The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-08-19

I a laugh that was like to have spoiled
everything. Henry turned quickly up
on me. and 1 tried to cover it by pre-
tending that 1 was sobbing. Wolsey
helped mo out by putting a corner of
his gown to his eyes,, when Henry, see
Ing us all so affected, began TO catch
the fever and swell with Indignation.
He put Mary away from him and,
striding up and down the room, ex-
claimed in n voice that oil could hear:
"The dog, the dog, to treat my sister
so! My sister! My fathers daughter!
My sister! The first princess of Eng
land md queen of France for his mis-.
tress! BY every god that ever breathed,
I'll chastlse this scurvy cur until he
howls again. L swear it by my crown,
IL 1t cost me my Kingdom" and so OH
until words failed him. But see how
he kept his oath, and see how he and
Francis hobnobDed not long aftcrward
at the Field of the Cloth Of Gold.
Henry came back to Mary and began
to question her, when she repeated the
/ story for him. Then it was she told of
my timely arrival, and how, I'm order to
escape and protect herself from Fran
els, she had been compelled to marry
Brandon and flee with us.
She said: 81 so wanted to come home
to England and be married where nv
dear brother could give me away, but
l was In such mortal dread of Francis,
and there was no other means OF es-
cape, So
Goods death! If 1 had but one other
' sister like you, 1 swear before heaven
I'd have myself hanged. Married to
Brandon! Fool! Idiot! What do you
mean7 Married to Brandon! Jesu!
You'll drive me mad! Just one other
like you in England, and the whole
damned kingdom might sink. I'd have
none of 1T. Married to Brandon with
out my consent!"
"No, no., brother" answered Mary
softly, leaning affcctionatcly against
his bulky form. "Do you suppose 1
would do that? Now, don't be unklnd
TO me when i have been away from
you so long! You gave your consent
four months ago. DO you not remem-
ber2 You know I would never have
done 1t otherwise"
eyes, I know! You would not do
an~ything-you did not want, and il
seems equally certain that in the end
you always manage to do everything
| you do want. He'll and furles!"
why, brother, I will leave it to my
lord bishop of York If you did not
promise me that day, in this very
room and almost on this very spot, that
TX I would marry Louis Of France /
Il FNfyhf n t,,xv %
when ho should die. or course vow
knew, after what / had said, whom 1
should choose, so I went to q little
church In company with Queen Claude
and took my hair down and married
him, and 1 am his wife, and no power
on earth can make 1t otherwise" And
che looked up into his face with q de-
FAINT little pout, as much as to say,
Now, what are you going to do about
Henry looked at her in surprise and
then burst out laughing, Married to
Brandon with your hair down." And
he roared again, holding his sides.
"Well, you do beat the devil. There's
no denying that. Poor old Louis! That
was a good joke on him. I'll stake my
crown lie was glad to die! You kept
1t warm enough for him, 1 make no
doubt"
"Well," said Mary, with a little
shrug of her shoulders, "he would
marry me-"
Yes, and now poor Brandon doesn't
know the trouble ahead of him either.
He has my pity, by Jove!"
"Oh, that is different" returned
Mary, and her eyes burned softly, and
her whole person fairly radiated, so
expressive WINS sue OF the fact that ut
was dlfferent.y