Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-10

straight to the point.
"Shs has promised to mar, !.
French king to purchase nv N. \
that not trueT
II hope not" I answered ev...
II have seen very little of her sM may \
has said nothing about it."
"You are svading my question
Do you know nothing Of itr ~
"Nothing," replied, telling =,
necessary lie.
"Caskoden, you are either . IN,
blockhead."
snake 1t a liar, Brandon" ,,u |
laughingly, for I was sure Of nv \.
in his heart and knew that be n.y. ss
no offense.
never doubt q friend. One -.
better be trustful Of ninety.nlns f,..
who are false than doubtful Of ons :.
II true. Suspicion and superssp,u.
ness are at once the badge .M n
bane of a little soul.
I did not leave the Tower until M.
and Brandon's pardon had been AN
cred to him before left. BE WA =
that the first news of It had com. 4.
Mary.
He naturally expected his lib.r, .
once, and when told that be wa, NJ
honorably detained for a shor, \.
turned to me and said: II suppose a.
are afraid to let me out until She !
for France. King Henry flatters NJ,
looked out Of the window up T,,
street and said nothing.
When l left, l took a letter to M,
which plainly told her be had dTx
It all, and she wrote a tear STAINED
swer, begging him to forgive hs |,
having saved his life at a cost grss|
than her own.
For several days I was kept bv
carrying letters from Greenwich |, \
Tower and back again, but soon lsts
ceased to satisfy Mary, and she M
70 her mind that she must SEE Nm
Nothing else would do. She must !,
could not and, in short, would %,
another day without seeing hin-s
not another hour. Jane and cpprs
her all we could, but the best W s;l
accomplish was to induce her for Biz
don's sake-for she was beginn.r,
see that he was the one who bad
suffer for her indiscretons 10 n
Henry's permission, and if be -eiuy
then try some other way. To dss
mine was to act with Mary, so Of d
went without delay to hunt the Iii.
taking Jane and me along as aa.
How full we were of important bx
ness as we scurried along the eoyrin
one on each side of Mary, all talIs
at once! When anything Vi
to be done, 1t always required thrst
US to do it.
We found the king, and withOu. u
prelude Mary proffered her regnG
OF course it was refused. Mary pVE!
and was getting ready for an ouihus
when Wolsey spoke up: with yx
gracious permission, vol
subscribe to the petition Of the pa
cess. She has been good enough
give her promise In the matter I'll
much importance to US, and in so izi
/ thing as this l hope you may n
-FOUR way clear toward tavoring X
The interview will be the last and "a
help to make her duty easier" Nr
gave the cardinal a fieeting gi,a
from her lustrous eyes full Of surPS
md gratitude and as speaking N
book.
Henry looked from one to the aas
VI US for a moment and broke Inn
laugh.
"Oh, l don't care, so that you ksqi
/ secret. The old king will rTs
NOW. We can hurry up the maHiF
de is getting too much already41
700 crowns and a girl like you y
'annot complain II be have an hss'
would be a good joke on the nlE7
Id dotard, but better on &c IN
sarcon.'"
Mary sprang from her chair Mn
~ of rage. "You brute. Do ~
hink l am as vile as you becsus
ave the misfortune to be your sss
r that Charles Brandon is like ~
imply because he is man.? Hel'
iughed. his health at that time N4
90 good for him TO be i'll natured y
ad all he wanted out of his sisii' :
sr outbursts amused him.
Mary hurriedly left the King y y
7alked back to her room. filed va
hame and rage, feelings actyel! sH
lated by Jane, who was equal! ls
ant.
Henry had noticed James froWl y
ad laughed at her and had III"
atch and kiss her as she left QUIZ
away from him ana /"
18th a speed worthy Of the cause'
This insulting suggestion put W.
, Mary's visit to the Tower noN
than any refusal coud ~
one, and she sat down to pour @'
er souls indignation in letter
She remained at home then, pu's
later, and to good purp0S
believe. although am not sure Nv
even to this day.
TIA Dir LED