The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-07

then try some other way. To deter
mine was tn act with Mary. so OF she
went without delay to hunt the king,
taking Jane and me along as escort.
How full we We're OF important busi-
ness as we scurried along the corridors,
one on each side of Mary, all talking
excitedly ut once, When anything was
TO be done, 1t always required three of
US TO do il.
We found the king. and without any
prelude Mary proffered her request.
OF course il was refused. Mary pouted
and was getting ready for an outburst
when Wolsey spoke up: with your
majesty's gracious permission, / would
subscribe tn the petition of the prin-
cess. She has been good enough TO
give her promise in the matter of so
much Importance to us. and In so small
thing as this | hope you may see
your way clear toward favoring her.
The interview Will be the last and may
help to make her duty easier" Mary
gave the cardinal a feeting glance
from her lustrous eyes full OF surprise
and gratitude and as speaking as
book.
Henry looked from one to the other
of us for moment and broke into a
boisterous laugh.
''Oh. don't care. so that you keep 1t
secret The old king will never
know. We can hurry up the marriage.
He is getting too much already-4O0,
900 crowns and a girl like you. He
cannot complain If he have an heir. 1t
would be n good joke on the miserly
old dotari, but better on 'Ce Gros
Garcon.'
Mary sprang from her chair with
cry OF rage. You brute. Do you
think / am as vile as you because l
have the misfortune to be your sister,
| or that Charles Brandon Is like you
simply because he Is a many" Henry
laughed. his health at that time being
too good for him to be i'll natured. He
had all he wanted out of his sister, so
her outbursts amused him.
Mary hurriedly left the king and
walked back to her room, filed with
| shame and rage, feelings actively stim-
ulated by Jane, who was equally indig-
| nant
Henry had noticed James frown, but
had laughed at her and had tried to
| catch and kiss her as she left, but she
struggled away from him and fed
with a speed worthy OF the cause.
| This insulting suggestion put a stop
| to Mary's visit TO the Tower more ef-
fectually than any refusal could have
done. and she sat down TO pour forth
her souls indigDatio In letter.
She remained ut home then. but saw
Brandon later. and to good purpose, as
/ believe. although am not sure about
it even TO this day.
| took this letter to Brandon along
with Mary's miniature-the one that
had been painted for Charles Of Ger
many, but had never been given-and
curl OF her hair, and 1t looked as II
this was all he would ever possess OF
her.
| De Longueville heard OF Henry's
brutal consent that Mary might see
Brandon. and. with a Frenchman's be
lief in woman's depravity, was exceed.
ingly anxious to keep them apart. To
this end he requested that a member
of his own retlnue be placed near Bran
don. To this Henry readily consented
and there was an end TO even the let
ter writing. Opportunities increase In
value doubly fast as they drift behind
us, and now that the princess could moi
see Brandon or even write TO him she
regretted with her whole soul that she
had not gone to the Tower when she
had permission. regardless OF what any
one would say or think.
Mary was imperious and impatient
by nature. but upon rare and urgent
occasions could employ the very smooth
est sort of finesse.
Henry's brutal selfshness in forcing
upon her the French marriage. togeth
!. er with his cruel condemnation Of
Brandon and his vile insinuation:
, | against herself, had driven nearly ev
J cry spark OF affection for her brother
from her heart. But she felt that sh,
might feign an affection she did no
, feel. and that what she so wanted woul'
be cheap ut the price. Cheap? 1t woult
be cheap at the cost of her immorta
soul. Cheap? What she wanted wa
life's condensed sweets-the man sh,
loved-and what she wanted TO escap'
! was life's distilled bitterness-marriag z,
with man she loathed. None but
, pure woman can know the torture o
> that. l saw this whole disastrous cam
paign from start to finish. Mary begal
with n wide flank movement conducte,
| under masked batteries and skillfull,
| executed She sighed over her trouble
, and cried great deal. but told tn
king he had been such a dear. kin,
: | brother to her that she would gladl
do anything to please him and advanc
his interests. She said Il would b
: torture to live with that old creature
King Louis, but she would do 1t will
] ingly to help her handsome brother. n
matter how much she might suffer.
I The king laughed and said: POO
e lold Louis. What about him? wha
e about his suffering; He thinks he
: making such fine bargain. but til
Z Lord pity him when he has my litti
sister In his side for thorn. He ha
r better employ some energetic soul {
prick him with needles and bodkin
,, for / think there Is more power fC
I disturbance In this little body than /
= lany other equal amount of space in n
r the universe. You viii furnish hlI
r all the trouble he wants. won't yol
sister,
v II shall try" said the princess d,
nuceIy. perfectIy willing TO obey
everything.
Devil a doubt OF that. and you W
succeed. too. or my crowns ste
pan" And he laughed at the huge jo
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