The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
81 40 or Fight

Texas is safe from England he plans
war on helpless and deserted Mexico!
We may hear OF n battle now at any
time. But this war with Mexico may yet
mean war with England. That, of course,
endangers our chance TO gain all or
any OF that great Oregon country. Tell
me what have you learned?'
| hurried on now with my own news,
briefly as ! might. / told them OF the
ships of England's navy waiting in
oregon waters: of the growing suspicion
OF the Hudson Bay people; Of the changes
in the management al Fort Vancouver,
OF the change also from a conciliGtory
policy TO ono of half hostility. I told
them or our wagon trains going west. and
offset this. justly as I might. by giving
facts also regarding the opposition these
might meet
Precisely. said Calhoun. Walking up
and down. his head bent. England is
prepared for war, How much are we pre-
pared2 1t would cost us the revenues OF
q quarter OF century TO go TO war with
her today. 1t would cost us fifty thousand
lives. We would need an army Of two
hundred and fifty thousand men. Where
is all that TO come from? Can we trans
all this bluster ceased. then we could have
deferred this war with Mexico; could
have bought with coin what now will
cost us blood: and we could also have
bought Oregon without the cost OF either
coin or blood. Delay was what we needed,
All Of Oregon should have been ours!"
But; surely. this Is not all news TO
Baroness Won Ritz? Has she not made her
report?'
'The baroness?' qucried Calhoun "That
stormy. pctrel-that advance agent of
events, Did she indeed sail with the
British ships from Montreal? Did you
find her therein oregon?"
''Yes, and lost here there! She started
In the race, Has she not made known
her presence here? She told me she was
going to Washington"
He shook his head in surprise. "Trou-
bic, ble noW fear! Pakenham has back his
That certainly Is strange" said ]
'Shc had five months the start of me,
and in that time there is no telling what
She has done or undone. Surely. she is
somewhere here. In Washington! She
held Texas In her shoes, | tell you she
holds Oregon in her gloves today"
! started up my story half untold.
Where are YOU Going?" asked Mr.. CAL
houn OF me. Doctor Ward looked at me,
smiling He does not inquire of GER
Ritz said I. I flushed rcd under my
tan. | doubt not; but l would not ask
word regarding Elisabeth.
-, Doctor Ward came and laid hand on
he: but men from, South CAROLINA do
not Neither do girls from Maryland,
Do you think so?"
''Ihat is what | am going 70 find out?"
How them Are YOU going TO Elm
hurst as you look now?'
mo. ! shall find out many things by
first finding the Baroness Won Ritz" And
before they could make further protests
! was out and away.
I hurried now to a certain side street
of which I have made mention. and
The neighborhood was asleep IN the warm
sun. | knocked n second time. and began
to doubt. but at last heard slow foot
steps.
the wrinl1led visaee of the old serving
woman. Threllka. | knew that she would
he there in precisely this way because
there was every reason In the world why
II should not have been. She paused. |
scanning me closely. then quickly opened
the door and allowed me to siep inside.
vanishing as was her wont I heard an
other step in the half-hidden hallway be-
J awaited: II was that OF man, slow. |
feeble. hesitating. l started forward as
"A face appeared at the parted curtains.
a glad cry welcomed me in turn. 4
tall bent form approached me, and an
arm was thrown about my shoulder. 1t
was my whilom friend. our ancient sell
tist, Won Rittcnhofcn, ! did not pause
TO ask how he happened TO he there. |
II was quite natural. since il was wholly
impossible ] made no wonder at the
Chinese dog Chow or the little Indian
maid who both came. stared. and silently
vanished Seeing these | knew that their
strange protector must also have won
through safe.
"Ach Gott' Gesegnetcr Gott. l see
YOU again, my friend." Thus the old
doctor.
But tell me-" I interrupted, "wher6
is the mistress OF this house, the baron
ess Won Ritz"
He looked at me in his mild way.
you mean my daughter. Belcna?"
Now at last ] smiled. His daughter, |
This at least was too Incredible He |
turned and reached behind him to a lit
tie table. He held UP before my eyes
my little blanket clasp OF she'll Then |
! knew that this last and most impossible |
thing was also true, and that In some |
way these two had found each other |
But why? What could he now mean?
Listen now" he began. "and l shall |
tell you. ! wass IN the street one day. |
When I walk alone. / do not much no
iice But now. as walk. before my |
eyes on the street / sec what? This