The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-27
SYNOPSIS.


Calhoun offered the portflio of seareta;e
o. state IN Tylers cabiaet ~ tola W HI
friend, pr Ward, that his time i yAor.
Calhoun declares that he IS not ready Il
die, and Il he accepts Tylcr's offer
means that Texas and Oregon must 4
added to the map Of the United State.
re plans to learn the Intentions OF Eae
lahd with regard to Mexico, througl
baroness Won RITZ, secret spy ana re
puted mistress Of the English ambnssa
dor, Pakenham.
CHAPTER 1.--Nicholas Is directed /,
bring the baroness to Calhouns apart.
meats at midnight.
CHAPTER III rho arrand causes
Nicholas 70 miss a i16eting with his
sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
CHAPTER lV.-Whle searching for III,
baroness house ID carriage dasbos h,
and Nicholas is sbecsoned q enter m
finds himself with the ba bagpaoss. who SAY
she IS being pursued and begs his assist
anoe. Btt
CHAPTER V.-Arrlvel at tile baroness
apartments after eluding tho pursuers
ne notes that she has lost siipaer. Ut
Is invited into ,he house and delivers
Calhoun's message.
CHAPTER ,V.--The baroness decides
to obey the summons. Nicholas retains
the remaining slipper as pledge that she
WI tell Calhoun everything. He gives
her as security an 1Adian trinket he in
tended for Elizabeth
CHAPTER -Elizabeth's father con
sen;s to Nicholas proposals of marriage
nicholas Is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on state business and deter
mines to be married that night.
CHAPTER vIII.--Tyler warns Paken
ham that interference by England In the
affairs Of this contltnen. will not be tol
Grated. The west, he dselares, 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 and has raised the
cry: "Fifty-four, Forty or Fight" Both
Wings and Democrats demand Oregon
north to 81 degrees, 40 minutes. Calhoun
becomes secretary & ntate.
CHAPTER IX Nicholas tells the bar
oness he Is 70 be married that night. She
returns the trinkct and Nicholas prom
ises to return her slipper by messen.
ger. The baroness tells him she does not
think he viii be married. so soon ant
that she will do her worst to prevent ii
CHAPTER X.--Nicholas cnlsts tht
services of q bibulous friend. Congress.
man cambridge, rejected suitor of Eliz.
abeth's, to assist him In the arrangement,
for the wedding. lie entmsts him viii
the license the procuring Of a clergyman
and the return OF the slipper to the bar.
oness
CHAPTER XI.--Nicholas finds tha hi,
FREUD, muddled with drink, has sent tn,
slipper to Elizabeth. Indignant at tn,
supposed insult Elizabeth's father re-
fuses Nicholas admission to the house
and tells him there viii be no wedding
CHAPTER Xftl1Nlcholas Is informe,
that there is to Be a meeting in Montrca
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 II
Montreal and learns that the race y OF
for oregon.
CHAPTER XIv.-He secs the barones
leave the directors meeting where he ha,
failed to gain admission. She warns hin
that he is in danger. and invites him &
pass the might at hes house "
? CHAPTER Xv.--ae accepts the irvl
tatlon.
CHAPTER XVf-Thc baroness quzze
Nicholas as to whether his wedding 700
place. She gets no satisfaction She tell
him of the slipper he had In his posesslo
the nighl he assisted her in eludng In
Mexican ambassador, contained mes
sage from the attache Of Texas to III
British ambassador saying that II N
United states did not annex Texas With
80 days ishe would lose both Texas an
Oregon. He. decides % take the messas
to Calhoun.
CHAPTER XvfI-He meets in Mon
treal a naturalist Won Rittonhofen, VIII
has been In oregon, and tells him Of n
wonders Of that country and his firm be
lief that the British will mako n fight fc
H. Nicholas invites him TO washington
CHAPTER XVIII Nicholas finds tn;
the bsr0nea3 has lef; Montreal hurried
and that -Bfilali wafship has sale
quietly. ITo leaves for Washington.
CHAPTER XIX.--Calhoun engages v,
Ritseuhofen 20 make maps of the westef
country lgicholas IS present at a storm
Interview between James x. Polk an
Calhoun. regarding Texas and oregon
which Il iB shown that Calhoun is actI
ated b. lofty priciples Of pairiotist
while Polk thiuxs only Of parties at
platforms.
CHAPTER Xx.--Calhoun orders Nicl
pias 70 prepare to head party Of settle
bound for oregon. He gives him Il
draf: OF treaty with Texas 10 copy. ai
plans to secure tho signature Of Il
Texas attaehe through the Influence
Sonora Yturrio, wife Of the Mexican mi
ister.
- CHAPTER .xxfsz-calhapn arpupes I
sspqaS jealogay resssding, pakenha
! who had shown her attention before L
appearance Of the barpneas on :he seer
lie suggests that lshe induce Polk. W
was also attentive to her. to urge I
Texan attache to sign the treaty 2romi