Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-04-17

nation that lurked in the French mar
riage.
All this ran quickly through Marys
mind and brought relief, but it did not
cure the uneasy sense. weighing like
lead upon her heart. that she should
take no chance with this mans life and
should put TO fd,tncr ". . of sacri-
fee upon lin, but should 20 to the
king and tell him ; a.p,tforward
story, let it hurt where it would. With
a little meditation, however, came a
thought which decided the question and
absolutely made everything bright
again for her, so great was her capa-
biIity for distillinS light. She would
go at once to WiLSsor with Jane and
would dispatch a note to Brandon at
Newgate telling him upon his escape
TO come to her. He might remain in
hiding in the neighborhood of Wind
scr, and she could see him every day.
The time had come to Mary when to
'see him every day" would turn Plu-
tonian shades into MONDAY brightness
and weave sunbeams out of utter dark
ness. With Mary, to resolve was to
act; so the note was soon dispatched
by page, and one hour later the girls
were OH their road to Windsor.
buckingham went to Newgate. ex-
pecting TO mako Il virtue. with Mary.
out of the hc tSity imposed by the
kings comm - in freeing Brandon.
He had hoped 10 induce Brandon to
leave London stpalthily and immediate
ly 10y representing TO him the evil con-
sequences of break between the citi-
zens and the king. liable to grow out
Of his release. and relied on Brandon's
generosity TO help him out. but when
he found tie note which Mary's page
had delivered to the keeper of Newgate
he read it. and all his plans were
changed
He caused the keeper to send the
note to the king. supprcssing the fact
that he. buckingham. had any knowl-
edge Of it. The duke then at once
started to Greenwich. where he ar
rived and sought the king a few min
utos before the time he knew the mes
scneer with Mary's note would come.
The king was soon found. and Buck
ingham, in apparent anger, told him
that the city authorities refused to de-
liver Brandon except upon an order I'M
der the kings seal
Henry and Buckingham were in
tensely indignant at the conduct of
the scurvy burghers. and an immense
amount of self Importance was dis
played and shamefully wasted. This
manifestation was at its highest when
the messenger from Newgatc arrived
with Mary's poor little note as intend
ed by the duke.
The note was handed to Henry, who
read aloud as follows:
To Master Charles Brandon greeting
Soon you will be at liberty perhaps ere
this is to your hand. Surely would l not
leave you long in prison. l go to Windsor
at once, there to live in the hope that 1
may see you speedily MARY.
"What is this?' cried Henry. "My
sister writing to Brandon? Gods
death. My Lord of Buckingham, the
suspicious you whispered in my ear
may have some truth. We will let this
fellow remain in Newgate and allow
our good people of London to take
their own course with him."
Buckingham went to Windsor next
day and told Mary that arrangements
had been made the night before for
Brandons escape and that he had
heard that Brandon had left for New
Spain.
Mary thanked the duke, but had no
smiles for any one Her supply was
exhausted
She remained at Windsor nursing
her love for the sake of the very pain
it brought her and dreading the battle
for more lnan life itself which she
knew she should soon be called upon to
fight.
At times she would fall into one OF
her old fits Of anger because Brandon
had not come to see her before he left.
but soon the anger melted into tears,
and the tears brought a sort of joy
when she thought that he had run
away from her because he loved her.
After Brandons defense of her in Bill
lingsgate Mary had begun to see the
whole situation differently, and every
thing was changed. She still saw the
same great distance between them as
before. but with this difference. she
was looking up now. Before that
event he had been plain Charles Bran
don and she the Princess Mary She
was the princess still, but he was g
demigod.
So Mary remained at Windsor and
grieved and wept and dreamed and
longed that she might see across the
miles of billowy ocean to her love, her
love, her Lowell Meanwhile Brandon
had his trial in secret down in London
and had been condemned to be hanged.
drawn and quartered for having saved
to her more than life itself.
Put not your trust in princesses!
To be Continued next week.