Cañon City record., 1903-12-10
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hee own pleasantly.
II am afr.t.d you had better be bad
I give you fair warning" said Brandon
huskily He felt her eyes upon him all
the time. a..d his strength and good
resolves were oozing out like wine from
an Ill coopered cask. After a short ID
lence Mary continued. regardless OF the
warning
-But the position is reversed with us.
At first was unkind to you. and you
were kind to me. but now I am kind to
you, and you are unkind to me-"
Il can coiIe back at you with your
own words responded Brandon You
don't know when am kind to you. /
should be Kinder. to myself at least.
were 1 to leave you and take myself to
the other side of the world"
."Oh. that is one thing wanted to
ask you about. Jane tells me you are
going to New Spain
She was anxious to know. but asked
the question partly to turn the conver-
eatioa. which was fast becoming peril
GUS. As girl she loved Brandon and
knew 1t only too well. but she knew
also that she was n princess. standing
dom on earth-in fact. at that time the
heir apparent. Henry having no chill
dren. for thu people would not have the
Scotch kings imp. and the possibility
of such a Ting as a union with Bran
don had ne-cr entered her head. how
ever passionate her feelings toward
him. II was not to be thought of be
tween people so far apart as they
Brandon . answered her question: II
10 not kno- about going ! think j
thall have volunteered with ship
that sails in two or three weeks from
Eristol. and | suppose shall CO."
"Ob. mol Do you rally mean itT' II
gave her a pang To hear flat he was
actually going. and her love pulsed
higher. but she also felt a sense OF re-
lief. somewhat as consideration
housebreaker might feel upon tindin,.
the door securely locked assiinst him.
II would take away a temptation
which she could not resist and yet
dared not yield to much longer.
Il think there Is no doubt that ]
mean it," replied brandon 4 should
like 10 remain in England until l can
save money enough out of the king $
allowance to pay the debt against my
fathers estate. SO that ! may be able
to go away and feel that my brother
and sisters are secure I'm their home
my brother is not strong-but I know
It II better for mc to go now, and
hope to find the money out there
could have paid II with what l lost to
Judson before l discovered him cheat
ing This WAS the first time he had
ever alluded to the duel. and the
thought of II. In Mnry's mind added .
faint touch of fear to her feeling to
ward him.
She looked up with a light in her eyes
and asked: What is the debt? How
much? Let me give you the money.
have SO much more than I need. Lei
me pay it. Please tell me how mucl
It is. and l will hand 1t to you Yor
can come to my rooms and get 1t. or
will send il TO you Now tell me thsi
I may. Qu' rkiyr' And she was alive
with enthus Istic interest
-Therc. now. you are kind again. a.
kind as even you can be. Be sure.
thank you. though I say II only once.
and he looked into her eyes with a
gaze she could not stand even for ~
instant This was growing dangerous
again: 10. .ching himself. he turned
the conversa ion back into the banter
Ing vein.
-Ah, you want to pay the debt that
I may have no excuse to remainf Is
that itf Perhaps you are not 20 kind
after ALL
''No. no; you know better. But lei
me pay the debt How much is 1t. and
to whom Is 1t owingf Tell me at once
I command you."
no. no. Lady Mary; cannot"
please do. l beg, II l cannot com-
mand- Now l know you will. You
would not make me beg twice for any
thingr She drew closer to him as abe
spoke and put her hand coaxingiy upon
his arm. With an Irresistible impulse
he took the hand in his and lifted IL to
his lips in lingering caress that could
not be mistaken II was all so quick