Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-10

byfTr with me- III these pIanS. They
have gone far forward let me tell yon
that. ] know my men from st. Louis to
New Orteans-t know my leaders,
know that population. If this he trea-
SON. as Mr.. Patrick Henry said. let us
make the NOS of 1t. At least it is the
intention OF Aaron Burr. | stake upon
1t all Ely fortune. my life. the happi,
ness Of my family Do you think l am
sincere!"
Merry sat engaged in thought. He
could see vast movements In the game
Of nations thus suddenly shown before
him on the diplomatic beard. And on
his part it is to be said that lie was
there to- represent the interests Of his
own government alone.
In the 4, even tones Burr re-
sumed his astonishing statements.
MY son-in-law, Mr.. Alstnr. Of South
Carolina. a very wealthy planter of
that state. is Ina fula' accord with all my
plans. My own source have been
pledged to their utmost. and he has
been SO good as to- add largely from his
own. ! admit to- you that I sought alli-
ance with him deliberately when he
asked my daughters hand. He is, an
ambitious man. and perhaps be saw
his way TO the fulflment of certain
personal ambitions. He has contrib
uted $4,000 to my cause. He will have
Il place of honor and profit in the new
government which will be formed yon-
der in the mississippi valley"
$50. then" began Yrujo. the Gnanc-
ing is somewhat forward. Bur $4,000
is only a drop"
I'VE may as we'll be plain" rejoined
Burr. Time is short-you know that
it is short. We all heard what Mr.. JEFF
ferson said we know that if we are to
take action it must be at once. That
expedition must not succeed! If that
wedge be driven through to the Pacific
-and who can say what that young
Virginian may do?-your two countries
will be forever separated on this con-
tinent by one which, will wage success
full war on both. Swift action is my
only %hope-and yours"
Your funds" said Mr.. Merry, seem
to me inadequate for the demands
which will be made upon them. You
said fifty t~housand%'
Burr nodded.
~ pledge you as much more-on one
condition that I shall name.'
Burr turned from Mr.. Merry to Senior
Yrujo. The latter nodded.
II undertake. to contribute the same
amount" said the. envoy of Spain, but
with no condition attached"
The color deepened in the cheek of
the great conspirator. His eye gilt
tered a tride more brilliantly.
You named a certain condition, SIR
he said to Merry.
Yes; II entirely obvious"
What is it. theIl, your excellency?"
Burr inquired.
You yourself have made it plain.
The Internal ingenuity Of yonder Cor
~sican-curse his devilish brain-has
rolled a greater stone in our yard than
could be placed there by any other hui
man agency. We could not believe that
A>opolSOA bOudpd1l C "Culu part Will
Louisiana thus easily. No doubt he
feared the British fleet at the mouth of
the river. No doubt Spain was glad
enough that our guns We're not at New
Orleans ere this. But. | say, he rolled
that stone in our yard. If title to this
Louisiana purchase is driven through
to the Pacific. as Mr.. jefferson plans so
boldly, the end is written now, Colonel
Burr, to all your enterprises. Britain
will be forced to content herself with
! what she a take on the north, and
Spain eventually will hold nothing
worth having on the south. By the
Lord. General Bonaparte fights we'll.
He knows how to sacrifice a pawn in
order to checkmate a king"
Yes. your e~xcellency," said Burr.
II agree with you, but
And now my condition. Follow me
closely. l say if that wedge is driven
home-if that expedition of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons shall ~succeed-its success will
rest on II factor. In short, there is a
man at the head Of that expedition
who must fight with us and not against
us, else my W interest in this matter
lacks entirely. You know the man
have in mind"
Burr nodded, his lips compressed.
That young man, Colonel Burr, will
i go through. l know his kind. Believe
me, if l know men, he is a strong man.
Let that man come back from his eX-
petition with the map of a million
square miles of new American territory
hanging at his belt like a scalp torn
from his foes and there will be no
chance left for Colonel Burr and his
friends"
"All that your excellency has said
tallies entirely with u own Beliefs
rejoined Burr. "But what then? What
is the condition."
Simply this-you must have Captain
Lewis with us and not against us
Money was raised twenty years ago in
London to make this same sort of jour.
ney across the continent, but the plan
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