The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-03

more than anxious to see Brandon m
learn the issue OF the girls escapade,
as L well knew the danger attending 1t.
All things, however, must end, so
early In the morning 1 fastened to u
rooms, where L found Brandon lying
In his clothes, everything saturated
with blood from q dozen sword cuts. He
was very weak, and L at once had In a
barber, who took off his shirt of mail
and dressed his wounds. He then
dropped into a deep sleep, while L
watched the night out. Upon awaken
ing Brandon told me all that had hap
pened, but asked M to Say nothing Of
his illness, as he wished to keep the
fact of his wounds secret In order that
he might better conceal the cause OF
them. But, as I told you, he did not
speak of Buckingham's part in the af-
fray.
saw the princess hat afternoon and
expected, of course, she would inquire
for her defender. One who had given
such timely help and who was suffer
ing 80 much on her account was sure
~ worth a little s%olicitude, but not a
word did she ask. She did not come
near me, but made n point of avoid
ance, as I could plainly see. The next
morning she, with Jane, went owe to
| Scotland palace without so much as a
breath Of inquiry from either of them.
This heartless conduct enraged me, but
I was glad to learn aftcrward that
James silence was at Mary's COM
mand, that bundle of selishness fear
ing that any solicitude, however care
| f,,lI, ,l1,y,, ,,Don 1,nr nnrt n,tuht no
veal her secret.
1t seems that Mary bad recent intel
ligence Of the forward state Of affairs
In the marriage negotiations and felt
that a discovery by her brother of what
she had done, especially in view Of the
disastrous results, would send her to
France despite all the coaxing sho
could do from then till doomsday.
1t was n terrible fate hanging over
her, doubly 50 in view Of the fact that
she loved another man, and looking
back at 1t all from the vantage point
Of time 1 cannot wonder that 1t drove
other things out of her head and made
her seem selfish In her frightened de-
sire to save herself.
About IL o'clock Of the following
night 1 was awakened by a knock at
my door, and upon opening in walked
a sergeant Of the sheriff Of London,
with four yeomen at his heels.
The sergeant asked tf II Charles
Brandon was present, and upon my af-
f1rmative answer demanded that he be
forthcoming. 1 told the sergeant that
Brandon was confined to his bed with
illness, whereupon he asked to DO
shown to his room.
1t was useless to resist or to evade,
so 1 awakened Brandon and took the
sergeant in. Here he read his warrant
to arrest Charles Brandon, Esq, for
the murder of two citizens Of London,
perpetrated, done and committed upon
the night of such and such a day Of
this year OF our Lord 1914. Brandon's
hat had been found by the side of the
dead men, and the authorities had re-
ceived information from u high source
that Brandon was the guilty person.
That high source was evidently Buck
ingham.
When the sergeant found Brandon
covered with wounds, there was no
longer any doubt, and, although hard
ly able to lift his hand, he was forced
to dress and go with them. A horse
litter was procured. and we all started
to London.
While Brandon was dressing I said
l would Mt once go and awaken the
king, who, / knew, would pardon the
offensc when he heard my story, but
Brandon asked the sergeant to leave
ps to ourselves for q short time, and
closed the door.
"Please do nothing of the sort, Cas-
koden," said he. "If you tell the king,
/ will declare there Is not one word of
truth In your story. There Is only one
person in the world who may tell Of
that nights happenings, and If she
does not they shall remain untold. She
will make it>all right at once, I know.
I would not do her the foul wrong to
think for one instant that she will fail.
You do not know her. She sometimes
seems selfish, but 1t is thoughtlessness
fostered by fattery, and her heart Is
right, | would trust her with my life.
II you breathe a word of what I have
told you, you may do more harm than
you can ever remedy, and I ask you 10
say nothing to any one. II the princess
would not liberate me-but that 10 not
to be thought Of. Never doubt that
she can and will do 1t better than you
think. She is all gold"
This, of course, silenced me, as I did
not know what new danger I might
create or how I might mar the matter
I 80 much wished to mend. I did not
tell Brandon that the girls haA left
Greenwich or Of my underlined and per.
haps unfounded fear that Mary might
not act as he thought she would in a
great emergency, but silently helped
him to dress and went to London along
with him and the sheriff's sergeant.
Brandon was taken to Newgate, the
most loathsome prison In London at
that time, 1t being used for felons, while
Ludgate was for debtors. Here he was
thrown into an underground dungeon
foul with water that seeped through
the Old masonry from the moat and
alive with every noisome thing that
creeps. There was no bed, no stool, no
floor, not even a wisp OF straw; SIM
ply the reeking stone walls, covered
with fungus, and the wlndowless arch
overhead. One could hardly conceive
q more horrible place in which to spend
even a moment. 1 had n glimpse Of 1t
by The light Of the keepers lantern as
they put him I'm, and 1T seemed to me d
single night In that awful place would
have killed me or driven me mad. /