The Live Wire. (Miami, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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aatula hit aairaiarr Klrhnlaa Trial la
hnna lha baranaaa la hia apartment
While aaarrhlna for Uta baroaaaa' home
rarrtaaa d riee op and ha la Iavtla4 la
anlar 1 ha acrupant la lha baranaaa wha
aara lha la haina pureued Tha purauara
ata al ahan ad Tha baranaaa aonaania la
aaa Calltaon Klrhnlaa nntee that aha
haa hat a al rpar ie (Iraa Nichole lha
ramaininf a-li-pec aa a pledge that aha
alii tail Calhoun all and aa e-uH'V
Hlrhalaa (Ivaa har a trinket ba lnland4
f f hla a eel heart Klliabath Churchill
Kl' halaa la arlra4 lo laava al onra for
Honiiaal on aiata bualnaaa bp Calhoun
ha haa barama rater af aiata and
plana la ba married that n'aM Tyler
arna Patenham that Interference bp
knaland la lha alfalra af Ihia aonllaanl
III aal ba tolerated Tha araal da
aaada that lha punt araupaarp af Ore
Oraal - ' -
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Hrllnln raaaa and
raiaad lha ery af Fifty-four Inrip ar
‘hi" The naroaeea lain Nichole aha
ill da hr boat la prevent hla atarriaca
Pha ralurna lha Irlnaat and ha premie
la raium har alpaar hicholaa annaia
lha aanh-aa af O-nt—eemen tmndndpa
a rrjMlad aaimr af Kllaahath'a la tenet
la lha arrenkement far Ila addinp and
antroata hint aim lha raiura af lha eiip
par la lha baranaaa Tha enngreeemea
"Meutlme" hhH Calhoun "M
to mantto to vnlu which tut ro-
ppareb would Uvo tor uc wo could
plio find uic at proper remuneration
tor pour private aid la maklni up a
act of ntapa ot that waitarn country
which you know no wall and ot which
cm I myeelt am ao Ignorant I want
to know tbo dlataneai tha topography
tho maana ot trarol I want to kaow
tho peculiarities ot tbat country at
Oregon"
few could rcclct tho parcuaalponcio
ot Mr Calhoun'c speech certainly sot
Voa Rlltonhoten who thua found of-
fared him proclicly what ka would
bate desired I wu pleased to Pro
him to happily situated and co noon
Presently wp dispatched him down
to my hotel where 1 promised later
to mako him more at homo la kla
elation over tho protpact ho now aaw
before him tka old maa fairly babbled
Oarmany aaamod farthtat from kla
mind After kla departure Calhoun
again turned to mo
1 want you to remain Mcholaa"
aald ka "because 1 have aa appoint
meat with a genllemaa who will aooa
ka preatnL”
"Rather a Ulo hour air" I ventured
"Are you keeping faith with Dr
Ward!"
"1 kava ao tlma lor hobbles" ba
exclaimed ball petulantly "What I
muet do la tola work Tho maa wa
art to meet to eight la Mr Folk It
la Important"
Perhaps halt aa hour latar Mr Cab
koun'e old negro maa oebered la tkia
watted gueet and wa threw found
euraelvee atoo U ana ot tho mid-
nibt conclave which went oa la
Washington even then ne they do to
dey Mr Polk wee oertoua ee uiuat
kla Indoclalva feature wearing the
maek ot aolemnlty which with eo
many pause ee wisdom
1 knvo come Mr Calhoun uld ko
—when tho Utter bed assured him
tUt my presence would ootatl ao rtak
to him— 'To talk over tbit Texas situ-
ation How do you otaod to cut war
drunk end enle the elms ke-
tm fi
KirknUt
Pliaibnik e fethrr
the
Kieknlee le
le nlh iwm le e Wmellnp
ef Ihe
rn her diro-lnfo Ip Mnnirenl end lenra
nilend IntenUone neerdinp Orepnp
Kl inM HM ih btrenne Here the di
rwlnre' peelnp Ip Momreel whnre bp
bpd felled le (nip pdmiaeisp Phe wnrnp
bun thel hie Uie le Ip dnnpee pnd he ee-
1111 en Invttailop le peee Ue mint el
iirr bnme Phe eulBlee blip ee le helhee
'le eddlna Ieoh plere end pete pn eel
feni lop Phe lelle him hp the tUepea
the pee him eonielned p pteeoeae from
the ellerhe o Teeee Ip Ihp HrlUeh pm
beeeedof uylnf that II Ihp I'nlied
P'elep did hoi tnnee Teiea Vrtlhlp M
Here the would h-ee both Teiee eed
(meon He deridep le leke Ihe meesepe
le i Blhene Kirholee preeie Ip Monlroel
p kelurellel Von HiMenhofep he lelle
Vim lhal knpiend 111 fihl for orer-
Me Uvllee elm le W'eehlnptnp The
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- CHAPTIR XIX
The OeMlemen frem Tennessee
Wenrea dielrual Pvep (op pwb la pen-
erek pnd Pol enough Ip putlnlel
Philibert Com meres a
Now pH Up mor wee It eeceatary
for mo and my friend from Oregon to
hasten on to Washington Rumors
abounded I found ne soon m 1 struck
the Bret cltiea below to Canadian
line It wp in tbo air aow that un-
der Cetboun there would bo put before
congree n distinct and definite at-
tempt nt tbs enoeutloa of Teiea
Stories of all aorta were oa the
streets rumors ot the wrath of Mr
Ctor yet other rumore of Interesting
poeelhltltlea at the coming Whig sad
Democratic convention Everywhere
wm that strange ominous tndepert-
beble tension ot the atmosphere which
salats wba o greet people le moved
deeply
Late u It was ebea I reached
Washington I did not heeltat to to
pair at ooce to tha reeldeocp of Mr
Calhoun and I took with me aa my
beet adjutant my etrnnge friend Voa
Rttlonbofea who I fancied might add
detailed Intormatloa which Mr Cal-
houn would find of value Wo were
admitted to Mr Calhoun and after
toe first greetings be signified that
' he would bear my report He set hie
long tola bends en kte cUlr arm ee
1 went oa wltk my itory hie kero
eye scanning also my old companion
as I spoke I explained whet tbs Ut-
ter knew regarding Oregon I sew
Mr Calhoun’s eyea kindle As naual
be did not Uck decision
"Blr" said bo to Von Rlttenhofen
presently "wa ourselves are young
yet I trust tot larking la a grvnt ae-
tloa'a Interest to (be arte end sciences
It occurs to me aow that In yourvelt
we have opportunity to add to our
tore of knowledge la respect to car
tain biological Nature"
Tbo old gentlemen roe end bowed
"1 thank yon for tho honor of your
Battery sir” bo began but Calhoua
raised a gentle bend
"If It would pi you sir to defer
your vUtt to your own country tor
ttmo 1 can eecur for you o situation
to our department In biology where
your service would be of oitrem
worth to uo Tbo eatery would also
allow yon to eoulluuo your researches
- Into the life of our native tribes"
Von Rlttenhofen positively glowed
at tbla "Ach what aa honor I" ba
began again
till Hsvp tho Dene tuereile
tod Her Llttlo Jeaieueles"
should ko declared against Mealcot
That ought to bo a popular measure
Tbo Teiena have captured to popular
Imagination The Alamo rankleo I
our oalloa'a memory Whet would
yoo say to a attS demand them with
o strong show of military force be-
hind nr
"1 should eey nothing a to a strong
bowing In any case I should only
ey that tf war cam legitimately—
ot otherwise— I should bach U with
all my might I Net the tame to to
gtrd to war wltk England”
"With England! Wkatckaaoe would
we have with eo powerful a nation aa
tbatr '
"There to a Ood of BetUee" said
Jobs Calhoua
Tkt chla of Jamee K Polk of Ten-
se sank down into kla stock Ilia
(taring ejrte wont half shut At Uat
ko apokt tentatively aa wu always
kla way nallt bo got too drift of
things
"Well now parbapo la tbo case of
England tbat to good pollilca" ho he
gea "It to very poaelblo tbat too pee-
pin beta England murk aa tboy do
Metlco Do yoo ot think nor
"I think they fear her more"
"But 1 wu only thinking ot too po
alar Imagination!"
"Ton are always thinking ot to
popular Imagination Jim You knvo
been thinking of that for some time
In Tennessee All that outcry about
tbo whole of Oregon to Ul timed U
day"
"Tlftyrour forty or right that
sound well!" exclaimed Polk ‘ebT
' "Trippingly on the tongue yes!"
uld John Calhoun "DuOiow would
It sound to too tuna of caaaoa first
How would It took wrlltoa lo too
moka of musketry f
"It mlfiht not com to that" uld
Polk ahlftlog lo kla uab 1 wu
thinking of It only u o rallying cry
for to campaign Dark mo— t keg
pardon—" ko looked round to see If
there were ony Methodleto preuat—
"hut I believe I could go Into too too-
ventloo with that war cry behind mo
and awup to hoards of all oppoah
tlool"
And afterwards?"
I "Bel Eaelaad mav beck down" a
nod Mr Polk "A atraeg showing to
too uulkweot and oorttwut might do
wondari for ui"
"But what would ba behind that
strong ehowtng Mr Polkf" demanded
John Calhoun "Wa would win tho
combat with Mexico of sours If that
Iniquitous measure should take tbo
form ot war But not Oregon— w
might a well or better Baht to Africa
than Oregon ft la not yet time In
Qod’a name Jim Polk ho careful of
what you dot Cent this cry ot ta-
king all of Oregon Ton will plung
this country not Into on war hut
two Walll Only wait and wa will
own all tbit continent to lb fiasketek-
wan— or oven further north"
"Well" uld tho other "hav you
not said there la a Ood of BattUe f"
"Tbo Lord Ood of Hosts yes!" half
screamed old John Calhoun "yea toa
Ood of Battles tor nations fur princi-
ple— but not for parllut for tha
prlndplo ot democracy Jim Polk yos
yes but for tba Democratic party or
the Whig party or for any demagogue
who trie lo teed either no not"
Tho florid fee of Polk went Uvtd
"Blr" uld k reaching for kin hot
"nt Neat 1 bar teemed whet I cam
to learn f know how you will appear
on tbo door of the convention Blr
you will divide tbla party kopeleeely
You are a traitor to to Democrat!
party t charge It to your face kero
and aow cam to uk of you your
support and Bad you only talking of
principles! Blr tell me what kava
principle to do with election r
Jobs Calhoua looked at him for eo
long Instant He looked down the at
kla own thin bloodleu heads kla
wasted limbs Tkea he turned slowly
ad ruled kla arm on lb tab! bla
far Mating In bla band "My Oodl"
I kurd him groan -
To uo my chief abused wu a thing
not to my aatuu to ondure 1 forgot
myu’i I committed aa art who r
suits pursued mo for many a year
"Mr Polk air" uld L rising oad
feeing him "dims you sir yon are
not fit to anti Mr Calhoun's shoe! I
will not you ofitr him eno word
of tneult Quarrel with me tf you
like! To will gala ne vole her
tew ta any case that to lure'"
Utterly korrHIrd at tola Mr Polk
fumbled with hi bet and case aad
very red to to face hewed himself
out still mumbling Mr Calhoun rV
alng oad bowled bio adeaut
My chief dropped Into kla cbnlr
gain for t moment b looked nt m
directly "Nick" uld k nt length
lowty "you kev divided tbo Dm
erU party You split that party
right tkea aad there"
"Never!" pretested "but If I did
Twee reedy enough for tbo division
Lot It spilt thee or any party Uka It
If that ta what must hold It together!
t will not atay to this work Mr Cal-
houa and hear you vtUfled flab
format
"Platforma!" echoed my chief HI
white head dropped ot to table aa ba
UU ut looking at ma "Rut ho will
get you oom Uao Nichole!" k
smiled "Jim Polk will not forget"
"Lot him com at mo aa k like!"
I fumed
At lest seeing me eo wrought np
Mr Calhoua rwea aad smiling shook
me heartily by tka hand
"Of couru tola bad to come oa
ttmo or aeotber” said ha "Tka split
wu to tka wood ot tbelr proposed
platform of blul aad Insincerity
'Wbat d tbo people anyf neks Jim
Polk Wkat do they think T uk
Joke Calhoua And being tow to
Ood'a providence cboeee to do eom
thinking for them I htv thought"
He turned to the table aad took up
a long folded document which I uw
wu done to hi cramped bud and
with many InterllaeaUona "Copy tola
out fair for me tonight Nicholes"
uld he "This la our answer lo tbo
Aberdeen nota Toe kev already
leaned Its teoor toa tlma wa met
Mr Pekeabem with Mr Tyler ot too
White House"
1 grinned "Shall w oot taka It
acrou direct to Mr Blair for publico-
Uo to kla Olober
Mr Calhoua amtled rather bitterly
at tola )t The hostility of Blair to
toa Tyler admlatstntloe wu o fact
ralhar mart then wall known
" TwlU all get Into Mr Polk'a new
paper feet enough" commented b at
lut "Ho gu ail to news of the
Meatceo ministry I"
"Ah you think b cultivate tbo
Done Lucretla rather than adore
berP
"I know K! On third of Jim Tolk
mty be human but the other tw
third U politician He will Better
that Indy Into confidence Bbe la well
Blab distracted at but thee days
wbet with the fliklenees of her hut-
bud and tba yet harder abandonment
by her old (doilur rakenbam u
Polk wilt cajole her Into disclosure
never fear to return when lb Urn
comet ha wlU send an army of occu-
pation Into her country! And nil tbo
while on lb oo aid and toa other
ho will appear to lb pubtt u o
moral aad lofty minded man"
"If w temporarily lack toa tier-
eossi voa Rita to add seat to our
amo" t kaxarded "w still kava lb
Dona Lucrvila and bar Utile Jealouo-
lee" Calhoua turned oulcklt
with i (harp gtaaaa a though loltod
by some euddoa thought "By to Lord
Harryl hoy you gtv ma oa Idea
Walt now for a moment Do you go
on with your copying Ikert and as-
cut m for o time"
Aa Instant Inter be passed from the
room bla UU fiauro bent hla haada
duped behind hi heck and hla taco
wrinkled to o trowa aa was bla won!
when occupied with eom problem
CHAPTER XX
Th Lady frem Mexico
Ae Boon woman ere sure w en
a loniar Ihflre-Munleiine
QKMiStl
After o time my chief m entered
lb office room and beet over ma at
my table 1 put beforo him the draft
of tbs document which be kid gives
me for clerical car
"Bo" k uld "'Uo reedy— our dec-
laration wondor what may com of
tbat till! paper!"
Bo now till far towards dawn ol
tba next day wa ut and talked 1 put
before him full detail of my doing!
acrou th border II eat silent hie
ey betimes wondering e though ab-
sorbed again fixed on mo keel end
glittering
"Sol Bol" ko mused nt Ivngtk when
I had finished "Entlend he started 0
lead party for Oregon! Cat they fivt
croee next fall think youP
"llnrdly possible sir" uld L "They
could not go oo swiftly ae th special
fur peckers Winter would catek
them thti eld of th Rockies It will
bo a year kefora they can reach Ore-
gon" "Tim for o new president nod o
tew policy” muud k
"Tbo grass la Joel bealaalng o
sprout on tho plalos Mr Calhoun" I
beast eagerly
"Yea" he nodded "Oodl It I were
only young!"
"I nm young Mr Calhoun" onld L
"Send mP
"Would you got be naked suddenly
"I wu going to any cnoe"
"Why how do you mens?" k de-
nial ded
I felt lb blood coma to my fee
" Tie ntl over between Mis Elisabeth
Churchill tnd mjreelf" said L u calm-
ly aa I might
"Tull lull a child's quarrel" be
went on "a child's quarrel I TwlU oU
mead to time"
"Not by act of mlaa then" said I
botly
Agala abstracted k seemed oot
w lolly to hear me
(TO Bit CONT1NVKO)
Her tueplelena
"A wise lawyer to a silent maa the
fewer unnecessary questions ba uka
th better tor him" uy Secretary
Root "A little lrl tauaht me tbla
early to my practise Her widowed
mother cam often to my office about
th eettloment of her estate Some
time the brought her daughter o
beautiful gtrt of toa with red curia
On morning after a tong conference
wltk tbc mother I noticed that th
child seemed ancomfortable she evi-
dently thought I wu paying too much
nttentloa to her mother 1 patted her
oa tha head and uld:'
"Ton nr a beautiful girt DoaT
you went to oom to my house end he
my Hut glrlf
"Bb answered very decidedly: No
I don't And I donY out mother to
either' "—Housekeeper
Traveled Merchandise
A novel charge ot fraud ku bun
before the Italian court recently A
dealer bed four case of liqueur which
he wee sending or ratker taking
from Naples to Milan To save part
Muayo' UheumstUni Remedy relieve
la le arm beS UIC
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declalun u It bu keel reversed on
appeal
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