That would leave England owner of the Pacific coast; for, once she gets California, she will fight us then for _all_ of Oregon.

It is your duty to learn all of these matters--who is there, what is done; and to do this without making known your own identity." I sat for a moment in thought.

"It is an honor," said I finally; "an honor so large that under it I feel small." "Now," said Doctor Ward, placing a gnarled hand on my shoulder, "you begin to talk like a Marylander.

It's a race, my boy, a race across this continent.

There are two trails--one north and one mid-continent.