The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-04-12

WuAG SAo can take. ON the north. ant
Spain eventually will hold nothin,
worth having on the south. BY TN
Lord. General Bonaparte fights well
He knows how TO sacrifice a pawn II
order to eheckmate king"
Yes. your excellency." said Burr
4 agree with you. butt
And now my condition. Follow me-
closely. say II that wedge Is driven
home-if that expedition OF Mr.. Jeffer
sons shall succeed-its success viii
rest on one factor. In short, there is 4
man at the head OF that expedition
who must fight with us and not against
us. else my own interest In this matter
lacks entirely. You know the man l
have In mind"
Burr nodded. his lips compressed.
That young man. Colonel Burr. win
go through. know his kind. Believe
me. II know men. he is a strong man.
Let that man come back from his ex-
pedifion with the map OF a million
square miles OF new American territory
hanging az his belt like a scalp torn
from his foes and there viii be no
chance left for Colonel Burr and his
friends"
IAN that your excellency has said
tallies entirely with our 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
fell through Revive II now, and we
English still may pull II on But il
viii be too late II Captain Lewis goes
forward nOw-tOO late for us-tO0 late
for you and your plan. Mfr. Burr. want
that nah. We must have him with usl''
Burr sat In silence for a time.
You open up a singular train OF
thought for me. your excellency," said
he at length HE does belong with US.
that young virginianl-
You know him. them inquired the
British minister. That is to say, you
know him wellY'
Perfectly. Why should / not? He
nearly was my son-in-law. Egad Give
him two weeks more. and he might
have been-he got the news Of my
daughters marriage Just too late. II
hit him hard. Now. you ask me how
to get that man. your excellency. There
is perhaps one way in which It could be
accomplished. and only one"
How them inquired Merry.
The way Of a woman with a man
may always be the answer n.matters
Of that sort r. said Aaron Burr.
The three sat and looked each at the |
other for some time without comment.
II find Colonel Burr's brain active In |
all waysl~ began Senior Yrujo dryly. /
Now confess that he goes somewhat
in advance 81 mine"
Listen" said Aaron Burr.S what
Mr.. Jefferson said OF Captain Lewis Is
absolutely true-his will has never
been known to relax or weaken"
Then even the unusual weapon you
suggest might not availr' Mr.. Merry's
mile was not altogether pleasant.
women would listen to him readily,
think" remarked Yrujo.
Gallant In his way. yes" said Burr.
Then what do you mean by saying
something about the way Of woman
With a mann
only that It Is the last remaining
for u.s." rejoined Aaron
Burr. The appeal to his senses-of
curse we will set that aside. The ap-
cal to his chivalry-that Il better.
he appeal 70 his ambItlon-thaf Is
SIS. but might be used. The appeal to
Is sympatby-the wish to be generous
nth the woman who has not been
enerous with him. for the reason that
be could not be-here again you have
mother argument which we may claim
) possible"
You reason WE'LL said Merry. "But
bile men are mortal. yonder. II mis-
Ike not. Is a gentleman
Precisely said Burr. IF we ask
I'm to resign his expedition we are
king him to alter all his loyalty to :
s chief. and he will not do that Any
peal made to him must be to his :
NOR or to bis chivalry; otherwise II =
ere worse than hopeless. He would
} more be disl0yal to my son-in-law.
e lady's husband-in case Il came 10
at-than he would be dlsloyal to the =
ders Of bis chief" A
-Fie. fer said Yrujo. serving him
II with wine from a decanter on the
BILE. IAN men are mortal agree
th your drst proposition. Colonel
lit. that the safest argument with a
m with a young man especially. and j
n a man-is a woman. ana such q =
man. u
One thing IL sure rejolned Burr.
shing. THAT man will succeed I'M
8 some woman induces him TO
lnge-some woman acting under an
peal to his cblvalry or his sense Of
Itice. His reasons must be honest
him. They must be honest to her y
ke."
'urr added this last virtuously, and "a,
. Merry bowed deeply I'm return. -
That is not only honorable Of you.
onel Burr. but logical"
That means some sort Of sacrifice
him" gu0gesfed Yrufo presently.