The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18

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ting her In n good humor Wolsey con
tinucd: His majesty could not have
given me more disagreeablc task
You doubtless think am In favor OF
this marriage, but am not"
| This was as great lie rs ever fell
| whole out OF bishops mouth. "I have
been obliged TO fall i'm with the kings
views on the matter, for he has had his
mind set OH 1t from the first mention
| by De Longucville.'
WAS 1t that bead eyed little mummy
| who suggested itf"
Eyes, and if you marry the king of
| France you can repay him with usury."
"Tis an induccmcnt, by my troth"
Il do not mind saying to you in con-
| fdcnc" that think it an outrage to
force girl like YOU to marry a man
like Louis of France, but how are we
to avoid it?'
Fly the "wc' Wolscy put himself in
alliance with Mary, and the move was
certainly adroit.
How are we to avoid it? Have no
fear OF that, my lord; l will show YOU"
"Oh but my dear princess; permit
nc. You do not seem to know your
brother You cannot I'm any way avoid
thlS marriage. l believe he will i'm
prison you and put YOU on bread and
water to force your consent. am sure
you had better do willingly that which
you will eventually he compelled to do
anyway; and, besides, there is another
thought that has come to me. Shall I
speak plainly before Lady Jane Boiling
broker
Il have no secrets from her"
very we'll. 1t is this: Louis is old
and very feeble. lie cannot live long,
ana 1T may be that you can by ready
consent Row exact u promise from your
brother to allow you your own choice
In the event Of Il second ma rrioye. You
might In that way purchase what you
could not bring about In any other
way
"llow do YOU know that want to
purchase hught In any way, Master
Noiscy! l most certainly do not I'm.
tchd TO do so by marrying France"
Il do not know that you wish to pur.
chase anything, but Il woman's heart is
not always under her full control. and
tbtcHESSaaith her In station, but mo -cUuafoY
any man OH earth In grandeur Of soul
and noblcncss of nature. 1t might be
TINT there Is such n man whom any
woman would be amply justified in
purchasing at any sucriiicc--doubly so
If 1T were buying happiness for two"
His meaning WAS too plain even to
pretend to misrndrrStand. and Mary's
eyes flashed at him as her face broke
into dirnpling smile I'm spite of her.
Wolscy thought hc had won, and to
clinch the victory said I'm his forccful
manner: Louis MI. will not live q
year; let me carry 10 the king your
consent, and guarantee you his prom
ise as to n second marriage"
In an instant Afary's eyes shot fire
and her face was like the blackrs.
stormclOud.
Garry this to The king: That l will
see him and the whole Kingdom sunk
In hell before 1 Will marry Louis OF
France. That Is my answer once and
Tor all. Good even, Master Wolscy."
And she swept out of the room with
head up and dllating nostrlls, the very
picture of defiance.
After Wolscy had gone Jane said to
Mary: Don't you think it would have
been better had you sent q softer an.
swer to your brother! believe you
could reach his heart even now IL you
were to make the effort. You have not
tried in this matter .>L you did in the
others"
Perhaps you are right, Jane. 1 will
go to Henry"
Mary waited until she knew the king
was alone, and then went to him.
On entering the room she said:
Brother, sent hnsty message to you
by the bishop of Lincoln this morning
and have come to ask your forgive.
| ness"
"Ah, little sister, thought you would
change your mind Now you arc n
good girl"
ooh, do not misunderstood me.
| asked your forgiveness for the mes
| sage. AS to the marriage, came to tell
you that 1t would kill ME and that
| could not bear 1t. Oh, brother, you are
not woman. You cannot know"
| Henry flew into passion and, with
| Oaths and curses, ordered her to leave
him unless she was ready to give her
| consent. She had but two courses to
take, 80 she left with her heart full of
hatred for the most brutal wretch who
ever sat upon throne, and that Is
making an extreme case. AS she was
going she turned upon him like fury
+, and exclaimed:
| "Never, never! Do you hear? Never!'
| Preparations went on for the mar
riage just rs II Mary had given her
solemn consent. The important work
of providing the trousseau began at
once. When the queen went to her with
silks and taffetas and fine cloths to
consult about the trousseau, although
the theme was one which would in ,cr-
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