Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

his eyes and cheeks were lusteriess and
sunken; but will describe him no fur
ther. Suffering had well nigh done its
work, and nothing but the hardihood
gathered In his years of camp life and
war could have saved him from death.
I bethed and reciothed him as well as
I could at Newgate and then took him
home TO Greenwich In horse litter.
where my man and thoroughly wash
ed. dressed and sheared the poor fel-
low aud put him to bed.
"Ah, this oed is n foretaste Of para
dise-' he said as he lay upon the mat
tress. 1t was n pitiful sight. and
could hardly refrain from tears.
I will ask you to 20 back with me for
q moment
During the week between Brandons .
interview with Mary In the Lnteroom
Il the kings bedchamber and the trag-
edy at Billingsgate he and had many
conversations about the extraordinary
situation In which he found himself.
At one time, I remember. he said:
Il was safe enough before that after
noon. l believe ! could have gone
away and forgotten her eventually.
but our mutual avowai seems to nave
daxed me and paraiyzed every power
for effort sometimes feel helpless,
and. although have succeeded in
keeping away from her since then.
often find myself wavering in my de-
termination to leave England. That
was what feared II I allowed the
matter to go to the point of being sure
OF her love. only wanted it before.
and very easily made myself believe 1t
was impossible. and not for me. But
now that know she loves me II Is like
holding my breath TO live without her.
I feel every instant that I can hold 1t
no longer. l know only too well that
II but see her face once more l shall
breathe. She is the very breath Of life
for me. She is mine by the gift of
God Curses upon those who keep us
apart Then musingiy and half in
terrogatively: "She certainly does love
me. She could not have treated me as
she did unless her love was 10 strong
that she could not resist It"
"Let no doubt Of that trouble you." l
answered "A woman like Mary can
not treat two men AZ she treated you.
Many q woman may love or think she
loves many times. but there Is only one
man who receives the full measure Of
her best. Other women again have moth
ing to give but their best. and when
ehey have once given that they have
given all. Unless ! have known her
In vain. Mary, with all her faults. ID
such Q woman. Again. I say. let NO
Doubt of that trouble you"
Brandon answered with q sad little
smile from the midst OF his reverie.
.Tt IL really not so much the doubt as
the certainty OF Il that troubles me-"
Then, starting to his feet. "If I thought
she had lied TO me. IL thought she
could wnntonly lead me on to suffer
70 for her. I would kill her. 70 help me
God"
"Do not think that. Whatever her
faulta--and she has enough-there il
no man on earth for her but yon. Her
love has come to her through strug.
gle against II betSuse II was her mas
ter. That is the strongest and best. In
fact the only love. worth all the self
made passions In the world"
ayes. l believe II. ! know she has
faults: even my partially cannot blind
me to them. but she In rs pure and
chaste N a child and N gentle, strong
and true as-as--a woman. ] can put
it no stronger. She has thess. Der ~
AssoAAg virtuss. alsag WITH hsr bsau-