Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-20
Copyright. 1898 and 1901.
bp the Botocn- Merrill Company

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regard TO Brandon's release" he said.
but on investigation thought II best
10 consult you again before proceeding
FURTHER. ! fear there Is no doubt that
Brandon II the right man. Ii seems he
was out with a couple OF wenches con-
corning whom he got into trouble and
stabbed two men In the back. IL Is a
very aggravated case. and the citizens
are much incensed about IL. owing
partly 10 the fact that such occurrences
have been so frequent OF late. l
thought under the circumstances and
In view Of the fact that your majesty
will soon call upon the city for loan
TO make up the Lady Mary's dover it
would be wise not to antagonize them
In this matter, but to allow Master
Brandon TO remain quietly In confine-
ment until the loan is completed, and
then we can snap our fingers at them"
"We will snap our fingers at the
scurvy burghers now and have the
loan. too" returned Henry angrily. 81
want Brandon liberated at once, and
shall expect another report from you
Immediately. my lord"
Buckingham felt that his revenge
had slipped through his fingers this
time. but he was patient where evil
was to be accomplished and could wait
Then II was that the council was called
during the progress of which Mary
and had tried to obtain an audience
OF the king.
Buckingham had gone to pay his re-
epects 10 the queen and on his way
back had espied Mary waiting for the
king In the anteroom and went to her.
At first she was irritated at the sight
OF this man, whom she so despised,
but thought came to her that she
might make use OF him. She knew his
power with the citizens and city au-
thorities OF London and also knew, or
thought she knew, that a smile from
her could accomplish everything with
him. She had ample evidence of his
tnfatuation, and she hoped that she
could procure Brandon's liberty through
Buckingham without revealing her
dangerous secret
Much to the dukes surprise, she
smiled upon him and gave a cordial
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been unkind to us Of late and have not
shown us the light Of your counte-
nance. am glad to see you once
more. Tell me the news"
IL cannot say there Is much Of inter-
est. l have learned the new dance
from Caskoden, II that Is news, and
hope for a favor at our next ball from
the fairest lady In the world"
"And quite welcome" returned Mary,
. complacently appropriating the title,
''and welcome to more than one. /
hope, my lord"
This graciousness would have looked
suspicious to one with less vanity than
buckingham, but he saw no craft In 1t.
lie did see, however, that Mary did
not know who had attacked her in
Billingsgate. and he felt greatly re-
lieyed.
The duke smiled and smirked and
was enchanted at her kindness. They
walked down the corridor talking and
laughing. Mary awaiting an opportu-
nifty to put the important question with
out exciting suspicion. At last II came,
when Buckingham, half inquiringly,
expressed his surprise that Mary
should be found sitting at the kings
door.
Il am waiting to see the king" said
she. Little Caskoden's friend, Bran
don, has been arrested for a brawl Of
some sort over In London. and Sir Ed
win and Lady Jane have importuned
me to obtain his release, which I have
promised TO do. Perhaps your grace
will allow me to petition you In place
pr carrying my request to the king.
. You are quite as powerful as his mai
Psty In London, and l should like to
sk you TO obtain for Master Brandon
his liberty at once. l shall hold my
elf infinitely obliged II your lordship
will do this for me-" She smiled upon
him her sweetest smile and assumed
in indifference that would have de-
eived any one but Buckingham. Upon
I'm under the circumstances Il was
worse than wasted. Buckingham at
nee consented and said that notwith-
tanding the fact that he did not like
srandon. TO oblige her highness he
Fould undertake to befriend q much
pore disagreeable person.
II fear" he said. 1T will have 10 bs
one secretly-by conniving at his es-
ape rather than By an order for his
elease. The citizens are greatly
reused over the alarming frequency
such occurrences. and as many Of
pe offenders have lately escaped pun
hment by reason Of court interior
bee fear this man Brandon will have
bear the brunt, In the London mind,
all these unpublished crimes II
I'll be next 70 impossible to liberate
N except by arranging privately
It'll the keeper for his escape. He
uld go down into the country and
pit in seclusion until IL Is all blown
er or until London has a new victim,
d then an order can be made pardon
him, and he can return"