The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-08-05

cannot complain if 10 have an heir. 1t
would he II good joke on the miscrly
old dotard, but better on 'Cc Gros
GarCon.'"
Mary sprang from her chair with n
cry Of rage. You brute. DO YOU
think | am as vile as YOU because
lave tho misfortune to he your sister,
CT that Charles Brandon is like YOU
simply because he Is n man?' Henry
laughed, his health mt that time being
too good for him to be i'll naturcd. He
had all he wanted OFT of his sister, so
her outburStS amUScd him.
Mary lurricdly left The King and
walked back to her room, filed with
shame and rage, feelings actively slim
nlatcd by Jane, who WAS equally ludig-
nant.
Henry had noticed Janc's frown, but
had laughed at her and had tried TO
catch and kiss her "a she left, but she
struggled away from lin and fed
with II speed worthy of the cause.
This insulting suggestion put n stop
to Mary's visit TO the Tower more Of
fcctualiy than my refusal could have
done. and she sat down to pour forth
her souls indignation In n letter.
Slc remained at home then, but saw
Brandon later, md TO good as
l believe, although | am not sure about
1t even to this day.
l took this letter TO Brandon along
with Mary'S m~iniaturc-thc one thu
had been painted for Charles of Ger
mary. but had never been ~givcu-and
n curl of her hair, and it looked as If
this was all he would ever possess of
her.
Dc I~.onguevillc heard of Uenry's
brutal consent that Mary might sec
Brandon, and, with Il F~rcnchman's be-
lief in woman's dcpravity, was exceed
ingly anxious to keep them apart. 10
his end he requested that Il member
of his w retinuc be placed near Bran
don. To this Henry readily consented,
and there was an cnd to even the lot
ter writing. Opportunities increase In
value doubly fast as they drift behind
us, and now that the princess could not
sec Brandon or oven 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
II would say or think.
Mary was impcrious md impatient
| ny i'ltuit, bIl tIIDOn GuEG una urgent
occasions could employ the very smooth
est sort Of finessc.
llcnry's brutal Selhshncss in forcing
p % hcr the French marriage, togeth-
or with his cruel condemnation of
Brandon and his vile destinations
against herself, had driven nearly ev-
cry spark of affection for her brother
from her heart. But she felt that she
might fclgn an affection she did not
feel, and hat what she so wanted would
be cheap ut the price. Cheap? 1t would
be cheap at the cost of her immortal
soul. Cheap? What she wanted was
lifc's condensed swccts-tllc man she
lovcd-aru what she wanted TO escape
was lifc's distilled MISUNDERSTANDING
with Il man she loathcd. None but IL
pure woman can know tho torture of
that. i saw this whole disastrous cam.
paign from start to finish. Mary began
with II wide flank movement conducted
under masked batteries and skillfully
executed. She sighed over her troublcs
anu cried Il great deal, but told the
King hr had boon such Il 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 slc would do 1T will
lngly 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 n fine bargain, but the
Lord pity him when lc has my little
sister in his side for n thorn. He had
better employ some energetic soul to
prick him With needles and bodkins.
for think there Is moro power for
disturbance in this little BODY than I'm
any other equal amount of space I'm all
the universe. You will furnish him
all tho trouble lie wants, won't YOU.
sister,"
II shall try" said the princess de-
murcly. perfectly willing to obey in
everything.
"Dcvil n doubt Of that, and YOU will
sucoccS, too, or my crowns n stew.
pam" II he laughed at the huge joke
he was about to pcrpctratc on his poor
old royal brother.
1t would seem that the tremendous
dose of flattcry administered by Mary
would have boon sc plainly self inter
estcd ms 10 alarm tho dullcst pcrcep-
ton, but Hcnry's vanity was so dense
and his appetite for fattcry so great
that he accepted It all without sus-
plclon, and it made him quite affablo
and gracious.
Mary kept up her show OF affection
and docilc obedience for n week or w
until she thought Hcnry's suspicious
were allayed, and then, after having
done enough Detting and fondling, ns
she thought, to start the earth itself
n-moving-as some men are foolish
enough to say 1t 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 appeal
might have softcned the heart of Calig-
MIA himself, but Henry was not even
cruel. He was simply an animal so
absorbed in himself that he could not
feel for others.
ooh, 1t is out mt last!'' he said with
n laugh. III thought all this sweetness
must have been for something. So the
lady wants her Brandon and doesn't
want her Louis, yet Is willing 30 obey
her dear, kind brother? Well, we'll
take her at her word and let her obey.
You may as well understand, once and