The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-17

itpot ti III IL you
ever know anything so bold and trans
parent? Any one could see through it,
and the worst of all is she seems not
TO care If every one does see Now look
at them ahead of us, No girl is SO
happy riding beside a man unless she
is interested in him. She was dull
enough until he Joined her He seemed
in no hurry to come, so she resorted to
the fiimsy excuse of the loose girth to
bring him. / am surprised that she
even sought the shadow of an excuse,
but did not order him forward without
any pretense of one. oh, 1 don't know
what to do. 1t troubles me greatly.
Do you know the state of his feel
ingsg'
NO" / answered, "but / think he is
heart whole, or nearly so. He told me
he was not fool enough to fall in love
with the kings sister, and / really be-
lieve he will keep his heart and head.
even at that dizzy height. He is cool
fellow, IL there ever was one"
'.He certainly is different from other
men," returned Jane. Il think he has
never spoken a word of love to her.
He has said some pretty things, which
she has repeated to me; has moralized
to some extent, and has actually told
her of some of her faults. / should
like to see any one else take that lib
erty. She seems to like ii from him,
and says he inspires her with higher,
better motives and a yearning to be
good. but | am sure he has made no
love to her"
Perhaps it would be better IL he did.
1t might cure her. l replied.
'Oh, no, no, Not now, At first, per-
haps. but not now. What fear is that
II he remains silent much longer she
will take matters in hand and speak
herself. l don't like to say that-it
doesn't sound well-but she is a prin-
I cess, and il would be different with
her from what 1t would be with an or
dinary girl. She might have to speak
first. or there might be no speaking
from one who thought his position too
far beneath her. She whose smallest
desires drive her so will never forego
so great a thing as the man she loves
only for the want of a word or two"
Then II was that Jane told me Of the
scene with the note. of the little whis-
pered condolences upon their pillows and
hundred other straws that showed
only loo plainly which way this worst
OF III winds was blowing. with no good
I'm it for any one. Now, who could have
foretoid this? 1t was easy enough to
prophesy that Brandon would learn to
love Mary. excite a passing interest
aud come off crestfallen. as all other
men had done, OUT that Mary should
love Brandon and he remain heart
whole was an unlocked for event, one
that would hardly have been predicted
by the shrewdest prophet.
What Lady Jane said troubled me
greatly, as it was but the confirmation
Of my own fears. Her opportunity to
know was far better than mine, but
had seen enough to set me thinking.
; Brandon, l believe, saw nothing ol
; Marys growing partiality at all. He
could not help but find her wonderful
ly attractive and interesting, and per
haps it needed only the thought tha
she might love him to kindle flame IL
his own breast. But at the time of oul
ride to Windsor Charles Brandon wa,
not i'm love with Mary Tudor, howeve
near il he may unconsciously have been
But another's trouble could not din
the sunlight in my own heart, and tina
ride 10 Windsor was the happiest da.
of my life up to that time. Even Jan
threw off the little cloud our forebod
ings had gathered and chatted an,
laughed like the creature Of joy ant
gladness she was
Ahead of us were the princess an
Brandon. Every now and then he
/, voice came back to us in a stave of
song. and her laughter, rich and low
waited on the wings of the soft sout
wind, made the glad birds hush I
; catch its silvery note.
We all rode merrily on to Windso
|, and when we arrived it was curious I
see the great mobiles. buckingham
both the Howards, Seymour and a do.
. ;. ell others stanu pack for plain Charlie
Brandon to dismount the fairest mai(
en- and the most renowned princess
Christendom. Ii was done most grac'
: fully. She was but a trife to b
strong arms, and he lifted her to tt
sod as gently as II she were a chill
, The mobiles envied Brandon his evideI
favor with this unattainable Mary an
hated him accordingly, but they keI
y their thoughts TO themselves for tw
! reasons: First. they knew not to VIII:
degree the kings favor. already mar
:, ed. with the help of the princess migl
carry him, and, second. they did N
- care to have a misunderstanding wit
y the man who had cut out Adam Ju
sons eyes
y We remained at Windsor four or H.
u days, during which time the king mat
u several knights. Brandon would pro
. ably have been one of them, as ever
ie body expected, had not Buckingha
!" related TO Henry the episode of Il
u loose girth and adroitly poisoned b
" mind as TO Mary's partiality. At IL
n the king began to cast Jealous eye
d Brandon. His sister was his chief di
u lomatic resource. and when she Low
u or married 1t should be for Henr,
ie benefit, regardless of all else.
u Brandon and the Lady Mary saw
h great deal of each other during this
al tie stay at Windsor. as she always b
VII some plan TO bring about meetir
ne and. although very delightful to hi
III it cost him much in royal favor.
es could not trace this effect to its proT
cause, and II troubled him. l col
have told him the reason in two wor
ut but l feared TO put into his mind
thought that the princess might lea
iy TO love him. As TO the king, he wo'
not have cared il Brandon or eve
VI other man, for that matter. should
stark mad for love OF his sister,
NJ hen she began To show a prefereI
ny he grew interested. and 1t was ;