The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28

at the time when she thought she was
entirely right, and when the cost Of a
mistake was Mt its maximum.
, She recoiled also from the thought
Of Brandon's escape" and 1t hurt her
that he should be fugitive from tho
Justice that should reward him, yet
she quieted these disturbing sugses-
tons with the thought that It would
be only for short time, and Brandon,
she knew, would be only too glad to
make the sacrifice II it purchased for
her freedom from the worse than dan,-
nation that lurked in the French mar.
riage.
All this ran quickly through Mary's
mind and brought relief, but It did not
cure the uneasy sense, weighing like
lead upon her heart, that she should
take no chance with this mans life ana
should put no further weight Of sacri-
flee upon him, but should go to the
king and tell him n straightforward
story, let it hurt where 1t would. With
little meditation, however, came a
thought which decided the question ana
absolutely made everything bright
again for her, so great was her cana
bllity for distilling light. She would
so at once to Windsor with Jane and
would dispatch note to Brandon at
Newgate telling him upon hhescape
TO come to her. He might remain In
hiding in the neighborhood Of Wind
sor, and she could see him every tay.
The time had come to Mary when to
see him every day" would turn Pin
tonian shades into MONDAY brightness
Apas, WITH MARY, to resolve was to
act; so the note was soon dispatched
by page, and one hour later the girls
were OIL their road to Windsor.
buckingham went to Newgate, ex-
pecting to make virtue, with Mary,
out of the necessity imposed by the
kings command in freeing Brandon.
He had hoped to induce Brandon to
leave London stcalthily and Immediate
ly by representing to him the evil con-
sequences Of break between the c1ti-
zens and the king, liable to grow out
Of his release, and relied OH Brandon's
generosity to help him out, but when
he found the note which Mary's pago
had delivered to the keeper of Newgate
he read 1t, and all his plans were
changed.
He caused the keeper to send the
note to the king, suppressing the fact
that he, Buckingham, had any knowl-
edge of 1t. The duke then at once
started to Greenwich, where he ar
rived and sought the king n few min
utes before the time he knew the mes
senger with Mary's note would come.
The king was soon found, and Buck
lngham, in apparent anger. told him
that the city authorities refused to de-
liver Brandon except upon an order un-
der the kings seal
Henry and buckingham were in
tensely indignant ut the conduct Of
the scurvy burghers, and an immense
amount Of self Importance was dis
played and shamefully wasted. This
manifestation was Mt It's highest when
the messenger from Newgate arrived
with Mary's poor little note rs intend
| ed by the duke.
The note was handed to Henry, who
read aloud as follows:
To Master Charles Brandon, greeting:
| Soon you will be at liberty, perhaps ere
this Is to your hand Surely would not.
| leave you long in prison. go to Windsor
| at once. there to live in tho hope that
| may see you speedily. NARY.
what is this?" cried Henry. 'Afy
| sister writing to Brandon? Gods
death! My Lord of Buckingham, tho
| suspicious you whispered in my ear
may have some truth. We will let this
fellow remain in Newgate and allow
our good people Of London to take
their own course with him."
buckingham went to Windsor next
day and told Mary that arrangements
had been made the night before for
Brandons escape and that he had
heard that Brandon had left for New
Spain.
| Mary thanked the duke, but had no
smiles for any one. Her supply was
| exhausted.
She remained at Windsor nursing
her love for the sake Of the very pain
1t brought her and dreading the battle
for more Than life itself which sho
knew she should soon be called upon to
fight.
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| (To BE Continued