Cañon City record., 1903-12-31

tcdtt upon n friend Of hts grace"
IDENTIFY walked out to this quiet path to
consult about the situation. As they
approached. Mary spoke to the duke
with q vicious sparkle in her eyes.
MY Lord Buckingham. this shall
cost you your head Remember my
words when you are on the scsnold.
Just When your neck fits into the hol-
low Of the block
He stoppeI. with an evident desire to
explain. but Mary pointed down the
path and said: Go. or l will have
Master Brandon spit you on his sword
Two to one would be easy odds com
pared with the four to one you put
against him In Billingsgate. Co.. And
the battle was over, the foe never hav-
ing struck a blow. 1t hurt me that
Mary should speak of the odds being
two to one against Brandon when !
was at hand. 1t is true l was not very
large, but l could have taken care Of
lawyer.
Now 1t was that the lawyer-knight
earned his bread by his wits. for 1t was
be. know. who instigated the next
move. a master stroke in its way and
one which proved a checkmate to us
II was this: The duke went at once to
the king and In n tone OF injured limo
cence told him Of the charge mnde by
Brandon. with Mary's evident approx
al. and demanded redress for the SLAM
der Thus 1t seemed that the strength
of our position was about to be turned
against US. Brandon was at once sum
moned and promptly appeared befor~
the king. only too anxious to confront
the duke. As to the confinement of
Brandon and his secret trial. the king
did not care to hear. That was a mat
ter Of no consequence to him. The i'm
attack the princesst
Brandon told the whole straight story
exactly as II was. which Buckingham
as promptly denied and offered to
prove 10y his almoner that he was at
his devotions on the night and at the
hour Of the attack. So here was a con
nict Of evidence which called for new
witnesses, and Henry asked Brandon
II the girls had seen and recognized the
duke To this question Of course he
was compelled to answer no. and the
whole accusation. after all. rested upon
Rrandons word. against which. on the
other hand. was the evidence of the
Duke OF Buckingham and his conven-
lent almoner.
An this disclosed to the full poor
Mary's anxiety to help Brandon, and.
the .,uke having adroitly let out the
-. f,,,t IA, had t,y~f tho v,rin
with Rrrndon Mt certain secluded
spot IN the forest. Henry's suspicion
of her partluiity received new force.
ard lie bcgai TO look upon the unfortu-
nate Brandon ~ partial cause at
least Of Mars aversion to the French
uiarriaEe.
Henry grew angry and ordered
Brandon to leave the court. with the
sullen remark that II was only his
services to the Princess Mary that
saved him from day with papers OH
the piIiory.
Henry was by no means sure that
his suspicious concerning Mary's heart
were correct. and In all he had heard
he had not one substantial fact upon
which to base conviction He had not
stFu ucr Wttn Asss.fs-iNn since tueir
avowal. or he would have had fact
In every look, the truth In every mo-
tion, a demonstration in every glance.
She seemed powerlcss even TO attempt
6onccaimcnt, In Brandon's handsome
mnniinrsS '. : evident superiority the
king thor y" s,iw very clear nos
sibll,ty t'f 10 love. and where
therc .- a. S.liiiity for a girl
she ust. "a iuinll expectations
Now. all brought Brandon into
the deep Gov of the royal frown,
and like maEy another man he sank
his fortGac In the fathomless depths OF
= woman's heart and thought himself
Hich In doing It.
(ro BE CONTINUED NxSr WEEK.