The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-06-25

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dishonor at his hands never suggested
itself to nae. 1 knew lie would care far
and respect me. I trusted him, and nv.
trust was not misplaced. OF how MANY
of these creatures who laugh when the
! king laughs could l say as much2,,
And Henry knew she spoke the truth
| both concerning herself and the cour+-
iers.
With downcast eyes she continued.
Il suppose, after all, you are partly
light in regard to me, for it was his
honor that saved me, not my own, and
If am not what you called me have
| Master Brandon to thank-not myself"
eve will thank him publicly on Tow
er 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 look Of terror in her eyes
Mary screamed: what! Charles Bran
don-Tower hill?-You are going IN
kill himY'
Il think we will,' responded Henry
1T usually has that effect, to separate
the head from the body and quarter
the remains to decorate the four gates.
We will take you up to London in
day or two and let you see his beauti-
full head on the bridge"
"Behead- quarter-bridge Lord Je-
SUI" She could not grasp the thought.
She tried to speak, but the words
uld not come. In moment she be-
came more coherent, and the words
rolled from her lips as mighty food
tide pours back through the arches of
London bridge.
"You shall not kill him. He is blame
less. You do not know. Drive these
gawking fools out of the room, and
will tell you ALL" The king ordered
the room cleared of everybody but
Wolsey, Jane and myself, who re-
manned at Mary's request. When all
we're gone, the princess continued:
brother, this man is in no way to
blame. It is all my fault-my fault
that he loves me, my fault that he tried
to run away to New Spain with me. It
may be that I have done wrong and
that my conduct has been unmaidenly.
but I could not help it. From the first
time I ever saw him in the lists with
you at Windsor there was a gnawing
hunger in my heart beyond my control.
I supposed of course that day he would
contrive some way to be presented to
me-
You did?''
eyes, but he made no effort at all,
and when we met he treated me as if
were an ordinary girl.''
''He did,"
EYES,"
'Horrible''
Mary was too intent on her story to
heed the sarcasm, and continued: THAT
made me all the more interested in
him, since it showed that he was diff
ferent from the wretches who beset
you and me with their flattery, and I
soon began to seek him on every occa-
sion. This is an unmaidenly history l
am giving, I know, but it is the truth
and must be told. I 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. 1 made
every excuse to have him near me. I
asked him to my parlor-you know
about that-and-and did all I could to
be with him. At first he was gentle
and kind, but soon, think, he saw the
dawning danger in both our hearts, as
I, too, saw it, and he avoided me in
every way he could, knowing the trou-
BILE it held for us both. Oh, he was the
wiser! And to think to what l have
brought him. Brother, let me die for
him-I who alone am to blame. Take
my life and spare him-spare him! He
was the wiser, but 1 doubt if all the
wisdom in the world could have saved
u.s. He almost insulted me once in the
park-told me to leave--when it hurt
him more than me, I am now sure, but
he did it to keep matters from growing
worse between us. tried to remember
the affront, but could not, and had he
struck me l believe l should have gone
back to him sooner or later. Oh, it was
himself So strong was my feeling that
I could bear his silence no longer, and
one day went to him in your bed
chamber anteroom and fairly thrust
myself and my love upon him. Then,
after he was liberated from Newgate,
could not induce him to come to me,
so went to him and begged for his
love. Then I coaxed him into taking
me to New Spain and would listen to
no excuse and hear no reason. Now
lives there another man who would
| have taken so much coaxing?"
mo, by heaven, your majesty!' said
Wolsey, who really had kindly feel
ing for Brandon and would gladly save
his life if by SO doing he would not in
terfere with any of his own plans and
interests. Wolsey's heart was naturally
kind when it cost him nothing, and
much has been related of him which,
to say the least, tells a great deal more
than the truth. Ingratitude always re-
coils upon the migrate, and Henry's loss
was greater than Wolsey's when VOL
sey fell.
Henry really liked or, rather. ad-
| mired Brandon as had ofton boon