The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-03


ing on earth-but you know as much
about 1t as l do.
"Wait until you see her" answered.
"and you will be one OF them also. l
fiatter you by giving you one hour with
her TO be heels over head in love. With
an ordinary man 1t takes one-sixtieth
of that time. So you see ! pay COM
pliment to your strength OF mind"
''Nonsenser' broke in Brandon. do
you think I left all my wits down in
Suffolk? Why. man. she is the sister
OF the king and is sought by kings and
emperors. / might as well fall in love
with n twinkling star. Then. besides.
my heart Is not on my sleeve. You
must think me n fool-a poor. enervat-
Cd. simpering fool like-like-well. like
one of those mobiles of England. Don't
put me down with them. Caskoden. If
you would remain my friend"
We both laughed at this sort of talk,
which was little in advance of the
time for a noble. though an idiot to the
most of England was a noble still. God
created and to be adored.
Now. when Mary returned the whole
court rejoiced. and | was anxious for
Brandon to meet her and that they
should become friends There would
be no trouble in bringing this meeting
about. since. as you know. | was upon
terms of intimate friendship with Ma
ry and was the avowed and. as /
thought. at least hoped. all but accept
ed lover of her first lady in waiting and
f-fA I, nAft l-a
Brandon. II is true. was not noble. not
even an English knight. while ! was
both knighted and noble. but he was
OF as old family as England boasted
and near of kin to some of the best
blood of the land. The meeting came
about sooner than I expected and was
very near n failure. II was on the sec
ond morning after Mary's arrival at
Greenwich. Brandon and | were walk
ing in the palace p2rk when we met
Jane. and | took the opportunity to
make these. my two best loved friends.
acquainted.
"How do you do. Master BrandonT'
said Lady Jane. holding out her plump
little hand. so white and soft and dear
to me. II have heard something of you
the last day or so from Sir Edwin, but
had begun to fear he was not going to
give me the pleasure OF knowing you.
hope I may see you often now and
that / may present you TO my mis-
tress."
With this her eyes. bright as over
grown dewdrops, twinliled with mis-
chievous little smile. rs If to say. "Ah.
another large handsome fellow to make
a fool of himself"
Brandon acquicsced in the wish she
hhad made. and after the Interchange
.bf few word lane said her mistress
was waiting ut the other side of the
grounds and that she must go. She
then ran of with laugh and n cour.
tesy and was soon lost 10 sight behind
the shrubbery at the turning Of the
walk.
| In short time we came to a summer
house near the marble boat landing
| where we found the queen ard some
Of her ladies awaiting the rest of theiI
party for a trip down the river which
had been planned the day before. Bran
don was known to the queen and sever
al OF the ladies. although he had moi
been formally presented at an audi
ence. Many Of the kings friends en-
joyed n considerable intimacy with th'
whole court without ever receiving tbs
public stamp of recognition socially
which goes with formal presentation
The queen. seeing us, sent me off t.
1 81, t-f,r n hnI hs
asked IL any one had seen the Princes:
Mary. and Brandon told her Lady Jan'
had said she was at the other side o
the grounds. Thereupon her majest,
asked Brandon to find the princess ant
to say that she was wanted.
| Brandon started Off and soon founI
bevy of girls sitting on some benches
under n spreading oak. weaving sprinl
flowers. He had never seen the prin
cess. so could not positively know her
As a matter of fact he did know her n
soon as his eyes rested on her, for sh
could not be mistaken among a thou
sand. There was no one like her or any
thing near II. Some stubborn spirit o
opposition, however, prompted him t
pretend ignorance. All that he ha'
heard of her wonderful power owe
men and the servile manner in whic
they fell before her had aroused il
him a spirit OF antagonism and had bC
gotten a kind of distaste beforehand
He was wrong I'm this. because Mar
was not n coquette in any sense of tn
word and did absolutely nothing to a
tract mon except to be so beautiful
sweet and winning that they could nC
let her alone. for all of which surel
the prince of fault finders himself coul
in no way blame her.
She could not help that God had see
fit to make her the faircst being o
) earth. and the responsibility woul
have to lie where 1t belonged-wit
God. Mary would have none of
Her attractiveness was not 4 matt,
of volition or intention on her par
, She was too young for deliberate siIaI
setting. though II often begins veT
early I'm life. and made no effort to n
: tract men. Mans love was too chCG
!. | n thing for her to strive for. and l M
sure in her heart she would iniinitel
have preferred to live without it-th:
| -. uulli AlAf lA-uA hut NhhAAA Nbht
The right one is always on his wa
and. first or last. is sure TO come
every woman-somCtimcs. alas. {,
late-and when he comes, be it La
. or early. she crowns him. even thOug
he be long cared ass. Blessed crow
, and iccSlcsscd blindness-clse the
were fewer curonations.
So Brandon stirred this antagonis
: and determined not 10 see her manifo
: perfections. which he felt sure we
, exaggerated. but TO treat her as
: would the queen. who was black N
, leathery enough to frighten saty