Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13

- ing into her greatest woman
a ~ perfection. Her skin was
Haike velvet, a rich, clear, rosy snow,
with the hot young blood glowing
Through it like the faint red tinge we
sometimes see on the inner side Of a
white rose leaf. Her hair was very
light brown, almost golden, and fluffy,
loft and fine as a skein Of Arras silk.
She was Of medium height, with a fig
,aure that Venus might have envied. Her
feet and hands were small and ap-
parently made for the sole purpose of
driving mankind distracted. In fact,
that seemed to be the paramount OBJ
Ject in her creation, for she had the
world Of men at her feet. Her great
est beauty was her glowing dark brown
eyes, which shone with an ever chang
ing luster from beneath the shade Of
the longest, blacklist upcurv1ng lashes
ever seen.
Her voice was soft and full and, ex-
'cept when angry, which, alas, was not
dnfrequent, had a low and coaxing lit
tie note that made it irresistible. She
was a most adroit coaxer and knew
her power full we'll, although she did
not always plead, having the Tudor
femper and preferring to command
when she could. AS before limited, she
had coaxed her royal brother out Of
several proposed marriages for her
which would have been greatly to his
advantage, and if you had only known
aaenry Tudor, with his vain, bolster
Gus, stubborn violence, you could form
:some idea Of Mary's powers by that
achievement alone.
Such was the royal maid to whose
sender mercies, now tell you frankly,
my friend Brandon was soon to be
turned over. He, however, was a
blade Of very different temper from
any she had known, and when first
saw signs Of a growing intimacy be-
tween them l felt, from what little I
had seen Of Brandon, that the tables
were very likely to be turned upon her
ladyship. Then thought 1, God help
her." for in a nature like hers, charged
with latent force, strong and hot and
fiery as the suns stored rays, it need
ed but fash to make it patent when
damage was sure to follow for some
body-probably Brandon.
Mary did not come home with US
1rom Westminster the morning after
the joustings, as we had expected, but
followed some four or five days later,
and Brandon had fairly settled himself
at court before her arrival. AS neither
his duties nor mine were onerous, we
had a great deal Of time on our hands,
which we employed walking and riding
or sitting in our common room reading
and talking. OF course, as with most
young men, that very attra active branch
of natural history, woman, was favor
lite topic, and we accordingly discussed
1t great deal-that is, to tell the exact
truth, l did. Although Brandon had
seen many an adventure during his life
on the continent which would not do
to write down here, he was as little Of
a boaster as any man ever met, and.
while am in the truth telling business,
I was as great a braggart Of my inches
as ever drew the longbow-in that line,
/ mean. Gods, flush up hot even now
when 1 think Of it! So 1 talked great
deal and found myself infinitely pleased
with Brandons conversational powers,
which were rare, being no less than the
capacity for saying nothing and listen
Ing politely to an infinite deal Of the
same thing, in another form. from me.