The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01

the third visit. oh, 1 know how to do
1t. 1 have done 1t 80 often. Never
fear. L wish 1 had zone at 1t long ago"
Her enthusiastic fever Of hope was
really contagious, but Brandon, whose
life was at stake, had his wits quick
ened by the danger.
"Mary, would you like to see me q
corpse before tomorrow noon?" ne ask.
ed.
why, OF course not! Why do you
ask such a dreadful question:"
Because, IL you wish to make sure
of 1t, do what you have just said-go to
the king and tell him all. l doubt IL
he could wait till morning. L believe
he would awaken me at midnight to
put me to sleep forever-at the end of
a rope or on a block pillow"
ooh, no; you are all wrong. I know
what 1 can do with Henry"
"If that is the case, I say goodby
now, for 1 shall be out Of England, IL
possible, by midnight. Youmust promise
me that you will not only not go to the
king at all about this matter, but that
you VIII guard your tongue, Jealous of
Its slightest word, and remember with
every breath that OH your prudence
hangs my life, which, 1 know, Is dear
to you. Do you promise2 If you do
not, 1 must fly. So you will lose me
IL way or the other If you tell the
king-either by my flight or by my
DEATH"
al PROMISE" said Mary, with droop-
Ing head, the embodiment Of despair,
all life and hope having left her again.
After n few minutes her face bright
encd, and she asked Brandon what ship
lie would sail In for New Spain, and
whence.
1--WE sail in the Royal Hind from
Bristol" he replied.
Glow many go out in her, and are
there any women2"
mo, nor he returned. "No woman
could make the trip, and, besides, on
ships of that sort, half pirate, half mer-
chant, they do not take women. The
sailors are superstitious about 1t and
will not sail with them. They say
they bring bad luck-adverse winds,
Gains, storms, blackness, monsters
from the deep and victorious foes"
"The ignorant crcaturcsw cried Mary.
Brandon continued, "There will be a
" wv IL lhS Dlu IL III
30 many to enlist"
"How does one procure passage?" in
| Quircd Mary.
"By cnlisting with the captain, q man
named Bradhurst, ut Bristol, where the
ship Is now lying. There Is where I
enlisted by letter. But why do you
ask2"
ooh, I only wanted to know"
We talked awhile on various topics,
but Mary always brought the CONVEX
sation back to the same subject, the
Royal Hind and New Spain. After
asking many questions she sat in 81
lcnce for Il time and then ahruntlY
broke into ono OF my sentences. She
was always intcrrupting me as if j
were n parrot.
81 nave been thinking and have made
up my mind what 1 will do, and you
shall not dissuadc me. l will go to
New Spain with YOU. That will BIO
glorious-far better than the hum
drum life of sitting at homeland will
solve the whole question"
"But hat would be impossible,
Mary" said Brandon, into whose face
this new evidence of her regard had
brought n Frightening look; utterly
impossible. TO begin with, no woman
could stand the voyage, not eve you,
strong and vigorous rs o are"
ooh, yes / can, and l will not allow
you to stop me for that reason. 1 could
bear my hardship better than the tor.
ture Of the last fcw weeks. In truth,
/ cannot bear this ut all. 1t is killing
mo; so what would 1t be when you are
gone and / am the vito of Louis?
Think OF that, Charles Brandon; think
Of that, when / am the wife of Louis.
Evcn IL the voyage kills me, | might
rs we'll die one way as another, and
tllon would be with you where 1t
wore sweet to die" And / had to sit
there and listen to all this foolish talk!
Brandon insisted: "But no women
are going. AS l told you, they would
not take one. Besides, how could you
escape? | will answer the first ques-
ton you evcr asked me. You are of
sufficient consideration about the
court for all your movements to at
tract notice. 1t Is impossible. We
must not think of 1t. 1t cannot be done.
Why build up hopes only to be cast
dowpfH
"Oh, but 1t a DO done. Mover doubt
1t. Will go, not rs u woman, but as a
man. have planned all tho details
while sitting hero, Tomorrow | Will
send to Bristol n sum Of money asking
n separate room in the ship for q young
noblcman who wishes to go to New
Spain incOgnito, and will go aboard
Just before they sail. 1 Will buy n
mans complete outfit and Will practice
being q man before YOU and Sir 3D.
win" Here sho blushed 80 that I
could soc the scarlet ever In tho gath
ering gloom. She continues: "As to
my escape, 1 a go to Windsor, and
then perhaps on to Berkeley castle,
over by Reading, where there will be
no one to watch me. You can leave Mt
once, and there will be no cause for
them to SPY npQn mG when you are
gone, so 1t can be lone easily enough.
That Is 1t. 1 will go to my sister, who
is now at Berkeley castle, the other
side Of Reading, o know, and that
will make q shorter ride to Bristol
when we start"
The thought, of course, could not but
please Brandon, to whom, in the
warmth of Mary's ardor, 1t had almost
begun to Offer hope, and he snid mus,
ingly: " wonder ~ 1t could be done9
II 1t could-if we could reach New
Spain, wo might build ourselves q
home I'm the beautiful green mountains
and hide ourselves safely u,yay FROM