The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

1.-THE thought never occurred to either
word. Bold? [ should think he was |
never saw naything like 1t! have not told
YOU a tenth part of what he said to me
that day; he said anything he wished, and ana
nor retaliate Half the time | was angry
and half the time amused. but by the
time we reached Windsor there never was
a girl more hopelessly and desperately In
love than Mary Tudor" And she laughed
as If it were a huge joke on Mary.
She continued: THAT day settled mat
Sa fers wi With did me f for al time don't sn6 6n9w s
launched forth into an account of Bran
don's projections, which | found some
what dull. and so would you. ,-.-
We remained a day or two at Windsor,
and then, over the objections of our chap
erons, moved on to Berkeley Castle. where
Margaret of Scotland was spending the
We had another beautiful ride up the
dear old Thames TO Berkeley. but Mary
had grown serious and saw none of it.
On the afternoon of the appointed day.
the Princess suggested a hawking party.
and we set out in the direction OF the rem
devious. Our party consisted of myself.
besides Mary Jane did not go; l was
afraid to trust her She Wept and. with
difficulty. forced herself to say something
about a/headache, but the rest Of the in
uNateS of the castle of course had no
thought that poss bly, they were taking
their last look upon Mary Tudor.
Think who 9th tbs SiT Sih vas we I were fe, r',n
were not to have seen the utter hope es-
ness certain failure and deadly peril of
our act; treason back as Piutonian mid
night. But Providence see ms to have an
especial care for fools. while wise men
are left TO care for themse YES and il d.
look if safety lies In folly.
We rode on and on, and although took
two occasions III the pr nee ii
others to urge Mary TO return. 0w * 10
the approach of night and threal ned
rain, she took her own head as everybody
! knew she always would and continued
the hunt.
Just before dark as we neared the rem
devious, Mary and managed 30 ride
ahead of the party quite distance. At
last we saw a heron rise. and the Prince
uncapped her hawk.
This is my chance, she said: Il W III
run away from you now and lose myself;
keep them off my track for five minutes
and | shall be safe Good-by. Edwin;
you and Jane are the only persons re-
gret to leave l love you as my brother
and sister When we are settled in New
Spain we will have you both come to us.
Now, Edwin, shall tell you something:
don't let Jane put you off any longer. She
loves you; she told me SO. There! Good
by. my friend: kiss her thousand times
for me-" And she flew her bird and gal
loped after 1t at headlong speed.
As | saw the beautiful young form re-
cedi from ne perhaps forever. the tears
stood in my eyes. while ] thought of the
strong heart that so unfalteringy braved
such dangers and was so loyal to itself
and daring for its love. She had shown
a little feverish excitement for a day or
two, but it the fever of anticipation,
not of fear or hesitancy.
Soon the Princess was out of sight. and
| waited for the others to overtake me.
When they came up L was GREETED in
chorus, Where is the PrincessY l said
she had gone off with her hawk and had
left me to bring them after her. | held
them talking while / could, and when
we started to follow took up the wrong
scent. short ride made this apparent,
when | came in for my full share of abuse
and ridicule. for l had led them against
judgment. l was credited with being a
blockhead, when in fact they were the
dupes.
We rode hurrledly back to the point of
Marys departure and wound our horns
Justify, but my object had been accom-
plished and / knew that within TWEEN Y
minutes from the time / last saw her. she
would be with Brandon, the road to
Bristol, gaining on any pursuit we could
make at the rate of three miles for two.
We secured the forest far and near, but of
course found no trace. After time rain
set in and one of the gentlemen escorted
the ladies home. while three of us re-
NAMED to prowl about the woods and
roads all night in a soaking drizzle. The
task was tiresome enough for me. as it
lacked motive; and when we rode into
Berkeley Castle next day, a sorrier set
Of bedraggIed. rain-stained Undiscovered
knights you never saw. You may know
the castle was wild with excitement.
soon We unanimously concluded it had
been the work of highwaymen. of whom
the country was full, and by whom the
Princess had certainly been abducted
The chaperons forgot their gout ana
each other. and Jane, who was the most
affected of ALL had genuine excuse for
giving vent to her grief and went to bed
by far the safest place for her.
What was to be done? First we sent
message to the King. who would probably
have us all hayed a!ive-a fear in which
IL, ol,sa CHI ra1 To FULL FONT
Next. an armed party rode back to look
again for Mary, and, if possible, rescue
her.
The fact that had been out the entire
night before, together with the small re-
pute in which | was held for deeds Of
arms: excused me from taking part in
by the small esteem in which was held.
] say | profited. for | stayed at the castle
with Jane hoping to find an opportunity
in the absence of everybody else All the
ladies but Jane had ridden out, and the
knights who had been with me securing
the forest were sleeping. since they had
not my incentive to remain awake. They
had no message to deliver; no duty to
perform for an absent friend. A thousandl
Only think of it! | wished it had been
million. and 50 faithful was | to my
trust that 1 swore in my soul 1 would
deliver them, every one.
And Jane loved me- No more walking
on the hard, prosaic earth now: from this
time forth would fly; that was the only
said: "She told me So Could it really
be true? You wi at once see what an ad-
vantage this bit of information was to
1 hoped that Jane would wish to see me
to talk over Mary's escape-so | sent word
to her that | was waiting. and she quickly
enough recovered her health and came
down. I suggested that walk out to
secluded little summer-house by the
river, and Jane was willing. All! my op-
portunity was here at last.
She found her bonnet. and out went.
What an enchanting walk was that. and
how rich is a man who has laid up such
treasures of. memory to grow the sweeter
as he feeds upon them. A rich memory
is better than hope, for it lasts after
fruiton. ard serves us at a time when
hope has failed and fruition Is but-a
memory. All how we cherish it in our
hearts. and how it comes at our beck and
call to thrill us through and through and
make us thank God that we have lived,
and wonder In our hearts why he has
given poor undeserving us so much.
After arrived at the summer-house.
Jane listened, half the time in tears, while
| told her all about Mary's fight.
Shall i ever forget that summer day? A
sweet briar entwined our enchanted
bower and, when L catch its scent even
now, time-vaulting memory carries me
back, making years seem as days. and
see it all as [ saw the light of noon that
moment-and all was Jane. The softly