The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-23

face and flashing eyes that caught 8
+ double luster from the glowing love
. that made her heart beat so fast.
With the mood that was upon her ]
wonder Brandon maintained his sell
restraint even for moment He fell
that his only hope lay in silence, so he
sat beside her and said nothing. He
told me long afterward that while sit
ting there in the intervals between hel
speech, the oldest, widest thoughts rar
through his brain. He wondered how
he could escape. He thought of the
window and that possibly he might
break away through it, and then he
thought of feigning illness, and a hun
dred other absurd schemes, but they
all came to nothing, and he sat there
to let events take their own course, as
they seemed determined to do in spite
Of him.
After a short silence Mary continued
half banteringly: ANSWER me, sir! I
will have no more of this. You shall
treat me at least with the courtesy you
would show bourgeoise girl
ooh, that you were only a burgher's
daughter!'
Eyes, know all that; but I am not
It can't be helped, and you shall an
swer me-"
There is no answer, dear lady.
beg you-oh, do you not see''-
Eyes, yes; but answer my question.
Am I not kind, more than you de-
serve"
Indeed, yes; a thousand times. You
have always been so kind, so gracious
and so condescending to me that can
only thank you, thank you, thank you,''
answered Brandon almost shyly, not
daring to lift his eyes to hers.
Mary saw the manner quickly enough
what woman ever missed it, much
less so keen eyed girl as she-and it
gave her confidence and brought back
the easy banter of her old time man.
ner.
''How modest we have become!
Where is the boldness of which we
used to have so much? Kind? Have
I always been so? How about the first
time I met you? Was I kind then?
And as to condescension, don't-don't
use that word between u.s."
No. returned Brandon, who in his
turn was recovering himself; mo,
can't say that you were very kind at
first. How you did fly out at me and
surprise me! 1t was so unexpected it
almost took me off my feet" And they
both laughed in remembering the scene
of their first meeting. mo, can't say
your kindness showed itself very
strongly in that first interview, but
it was there nevertheless, and when
Lady Jane led me back your real ma
ture asserted itself, as it always does,
and you were kind to me-kind as only
you can be-
That was getting very near to the
sentimental - dangerously near, he
thought, and he said to himself, IF
to escape"
you are easily satisfied if you call
that good" laughingly returned Mary.
II can be ever so much better than
that if I try"
Let me see you try" said Brandon.
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Mary, with a distracting little pout.
Don't you know genuine out and out
goodness when you see it? I'm doing
my very best now. Can't you tell?"
Eyes, think I recognize it, but-but
be bad again.
mo, won't! l will not be bad even
to please you. have determined not
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be good. This" placing her hand over
her heart, lis just full of good today
And her lips parted as she laughed at
her own pleasantly.
Il am afraid you had better be bad
I give you fair warning" said Brandon
huskily. He felt her eyes upon him all
the time, and his strength and good
resolves were oozing out like wine from
an i'll coopered cask. After a short 81
fence Mary continued, regardless of the
warning:
But the position is reversed with US.
At first was unkind to you, and you
We're kind to me, but now I am kind to
you, and you are unkind to me-"
II can come back at you with your
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don't know when am kind to you.
should be kinder, to myself at least
were to leave you and take myself tt
the other side Of the world"
"Oh, that is one thing 1 wanted tc
ask you about. Jane tells me you arc
going to New Spain'
She was anxious to know, but asked
the question partly to turn the CONVEX
sation, which was fast becoming peril
! Gus. AS girl she loved Brandon an6
knew it only too we'll, but she knew
also that she was princess, standing
next to the throne Of the greatest king
dom on earth-in fact, at that time the
heir apparent, Henry having no chill
dren, for the people would not have the
Scotch kings imp, and the possibility
of such thing as a union with Bran
don had never entered her head, how
ever passionate her feelings toward
him. 1t was not to be thought of be