Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-09

walked back to her room, filed with
shame and rage, feelings actively stim-
ulated by Jane, who was equally indig-
nant.
Henry had noticed James frown, but
had laughed at her and had tried to
catch and kiss her as she left, but she
struggled away from him and fled
with a speed worthy Of the cause.
This insulting suggestion put stop
to Mary's visit to the Tower more eff
fectually than any refusal could have
done, and she sat down to pour forth
her souls indignat ton in letter.
She remained at home then, but saw
Brandon later, and to good purpose, as
believe, although am not sure about
it even to this day.
I took this letter to Brandon along
with Mary's miniature-the one that
had been painted for Charles of Ger
many, but had never been given-and
curl Of her hair, and it looked as if
this was all he would ever possess of
her.
De Longueville heard Of Henry's
brutal consent that Mary might see
Brandon, and, with Frenchman's be-
lief in woman's depravtty, was exceed
1ngly anxious to keep them apart. To
this end he requested that a member
OF his own retinue be placed near Bran
don. To this Henry readily consented,
and there was an end to even the let
ter writing. Opportunities increase in
value doubly fast as they drift behind
US, and now that the princess could not
see Brandon or even write to him she
regretted with her whole soul that she
had not gone to the Tower. when she
had permission, regardless of what any
one would say or think.
Mary was imperious and impatient
by nature, but upon rare and urgent
occasions could employ the very smooth
est sort of f1nesse.
Henry's brutal selfshness In forcing
upon her the French marriage, togeth-
er with his cruel condemnation of
Brandon and his vile 1nstnuations
against herself, had driven nearly ev-
cry spark Of affection for her brother
from her heart. But she felt that she
might feign an affection she did not
feel, and that what she SO wanted would
be cheap at the price. Cheap? 1t would
be cheap at the cost Of her immortal
soul. Cheap? What she wanted was
hfe's condensed sweetsthe man she
loved-and what she wanted to escape
was LIES distilled bitterness
with a man she loathed. None but a
pure woman can know the torture Of
that. saw this whole disastrous cam.
paign from start to finish. Mary began
with wide flank movement conducted
under masked batteries and skillfully
executed. She sighed over her troubles
and cried a great deal, but told the
king he had been such dear, kind
brother to her that she would gladly
do anything to please him and advance
his interests. She said it would be
torture to live with that old creature,
King Louis, but she would do it will
1ngly to help her handsome brother, no
matter how much she might suffer.
The king laughed and said: Poor
old Louis! What about him? What
about his suffering? He thinks he is
making such a fine bargain, but the
Lord pity him when he has my little
sister In his side for a thorn. He had
better employ some energetic soul to
prick him with needles and bodkins.
for I think there Is more power for
disturbance in this little body than in
any other equal amount Of space in all
the universe. You will furnish him
all the trouble he wants, won't you,
ststery'
II shall try" said the princess de-
murely, perfectly willing to obey i,
everything.
"Devil doubt Of that, and you viii
succeed, too, or my crowns a stew
PAN" And he laughed at the huge jok,
he was about to perpetrate on his poo
old royal brother.
1t would seem that the tremendou
dose Of aattery administered by Mar
would have been so plainly self inter
,ested as to alarm the dullest percep
ton, but Henry's vanity was 80 dens'
and his appetite for flattery so grea
that he accepted it all without sus
picion, and it made him quite affablt
and gracious.
Mary kept up her show Of affection
and docile obedience for a week or two
until she thought Henry's suspicion:
were allayed, and then, after having
done enough petting and fondling, az
she thought, to start the earth itsel1
a-moving-as some men are foolish
enough to say it really does-she began
the attack direct by putting her arms
about the kings neck and piteously
begging him not to sacrifice her whole
life by sending her to France.
Her pathetic, soul charged appea
might have softened the heart Of Calig
ula himself, but Henry was not ever
cruel. He was simply an animal sc