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SYNOPSIS. Tlu- story IK fold by NMrholua Trial. Tils Hilef. Si-niilor John Cnlhotin , ulToiod tliu portfolio or Ki'crt'tnry of iituto In Tylor'B cabinet , In told by Dr. "U'ard Hint lilH tlmo IH Hliurt. PHlhoun ilveliircH Unit IIP IH not fomly to die. nnd If lie uctTjits Tyler's of fer It tnrnna tlmt TcKiia nnd Oregon imiflt lie ntldcd to tlio Union. lli > pluiiH to Icnrn Ilia InlmitloiiH of Kiiglnnd with regard to Mexico tlirotit-h HaroiicKH Von llltz , ui'crot H > y Mild reputed inlfUrcHt of tlio JlnidlHh ( unlmHHiulor , P.'ikeiilmin. Nlrholrin IH Hont to bring ( hu buroncss to I'lillioun's npnrl- IncnlH nnd inKsrs n meeting with Mln duoollicart. Kllznliptli C'liurcblll , Wlillo ( enrobing for tlio IHIIOIIPHS' liou.no a car- rlago diiHlics up and Nicholas IH Invited to Miter. The oonipiml IH tlio bnroncHH , who tnys Him IK being pursued. The purmierH Kro shaken off. Nicholas IH Invited Into ( be liotiao and delivers Oilllioun'H mesmiKo. I To Holes that the hnionesM limi loHt a flipper. Nle.lioliiH IH given tlio remaining flipper as n pledge that .she will toll Cal- | iouii everything. Ho gives her D.H nccilr- Itv nn Indian trlnlcot hu Intended for CHAPTER VI. Continued. "After that , on "Very well , on guard ! Suppose I do Hot like this other woman ? " "Madam , you could not help It , All jUio world IOVCB hor. " 1 "Do you ? " 1 "With my life. " { "How devoted ! Very well , on guard , Jthent" i aiie took up the Indian bauble , turn Bng to examine It at the nearest cani Idle sconce , oven as I thrust the dainty llttlu sllppor ot white satin again Into jtho pocket of my coat. I was uncom fortable. I wished this talk of Eliza beth had not come up. I liked very jllttlo to leave Elizabeth's property In another's hands. Dissatisfied , I turned jfrom the table , not noticing for moro than an instant n little- crumpled roll tof paper which , as I was vaguely con- IBCIOUS , now appeared on Its tunooth marquetry top. , "But sec , " she sal'd ; "you arc Just 'Ilko ' a man , after all , and an unmar ried man nt that ! I cannot go through the streets In this costume. Excuse tmo for n moment. " She wan oil on the Instant Into the Inlcovo whore the great amber-covered l)0d stood , She drew the curtains. I aieard her humming to herself as she [ passed to ar.d fro , saw thd flare of n jllght nn It rose boyond. Once or twice Bho thrust a laughing face between the curtains , held tight together with her hands , ns she asked mo some question , mocking mo , still amused y6t still , as I thought , more enigmatic than before. "Madam , " I said at last. "I would 1 might dwell hero forever , but you ire slow ! The night passes. Come. My master will bo waiting. Ho Is 111 ; I four ho cannot sleep. I know how ntont ho IB on meeting you. I beg you to oblige an old , dying man ! " "And you , monsieur , " she mocked at mo from beyond the curtain , "aro intent wily on getting rid of me. Aio you not adventurer enough to forgot tlmt other woman for ono night ? " At last she came out from between the curtains , garbed moro suitably for the errand which was now before us. A long , dark cloak covered her shoul ders. On her bend there rested a dainty upflared bonnet , whoso Jotted edges shone In the candle light as she moved toward mo. She was ox < iulslto In every detail , beautiful ns mind of man could wish ; that much was sure , must bo admitted by any man. I dared not look nt hor. She paused for an Instant , drawing on n pair of the short gloves of the mode then correct. "Do you know why I am to go on this heathen er rand ? " she demanded. I shook my head. t "Mr. Calhoun wishes to know wheth er he shall go to the cabinet of your man Tyler over there In that barn you call your Whlto House. I suppose Mr. Calhoun wishes to know how ho can Borvo Mr. Tyler ? " 1 laughed nt this. "Servo him ! " I exclaimed , "flathcr sny lead him , tell him , command him ! " "Yes , " BIO nodded. I began to see another nnd graver sldo of her naturo. "Yes , it is of course Texas. " I did not BOO fit to make answer to UllB. UllB."If "If your master , as you call him , takes the portfolio with Tyler , it is to annex Texas , " she repeated sharply. "Is not that true ? " Still I would not answer. "Como ! " I said. "And ho asks mo to come to him BO that ho may decide " This awoke inc. "No man decldos for John Calhoun , madam , " I said. "You may advance facts , but ho will decide. " Still she wont on. "And Texas not annexed Is a men- ace. Without her , you heathen people would not present a solid front , would you ? " "Madam has had much to do with fuffalra of state , " I said. i She went on as though I had not jBpokcn : "And If you were divided in your [ southern eoctlon , England would have all tlio greater chance. England , you Jsnow , saya she wishes slavery abol- fnhed. She says that " "England saya many things ! " I ven tured. "Tho hypocrite of the nations ! " flashed out this singular woman nt mo suddenly. "As though diplomacy uoed BY EMERSON HOUCsH A.UVH0R. OF THE BUJSBWC ILIIOTRATIONJ' MAGNUT . G.KETTNER- COPYRIGHT DODJW-MERRII-t. COMPATVV bo hypocrisy ! TlniH , to-night Sir Hlch- nnl of Kngland forgets lili ! place , his protestations. lie docs not even know that Mexico 1ms forgotten Its duty also Sir , you were not at our little ball , so vou could not see that very fat Sir Richard paying his bored devoirs to Dona Lucrcziul So I am left alone , and would bo bored , but for you. In return a slight Jest on Sir Ulchard to-night I will teach him that no fat gentleman should pay even bored attention to a lady who soon will bo fat , when his obvious duty should call him otherwise ! Hah ! 'tis as though I myself were fat ; which Is not true. " "You go too deep for me , madam,1' I said. " 1 am but n simple messen ger. " At the same time , I saw how admirably things were shaping for us all. A woman's Jealousy was with us , and so a woman's whim ! "Madam , " said I , my hand at the fastening of the door , "wo have exchanged - changed pledges. Now wo exchange places. It Is you who are the mes senger , not myself. There Is n mes sage In your hands. I know not whether you over served a monarchy. Come , you shall see that our republic line 1 neither Beprcts nor hypocrisies. " On the Instant she was not shrewd and tactful woman of the world , not student , but once more coquette and woman of Impulse. She looked at me "Is That My Only Reward ? " She Asked. with mockery and Invitation alike in her great dark eyes , oven as I throw down the chain at the door and opened It wide for her to pass. "Is that my only reward ? " she asked , smiling as she fumbled r.t a glove. In reply , I bent and kissed the fin gers of her ungloved hand. They were so warm and tender that I had been different than I was had 1 not felt the blood tingle In all my body In the Impulse of the moment to do more than kiss her lingers. Had I done so had I not thought of Elizabeth then , as In my heart 1 still bellovc , the flag of England to-day would rule Oregon and the Pacific ; and it would float to-day along the Hlo Grande ; and It would menace n divided north and south , Instead of re specting a strong and indivisible Union which owns ono flag and dreads none In the world. CHAPTER VII. Regarding Elizabeth. Without woman tlio two extremities of thin Ufa would l > a destitute of uuccor and the middle would bo devoid of pleasure , Proverb , In some forgotten garret of this country , as I do not doubt , yellowed with age , stained and undistlngulsh- able , lost among uncared-for relics of another day , there may bo records of that Interview between two strange personalities , John Calhoun nnd Helena von Rltz , In the arrangement of which I played the part above do- Bcrlbpd. I was not at that time privi leged to have much more than n guess at the nature of the Interview. Indeed , other things now occupied my mind. I was very much in love wltu Elizabeth Churchill. Of these matters I need to make some mention. My father's planta tion wan ono of the old ones In Mary land. That of the Churchllls lay across a low range of mountains and In another county from us , but our families had long boon friends. I had known Elizabeth from the time she was a tall , slim girl , boon companion over to her father , old , Daniel Churchill ; for her mother she had lost when she was still young. The Church llls maintained a city establishment in the environs of Washington Itself , al though that was not much removed from tholr plantation In the old state of Maryland. Klmhurst , this Wash ington estate was called , and It was well known there , with Its straight road approaching and its great trees nnd Its wlde-doored halls whereby the road Itself seemed to run straight through the house und appear be yond nnd Its tall white pillars and hospitable galleries , now in the spring time Inclosed In green. I need not stata that now , having finished the business of the day , or , rather , of the night , Elmhurst , homo of Elizabeth , was my Immediate Mecca. I had clad myself ns well as I could In the fashion of my time , and flattered tored myself , ns I looked In my little mirror , that I made none such bad figure of a man. I was tall enough , and straight , thin with long hours afoot or in the saddle , bronzed to a good color , and if health did not show on my face , at least I felt It myself In the lightness of my stop , In the con- tenteduess of my heart with all of life , in my general assurance that all In the world meant well toward me and that everything In the world would do well by me. As to Elizabeth Churchill , It might have been In line with a Maryland cus tom had she generally been known as Hetty ; but Hetty she never was called , although that diminutive was applied to her aunt , Jennings , twlco as large as she , after whom she had been named. Hetty implies a snub noae ; Elizabeth's was clean cut and straight. Hetty runs for a saucer mouth and n short one ; Elizabeth's was red and curved , but firm and wide enough for strength and charity ns woll. Hetty spoils round eyes , with brows arched above them as though in query and curiosity ; the eyes of Elizabeth were long , her brows long and straight and delicately fine. A Hetty might even have red hnlr ; Elizabeth's was brown In most lights , and so liquid smooth that almost I was disposed to call It dense rather than thick. Hetty would scorn to Indicate a nature impulsive , gay , and free from care ; on the other hand , it was to bo said of Elizabeth that she was logical beyond her kind a trait which she got from her mother , a daughter of old Judge Henry Gooch of our superior court. Yet , disposed ns she always was to bo logical In her conclusions , the great characteristic of Elizabeth was so- rcnlty , consideration nnd charity. With all this , there appeared some times at the surface of Elizabeth's na ture that ilro and lightness and impul siveness which she got from her fa ther , Mr. Danlol Churchill. Whether she was wholly reserved and reason , or wholly warm and Impulsive , 1 , long as I had known and loved her , never was quite sum. Something held me away , somoUiIng called mo forward ; so that I was always baf fled , and yet always eager , God wot. I suppose this In the way of women. At times I have been impatient with It , knowing my own mind well enough. At least now , In my tight-strapped trousers nnd my long blue coat and my deep embroidered waistcoat and my high stock , my shining boots and my tall beaver , 1 made my way on my well-groomed horse up to the gates of old Elmhurst ; and as I rode 1 pondered dered and 1 dreamed. Hut Miss Elizabeth was not at home , it seemed. Her father , Mr. Daniel Churchill , rather portly , and now Just a trifle red of face , mot me Instead. It was not an encounter for which I de voutly wished , but one which I knew It was the right of both of us to ex pect ere long. Seeing the occasion propitious I plunged at once In mcdlas res. Part of the time explanatory , again apologetic , and yet again , I trust , assertive , although always blun dering and red and awkward , I told the father of my Intended , of my own wishes , my prospects and my plans. He listened to mo gravely nnd , It seemed to mo , with none of that en thusiasm which I would have wel comed. As to my family , ho know enough. As to my prospects , ho ques tioned me. My record was not un familiar to him. So , gaining confi dence at last under the Insistence of what 1 know were worthy motives , and which certainly were Irresistible ! of themselves , so far as I was con cerned , I asked him If we might not soon make an end of this , and , taking chances as they were , allow my wed ding wlth"Ellzabeth to take place at no very distant date "Why as to that , of course I do not know what my girl will say , " -went on Mr. Daniel Churchill , pursing up his lips. lips."Oh "Oh , of course that , " I answered ; Miss Elizabeth and I " "The skeeslcks ! " he exclaimed. "I thought she told me everything. " "I think Miss Elizabeth tells no one quite everything , " I ventured. "I con fess she has kept me almost as much In the dark as yourself , sir. Hut 1 only wanted to nsk if , after I have seen her to day , and If 1 should gain her consent to an early day , you would not waive any objections on your own part and allow the matter to go for ward as soon as possible ? " In answer to this he arose from his chair and stood looking our of the window , his back turned to mo. I could not call his reception of my sugges tion enthusiastic ; but at last he turned. " 1 presume that our two families might send you young people a cack of meal or a side of bacon now and then , as fur as that Is concerned , " he said. 1 could not call this speech Joyous. , "There are said to bo risks In any union , sir , " I ventured to say. "I ad nilt I do not follow you In contemplat ing any risk whatever. If either you or your daughter doubts my loyalty or affection , then I should say certain ly It wore wise to/end / all this ; but ' and I fancied I straightened percept ! bly "I think that might uerhnpu be left to Miss Elizabeth herself. " After all , Mr. Dan Churchill was obliged to yield , as fathers have been obliged from the beginning of the world. At last he told mo I mighl take my fate in my own hands and go my way. Trust the instinct of lovers to bring them together ! 1 was quite conlldent ( hat at that hour I should Jlnd Eliza beth and her aunt In the big east room at the president's reception , the , former looking on with her uncompro mising eyes at the little pageant which on reception days regularly wont for ward there. My conclusion was correct. 1 found a boy to hold my horse In front of emitter's cafe. Then I hastened off across the Intervening blocks and through the grounds of the White House , In which presently , having edged through the throng in the ante-1 chambers , 1 found myself in that inane procession at Individuals who passed by In order , each to receive the limp I handshake , the mechanical bow and the perfunctory smile of President Tyler rather a tall , slender-limbed , active man nnd of very decent pres ence , although his thin , shrunken cheeks and his cold blue-gray eye left little quality of magnetism in his personality. CTO 1115 CONTINUED. ) Over-Zealous In Care. Some years ago the captain of one of his majesty's ships , while in quar antine at Auckland , New Zealand , ow ing to ono slight case of fever , re ceived some valuable carrier pigeons. He gave his colored servant strict or ders to take great caio of them , A few days afterword the captain , wishIng - Ing to make use of the birds , inquired or his servant If ho had taken care of thorn. "Oh , yes , " replied ho ; "mo hnb taken berry great care of deiu. Doy no fly away , 'cause I hab clipped doro wings ! " PERFUME FAVORED BY QUEENS Royal Family of England Remain Faithful to "Ess ' Bouquet'V-Czar ina Is Fond of White Violet. Queen Mary is not a lover of per fume. She uses can do cologne occa sionally , but avoids scents ns much as possible. A west end chemist told the writer recently that neither Is Queen Alexandra very fond of per fumes , although she remains faithful to the "Ess Houquot , " which has boon in use by the royal family of England since 1822. This perfume Is composed of amber mixed with the essences of roses , violets , Jasmine , orange flowers and lavender , essence of roses , violets , Jasmine , On the other hand the Czarina Is passionately fond of perfume. Her apartments In the royal palace arc dally sprayed with essences of lilac , Jasmine , and white violet. Her Maj esty's favorite essence Is violet , nnd for several weeks in the early spring hundreds of women nnd girls may bo seen at Grasso gathering the blos soms from which the Czarina's perfume - fume Is made. The finished product Is tested , bottle by bottle , at. the St. Petersburg Academy of Chemistry before being sent to the imperial store. The Queen Mother of Spain uses ns pormume can d'espagne , manufactured in Madrid , and also obtains a per fume for her toilet from Paris. Its composition Is a secret which the perfume can d'espagne , manufactured made , " ho says , "of rosewater , cocoanut - nut oil , and the rest Is a mystery. " The young Queen of Holland is a great believer in the virtues of eau de cologne ; while "Carmen Sylvia , " Queen of Roumunla , uses a special perfume made from the finest herbs , which she says "Is the best tonic for the skin she has yet discovered. " SAVED OLD LADY'S HAIR "My mother used to have a very bad humor on her head which the doctors called nn cc/.oma , and for it I had two different doctors. Her head was very sore nnd her hair nearly all fell out in splto of what they both did. Ono day her nleco came in and they were speaking of how her hair was falling out and the doctors did it no good. She says , 'Aunt , why don't you try Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura Oint- meiit ? ' Mother did and they helped her. In six months' time the itching , burning and scalding of her head was over and her hair began growing. To day she feels much in debt to Cutl cura Soap and Ointment Tor the fine head of hnlr she lias for an. old lady of aoventy-four. "My own case was an eczema Jn my feet. As soon ns the cold weather came my feet would itch nnd burn and then they would crack open and bleed. Then I thought I would flee to my mother's friends , Cuticnra Sqnp and Cuticura Ointment. I did for four or live winters , and now my feet nro as smooth as any one's. Ellsworth Dun ham , Hiram , Me. . Sept. 30 , 1909. " Tribute to Painter's Skill. One of the still life paintings by Jan van IIu\son In the museum at The Hague was recently Injured , but It Is believed the perpetrator was neither vandal nor thief. The picture represents a basket of fruit on which a number of Insects have gathered. On a pale yellow ap ple , which Is the centerpiece In the cluster of fruit. Is a largo fly , painted so true to nature , so sny the officials of the gallery , that the canvas was Injured "by some one who endeavored to "shoo" It and brought his cnno or hand too close to 'the canvas. "A tribute to the painter's genius , " says the letter recording the fact , "for which the work had to suffer. " Fulfillment. "Two great desires of my life have been gratified. One was to gd up in nn airship. " "And the other ? " "To get safely back to earth. " We cannot teach truth to another , we can only help him to find it. Gal- ilea 44 Bu. to the Acre I'a hearr yield , buttlmt'mtlut Jolm Kennedy of Kamomun.AlDeruvWestern Canada , got from 4U acres orBprliigWIieatlnKUU. lloportt f row othardlBtrlctftln that proT- neo showedolboroxcol- lent results such ns 4- IOUU bumicls of nlieal 1 from 120 acres , or 831-8 | bu.po.rne.ro. 2S,80nncl40 busliolrlaldnneranuiu- pro us. An liliih aa 182 , liDBliels of outs to tba noronerotbreiilieil from AlbortanuiaglnlUlO. The Silver Gup n t tlio recent Bnokano l''alrnasnwardoatotho AlbortaOoTornmcntfor Itacxnlbltof cralnggran sea and vcBBtablcs. llpportKufcxcellcnt jloliln for 1U10 comn ulso from H.i.skalchownn nnd Manitoba In Wmtturn Canada. 1'reo honu'stendu of ICO nrrnfl , nnil iiilJuliiliiK pr - < -iuillim of 1O ! 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