Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11
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slmed lis astonishing statements.
my son-in-aw. Mr.. Aston. Of South
Carolina. very wealthy planter of
that state. is in full accord with all my
plans. My own resources have been
pledged to their utmost. and he has
been so good as to add largely from his
own. admit to you that ! sought ALI
ance with him deliberately when he
asked my daughters hand. He is an
ambitious man. and perhaps he saw
his way to the futilment Of certain
personal ambitions. He has contrib
uted $4,000 to my cause. He will have
a place of honor and profit in the new
government which will be formed yOn
der in the Mississippi valley"
$50. then" began Yrujo. THE financ.
ing is somewhat forward! But 100000
u only drop"
I'VE may as well be plain" rejoined
Burr. Thine 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. II 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.
SIv L.,
to me inadequate for the demands
which will be made upon them. You
said fifty thousand?"
Burr nodded.
II pledge you as much more-on one
condition that Lshall 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 trife more brilliantly.
You named certain condition. SIR.
he said to Merry.
Yes: one entirely obvious"
What is it. then. your excelencyT"
Burr inquired.
You yourself have made it plain.
The internal ingenuity of yonder Cor
sican-curse his devilish brain-has
rolled /: grenter stone in our yard than
could be placed there by any other hu-
man agency. We could not believe that
Napoleon Bonaparte would part with
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 were rot 1T New
Orleans ere this But. say. lie rOil2C
that stone in or yard. If title - tbs
Louisiana purchase is driven through
to the Pacific. rs 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 can take OH the north, aud
Spain eventually will hold nothing
worth having on the south. by the
Lord. General Bonararte fights we'll.
He knows how to sacrifice Il pawn In
order to checkmate king"
"Yes, your excellency." said Burr.
II agree with you, but
land 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 one factor. In short. there Is a
man at the head of that expedition
Grb wifi n " n
us. else my own interest in this matter
lacks entirely. You know the man |
have in mind"
Burr nodded. his lips compressed.
THAT young man. Colonel Burr, will
60 through. I know his kind. Believe
me, If 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 he no
chance left for Colonel Burr and his
friends"
"All that your eXcellency has said
TALES 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 it now. and we
English still may pull it off. But it
will be too late if Captain Lewis goes
forward now-too late for us-toO late
for you and your plan. Mr. Burr. lwant
that man. We must have him with US!
Burr sat in silence for time.
You open up singular train OF
thought for me, your excellency," said
he at length. "He does belong with us
that young Virginian!
"YOu know him, then?" inquired the
British minister. THAT is to say, you
know him well?"
Perfectly Why should l 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"