Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-31
when KnighthOOd
Was In Flower
o.. 7hs L0rs Siorp u Charlie Brundon
and Narp Tid0r, hs king's Slstor,
an Happening IN The Reign Of
He Aus7fst Mdjcstu klno
Henry the Eighth
Rewritten and Rend red Into Modern
English From SIR Edwin Cas-
koden's Memoir
by Edwin CaskOden Charles MaIOrl
by Edwin CaSkOden Charles MaIOr1
Copyright, 1925 and 1901.
bp the DOtDeH-M erTiu Company
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Brandon held MS face In mis- hands
w then. looking up. said: 1T is only
question OF your happiness. and, hard
u the voyage and your life over there
Did be, yet believe II would be bet
M than life with Louis OF France.
thing could be so terrible as that to
"a OF US. II you wish TO go. will
81 90 take you. though | die In the
|fhmpt. There will be ample time to
consider, so that you can turn back
5ou wish"
Der reply was inarticulate. though
't sfactory, and she took his hand in
" 4 as the tears ran gently down her
.feks. this time tears Of JOY, the first
NJ had shed for many a day.
- the Siren country again without
AZ! Overheard and lost!
les Brandon's resolution not to see
|Nry was we'll taken. II II could only
ne been as well kept. Observe as
|4 progress into what the breaking OF
Ied him.
Ne had known that II he should but
~ her once more his already topping
|A would lose its equlpoise, and he
mid be led TO attempt the impossible
Nd invite destruction. At first this
'Neme appeared TO me In its true
#bt. but Mary's subtle feminine logic
NC IL seem such plain and easy sail
~ that soon began to draw enthusl-
w from her exhaustless store. and
5f combined attack upon Brandon
mutually routed every vestige OF eau
D. and common sense that even he
NJ left.
ren logic has always been irresist-
81 N and will continue so no doubt de-
" experience.
cannot define what II was about
|l'y that made her little speeches,
w argumentatlve. all pleading, so
Dderfully persuasive. Her facts
ne mere fancies. and her logic was
even good sophistry. As to real
nment and reasoning. there was
bling OF either I'm them. 1t must
n been her native strength OF char
~ and intensely vigorous personal
n some unknown force OF nature op-
ling through her occultly-that
bed the channels OF other persons
oghts and filed them with her own
There was magic In her power,
certain, but unconscious magic to
y. | am equally sure. She never
Id have used II knowingly.
here was still another obstacle to
eh Mary administered her favorite
pedy, the Gordian knot treatment.
ndon said: at cannot be. You are
my wife, and we dare not trust q
st here 10 unite u.s."
TO-" replied Mary, with hanging
p, "but we can-can find one over
e."
do not know how that will be. wo
probably not find one-at least
do not know"
ter a little hesitation she answer
l will go with you anyway and
risk IT. l hope we may find
t." And she flushed scarlet from
throat to her hair.
|andon kissed her and said: "You
90, my brave girl. You make me
, for my faint heartedness and
ence. l will maze you my wife in
way as sure as Their is a God"
pm aftei this Brandon forced him
TO insist on her departure, and
with her, full Of hope and COM
ly blinded to the dangers Of our
shed scheme. l think Brandon
r really lost sight of the danger
Utmost infinite proportion of chance
hst this wild. reckless venture, but
daring enough to attempt 1t even
be face OF such clearly seen and
~ consequences.