Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-04-10

following Lower Thames street to the
neighborhood of Fish street hill where
they took an alley leading up toward
East Cheap to Grouche's house.
1t was brave thing for the girl to
do and showed the determined spirit
that dwelt in her soft white breast.
Aside from the real dangers, there was
enough to deter any woman, l should
think.
Jane wept all the way over, but Mary
never flinched.
There were great mudholes where
one sank ankle deep, for no one paved
the street at that time, strangely
enough, preferring to pay the sixpence
fine per square yard for leaving it I'M
done. At one place, Brandon told me,
a load Of hay blocked the streets, COM
pelling them to squeeze between the
houses and the hay. He could hardly
believe the girls had passed that way,
as lie had not always been able to keep
them in view, but had sometimes to
follow them by watching buckingham.
He, however, kept as close as posi-
bic and presently saw them turn down
Grouche's alley and enter his house.
/ Upon learning where they had stop
ped, buckingham hurriedly took him
self off, and Brandon waited for the
girls to come out. 1t seemed n very
long time that they were in the wretch
ed place, and darkness had well de-
scended upon London when they
emerged.
Mary soon noticed that a man was
following them, and as she did not
know who he was became greatly
alarmed. The object of her journey
had been accomplished now, so the
spur of a strong motive to keep her
courage up was lacking.
"Jane, some one is following u.s." she
whispered.
YES" answered Jane, with an I'M
concern that surprised Mary, for she
knew Jane was a coward from the top
of her brown head to the tip of her
little pink heels.
ooh, if l had only taken your ad-
vice, Jane, and had never come to
this wretched place! And to think,
too, that l came here only to learn the
worst. Shall we ever get home alive,
do you think"
They hurried on, the man behind
them taking less care to remain unseen
than he did when coming. Mary's
fears grew upon her as she heard his
step and saw his form persistently fol-
lowing them, and she cutched Jane
by the arm.
ia oil will I
would give everything | have or ever
expect to have on earth for-for Mas
ter Brandon at this moment She
thought of him as the one person best
able to defend her.
This was only too welcome an op-
portunity. and Jane said: THAT is
Master Brandon following us. If we
wait a few seconds, he will be here"
And she called to him before Mary
could interpose.
Now this disclosure operated in two
ways Brandon's presence was. it is
true, just what Mary had so ardently
wished, but the danger and therefore
the need was gone when she found that
the man who was following them had
no evil intent. Two thoughts quickly
flashed through the girls mind. She
was angry with Brandon for having
cheated her out of SO many favors and
for having slightSi her love, as she
had succeeded in convincing herself
was the case, all of which Grouche had
confirmed by telling her he was false.
Then she had been discovered in dOiI =.
what she knew she should have le4 t
undone and what she was anxious TO
conceal from every one, and, worst Of
ALL had been discovered by the very
person from whom she was most anX-
ious to hide it.
SO she turned upon Jane angrily:
Jane Bolingbroke, you shall leave me
as soon as we get back to Greenwich
for this betrayal of my confidence"
She was not afraid now that the dan
ger was over, and feared no new dan
ger with Brandon at hand to protect
her, for in her heart she felt that to
overcome few fiery dragons and a
company or so of giants would be a
mere pastime TO him. Yet see how
she treated him. The girls had stopped
when Jane called Brandon, and he was
at once by their side with uncovered
head. hoping for and of course expect
ing q warm welcome. But even Bran
don, with his fund of worldly philos-
ophy, had not learned not 10 put his
trust in princesses, and his surprise
was benumbing when Mary turned
nngrily upon him.
master Brandon, your impudence in
following us shall cost you dearly. We
do not desire your company, and will
thank you TO leave us to our own af-
fairs, as we wish you to attend eX-
clusiyely to yours"
This from the girl who had given
him so much within less than a week.
Poor Brandon!
Jane, who had called him up and
was the cause of his following them