The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-30

hued, :iae hope that he might yet. hv
reason Of his own great virtues, rise f.
all of these and she become his wife.
But at the threshold Of this fair castle
came knocking the thought that ner.
haps he did not care for her and had
deceived her to gain her favors. Then
she flushed with anger and swore ia
herself she hated him and hoped never
to see bis face again.. And the castle
faded and was waited away to the
realms of airy nothingness.
All, how people will sometimes lie ia
themselves, and sensible people at that,
So Mary wanted to see Grouche, first
through curiosity, in itself a stronger
motive than we give it credit for: sec.
ond, to learn if she would be able tn
dissuade Henry from the French mar
rage and perhaps catch hint how to
do it, and last, but by no means least
to discover the state of Brandon's
heart toward her.
BY this time the last named motive
was strong enough to draw her anv
whittier, although she would not &C.
knowledge it, even to herself, and in
| truth hardly knew it, so full are we Of
things we know not of.
So she determined to 20 to see
Grouche secretly and was confident she
| could arrange the visit in such a way
that it would never be discovered.
One morning I met Jane, who told
| me with troubled face that she and
Mary were going to London to make
! some purchases, would lodge at Bride
| well House and go over to Billings
gate that evening to consult Grouche.
Mary had taken the whim into her
| Willful head, and Jane could not dis
suade her.
The court was all at Greenwich, and
nobody at Bridewell, SO Mary thought
they could disguise themselves as
orange girls and easily make the trip
without any one being the wiser.
1t was then, as now, no safe matter
for even a man to go unattended
through the best parts of London after
dark, to say nothing of Billingsgate,
that nest of water rats and cutthroats,
But Mary did not realize the full dan
ger Of the trip and would, as usual, al
low nobody to tell her.
She had threatened Jane with all
sorts of vengeance if she divulged her
secret, and Jane was miserable enough
between her fears on either hand, for
Mary, though the younger, held her in
complete subsection. Despite her fear
| Of Mary, Jane asked me to go to Lon
| don and follow them at distance, un-
known to the princess. I was to be on
duty that night at a dance given in
honor of the French ENJOYS who had
just arrived, bringing with them COM
| mission of special ambassador to De
Longueville to negotiate the treaty of
| marriage, and it was impossible for
me to go. Mary was going partly to
| avoid this ball, and her willful per-
sistency made Henry very angry.
regretted that I could not CO. but I
promised Jane I would send Brandon
| in my place, and he would answer the
purpose of protection far better than
l. I suggested that Brandon take with
him man, but Jane, who was in
mortal fear of Mary, would not listen
to 1T. So it was agreed that Brandon
should meet Jane at a given place and
learn the particulars, and this plan was
| carried out.
Brandon went up to London and saw
Jane, and before the appointed time
hid himself behind a hedge near the
private gate through which the girls
intended to take their departure from
Bridewell.
They would leave about dusk and re-
turn, SO Mary said, before it grew
dark.
The citizens of London at that time.
paid very little attention to the law
| requiring them to hang out their lights.
and when it was dark it was dark
Scarcely was Brandon safely en-
sconsed behind a clump of arbor vitae
when whom should he see coming down
the path toward the gate but his grace.
the Duke Of Buckingham. He was
met by one Of the Bridewell servants
who was in attendance upon the prin-
cess.
Eyes, your grace, this is the gate"
said the girl. "You can hide yourself
and watch them as they go. They will
pass out on this path. AS l said, I do
not know where they are going only
overheard them say they would go out