The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-08

tions with the thought that it would
be only for short time. and Brandon,
she knew. would be only too glad to
make the sacrifice If II purchased for
her freedom from the worse than dam-
nation that lurked i'm the French mar
riage.
All this ran quickly through Mary's
mind aud brought relief, but 1t did not
cure the uneasy sense. weighing like
lead upon her heart. that she should
should put no further weight of sacri-
fee upon him, but should go to the
king and tell him n straightforward
story, let ii hurt where il would. With
little meditation, however, came a
thought which decided the question and
absolutely made everything bright
again for her, so great was her capa-
bility for distilling light She would
60 at once to Windsor 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
sor, 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 a page, and one hour later the girls
were on their road to Windsor
Buckingham went to Newgate, ex.
pecting TO make a virtue. with Mary
| out of the necessity imposed by the
kings command in freeing Brandon
He had hoped to induce Brandon to
leave London stealthily and immediate.
ly by representing to him the evil con.
sequences of a break between the citi.
zens and the king. liable to grow ou,
of his release. and relied on Brandon's
generosity to help him out, but when
he found the note which Mary's page
| had delivered to the keeper of Newgate
he read 1t. and ali his plans were
4 changed.
He caused the keeper to send the
note to the king. suppressing the fact
that he, Buckingham. had any knowl
edge Of 1t. The duke then at once
started TO Greenwich, where he ar
| rived and sought the king a few min
| utes before the time he knew the mes
senger with Mary's note would come
| The king was soon found, and Buck
ingham. in apparent anger. told hin
that the city authorities refused to de
liver Brandon except upon an order un
der the kings seal
| Henry and Buckingham were I'm
tensely indignant at the conduct Of
the scurvy burghers. and an Immense
amount of self Importance was dis
played and shamefully wasted. Thi,
manifestation was at its highest whel
the messenger from Newgate arrived
with Mary's poor little note as intend
ed by the duke.
The note was handed to Henry, VIII,
read aloud as follows:
To Master Charles Brandon. greeting
| Soon you will be at liberty, perhaps er
| this Is to your hand Surely would no
| leave you long in prison. / go to Windso
at once. there to live In the hope that
may see you speedily. MARY.
"What is this?" cried Henry "M-
sister writing to Brandon? God
death, My Lord of buckingham. tn,
suspicious you whispered in my ca
may have some truth. We will let thi
fellow remain in Newgate and ALLOW
our good people of London to TAX
their own course with him"
Buckingham went to Windsor mex
day and told Mary that arrangement
had been made the night before 70
Brandon's escape and that he ha,
heard that Brandon had left for New
Spain.
Mary thanked the duke. but had u
smiles for any one. Her supply wa
exhausted.
She remained at Windsor nursin
her love for the sake of the very pai
it brought her and dreading the battl
for more lnan life itself which sh
knew she should soon be called upon t
fight.
At times she would fall into one q
her old fits of anger because Brando
had not come to see her before he lef
but soon the anger melted into tear
and the tears brought a sort of 10
when she thought that he had ru
away from her because he loved he
After Brandon's defense Of her in Bi
lingsGate Mary had begun to see th
whole situation differently. and ever.
thing was changed. She still saw til
same great distance between them 9
before. but with this difference. sh
was looking up now- Before tbs
event he had been plain Charles Bral
don and she the Princess Mary. ST
was the princess still. but he was
demigod.
So Mary remained at Windsor an
grieved and wept and dreamed an
longed that she might see across IL
miles of billowy ocean TO her love. h'
love. her love, Meanwhile Brando
had his trial in secret down in Londo
and had been condemned to be hange
drawn and quartered for having save
TO her more than life itself
Put not your trust in princessesi
ToB G NTINUED