Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-26

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 tie with Mary in bed. The door had been placed on its hinges again, but the bed was tumbled as Mary had left it, and the room was in great disorder "Oh, Sir Edwin" began Mary, who was weeping, twas ever woman in such frightful trouble? My brother is killing me. Can he not see that I could not live through a week of this mar riage7 And I have been deserted by all my friends, too, excepting Jane. She, poor thing, cannot leave.'' 'sYou know would not go,o said Jane parenthetically. Mary continued, "You, too, have been home an entire week and have not been near me" I began to soften at the sight of her grief and concluded with Brandon that, after all, her beauty could well cover a multitude of sins, perhaps even this, her great transgression against him.
 The princess was trying to check her weeping and in a moment took up the thread of her unfinished sentence: s"And Master Brandon, too, left with out so much as sending me one little word mot liEe nor syllable. He did not come near me, but went off as if did not care-or he did not Of cturse he did not care or ne would not have behaved so, knowing was in so much trouble. I did not see him at all after-one afternoon in the king S. about a week before that awful night in London, except that night, when I was so frightened could not speak one word of all the things I wished to say.'
 This sounded strange enough, and I began more than ever to suspect some thing wrong. I, however, kept as firm grasp as possible upon the stock of indignation had brought with me.
 "How did you expect to see or hear from him. asked I, "when he was iy- ing in a loathsome dungeon without one ray of light, condemned to be hanged, drawn and quartered because of your selfish neglect to save him who at the cost of half his blood and al- most his life had saved so much for you?"
 Her eyes grew big. and the tears were checked by genuine, surprise. I continued: "Lady Mary, no one could have made me, believe that you whom you owed so great debt lie so long in such misery and be condemned to such death for the act that saved you. could never have believed it!''
 limp of hellr' screamed Mary. .What tale is this you bring to torture me? Have I not enough already? Tell me it is lie or will have your miserable little tongue torn out by the rootF'
 Ut is no lie, princess, but an awful truth and frightful shame to you.''
 was determined to tell her all and let her see herself as she was.
 She gave a hysterical laugh and, throwing up her hands with her accus- toned little gesture, fell upon the bed in utter abandonment, shaking as with g spasm. She did not weep; she could not; she was past that now. Jane went over to the bed and tried to soothe her.
 In moment Mary sprang to her feet, exclaiming: Master Brandon con- denaned to death, and you and I here talking and moaning Nand weeping! Come, come; we will go to the king at fOnce. We will start to walk, Edwin-I must be doing something and Jane can Follow with the horses and over take us. No; will not dress; just as am; this will do. Bring me hat, Jane-any one, any one" While put ting on hat and gloves she continued: T will see the king at once and tell him all-all! will do anything. I will marry that old king of France or forty kings or forty devils! It's all one to me. Anything, anything, to save him! Oh to think that he has been in that dungeon all this time!' And the tears came unheeded in del uge.
 She was under such headway and spoke and moved so rapidly that I could not stop her until she was nearly ready to go: then held her by the arm while said:
 Tt is not necessary now. You are too late"
 l A look of horror came into her face, and I continued slowly: T procured Brandon's release nearly a week ago. did what you should have done, and he is now at our rooms in Greenwich" l Mary looked at me moment and, 1 turning pale, pressed her hands to her heart and leaned against the door I frame.
 After a short silence she said: Ed win Caskoden-fool! Why could you not have told me that at first? I thought my brain would burn and my l heart burst.y
 T should have told you had you giv- en me time. As to the pain it gave