The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-23

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poth concerning herself and the court
iers.
with downcast eyes she continued
suppose, after all, you are partly
,iSht In regard to me, for it was his
nonor that saved me, not my own. and
am not what you called me have
Master Brandon to thank-not myself ,,
| we Will thank him publicly on Tow.
ef NIL day after tomorrow Mt noon "
said the king, with his accustomed del.
icacy' breaking the news of Brandon,s
sentence as abruptly as possible.
| WIN Il look of terroi IN her eyes
Mary screamed: "What! Charles Bran.
5 don-Tower hill?-You are going to
kill him?" ~
Il think we wfll," responded Ff.uv.s.
II usually hns that effect, to separate
tue mead from the body and quarter
the remains to decorate the four rates.
We VIII take you up to London M ssn
. aay or two and let you see his beaufi.
i InI head enSthe sbridge s ~
|i Beiead -Quarter-4bridgel Lord To.
SUI! She cpufd net grasp tile thought
Sne tried to speak, but the words
Would not come. Tn a moment she be.
came more coherent, and the worfs
rolled from her lips as a mighty f,no,I.
stiaes pours back through the arches of
london bridge. ,fis3g y
Yon shall not kill him. He fs blame.
less You do not know. Drive these
gawking fools ont OF the room. SanIT
VIII 7tell'yoq all.a The king ordered
sne room cleared of everybody but
w Woisey, Jane and myself, who re-
manned at sMatSs request. when aIrs
Were gone, the Princess continued:
fBrothe6 this man is in no wav tn
plame at isssail my fault-4my Sfauft
thet he loyes me, my fault that he trted.
20 run away to New Spaiuf- with ma ~
may te TINT I have done wrong and
that my conduct has been e,re nrst
hHfrI I~ever saw him in the lists with
you ut Windsor there was gnawing
in my heart beyond my control
I supposed Of course that day he would
contrive some way to be presented to
me-
"You did?'
Eyes, but he made no effort at all,
and when we met he treated me as IL l
were an ordinary girl"
"IIe did?"
Eyes"
"IIOrrible.'
Mary was too intent on her story to
heed the sarcasm, and continued: THAT
made me all the more interested In
him, since it showed that he was diff
ferent from the wretches who beset
YOU and me with their flattery, and
soon began to seek him OH every occa-
sion. This is an unmaidcnly history l
am giving, know, but it's the truth
and must be told. l was satisfied at
first ii l could only be in the same
room with him and see his face and
hear his voice. The very air he breath
ed was like an elixir for me. l made
every excuse to have him near me. 1
asked him to my parlor-you know
about that-and-and did all l could to
| be with him. At first he was gentle
| and kind, but soon, think he saw the
| dawning danger i'll both our hearts, as
| /, too saw it, and he avoided me In
| every way he could, knowing the trou'
| bic it held for us both. Oh, he was tho
wiser. And to think to what / have
brought him. Brother, let me die fol
hm-I who alone am to blame. Take
my life and spare bim--spare himI Ht
was the wiser, but ! doubt IL all thu
wisdom i'm tho world could have saved
us. He almost insulted me once In th'
park-tOld me to lcave-when 1t hnr
him more than me- am now sure, bu
he did it to keep matters from CROWN,
| worse between us. I tried to remembe
| tho - front but rOul1 NOT and had Ii
struck me believe should have gon
back to him sooner or later. Oh, it wa
all my fault! 1 would not !ct him saw
| himself So strong was my feeling tina
| could bear his silence no longer, an
one day / went to him in your bee
chamber anteroom and fairly thrus
myself and my love upon him. Thei
after he was liberated from Newgat
could not induce him to come to m
so | went to him and begged for h
love. Then 1 coaXed him into takin
me to New Spain and would listen
no excuse and hear h0 reason. go
, lives there another man who wou
have taken so much coaxing"
"NO, by heaven, your majestyW 81
? Wolsey, who really had n kindly fe,
: ing for Brandon and would gladly sa'
! his life If by so doing he would not
! terfero with any Of his own plans al
interests. Woisey's heart was natural
kind when 1t cost him nothing, al
? much has been related OF him whiC
to say the least, tells Il great deal mo
than the truth. Ingratitude always !