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u Devil doubt Of that, and YOU vii,
succeed, too, or my crowns q stew
pam" And he laughed at the huge Joke
he was about to perpetrate on his BOO,
old royal brother. -
1t would seem that the tremendors
dose of aattery administered >bv Mari
would nave been so plainly self inter
ested as to alarm the dullest percep.
ton, but Henry's vanity was 50 dense
and his appetite for fattery SO great
that he accepted it all without sus.
picion, and it made him quite alfalfa
and gracious.
Mary kept up her show of affection
and docile obedience for a week or two
| until she thought Henry's suspicions
| were allayed, and then, after having
done enough petting and fondling, as
| she thought, to start the earth itself
! a-movlng-as some men are foolish
| enough to say it really does-she began
the attack direct by putting her arms
about the kings neck and piteously
begging him not to sacrifice her whole
life by sending her to France.
Her pathetic, soul charged appeal
might have softened the heart of Calic.
ula himself, but Henry was not even
cruel. He was simply an animal so
absorbed in himself that he could not
feel for others.
"Oh, it is out at last!' he said with
| laugh. II thought all this sweetness
| must have been for something. So the
lady wants her Brandon and doesn't
want her Louis, yet is willing to obey
her dear, kind brother? Well, We'll
| take her at her word and let her obey.
You may as we'll understand, once and
for all, that you are to go to France.
You promised to go decently if would
not cut off that fellows head, and now
I tell you that if hear another whinl>
per from you off it comes, and you will
go to France too"
This brought Mary to terms quickly
spot-her love.
II will go; I promise it again. You
shall never hear another word that no
harm shall come to him-to him." And
she put her hands over her face to con-
ceal her tears as she softly wept.
"The day you sail for France Bran
don shall go free and shall again have
his old post at court. l like the fellow
as good companion, and really believe
you are more to blame than he."
II am all to blame, and am ready this
day to pay the penalty. I am at your
disposal to go when and where you
choose" answered Mary most pathet-
ically.
Poor, fair Proserpina, with no kind
mother Demeter to help her. The
ground will soon open, and Pluto will
have his bride.
That evening Cavendish took me
aside and said his master, Wolsey,
wished to speak to me privately at a
convenient opportunity. So when the
bishop left his card table an hour later
I threw myself in his way. He spoke
gayly to me, and we walked down the
corridor arm in arm. I could not I'M
agine what was wanted, but presently
it came out: my dear Caskoden"-had
1 been one for whom he could have had
any use should have grown suspi-
cious-"my dear Caskoden, l know l
can trust you; especially when that
which l have to say is for the happi-
ness of your friends. I am sure you
will never name me in connection with
the suggestion am about to make, and
will use the thought only as your
own
l. did not know what was coming,
but gave him the strongest assurance
of my trustworthiness.
1T is this: Louis of France is little
better than dead man. King Henry,
perhaps, is not fully aware of this, and
if he is he has never considered the
probability of his speedy death. The
thought occurred to me that although
the princess cannot dissuade her broth
er from this marriage she may be able,
in view of her ready and cheerful CON-