The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11


Look at this handsome new trophy of
my bow and spear"
1 was surprised and alarmed when Mary
chose Brandon but when / turned TO the
musicians to direct their play. imagine,
if you can, my surprise when the leader
said:
Master. we have our orders for the
first dance from the Princess.
Imagine. also, if you can, my double
surprise and alarm, nay, almost my ter
ror, when the band struck up James
S3r bb say the look gave of Iary
standing there demurely by his SIDE,
when he first heard the music, and ]
heard her nervous little laugh as she nod
10 him to take position for the dance. The
next moment she was in Brandons arms,
flying like a sylph about the room.
buzz of astonishment and delight greeted
them before they were halfway around.
and then en- great @ t, eiaPPing d Of hands; Ga IN
lovely sight. although, / think a graceful
woman is more beautiful in La Galliard
than any other dance. or. in fact, any
herself.
After little time the Dowager Duchess
Of Kent first lady in waiting to the
gallery and said that her Majesty had
ordered the music stopped and the musi-
clans, Of course ceased playing at once.
Mary theTeupon turned quickly TO me:
Master. are our musicians weary that
The Queen answered for me in high
music stopped. will not permit such an
Fire sprang to MaEy's eyes, and she ex-
the way we do and dance at my balls you
face is kill-mirth anyway" 1t never
took long to rouse her ladyship.
The Queen turned to Henry, who was
laughing. and angrily demanded:
VIII your Majesty permit me TO be
you got yourself into it; get out of it
as best you can. have often told you to
let her alone; she has sharp claws" The
frown before ne married her. 1t was her
dover of Spanish gold that brought her
second Tudor husband.
"Shall / not have what music and
dances I want at my own balls?' asked
That you shall. sister mine; that you
master, n and II the the ff eirff likes to to
let R5"'G her n15 have her IN wish hoo 1t n1 WlI
and will wear the ladies out a-dancing.
After Mary had finished the opening
dance there was great demand for IN
struction. The King asked Brandon to
teach him the steps, which he soon
learned to perform with a grace perhaps
equaleed by no living creature other than
2 little shy and inclined to stand at arm 8
length. but Mary had set the fashion and
the others soon followed. I had taken
fiddler TO my room and had learned the
dance from Brandon; and was able 10
teach it also though lacked practice to
make my step perfect The Princess had
tifully from the first her strong young
limbs and supple body taking as natur-
ally to anything requiring grace of move
ment as a cygnet to water.
This, thought !. is my opportunity to
teach Jane the new dance / wanted to go
to her first, but was afraid. or for some
- ovnA IL fIar 10
dies they came. After I had shown the
step to them / sought out my sweetheart.
Jane was not a prude but 1 honestly be-
lieve she was the most provoking girl that
ever lived. ] never had succeeded in
holding her hand even the smallest part
of an instant, and yet l was sure she liked
me very much; almost sure she loved me.
She feared ! might unhinge Il and carry
it away. or something of that sort, ! sup
pose. When went up and asked her to
let me teach her the new dance, she said:
Il thank you, Edwin; but there are 9TH
ers, who are more anxious to learn than I.
and you had better teach them first,
But l want TO teach you. When l wish
to teach them l will 60 to them"
You did go to several others before you
5a2esRt aae @ 2Ps f6 be- to pqaed SoW shs
was the unkindest thing ! ever knew a
girl to do-refqse me what she knew so
and SrdnG 5heG PSs the G on sh
much about It. so told her, and she saw
she had carried things too far, and that I
was growing angry In earnest She then
nattering excuse:
81 could not bear to go through that
dance before so large company. should
see-that is, with you-Edwin' Ed
win" Oh! so soft and sweet! The little
jade, to think that she could hoodwink
me so easily, and talk me into q good hu-
saw through ali quickly enough, and left
her without another word. In a few
-l,o 4,,fr TIT
where l knew she was alone. The door
was open and the music could be heard
there, so / followed.
MY lady, there Is no one to see us
here; 1 can teach you now, II you wish"
She saw she was cornered, and replied,
with toss Of her saucy little head: But
what If do not wish?"
Now this was more than could endure
with patience. so 1 answered: My young
lady. you shall ask me before l teach
you"
There are others who can dance it
much better than you" she returned,
IF you allow another to teach you that
dance" / responded, you will have seen
the last of me-" She had made me angry,
a week When 1 did-but 1 will tell you
of that later on. There was one thing
about Jane and the new step: so long as
she did not know ii she would not dance
with any other man, ana foolish as my
feeling may have been. could not bear
the tnOugnI OF ner QOlnR II. i resolved
that If she permitted another man to
teach her that dance il would be all over
between us. 1t was terrible thought to
me. that OF losing Jane, and il came like a
very stroke upon my heart. ] would think
of her sweet little form, so compact and
graceful: Of her gray, calm eyes, so full
OF purity and mischief; of her fair oval
face, almost pale, and wonder If 1 could
live without the hope of her. | deter
mined. however. that If she learned the
new dance with any other man I would
throw that hope to the winds, whether
lived or died. st. George! l believe 1
should have died.
The evening was devoted to learning the
new dance, and / Mary busily en-
gagged imparting information among the
ladies. AS We were about to diSperse
heard her say to Brandon:
You have greatly pleased the King by
bringing him a new amusement. He
asked me where I learned It, and I told
him you had taught it to Caskoden, and
that ] had II from him. / told Caskoden
so that he can tell the same story"
'tOhi but that is not true. Don't you
think you should have told him the truth
or have evaded II in some way?" asked
Brandon, who was really great lover Of
the truth, when possible" but who. I
fear. on this occasion wished to appear
more truthful than he really was. II a
man Is TO a woman's taste, and she is in
clined to him. he lays up great stores In
her heart by making her think him good.
and irnpOSfffOnS are often Dra