Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-23

"Yes, yoatr grace, th3s zs the gate" at this gate just before dark. I am sure they go on some errand of gal lantry, which your grace will soon learn, make no doubt"
 He replied that he would take care of that.
 Brandon did not see where Bucking ham hid himself, but soon the two in- nocent adventurers came down the path attired in the short skirts and bon nets of orange girls and let themselves out at the gate. Buckingham followed them, and Brandon quickly followed him. The girls passed through little postern in the wall opposite Bridewell House and walked rapidly up Fleet ditch, climbed Ludgate hill, passed Pauls church, turned toward the river down Bennett hill, to the left on Thames street. then on past the bridge. following Lower Thames street to tE,s neighborhood of Fish street hill, where they took an alley leading up toward East Cheap to Grouche's house.
 1t was brave thing for the girl to do and showed the determined spirit that dwelt in her soft wkeSe breast. Aside from the real dangers, there was enough to deter any woman, I should think.
 Jane wept all the way over, but Mary never finched.
 There were great mudholes where one sank ankle deep, for no one paved the street at that time, strangely enough, preferring to pay the sixpence fine per square yard for leaving it un- done. At one place, Brandon told me, a load of hay blocked the stxeets, com polling them to squeeze between the houses and the hay. He could hardly believe the girls had passed that way, as he had not always been able to keep them in view, but had sometimes to follow them by watching Buckingham. He, however, kept as close as possi- ble and presently saw them turn down Grouche's alley and enter his house.
 Upon learning where they had stop ped, Buckingham hurriedly took him. self off, and Brandon waited for the girls to come out. It seemed a very long time that they were in the wretch ed place, and darkness had we'll de- scended upon London when they emerged.
 Mary soon noticed that a man was following them, and as she did not know who he was became greatly alarmed. The object of her journey had been accomplished now, so the spur of a strong motive to keep her courage up was lacking.
 'tJane, some one is following us,'' she whispered.
 'Yes,'' answered Jane, with an un- concern that surprised Mary, for she knew Jane was coward from the top of her brow. head to the tip of her little pink heels.
 "Oh, if had only taken your ad. vice, Jane, and had never come to this .wretched place! And to think too, that came here only to learn the worst! Shall we ever get home alive, do you think?"
 They hurried on, the man behind them taking less care to remain unseen than he did when coming. Mary's fears grew upon her as she heard his step and saw his form consistently fol lowing them, and she clutched Jane by the arm.
 Ut is all over with us, know. I would give everything I have or ever expect to have on earth for-for Mas ter Brandon at this moment" She thought of him as the one person best able to defend her.
 This was only too welcome an op- portunity, and Jane said: "That is Master Brandon following us. If we wait a few seconds, he will be here 2 And she called to him before Mary could interpose.
 Now this disclosure operated in two ways. Brandon's presence was, it is true, just what Mary had so ardently wished, but the danger and therefore the need was gone when she found that the man who was following them had no evil intent. Two thoughts qufckl. flashed through the girls mind. She was angry with Brandon for having cheated her out of so many favors and for having sighted her love, as she had succeeded in convincing herself was the case, all of which Grouche had confirmed by telling her he was false. Then she had been discovered in doing what she knew she should have left undone and what she was anxious to conceal from every one, and, worst of all, had been discovered by the very person from whom she was most anx. ious to hide it.
 So she turned upon Jane angrily: "Jane Bolingbroke, you shall leave me as soon as we get back to Greenwich for this betrayal of my confidence"
 She was not afraid now that the dan- ger was over, and feared no new dan- ger with Brandon at hand to protect her, for in her heart she felt that to overcome few fiery dragons and a company or so of giants would be a mere pastime to him. Yet see how she treated him. The girls had stopped when Jane called Brandon. and he was at once by their side with uncovered