Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-07
CHAPTER Viii.
MIR. Calhoun Accepts.

Mr. S2InOUn Accepts.
a vyoman's tongue is her sword, that
he never lets rust.-Madam Necker.
struggled among three courses.
'The impulses of my heart, Joined to
-.ome prescience of trouble bade me to
lollow Elizabeth My duty ordered
me to hasten to Mr. Calhoun. My in
terest demanded that 1 should tarry,
or / was sure that the Baroness Won
Ritz would make no merely idle re-
quest in these circumstances. Hest
,ating thus, l lost sight of her in the
zlrong So concluded I would obey
the mandate of duty, and turned to-
ward the great doors. Indeed, 1 was
we'll toward the steps which led out
lto the grounds, when all at once two
elements of my problem resolved
themselves into one. 1 saw the tall
Fgure of Mr.. Calhoun himself coming
p the walk toward me.
-'Ah,7 said he briefly, then my mes
age found youZ"
I was starting for you this moment,
~ir.' / replied
Wait for a moment I counted on
"rding you here. Matters have
hanged
turned with him and we entered
lcain the east room. where Mr.. Tyler
stiN prolonged the official greeting of
re curious the obsequious, or the
-senal persons who passed. Mr. Cal
cum stood apart for a time, watching
he progress of this purely American
notion 1t was some time ere the
~-oups thinned This latter fact US
ally would have ended the reception,
nee it is not etiquette to suppose
at the president can lack an audi
hut Mr 1inDarP6
last through the thinning throng
caught sight of the distinctive fig
. of Mr. Calhoun For the first
ne his own face assumed natural
xPressiOn- He stopped the line for
I instant, and with a raised hand
-eckoned to my chief.
At this We dropped in at the tail of
he line, Mr. Calhoun in passing grasp
& almost as many hands as Mr..
Iy!er. When at length we reached
he presidents position, the latter
--eeted him and added n whispered
ord. An instant later he turned
abruptfy, ending the reception with a
.Geep bow, and retired into the room
from which he had earlier emerged.
Mr.. Calhoun turned now to me with
4 request to follow him, and we passed
through the door where the president
t.ad vanished. Directed by attendants,
we were presently ushered into yet
another room. which at that time
served the president as his cabinet
Dom, a place for meeting persons of
distinction who called upon business.
AS we entered 1 saw that it was al
lady occupied Mr.. Tyler was grasp
the hand of a portly parsonage,
HON 1 knew to be none other than
T. Pakenham- So much might have
en- expected What was not to have
sen expected was the presence of an
r-her-none less than the Baroness
on Ritz,
So We were apparently to under
and that my lady was here as open
lend of England. Of course, need
ID NO word from Mr. Calhoun to re-
mind me that we must seem ignorant
IF this lady. of her character. and of
Ter reputed relations with the British
zoreign Office.
Il pray you be seated. Mr.. Paken-
ham" said Mr.. Tyler, and he gesture
also to US others to take chairs near
dis table. Mr.. Pakenham in rather a
-ofty fashion, it seemed to me. obeyed
he polite request, but scarcely had
seated himself ere he again rose with
an important clearing of his throat
Your excellency," said he, her maj
resty the queen of England's wish is
eomewhat anticipated by my visit here
o-day- l hasten only to put in the
>1ost prompt and friendly form her
f1ajesty's desires. which l am sure
ormaily will be expressed in the first
calls from England We deplore this
most unhappy accident on your war
ship Princeton, which has come so
rear working irremediable injury TO
his country"
Sir" said Mr.. Tyler. rising. with
Geep bow. the courtesy of your per-
onai presence is most gratifying Al
TX me to express that more intimate
d warmer feeling of l-'eneshir Tor
3--@el1 wt-ch cones Trough or long