The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

bus the ROYAL wrath was appeased to
such an extent that the order for explIl-
lhele be no more quartet gatherings
lh Lacy MARY rariOr This ieniency
was more easy for the Princess 10
hfilE about 10y reason Of the fact
that she had not spoken TO her
brother since the day she went 10 see
Eln after Wolse5' 3 visit and Rad been
refusal 70 speak 10 him after the Wolsey
N'S.t-Henry was angry on account OF
~ bat he called her irsolence: but she
did nos seem 10 care for that. and Z his
Ups. he pretended indifference. still the
same stubborn silence was main1a med.
q MS soon began 10 arnUse the King md
on late De fat been ftAins 10 be 0n friend
Ir terms again with his sister through a
>-iieS oi eleph2ntUe antics and beariike
leasantries, "a li, h were Tho most dismal
ABOUT RECOMMENDATION They we're more
successful from a c9mical point # view
50 Henry was really glad for sonnet hing
mat would loosen the tongue usually 50
lNeIv. and for ana opportunity 10 gratify
his sister from whom be was demanding
-rCn Saerlnce. and Tor whom he eX
Ieered 10 receive no less price than the
help of Louis of Franc. the most power
tll King ot Europe. TO the imperial
crown.
Thus our meetings we're broken up. and
EraUdc0 knew his dream was over. and
that any effort 10 see fhc Princess would
probably result in disaster for them both.
Tor him certainly.
The k.rE upon that same day told
Mary of The intercepted letter sent by
her 10 Brandon at Neweatc and accused
lcr Of what he vas pleased 10 term an
improper feeling ftr a t"w-boTn fellow.
Mary ~ once sent fun account OF the
communication in letter 10 Brandon.
who read it with 100 small degree of in
comfort as tFo harbirEer of trouble.
4 had better leave here soon. or may
80 without my head" he remarked
-Nhen rnat fuouEht gets 10 working in
The Kings Lram he VIII strike. and L
Letters began to come to our rooms
from Mary. al FIRST begging Brandon 70
come TO her. and then upbTatding him
because Of his cOidIess and C0wardice
ana telling him that n be cared for her
as she did Tor him he would see her.
Though he had 10 wade through fire and
blood. That was exactly where the tr0u-
Die lay. IL was NOT fire and blood through
which DE would have To pass, they were
small matters. mere nothing that would
really have added Zesr ana interest 70
the achievement But the froNnlng iaugh
Of the tyrsnt Who could bind him hand
and foot. and "a vivid reTnerlb brance or
the NeWEate dungeon. with dangling
moose or followed oct block ln the near
background. were matters that Nould
have taken The alNenturDus tendency out
Of even the cracked brain or rhiNairE IT.
self. Bra nd0u cared only To- Ignt Nnerc
there was a possible victory or ransom.
OF q prospect Of some sort. at least. Of
achieving success. EaKard preferred
stone wall. and thought 10 show ms
brains out several centuries before B2Naru
and I'm a sense he could do it.
What pity this senseleSs. Stlff-1need.
leht-headcd ChiValry did not beat its
brains out several centuries before Bayard
put such an absurd price upon himself.
So every phase of the question which
his good sense presented told Brandon,
whose passion was as ardent though not
SO inpatien as M3ry's. that ii would
De worse than foOlhardy 10 try TO see
her. He. however. determined to see
her once more before be left. but as u
could in all probabiily be only once. ne
was reserVing rhe meeting until the last.
and had written Mary that ii was their
best and only chance
This brought 10 Mary a stinging real
fzation of the fact that Brandon was
2 bout TO leave her and that she would
lose hln it something were not done
quickly Now for Mary. after a life Of
Eratifed Vhims. 10 lose the very thing
she wanted most Of al-Uhat for which
she WOuld willingly have given up every
other desire her heart had ever coined
was = thought hardly 10 be endured She
felt that the world would surely collapse.
Il could not. would not. should not be.
Her vigorous young nerves were 100
strong 70 be benumbed by an Overwhelm-
ing agony. as is etines the case with
those who are fortunate enough to be
weaker. so she had 10 suffer and endure.
Life itself. yes life a thousand times.
was slipping away from her. She must
he doing something or she would perish.
Poor Mary. How a grand soul like hers,
What an infinite disprOportion between
her susceptibility to pain and her power
u combat II. she had the maximum ca
TacitV for one and the minimum strength
Tor the other no wonder il drove her
almost mad-that eNcrUciating pang of
love
She could not endure inaction. 50 she
cid the worst thing possible. She went
alone one afternoon. just before dusk. to
see Brandon at our rooms I was not
there when she first went in. but, hav-
frr aofr- her on hn W. nn
thing and followed, arriving two or three
minutes after her j knew II was best
that should De present, and vas sure
Brandon would wish IT. When entered
fhey were holding each others hands. in
silence They had not yet found their
tongues. so fun and crowded were their
hearts. Tt was pathetic 10 see them. es-
pecially the girl, who had not BrandOn's s
hopelessness TO deaden the pain by par
tial resignation.
Upon nay entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward me with
p frightened look but was reassured upon
seeing who IN was. Brandon mechanical
y walked away from her and seated
Cally. moved 10 his side and placed her
hand on his shoulder. Turning her face
toward me. she said; Sir Edwin. know
we have great deal to say and wish to
be alone"
was about to go when Brandon stop
ped ne.
NO. no; Caskoden. please stay: it would
not do. It would be bad enough. God
knows. II the Princess should be found
here with both Of US: but. with me alone
] should be dead before morning There
IS danger enough as it is. for they will
watch US"
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 window
way. where Brandon and Mary sat upon
the great cloak and I on a campstooi in
front Of thems completely filling up the
little passage
II can bear this no longer" exclaimed
Mary. II Will 90 TO my brother tonight
and tell him all; I will tell him how II
suffer. and that 7 shall die IL you are
allowed TO go away and leave me for
ever. He loves me. and I can do any,
thing with him when ] try. I know
can obtain his consent to our-our-mar-
rlsge- He cannot know how I suffer, else
he would not treat me 50. I viii let him
see-L Will convince him. I have in my
mind everything I want to say and do.
J VIII sit on his knee and stroke his hair
end kiss him. And she laughed softly as
her spirit revived In the breath OF a grow
ing hope Then / will tell him how hand
some he is and how I hear the ladies
signing for him. and he viii come around
al right by the third visit. oh, 1 know
how 70 90 II: I have done It so often.
Never fear! / wish had gone at II long
ago