Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Il do dare it; | do mean it! l can
| tell you all that Mexico plans, and all
| that Texas plans All the secrets are
| out; and since we know them, we pur.
| pose immediate annexation of the Re-
public of Texas! Though it means
war, Texas shall be ours! This has
been forced upon us by the perfidy OF
other nations"
''You seek war, Senior Secretary!
My people say that your armies are
| IN Texas now, or will be-"
They are but very slightly in ad.
vance of the truth, sonora said Cal.
| houn grimly. For me, | do not be-
lieve in war when war can be averted
But suppose it could be averted? Sup
pose the Sonora Yturrio herself could
avert it? Suppose the sonora could
remain here still, in this city which
she so much admires? A lady OF Sc
distinguished beauty and charm is
valuable in our society here"
He bowed to her with stately grace
! If there was mockery in his tone, she
could not catch it; nor did her search
ing eyes read his meaning.
"See," he resumed, "alone, | am
helpless in this situation. Ii my gov
eminent rs offended, I cannot stop the
| course of events. | am not the sen
ate; am simply an officer in our adj
ministratfon-a very humble officer Of
his eXceITercy our president, Mr.
Tyler"
My lady broke out in a peal of low
ripping laughter, her white teeth
cleaning. 1t was, after all, somewhat
difficult to- triffe with one who had
been trained in intrigue all her life.
Calhoun laughed now in his own
quiet way 1--WE shall do better if we
deal entirely frankly, sonora" said he.
Let us them waste no time Frankly,
then, it would seem that, now the
Baroness Won Ritz is off the scene, the
Sonora YturrTo would have all the bet
ter title and opportunity in the affec-
tons of-well, let us say, her own
husband!''
She bent toward him now, her lips
open in slow smile, all her subtle
and dangerous beauty unmasking it's
batteries The impression she con-
veyed was that of warmth and Of
spotted shadows such as play upon
the leopard's back, such as mark the
wing of the butterfly, the petal Of
some flower born in a land of heat
and passion. But Calhoun regarded
her calmly, his finger tips together,
and spoke as deliberately as though
communing with himself st is but
one thing, one very little thing"
And what is that, senor?" she
asked at length.
The signature of Senior Van Zandt,
attache for Texas, ON this memoran-
dunn of treaty between the United
States and Texas
Bowling, he presented to her the
document to which he had earlier di-
rected my OWN attention. I'VE are
all well advised that Senior Van Zandt
is trafficking this very hour with Eng
land as against us, y he explained. I'VE
ask the gracious assistance of Sonora
Yturrio In RETURN we promise her
silence!"
claimed. as she glanced at the pages.
1T is our ruin"
NO.. sonora" said Calhoun sternly;
''it means, annexation of Texas to the
United States. But that is not your
ruin. 1t is YOUR salvation. Your coun-
try we'll may doubt England, even
England bearing gifts"
81 have no control over Senior Van
Zandt-he is the enemy of my coun-
try!" she began.
Calhoun now fixed upon her the full
cold blue blaze of his singularly pene-
tratfng eyes. mo, sonora" he said
sternly5 but you have access TO my
friend Mr. Polk, and Mr.. Polk is the
friend of Mr.. Jackson, and they two.
are friends of Mr. Van Zandt; and
Texas suppOses that these two, al
though they do not represent precise
ly my own beliefs in politics, are for
the annexation of Texas, not to Eng
land, but to America. There Is good
chance Mr.. Polk may be president. If
you do not use your personal lntfu-
ence with him, he may consult politics
| and not you, and so declare war
against Mexico That war would cost
you Texas, and much more as well
Now, to avert that war, do you not
think that perhaps you can ask Mr..
Polk to say to Mr.. Van Zandt that
his signature on this little treaty
would end all such questions simply.
Immediately, and tt che best benefit
of Mexico, Texas and the United
States? Treason? Why sonora,
'twould be preventing treaso-
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