Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-23

into great passion because we had
not asked his consent. One Of his
whims was that every one must ask
his permission to do anything-to eat
or sleep or say ones prayers, especially
to marry, II the lady was Of a degree
entitled to be kings ward. Jane,
fortunately. had no estate. the kings
father having stolen it from her when
she was an infant; so all the king could
do about our marriage was to grumble.
which I let him do to his hearts con.
tent "''~-'
II wish also to thank your majesty
for the thousand kindnesses you have
shown me-" said, land. although it
gr1eves me to the heart to separate
from you. circumstances compel me to
tender my resignation as. your master
Of dance" Upon this he was kind
enough to express regret and ask me
to reconsider. but stood my ground
firmly, and then and there ended my
official relations with Henry Tudor for
ever.
Upon taking my leave Of the king
sought Brandon. whom l found COM
fortably ensconced in our old quarters,
he preferring them to much more pre-
tentious apartments offered him in an
other part of the palace. The king had
given him some new furnishings for
them, and, as l was to remain a few
days to attend to some matters Of busi-
ness, he invited me to share his CON-
fort with him, and gladly did so.
Those few days with Brandon were
my farewell to individuality. There
after / was to be so mysteriously in
termingled with Jane that was only
part and smalkpart at that, fear
of two. l did not, Of course, regret
the change, since it was the one thing
In life most longed for, yet the period
was tinged with faint sentiment of
pathos at parting from the old life that
had been SO kind to me and which I
was leaving forever. l say did not
regret 1t, and, though l was leaving
my old haunts and companions and
friends so dear to me, l was finding
them all again in Jane, who was friend
as we'll as wife.
Mary's letter was in one Of my boxes
which had been delayed, and Jane was
to forward it to me when It should
come. When l told Brandon of 1t, I
dwelt with emphasis upon it's bulk,
and he, Of course, was delighted and
impatient to have It. had put the
letter In the box, but there was some
thing else which Mary had sent to him
that had carried with me. It was
sum of money sufficient to pay the debt
against his fathers estate and, In ad-
dition, to buy some large tracts OF land
adjoining. Brandon did not hesitate
to accept the money and seemed glad
that It had come from Mary, she, doubt
Less, being the onlyapersou from whom
be would have taken It.
One Of Brandon's sisters had mar
&ied rich merchant at Ipswich, and
another was soon to marry Scotch
gentleman. The brother would prob
ably never marry, SO Brandon would
eventually have to, take charge Of the
estates. In fact. he afterward lived
there many years, and, as Jane and I
had purchased little estate near by,
which had been generously added to
BY James uncle, we saw a great deal
Of him. But am getting ahead Of my
story again. 1t ISL. ! ~ >.ss.. z:$~
/ The D'Angouleme complication trou-
bled me greatly, otWtthstand ing my
faith In Mary. and although I had re.
solved to:say nothing to Brandon about
{ It, ] soon told him plainly what /
thought and feared. !. ..s: u: ..5.5 : i.
He replied with 9 low. contented lit
I tie laugh. .... &. /
do not fear Cor Mary. d not