The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-05-21
TIE PR7NoEToN7U NIoN: THURsDAY. MAY'7 d. I aoa

It seemed that was born again and al
made over; that I was changed in the
very texture Of my nature by the
shock, as they say the grain of the iron
cannon is sometimes changed by toe
violent an explosion And this proved
to be true in some respects.
We rode on rapidly and did not stor
In London except to give the horses
drink
After crossing the bridge Mary said
half to Jane and half, to herself, ''I will;
never marry the French king-never."
Mary was but girl pitted against q
body of brutal men, two Of them rulers
Of the two greatest nations on earth
rather heavy odds for one woman.
We rode down to Greenwich and en-
tered the palace without exciting com
ment, as the princess was in the habit
of coming and going at will.
The king and queen and most of the
conrtiers were in London at Bridewel
House and Baynard's castle, where
Henry was vigorously pushing the
w
er, the only business of state in which
at that time he took any active inter
est. subsequently, as you know, he be
came interested in the divorce laws
and the various methods whereby a
man, especially king, might rid him
self OF distasteful wife, and after he
saw the truth in Anne Boleyn's eyes he
adopted combined policy of church
and state craft that has brought US a
deal of senseless trouble ever since and
Is like to keep it up.
AS to Mary's dover, Henry was tc
pay Louis only 100000 crowns, but he
made the marriage an excuse for an
extra 100000 to be devoted to his Own
private use
When we arrived at the palace the
girls went to their apartments and l
to mine, where l found Brandon read
ing. There was only one window to
our common room-a dormer window
set into the roof and reached by lit
tie passage as broad as the window it.
self and perhaps a yard and a half
long. In the alcove thus formed was
bench along the wall, cushioned bv
Brandon's great campaign cloak. In
this window we often sat and read, and
here was Brandon with his book. l had
intended to tell him the girls were COM
ing, for when Mary asked me if l
thought he would come to her at the
palace, and when 1 had again said no,
she reiterated her intention of going
to him at once; but my coura ge failed
me and did not speak of it.
knew that Mary ought not to come
to our room, and that if news of it
should reach the kings ears there
would be more and worse trouble than
ever, and as usual Brandon would pay
the penalty for all. Then again, if it
were discovered it might seriously COM
promise both Mary and Jane, as the
world is full of people who would rath-
er say and believe an evil thing of an
other than to say their prayers or to
believe the holy creed.
l had said as much to the Lady Mary
when she expressed her determination
to go to Brandon. She had been in the
wrong so much Of late that she was
humbled, and I was brave enough to
say whatever I felt, but she said she
had thought it all over, and as every
one was away from Greenwich it
would not be found out if done Sc
cretly.
She told Jane she need not 20: that
she, Mary, did not want to take any
risk of compromising her.
Jane would have gone, though, had
she known that all her fair name would
go with her. She was right, you see,
when she told me while riding over to
Windsor that should Mary's love bios
som into a full blown passion she
would wreck everything and every
body, including herself perhaps, to at
tain the object of so great desire.
It looked now as if she were on the
highroad to that end. Nothing short
Of chains and letters could have kept
her from going to Brandon that even
Ing. There was an inherent force about
her that was irresistible and swept
everything before it.
In our garnet she was to meet anoth-
er will, stronger and infinitely better
controlled than her own, and I did not
know how it would all turn out.
CHAPTER XII.