The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-29
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. 10 vi why Mcl1 lOI you 10 l1uRn,
but Master Brandon would not tell you
Il lie for your crown" Gods! / could
have fallen on my knees to Il faith like
that. What | tell you Is true. L trust
ed him so completely that the fear OF
dlshonor at his hands never suggested
itself to nc. | knew lie would care for
and respect mo. / trusted him, and my
trust was not misplaced. OF how many
of these creatures who laugh when the
king laughs could l say as much?"
And Henry kncw she spoke the truth,
both concerning herself and the court
icrs.
With downcaSt yes she continued:
81 suppose, after all, YOU are partly
right in regard to me, for Is vas his
honor that saved me, not my own, and
if l am not what you called me l have
Master Brandon to thank-not myself"
1--WE will thank him publicly on Tow
CT hill day after tomorrow at noon,"
said the king, with his accustomed del
icacy, breaking the news of Brandon's
sentence as abruptly as possible.
With II look of terror in her eyes
Mary screamed: "What! Charles Bran
don-Towcr hill?-You are going to
kill him?'
Il think wc WILL" responded Henry.
ut usually has that effect, to separate
the head from the body and quarter
the remains to decorate the four gates.
We will take o up TO London in a
day or two and let you see his bcauti-
full head OH the bridge"
neutrality-suspicious.! Lord Je-
SUI She could not grasp the thought.
She tried to speak, but the words
would not come. In a moment she be-
came more coherent, and the words
rolled from her lips as a mighty flood
tide pours back through the arches Of
London bridge.
"You shall not kill him.. He is bl' me-
less. You do not know. Drive csc
gawking fools out of the room, and 1
the room cleared of everybody but
Wolsey, Jane and myself, who re-
manned at Mary's request. When all
were gone, tho princess continued:
"Brothcr, this man is in no way TO
blame. 1t is all my fault--my fault
that he loves me, my fault that he tried
to u away to New Spain with mo. 1t
may be that L have done wrong and
that my conduct has been unmaidcnly,
but L could not help it. From the first
time | ever saw him i'll the lists with
you at Windsor there was Il gnawing
hunger in my heart beyond my control.
l supposed of course that day he would
contrivc some way to be presented to
me-
"You dido"
"Yes, but he made no effort at all,
and when VIC met he treated me as If 1
were M ordinary girl"
Gle did?"
"Ycs.'
"IIorriblc."
Mary was too intent on her story to
heed the sarcasm, and continued: THAT
made me all the more interested in
him, since 1T showed that he was diff
fcrcnt from the wrctchcS who beSct
you and me with their 1lattcry, IL !
soon began to seek him on every occa-
sion. This is an unmaidcn!y history l
am giving, know, but it is the truth
and must be told. l was satisfied at
first If l could only be in the same
room with him and see his face and
hear his voice. The very air he breath
ed was like an elixir for me. | made
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asked him to my parlor-you know
about that-and-and did all / could to
be with him. At first he was gentle
and kind, but soon, l think, he saw the
dawning danger in both our hearts, as
/, too, saw it, and he avoided me in
every way he could, knowing the trou-
bic it held for us both. oh, he was the
wiser, And TO think TO what [ have
brought him. Brother, let me die for
him-I who alone am to blame. Take
my life and spare him-sparc him! He
was the wiser, but / doubt if all the
wisdom in the world could have saved
lis. lie almost insultcd me once In the
park-told me to leave when 1t hurt
him more than me, | am now sure, but
he did it to keep matters from growing
worse between us. | tried to remember
the a%fIront, but could not, and had he
struck me believe / should have gone
back to him sooner or later. Oh, 1t was
all my fault. / would not let him save
himself. SO strong was my feeling that
L could bear his silence no longer, and
II day / went to him in your bed
chamber antcroom and fairly thrust
myself and my love upon him. Then,
after lie was liberated from Ncwgate,
L could not induce him to come to me,
so L went to him and begged for his
love. Then | cOaXcd him into taking
me TO New Spain and would listen to
no Xcusc and hear no reason. Now
lives there another man who would
have taken so much coaXing"
mo, by heaven, your majcsty!" said
Wolscy, who really had a kindly feel.
ing for Brandon and would gladly save
his life if by so doing he would not in
terferc with any of his own plans and
interests. Wolscy's heart was naturally
kind when it cost him nothing, and
much has been related of him which,
to say the least, tells Il great deal more
than tie truth. Ingratitude always re-
coils upon tho migrate, and uenry's loss
was greater than Wolsey's when VOL
sey fell.
Henry really liked or, rather, adj.
mired Brandon, as had often been
shown, but his nature was incapable
of real affection. The highest point he
ever reached was admiration, often
quito e~Xtrnyagant FOR a time, but usu.
ally short lived, as naked admiration is
apt to be. IL lie had affection for any
one, it was for Mary. He could not but