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CHAPTER 1.
The Makers of Maps.
I Tliore In ncurccly u HliiKlc I-IIUMO In wlilcli
a \\oiiKiti IM not otiRam'tl In HOMIP way
the milt.Jtivciml. .
' "Then you offer mo no hopu , doc-
itor ? "
The gtay mnne of Dr. Samuel Ward
waved llko a lighting crest an he
imndo answer :
I "Not the Bert of hope you auk. " A
moment Inter ho added : "John , 1 am
.ashamed . of you "
j The cynical smile ; of the man I
Called my chief still remained upon
Hil8 llpu , the name drawn look , of suf
fering HUH remained upon his gaunt
fealurea ; but in his bltio eye I saw a
'glint ' which proved that the answer of
tills old friend had struck out some
unused spark of vitality from the
< lcop , cold Hint of his heart.
"I never knew you for a coward ,
Calhouu , " wont on Dr. Ward ; "nor
jany of your family. I give. you now
jtho benefit of my personal acquain
tance with this generation of the G'ul-
houiiH. [ oak Homolhlng more of you
than falnt-huartodness. "
The keen eyes turned upon him
again with the old llnino of Hint which
: i generation had known a genera
tion , for the most part , of enemies.
"Did not Saul fall upon his own
sword ? " nuked John Cnlhoun. "Have
: not devoted leaders from the startof
jtho world UU now sometimes rid the
Hcone of the responsible figures in
lost llghto , UK ! men on whom blame
( rested for failures ? "
I "Cowards ! " rojolnod Dr. Ward.
"Cowards , every onu of them ! Were
there not other HWordH upon which
they might have fallen those ot their
'enemies ' ? "
! "It IB not my own hand mj own
Hword , Sam , " said Calhoun. "Not that.
lYou know UK well as J that I ni
'already ' marked and doomed , oven as
! l sit at my table to-night. A walk of
lu wet night hero In Washington a
turn along the Heights out there when
the winter wind Is keen yes , Sum , I
( BOB my grnvo before me , close enough ;
[ but how can I rest easy In that grave ?
fMan , we have not yet dreamed how
.great a country Mild may bo. We
imust liavo Texas. We must have also
Oregon. Wo must have "
I "Free ? " The old doctor shrugged
this shoulders and smiled at the arch
Iliro-slavery exponent.
"Then , since you mention It , yen ! "
ictortcd Calhoun frettully. "Hut 1
shall not go Into the old argument of
thoKo who say that black is white ,
that south is north. It Is only for my
lown race that 1 plan a wider America.
Ilul then " Calhoun raised a long ,
thin hand. "Why , " he wont on dlow-
ly , "I have Just told you that I have
failed. And yet you , my old friend
whom I ought to trust , condemn 1110
to live on ! "
"Yes , " ho said ; at length , "I condemn
you to tight on , John ; " and bo smllud
grimly.
"Why , look at you , man ! " ho broke
out fiercely , after a moment. - "Tito
typo and picture of combat ! Gooi
bone , line bone nnd hard ; a hard heat
nnd bony ; little eye , set deep ; strong
wiry mtisclcs , not too big lighting
muscles , not dough ; clean limbs ;
utrong fingers ; good arms , legs , neck ;
wide chest "
"Then you give mo hope ? " Calhom
Hashed a amlle at him.
"No , sir ! If you do your duty , there
IB no hope for you to live. If you < h
not do your duty , there is no hope foi
you to die , John Calhoun , for more
than two years to come perhaps five.
tyoars six. Keep up thin work as
you must , my friend and you die ub
Huroly as though I shot you througl
as you elt there. Now , is this an }
comfort to you ? "
A gray pallor overspread my mas
tor's faco. That truth Is welcome tone
no man , morbid or sane , sound or 111
but bravo men moot it as this ono did
"Tlmo to do much ! " ho murniurci
to himself. "Tlmo to mend man )
broken vessels , lu those two years
Ono moro fight yes , lot us have It ! '
But Calhoun the man was lost once
moro iu Calhoun the visionary , the
fanatic statesman. Ho summed up , as
thougn to himself , something of the
situation which then existed at Wash
ington.
i "Yes , the coast Is clearer , now that
' \Ypbstor IB out ot the cabinet , but Mr.
Upshur's death last month brings In
new complications. Had ho remained
our secretary of state , much might
'havo ' boon done. It was only last Oc-
'tobor ' bo proposed to Texas a treaty
of annexation. "
, "Yes , and found Texas none so
ager , " frowned Dr. Ward.
'
"No ; and why not ? You and 1 know
well enough.Blr Richard Pakonham ,
the English plenipotentiary hero , could
tell If he liked , lOnglnnd is busy In
Texas. Texas owes largo funds to
England. England want Texas as a
colony. There Is fire under this smoke
u ; , talk of Texas dividing Into two gov
: i ernments , one , at least , under Kng-
land's treiitlo and unselfish oaro ! .
"And now , look you , " Calhouu con-
'tiaued ' , rising , and pacing up and
down , "look what , is the evidence.
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"I Don't Pretend to Know Now All You Mean. "
ington for tbo Republic of Texas ,
wrote Secretory Upshur only a month
before Upshur's death , and told him
to go carefully or ho would drive
Mexico to resume the war , ami so cost
Texas the friendship of England ! Ex
cellent Mr. Van /andt ! I at least
know what the friendship of England
means. So , ho asks us If we will pro
tect Texas with troops and ships in
case she does sign that agreement of
annexation. Cunning Mr. Van Znmlt !
lie knows what that answer must be
to-day , with England ready to light
us for Texas and Oregon both , and
we wholly unready for war. "
"Hut , John , another will have to
make It , the one way or the other , "
said his friend.
"Yes ! " The long hand smote on
the table.
"President Tyler has offered you
Mr. TJpshur's portfolio as secretary of
stuto ? "
"I Imvo not yet accepted , " said C'al-
houn. "If I do , It will bo to bring
Texas and Oregon Into this Union , one
slave , the other free , but both vast ,
and of a mighty future for us. That
done , 1 resign at once. "
"Will you accept ? "
Calhouu's answer was first to pick
up a paper from his desk. "See , hero
Is the dispatch Mr. Pnkeiihani brought
from Lord Aberdeen of the Urltish
ministry to Mr. Upshur just two days
before his death. Judge whether
Aberdeen wants liberty or territory !
In effect he re-asserts England's right
to interfere in our affairs. We fought
one war to disprove that. England has
said enough on this continent. And
England has meddled enough. "
Calhoun and Ward looked at each
other , sober in their realization of the
grave problems which then beset
American statesmanship and Amor-
lean thought. The old doctor Avas llrst
to break the silence. "Then do you
accept ? Will you serve again , John ? "
"Listen to mo. If I do accept , I shall
take Mr. Upshur's and Mr. Nelson's
place only on one condition yes , If
I do , hero Is what I shall say to Eng
land regarding Texas. I shall show
her what a Monroe doctrine is ; shall
show her that while Texas IB small
and weak , Texas and this republic , are
not. This is what I have drafted as n
possible reply. I shall tell Mr. Pukon-
ham that his chief's avowal of Inten
tions has made it our imperious duty ,
In self-defenso , to hasten the annexa
tion of Texas , cost what It may. moan
what It may ! John Calhouu does not
"
shilly-shally.
"That will bo my answer , " repeated
my chief at lust.
"Yes , 1 shall Imvo Texas , as 1 shall
have Oregon , settled before 1 lay
down my arms , Sam Ward. No , I am !
not yet ready to die ! " Cullioun's old
( Ire now ( lamed in all his mien.
"Tho situation , is extioniely dllll-
cull , " said his friendly slowly. "It
must bo done ; but how ? Wo are as
a nation not ready for war. You as a
statesman are not adequate to the
politics of all this. Where is 'your
political party , John ? You have none.
You have outrun all parties. It will
bo your ruin , that you have been i
l.onest ! "
Calhoua firncd ou him swiftly
"You know as well as I that mere
polities will not serve. It will take
some extraordinary measure you
know men and , perhaps , women. "
"Yes , " said Dr. Ward , "and a pre
cious silly lot they are. "
Calhoun nodded , with a thin smile.
"As It chances , I need a man. Urge ,
and very plainly , I must use a wom
an ! |
"There arc two women In our world
to-day , " said Calhoun. "As to Jack
son , the old fool was a monogamist ,
and still is. Not HO much so Jim
Polk of Tennessee. Never does lie ap
pear in public with eyes other than
for the Dona Luorozla of the Mexican
legation ! Now. one against the other
Mexico against Austria ' '
Dr. Ward raised Ills eyebrows in
perplexity.
"That Is to say , Knghuid , and not
Austria , " \\ent on Calhoun coldly.
"The ambassadress of Kngtaml to
America was born In lludupest ! So I
say , Austria ; or perhaps Hungary , or
some other country , which raised this
strange representative who has made
some stir in Washington here these
last few weeks. "
"Ah , you mean the baroncsb ! " ex
claimed Dr. Ward. "Tut ! Tut ! "
Calhoun nodded , with the same cold ,
thin smile. "Yes , " ho said , "I moan
Mr. Pakenham's reputed mistress , his
assured secret agent and spy , the
beautiful IHironoss von Hit/ ! "
Ho mentioned a 'name then well
known in diplomatic and social lite ,
when Intrigue In Washington. If not
open , was none too well hidden.
"Guy Sir Ulchard ! " he resumed.
"You know , his ancestor was a broth
er-in-law of the duke of Wellington ,
lie himself seems to have absorbed
some of the great duko's fondness for
the fair , llefore he came to us ho
was with England's legation in Mexi
co. 'Twas there he llrst met the
Dona Lucrezin. 'Tis said hoould
have' remained In Mexico had it not
been arranged that she and her hus
band , Senor Yturrlo , should accompany
Gen. Almonte in the Mexican ministry
here. On these conditions. Sir Rich
ard agreed to accept promotion ns
minister plenipotentiary to Washing
ton ! "
"That was nine years ago , " com
mented Dr. Ward.
"Yes ; and itwas only last fall that
ho was made envoy extraordinary. Ho
Is at least an extraordinary envoy !
Near 50 years of age , he seems to for
got public decency ; he lorgets o\eu
the Dona Lucrozla , leaving her to the
admiration of Mr. Polk and Mr. Van
/mult , and follows off after the
bprightly Uarononson Kit/ . Mean
time , Senor Ytuirlo also'forgets the
Dona ljucroila. and proceeds also to
follow after the baroness although
with less hope than Sir Richard has
taste' The llaroness von Rlt/ has
hrains and beauty both. It In she who
is England's real envoy. Now , I be
lieve she knows England's rual inten
tions as to Texas "
Dr. Ward screwed his llpg for a
I long whistle , an hu contemplated John
Callioun's thin , dotcrmlnod face.
"I do not care at present to ay
more , " went on my thief "but do
you not see , grunt' } * ! certain motives ,
Polk might come Into power pledged
to the extension ot our BontlnveBt
borders "
' ' ( 'alhoun , are you mad ? " cried his
friend. "Would you plunge this coun
try into war ? Would you pit two peoples
ples , like cocks on a floor ? And would
you use women In our diplomacy ? "
Calhoun now was no longer the
friend , the humanitarian. Ho wan the
relentless machine ; the Idea ; the sin
gle purpose , which to the woild at
large he had been all his life in congress -
gross , in cabinets on this or the othoi
side of the throne of American power ,
Ho spoke coldly at1 he wont on :
"In those matters It is not a ques
tion of iiioann , but of results. It war
coinoH. let it come ; although I hope it
will not come. As to the use of wom
en tell me , why not women ? Why
anything else but women ? It is only
playing life against life ; one variant
against another. That is politic.1) , my
friend. 1 want Pakonham. So , I must
learn what Pakonham wants. Does
ho want Texas lor England , or the
Uaroness von Hltz for himself ? "
Ward still sal and looked at him.
"My God ! " said ho at last , soltly ; but
Calhoun Went on :
"Why , who has made the maps of
the world , and who has written pages
in its history ? NVho makes and un
makes cities and empires and icpub-
lies today ? Woman , and not man'
Are you so ignonint and you a physi
cian , \\lio know them both ? Gad ,
man , you do not understand your own
profession and yet you seek to coun
sel me in mine ! "
"Strange words from you , John , "
commented his friend , shaking Ins
head ; "not seemly for a man who
stands where you stand to-day. "
"Strange weapons yes. If 1 could
ulwayn use my old weapons of tongue
and brain 1 would not need these per
haps. Now yon tell me my time is
short. I must light now to win. I
have uo\er ( ought to lose. I cannot
bo too nice in agents and instru
ments. "
The old doctor rose and took a turn
up and down the little room , one of
Callioun's modest menage at the na
tion's capital , which then was not the
city it is to-day. Calhoun ( ollowed
him with oven stops.
"Changes of maps , my friend ? Lis
ten to mo. The geography of America
lor the next 50 years rests under a
little roof over in M street to-night
a roof which Sir Richard secretly
maintains. The map of the United
States , 1 tell you , is covered with a
down counterpane a deux , to-night.
You ask mo to go on with my light.
I answer , llrst 1 must ( lud the wom
an. Now , I say I have found her , as
you know. Also , I have told you
where 1 have found her. Under a
counterpane ! Texas , Oregon , these
United States under a counterpane ! ' '
Dr. Ward sighed aa he shook his
head. " 1 don't pretend to know now
all you mean. "
Calhoun whirled on him fiercely ,
with u vigor which his wasted frame
did not indicate as possible.
"Listen , then , and 1 will tell you
what John Calhoun means John Cal
houn , who has loved his own state ,
who has hated those who hated him ,
who has never prayed lor those who
deepitefully used him , who has fought
and will tight , since all insist on that.
It Is true Tyler has offered me again
to-day th < > portfolio of secretary of
state. Shall I take It ? If 1 do , It
means that 1 am employed by this ad
ministration to secure the admlsblou
of Texas. Oun you believe me when
1 tell you that my ambition is for it
all all , every loot of now land , west
to Ihu 1'acHlc , that \\o can get. slave
or free ? Can you believe John Cal
houn , pro-slavery advocate and orator
tor all his life , when he says that he
believes he is an humble Instrument
destined , with God'b aid , nnd through
the iibo of such instruments as , our
human society affords , to build , not u
wider slave country , but a wider
America ? "
"It would be worth the fight of a
lew years more. Calhoun , " gravely an
Hwered Ills old friend. "I admit I had
not dreamed this ol you. "
"History will not write It of me ,
perhaps , " wont on my chief "Hut > ou
tell mo to light , and now 1 shall fight ,
and in my own way. i tell > ou. that
answer shall go to Pnkcnham. And 1
toll you Pakonham shall not dare to
take offense at me. War with Mexico
wo possibly , Indeed certainly , shall
have. War ou the northwest , too , we
yet may have unless " Ho paused ,
ami Dr. Ward prompted him some
moments later , as ho still remained
in thought.
"Unless what , John ? What do you
mean still hearing the rustle of
skirts ? "
"Yes ! unloHB the celebrated liar-
oness Helena von Rltz says other
wise ! " replied ho grimly.
"How dignified a diplomacy huvo
we hero ! You plan war between two
embassies on the distaff side ! " smiled
Dr. Ward.
Calhoun continued his walk. " 1 do
not say so , " ho nuulo answer ; ' lurt. If
then- must 1m war , wo may rollcU
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