The Olustee Democrat. (Olustee, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1911 Page: 3 of 9
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Inalr John Calhoun la offered the
part folia at secretary of state In Tyler's
cabinet He declares that if he accepts
M means that Texas and Oregon must be
added is the Union Ho plans to learn
the intentions of England with regard to
Mexico through Baroness Von Bits se-
cret sup and reputed mistress of the
English ambassador i’ukenham He
' sends hla secretary Nicholas Trist to
bring the baroness to his apartment
Willis searching for the baroness' home
a carriage drives up and he is liivtted to
enter The ocuupant is the baroness who
says ahe is being pursued The pursuers
are shaken off The baroneee consents to
aee Calhoun Nicholas notes that she
has loat a slipper She gives Nicholas the
remaining el pper as a pledge that she
will tell Calhoun all and as security
Nicholas gives her a trinket he intended
for his sweetheart Elizabeth Churchill
Nicholas Is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on state business by Culhoun
whe has become secretary of state and
plans to be married that night Tyler
warns Pakenliam that Interference by
England In the affairs of tills continent
will not be tolerated The west de-
mand that the Joint occupancy of Ore-
gon with Qreat Britain cease and has
raised the cry of "Nifty-four Forty or
Eight The baroness tells Nicholas site
will do her best to prevent his marriage
She returns the trinket and ho promises
eto return her slipper Nicholas enlists
the services of Congressman Dandridge
a rejected suitor of Elizabeth's to assist
la the arrangements for the wedding and
entrusts him with the return of the slip-
per ts the baroness The congressman
Sets drunk and sends the slipper to Eliza-
ath The wedding is declared off and
Nicholas is ordered from the house by
Elisabeth's father Nicholas Is ordered
to gain access to a meeting of the Hud-
son Bey directors In Montreal and ieurn
England's Intentions regarding Oregon
Nicholas sees the baroness leave the di-
meters' meeting in Montreal where he
had failed to guln admission
CHAPTER XI V— Continued
“Now you begin to question — now
yam ghow at last curiosity! Well
feoa I shall answer For more than
on year perhaps more than two per-
haps more than three!"
“Impossible! I shook my head “A
woman like you could not be con-
cealed — not if she owned a hundred
bidden places such as this”
“Oh I was known” she said “You
have heard of me you know of me?”
I still shook my head "No" said I
1 have been far In the west for sev-
eral years and have come to Wash-
ington but rarely Bear me out I had
not been there my third day before
I found you!”
We sat silent for some moments
fixedly regarding each other
“ft was rumored In diplomatic
efrolea of course that you were In
tooek with the ministry of England”
I ventured ”1 myself saw that
QC1
“Naturally Of Mexico also! At
least as you saw in our little carriage
race Mexico was desirous enough to
establish some sort of communication
with my bumble self!”
“Calhoun was right!” I exclaimed
TIe was entirely right madam In in-
sisting that I should bring you to him
that morning whether or not you
wished to go”
She chuckled at the memory
“flow did he receive you madam?”
I asked ”1 never know”
“Why took my hand In both his
and bowed as though I Indeed wore
queen he a king"
“Thon you got on well?"
"Truly for he was wiser than his
agent monsieur lie found answers
by asking questions"
“Fof Instance he asked-—”
“What had been my ball gown that
night— who was there— how I enjoyed
myaclfl In a moment we were talk-
ing as though we had been friends
for years The grand vizier brought
In two mugs of elder In each a toast-
ed appte Monsieur I have not seen
diplomacy such as this Naturally 1
was helploss”
“You told him somewhat of your
' aclfr
“fie did not allow me to do that
monsieur”
“But be told you somewhat of this
country?”
“Ah yes yest Bo then 1 saw what
keld him up In his work what kept
him alive 1 saw something I have
not often seen— a purpose a prlnclpto
Is a public man Ills love for his
own land touched even mo how or
why t scarcely know Yes we spoke
of the poor the oppressed of the
weary and the heavy Inden”
"Did be ask you what you know of
Mexico and England?”
"Ilather what I knew of the poor In
Europe I told him some things 1
knew of Hint hopeless land— my
own lend Thon lie went on to toll
mo of America and Its hope of a free
democracy of the people Behove me
I listened to Mr Calhoun Never
mind wlint we said of Mr Van amlt
and Btr Richard Pakenliam At least
as you know I paid off a little sroto
with air Richard that next morning
Whnt was strangest to md waa the
fact thnt I forgot Mr Calhoun's at-
tire forgot the strangeness of my er-
rand thither It was aa though only
eur minds talked one with the other
1 waa aorry when at last caine
grand Vlxler James to take Mr Cal-
koua'a order for hla own carriage
feat brought me home— my second
and morn peaceful arrival there that
I did not fall aa messenger
after allt You told Mr Calhoun what
ka deetred to know?” -
"la part at least Out oome now
ae I net keund In aome sort e( honor
to my great' and good friend Sir Rich-
ard? Was It not treachery enough to
rebuke him for hla ' attentions to
Dona Lucrezla?"
“But you promised to tell Mr Cal-
houn more at a later time?”
"On certain conditions I did” she
assented
“I do not know that I may ask
those?”
"You would be surprised If I told
you the truth? What I required of
Mr Calhoun was permission and aid
Btlll further to study bis extraordinary
country Its extraordinary ways its
extraordinary Ignorance of Itself I
have told you that I needed to travel
to study to observe mankind — and
those governments invented or toler-
ated by mankind”
'"Since then madam” I concluded
stepping to assist her with her chair
as she signified her completion of our
repast "since you do not feel now
inclined to be specific I feel that I
ought to make my adieux for the
time at least It grows late I shall
remember this little evening all my
life 1 own my defeat I do not know
why you are here or for whom"
"At what hotel do you Btop?"
"The little place of Jacques BertU-
Ion a square or so beyond the Place
d’Armes"
“In that case" said she "believe
me it would be more discreet for you
to remain unseen In Montreal No
matter which flag Is mine I may say
that much for a friend and comrade
In the service"
"But what else?”
She looked about her "Be my
guest to-night!” she said suddenly
“There Is danger — "
"For me?” I laughed “At my hotel?
On the streets?”
"No for me”
“Where?”
"Here"
“And of what madam?”
"Of a man for the first time I am
afraid In spite of all”
I looked at her straight "Are you
not afraid of me?” I asked
She looked at me fairly her color
coming "With the fear which draws
a woman to a man” she said
"Whereas mine is the fenr which
causes a man to flee from himself!”
"But you will remain for my pro-
tection? I should feel safer Besides
in that case I should know the an-
swer" "How do you mean?"
"I should know whether or hot you
were married!"
CHAPTER XV
With Madam the Baroneas
It Is not for good women that men
have fought battle given their lives and
staked their souls— Mrs W K Clifford
"But madam — " I began
She answered me In her own way
"Monsieur hesitates — he is lost!” she
said "But see I am weary I have
been much engaged to-day I have
made It my plan never to fatigue my-
self It Is my hour now for my bath
my exercise my bed If you please I
fear I must bid you good night one
way or the other You will bo wel-
come here none the less If you enre
to remain I trust you did not And
our little repast to-nlpht unpleaslng?
Believe me our breakfast shall he ns
good Thrulka Is expert In omelets
and our coffuo Is such ns perhaps you
may not find general lu these prov-
inces” Was there the slightest mocking
sneer In her words? Did she despise
me as a faint-heart? I could not tell
but did not like the thought
"Believe me madam” I answered
hotly "you have courage at leant
Let me match It Nor do I deny that
this asks courage on my part too If
you please In these circumstances I
shall remain”
"You are armed?” she asked simply
I Inserted a finger In each waist-
coat pocket and showed her the butts
of two derringers and at the back of
my neok — to her smiling amusement
at our heathen fashion — I displayed
Just the tip of the haft of a short
bowie-knife which went Into a leather
case under the collar of my coat And
gain I drew around the belt which
I wore so that she could see the bar-
rel of a good pistol which had bee'n
suspended under cover of the bell
skirt of my coat- ’
She laughed I saw that she was
not unused to weapons I should have
guessed her the daughter of a sol-
dier or acquainted with arms In some
way "Of course” she said "there
might be need of these although I
think not And In any case If trou-
ble can be deferred until to-morrow
why concern oneself over It? You
Interest me I begin yet more to ap-
prove of you”
"Then as to that breakfast a la
fourehette with madam if I remain
will you agree to tell me what Is your
business here?”
She laughed at me gaily “I
might” she said “provided that mean-
time 1 bad learned whether or not
you were married that night”
I do not profess that I read all that
was in her face as she ptepped back
toward the satin curtains and swept
me the most graceful courtesy I had
ever seen in all my life I felt like
reaching out a hand to restrain her
Then 1 recalled my mission and 1
remembered wbat Mr Calhoun and
Dr Ward had said I was not a man
1 was a government agent She was
not a woman she was my opponent
Yet but then —
- Slowly I turned to the opposite side
of this long central room There were
curtains here hlso I drew them but
as I did so I glanced back Again as
on that earlier night I saw her face
framed In the amber folds-a face
laughing mocking With an exclama-
tion of discontent I threw down my
heavy pistol on the floor cast my
coat across the foot of the bed to pre-
vent the delicate covering from be-
ing soiled by my boots and so rested
without further disrobing
In the opposite apartment I could
hear her moving about humming to
herself some air as unconcernedly as
though no such being as myself exist-
ed In the world I heard her present-
ly accost her servant who entered
through some passage not visible from
the central apartments Then with-
out concealment there seemed to go
forward the ordinary routine of
madam's toilet for the evening
At Inst she called out to me: "Mon-
sieur!" I was at my own curtains at once
but hors remained tight folded al-
though I heard hor voice close behind
tkom "Eh blen?" I answered
"It Is nothing except I would say
that If monsieur feels especially grave
and reverent he will find a very com-
fortable prle-dleu at the foot of the
bed”
"1 thank you" 1 replied gravely aa
I could
“And there Is a very excellent
rosary and crucifix on the table just
beyond!"
"I thank you” 1 replied steadily as
I could
“And there Is an English Book of
Common Prayer upon the stand not
far from the head of the bed upon
this side!”
“A thousand thanks my very good
friend"
I heard a smothered laugh beyond
the amber curtains Presently she
spoke again yawning as 1 fancied
rather contentedly
“A la bonne heure monsieur!”
“A la bonne heure madam!”
CHAPTER XVI
Dejeuner a la Fourehette
Woman is a creature between mao and
the angul— Honors do Balzac
A government agent It seems xnay
also In part be little more than a man
after all In these singular surround-
ings I found myself not wholly tran-
quil At last toward morning
I must have slept It was some time
after daybreak when I felt a hand
upon my shoulder as I lay still partly
clad Awakened suddenly I arose
and almost overthrew old 'Threlka
who stood regarding me with no ex-
pression whatever upon her brown
and wrinkled countenance She did no
more than point the way to a door
where presently 1 found a bath-room
and so refreshed myself and made the
best toilet possible under the circum-
stances My hostess 1 found awaiting me In
the central room of the apartments
She was clad now in a girdled peig-
noir of rich roBe-color the sleeves
wide and full falling hack from her
round arms Her dark hair was colled
and piled high on her head this morn-
ing regardless of current mode and
confined In a heavy twist by a tall
golden comb so that her white neck
was left uncovered
The little table In the center of the
room was already spread Madam
filled my cup from the steaming urn
with not the slightest awkwardness
as she nodded for me to be seated
We looked at each other and as I
may swear we both broke Into sav-
ing laughter
“1 was saylng”-she remarked pres-
ently “that I would not have you
think that I do not appreciate the suf-
fering In which you were plunged by
the haste you found necessary tu the
wedding of your jeune fille”
But I was on my guard “At least I
may thank you for your sympathy
madam!” I replied
“Yet In time” she went on gone
reflective the next Instant “you will
see how very unimportant Is all this
turmoil of love and marriage That
torch of life!" she mused "See! It
was only that which you were so
eager to pass on to another genera-
tion! That was why you were so mad
to hasten to the side of that woman
Whereas” she mused still "It were
so much grander and so much nobler
to pass on the torch of a principle as
well!”
"Do not philosophise with me" 1
said "1 am already dtBtractod by the
puzzlo you offer to fiie You are so
young and beautiful so fair In your
Judgment so kind—"
"In turn I ask you not to follow
that” she remarked coldly "Let us
talk of what you call 1 think bust
ness”
"My doar lady” I began "my rela
tlon to the affairs of the American
republic Is very humble one 1 am
no minister of state and 1 know you
deal with ministers direct How
then shall 1 gain your friendship for
my country? You are dangerous to
have for an enemy Are you too high-
priced to have for a friend— for a
friend to our union— a friend of tho
principle of democracy? Come now
you enjoy large questions Tell me
what doea this council moan regard-
ing Oregon? la It true thnf Knglund
plana now to concentrate all bar
traders all her troops and force them
west up the Baskatchewan and Into
Oregon this coming season? Coma
now nmdnm Ip It to be war?”
Iler curved ilpa broke Into a smile
that showed ngaln her small white
teeth
"Were you then married T” ahe
said
I only went on Impatient "Any
moment may mean everything to uil
t should not ask three questions If 1
did not know that you were close to
Mr Calhoun”
Bhe looked me square In the eye
and nodded her head slowly "I may
say this much muwleur that It has
pleaaed me to gain a little further In-
fominlli’ii’ "You will give my government that
Infnnnutlon?"
"Why ahould 1?”
tTO BI4 CONTINUED)
Every good deed that we do la not
only present plessura but g support
for the future
THE EASIEST WAY
engaged to one of the Bullion twins
How do you distinguish one from the
other?
Lady Kitty — 1 don’t try
NURSE TELLS OF SKIN CURES
"I have aeen the Cutlcura Remedies
used with best results during the past
twenty years In my work as a nurse
many skin disease cases came under
my observation and in every In-
stance I always recommended the
Cutlcura Remedies as they always
gave entire satisfaction One case In
particular was that of a lady friend
of mine who when a child was af-
flicted with eczema which covered her
face and hands entirely breaking out
at intervals with severer torture She
could not go to school as the disfigure-
ment looked terrible I told her to get
at once a set of Cutlcura Remedies
After the use of only one set she was
perfectly well
“A grown lady friend was afflicted
with salt rheum In one of her thumbs
and she was cured by the Cutlcura
Remedies Still another lady had dry
salt rheum In both palms of her hands
every fall of the year They used to
be so painful she could scarcely wet
her hands until she began to use tho
Cutlcura Remedies which cured her
I have also seen them cure children
of ringworm The children's faces
would be all circles and rings Bround
the cheeks and the neck and after
treatment with the Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment they were completely cured
My husband had rheumatism on his
arm and I used the Cutlcura Oint-
ment It mnde his arm as limber and
nice whereas it was quite stiff before
I began to apply the Ointment
"Last My I bad an Ingrowing toe
nail which was very painful as the
side of the nail was edging right
down In the side of my toe I cut
the nail out of the cavity it made and
of codrse applied the Cutlcura Oint-
ment to the part affected It soothed
It and In less than ten nights It was
all healed through constant use of the
Ointment Ten days ago I bad my
left hand and wrist burned with boll
Ing lard and Cutlcura Ointment has
completely cured them I have just
recommended the Cutlcura Remedies
to another friend and she Is pleased
with the results and la recovering
nicely I will gladly furnish the
names of the people referred to above
If anybody doubts whnt I say" (Sign
cd) Mrs Margaret Hedersnn 77 High-
land Ave Malden Mass Oct 1 1910
Aliks to Aching Hsart
A waistcoat of broadcloth or of fus-
tian Is alike to an aching heart and
we laugh no merrier on velvet cush-
ions than we did on wooden chairs
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This is a great mistake True
few sales might be made by advertis-
ing an absolutely worthless article
but It Is only the article that is
bought again and again that pays
An example of the big success of
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Candy Cathartic This wonderful reo-
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Like all great successes trade pi-
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appearance to Cascarets Cars
should always be exercised In pni
chasing well advertised goods espe-
cially an article that haa a national
tale like Cascarets Do nut allow A
substitute to be palmed off on yon
A Medical Compromise
"You bad two doctors In consult
tlon last night didn’t you?”
“Yes"
“What did they say?"
“Well one recommended one thing
and the other recommended something
else
"A deadlock eh?"
"No they finally told me to mis
'em!” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Girl’s Way
"But” he complained when she had
refused him “you have given me ev '
ery reason to believe you cared for
me"
"I do care for you George"
"Then why won’t you be miner
"I want to let your atuck-up mother
and sisters understand that I don’t
consider you good enough for me”
Fame and Fate
Fame came to the mun
"I will have a flve-cent cigar named
for you” she said sweetly
Fate followed on her heels
"I will make you smoke the cigar!
hissed Fate
Hastily the man turned down the
byway to obscurity — Life
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“I specks Mlstah ’Rastus Plnkley
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“Las evenin’ I saw ' de teardrops
streamin’ down his face”
“Dem warn’t teardrops” replied
Miss Cleopatra Jackson “He dea got
hisse’1 a little splattered up fllUa hie
Christmas gif fountain pen”
Many Feel So
"I'm so sorry about It but my hus-
band actually bates music”
"How strange!”
"Isn't it His prejudice Is so strong
that he haa to Jump up and leave the
theater whenever the orchestra ts
playing an entr'-acte”
If some men were compelled to pay
ns they go they would stay
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