o, ~ifa OF the Mexican min
~, ru, ~, ..n. ..., a..
,enors's jealousy regarding Psksnham.
who had .hosn her attention before tho