Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-24

or three minutes aIteT ueT. u KNEW IL
was best that | should be present and
was sure Brandon would wish IL.
When entered. they were holding
each others hands I'm silence. They
bad not yet found their tongues. so
fun and crowded were their hearts. II
the girl. who had not Brandon's hope
lessness to deadeD the pain by partial
resignation.
Upon my entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward me
with a frightened look, but was reas-
sured upon seeing who II was. Bran
don mechanically walked away from
her and seated himself on a stool.
Mary. as mechanically, moved to his
side and placed her hand on his shout
der. Turning her face toward me she
said. "Sir Edwin. know you will for
give me when l tell you that we have
q great deal to say and wish to be
alone"
was about to go when Brandon
stopped me.
NO, no. Caskoden, please stay. 1t
would not do. 1t would be bad enough,
God knows, IL the princess should be
found here with both of US, but with
me alone should be dead before morn
ing. There is danger enough as it is.
for they will watch u.s."
Mary knew he was right, but she
could not resist a vicious little glance
toward me. who was in no way to
blame.
Presently we all moved into the win
dow-way, where Brandon and Mary,
sat upon the great cloak and l on a
camp stool in front of them, complete
ly filling up the little passage.
81 can bear this no longer" exclaim-
ed Mary. II will go to my brother to-
night and tell him all. | will tell him
how suffer and that shall die if you
are allowed to go away and leave me
forever. He loves me, and l can do
anything with him when try. | know
l can obtain his consent to our-Our-
marriage. He cannot know how / suf-
fer, else he would not treat me so.
will let him see; will convince him.
to say and do. | will sit on his knee
and stroke his hair and kiss him." And
she laughed softly as her spirit revived
in the breath of n glowing hope. Then
/ will tell him how handsome he is and
how | hear the ladies signing for him,
and he will come around all right by
the third visit. oh, l know how to do
hoy
fear. / wish had gone at it 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 a
corpse before tomorrow noon?' he ask.
ed.
"Why, of course not! Why do you
ask such a dreadful question:"
| Because. if you wish to make sure
of it, do what you have just said-go to
the king and tell him all. l doubt If
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 block pillow"
"Oh, no; you are all wrong. know
what can do with Henry"
eff that Is the case, / say goodby
now. for l shall be out Of England, ii
possible. by midnight. You must promise
me that you will not only not go to the
king at all about this matter, but that
its slightest word. and remember with
every breath that on your prudence
hangs my life. which, l know, is deal
to you. Do you promise? If you DE-
not, l must fly. So you will lose me
one way or the other if you tell the
king-either by my flight or by my
death"
II promise" said Mary, with droop
ing head. the embodiment Of despair
all life and hope having left her again
After few minutes her face bright
ened, and she asked Brandon what shiI
he would sail in for New Spain, an,
whence.
1--WE sail in the Royal Hind from
Bristol" he replied.
How many go out in her, and ar
there any women"
mo, nor he returned. "No womal
could make the trip, and, besides, Of
ships OF that sort. half pirate, half mer
chant, they do not take women. Tn
sailors are superstitious about 1t an,
will not sail with them. They sa,
they bring bad luck-adverse winds
Gains, storms, blackness, monster
from the deep and victorious foes"
THE ignorant creaturesw cried Mary
Brandon continued, There will be
hundred men IL the captain can Undue
80 many to enlist"
How does one procure passageT in
quired Mary.
by enlisting with the captain, ma
named Bradhurst, at Bristol. where tn
ship Is now lying. There is where
enlisted by letter. But why do 20
ask?"
"Oh, only wanted to know"
We talked awhile on various topic:
but Mary always brought the CONVEX
sation back to the same subject, tn