The Red Cloud chief., 1911-04-13

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! stood now looking at her, silent,
trying to fathom the vastness of what
she said, trying 60 understand at all
their worth the motives which i'm.
PEELED her. The largeness of her plan,
yes. that could be seen. The large
ness of her heart and brain, yes, that
also. Then slowly, | saw yet more.
At last | understood What | saw
was n horror to my soul.
Madam" said to her at last, did
you indeed think me so cheap as that?
Come here | led her TO the central
apartment, and motioned her to a
seat.
"Now, then, madam, much has been
done here, as you say. 1t is all that
ever can be done You shall not see
Pakenham tonight nor ever again"
But think what that will cost you"
she broke out. This is only part 1t
should all be yours"
flung the document from me. This
has already cost too much" | said.
1--WE do not buy states thus"
But it will cost YOU your future,
Polk is your enemy, now, as he is
Calhouns. lie will not strike you
now, but so soon as he dares, he will.
Now. IL you could do thS--if you
could take this to Mr.. Calhoun. to
| America, it would mean for you per-
| sonally all that America could give
you in honors.'
"Honors without honor. madam,
do not covet," | replied. Then would
have bit my tongue through when
saw the great pallor cross her face at
| the cruelty of my speech.
And myself" she said spreading
| out her hands again. But no! know
you would not taunt me. | know, in
| spite of what You say, there must be
a sacrifice. Well, then have made
it. I have made my atoncment. | say
| | can give you now. even thus, at least
a part of Oregon. can perhaps give
| you all of Oregon nAto-morrow The
| Pakenhams have always dared much
to gain their ends. This one will dare
even treaChery to his country. To-
morrOw--if | do not kill him--if ! do
not die can perhaps give you all of
regon-hough bought and
| paid" Her voice trailed on into "A
whisper which seemed loud as a
bugle call to me.
| NO. you cannot give us Oregon,
| ] answered. I'VE are men, not pan.
ders. We fight: we do not traffic thus.
But you have given me Elizabeth"
My rival" She smiled at me in
spite of all. "But no, not my rival.
Yes, | have already given you her and
given YOU to her. To do that-to
atone, as | said, for my attempt to
part you-well, will give Mr.. Paken.
ham the key that Sir Richard Paken.
ham of England lately held told
you woman pays, body and soul, In
what coin fate gave me, | will pay It,
You think my morals mixed No,
tell you ! am clean! | have only
bought my own peace with my own
conscience, Now, at last, Helena Won
Ritz knows why she was born, to what
end, | have work to do and, yes
see il now-my journey to America
after all WAS part OF the plan of fate
have learned Ruch-through yeu
monsieuG'
IIurriehly she turned and left me
passing through the heavy draperies
which cit off the room Where stood
the great satin coqchA saw her. cas
herself there. .|her arms -bntfdng,. SLOW
deep and silent sobs shook all hel
body.
Madam, Madam" cried to her
do nott DO not. What you have
done here is worth a hundred million!
of dollars, a hundred thousand of lives
perhaps. Yes, that is true. 1t means
most of Oregon. with honor. and with
out war That is true. and it is much
But the price paid-it is more than al
this continent is worth, If it cost 81
much as that. Nor shall it,"
Black, with a million pin-points o
red, the world swan around me. Mil
lions of dead souls or souls unborn
seemed to gaze at me and my I'm
hesitating rage. | caught up the scrol
which bore Englands signature, ant
with one clutch cast it in two piece
on the floor. AS it lay, we gazed a
il in silence. Slowly, | saw a great
soft radiance come upon her face. Tn
red pin.ponts cleared away from IN,
own vision
GRO BE CONTINUEDD
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