Cañon City record., 1903-12-17

u is that he be hanged. drawn and
quartered? And yet you stop to eat
and batbe aid dressI In Gods name.
Mary Tudor. Of what stun are you
made? II he had waited but one little
minute. had stopped for the dra awing
Of a breath. had held back for but one
faltering thought from the terrible
odds OF four swords to one. what would
you now be? Think. princess: think
l was little frightened at the length
to which my feeling had driven me.
but Mary took It all very well and said
slowly and absentmindealy:
You are right I will 90 At once.
despise my selfish neglect There 10
no other way-I have rAcked my brain
there Is no other way. II must be
done. and will 20 at once and do IT."
And ! will go with YOU" said I.
Il do not blame you" she said. ''for
q ,ubting me since I have failed once.
But you need not doubt me now. II
shall be done. and without delay. re-
gardiess OF the cost to me. ! have
thought and thought to find some other
way to liberate him. but there is none.
will go this Instant
"And will go with you. Lady Ma
ry." said ! dorgedly.
She smiled at my persistency and
took me by the hand. saying. Gomez
We at once went OF to nnd the king.
but the smile had faded from Mary's
face. and she looked as II she were go
ing to execution. Every shade Of color
had fed. and her lips were the hue of
ashes.
We found the King In the midst OF
his council. with the French ambassa-
dors. discussing the all absorbing topic
OF the marriage treaty. and Henry
fearing an outbreak. refused to see
the princess. A. usual. opposition bur
spurred her determination 80 sbe ~
down In the apteroonI AID said >l;r
would not stir until she had seen ,.ir
king.
After we had waited few minutes
one Of the kings pages came up and
said he had been looking all over the
palace for me and that the king desired
my presence immediately. wei.t IN
with the page to the king. leaving
MARY alone and very melancholy in
the antcchnmber.
Upon entering the kings presence be
asked: Where have you been. Sir FL
wini have almost killed a good half
dozen pages hunting you. | want you
TO prepare Immediately TO go 10 Paris
with an embassy to his majesty King
Louis. You will be the interpreter
The ambassador you need not know
Make ready at once. The embassy
will leave London from the Tabard inn
one hour hence"
Could u comma nd to duty have come
at a more inopportune timef ! was
distracted, aud upon leaving the kin:
went at once to seek the Lady Mary
where I had left her in the anteruom
She had gone. so ! went to her apart
ments. but could not ind her went
TO the queens salon. but she was not
there. and I traverscd that old ram
bling palace from one end to the other
withou; finding her or Lady Jane.
The king had told me the embassy
would be secret one and that ! was
TO speak OF Il TO nobody. least Of all to
the Lndy Mary. No one was TO know
that ! was leaving England. ana | was
to communicate with no one at home
while In France.
The kings command was not TO be
disobeyed. To do SO would be as much
as my life WAS worth; but. besides that
the command OF the king I served was
my highest duty. aud no Caskoden ever
failed I'm that. I may not be as tall as
some men. but my fidelity and honor
hut yna will say | boast.
was TO make ready my bundle and
ride six miles to London In one hour
aud almost half that time was spent
ALREADY. I was sure to be late. 30 l
could not waste another minute.
went To my room and got together
a few things necessary for my journey.
but did not take much in the way Of
clothing. prcrcrring to buy that new
in Paris, where could find the latest
styles In pattern and fabric.
tried to assure myself that Mary
wonid see the king at once and tell him
nil and not allow my dear friend Bran
don TO- lie In that terrible place another
night, yet n persistent fear gnawed at
my heart and a sort of Intuition that
seemed to have the very breath OF GER
tnlnty In its foreboding made me doubt
her
As could find neither Mary nor
Jane, did the next best thing-l
wrote n letter to each OF them. urging
immediate action and left them TO be
delivered by my man Thomas who
was one Of those trusty souls that new.
CT fall. did not tell the girls was
about TO start for France. but intimat-
ed that ! wns compelled to leave Lon
don for n time and said. 81 leave the
fate of this man. TO whom we all owe
so much. In your hands. knowing full
well how tender you will be Of him"
was away from home nearly Il
month. and as | dared not write. and
axcn Inne did nof know WHARF | Mas