The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18

gtumpled and fallen. but had risen again.
and both were now leaning against wall,
clinging 10 each other. a picture OF ab1ect
terror Brandon ran to the girls, but oN
the time he reached them the two men on
at him from their saddles. Bran
don did his best to save him
self self from from being cut to pieces and
der foot by the prancing horses. mar
row 1uttIng of the wall. a foot or TWO
IN width, sort Of flying buttress. gave
slight shelter of the corner thus formed
he thrust the girls and with his back
TO them faced his unequal foe with drawn
only one horse to attack them. Two men
on loot would have been less in each
others way and much more effective.
Inc men however, stuck TO their horses
and one OF them pressed the attack,
striking at Brandon most viciously- II
the horseman's sword at last struck the
wall, flash Of sparks flying In its trail.
and lucky 1t was. or this story would
thrust his sword into the horses throat.
causing il 10 rear backward, plunging
and lunging into the street, where 1t fell.
cobblestones of a little gutter
A cry from the fallen horseman brought
his companion to his side and gave Bran
don an opportunity 70 escape with the
girls OF this he took advantage. you
may be sure, for one Of his notices was.
that the greatest fool in the world Is
and when to run
In the light OF the sparks from the
swOrd-strOke upon the wall. brief il
was. Brandon recognized the face or
buckingham, from which the mask had
fallen. OF this he did not speak to any
one TIL long afterwaTd, and his silence
was almost his UndOing.
How often a word spoken or unspOken
may have the very deuce in il either way.
The girls. were nearly dead from fright.
gress Brandon had to carry the Princess
and help Jane until he thought they
were out or danger. Jane soon recovered,
but Mary did not seem anxious TO walk
and lay with her head upon BrandOn's
shoulder, apparently cOntented enough. -.
In a few minutes Jane said: IF you
can walk now. my lady, / think you had
better. We shall soon be near FishmOn-
gers Hall. where some one is sure to be
Mary said nothing in reply to Jane,
but. as Brandon fell a step or two be-
hind at a narrow crossing, whispered:
Forgive me, forgive me- will do any
penance you ask; am unworthy TO speak
your name. / owe you my life and more
and more a thousand times" At this
she lifted her arm and placed her hand
learned for the first time that he was
wounded, and the tears came softly as
she slipped from his arms to the ground.
time. then, taking his hand IN both OF
hers, gently lifted II to her lips and laid
II upon her breast Half an hour after
ward Brandon left the girls at Bridewell
he had left his horse at a hostelry, and
rode down to Greenwich.
So Mary had made her trip 10
Grouche's, but IL was labor worse than
lost Grouche had told her nothing she
wanted to know, though much that he
supposed she would Ike to learn. He had
told her she had many lovers, fact
which her face and form would make
easy enough to discover He informed her
also that she had a low-born lover, and
I'm order TO put a little evil IN with the
good fortune and give what he said an
air of truth he added to Mary state OF
unrest more than he thought BY telling
her that her low-born lover was false.
He thought to hatter her BY predicting
that she would soon marry a very great
prince nobleman, the indications be-
ing in favor OF the former, and, In place
of this making her happy, she wished
the Wretched sOothsayer in the bottom
too, for going to him. His gueSseS were
pretty shrewd; that is, admitting he did
not know who Mary was, which she at
least supposed was the case. So Mary
wept that night and moaned and moaned
because she had gone to Grouche's- It
had added infinitely to the pain OF which
her heart was already too full, and made
her thoroughly wretched and unhappy.
As usual, though. with the blunderS OF
stubborn, self-wiIled people. some one else
had to pay the cost OF her folly. Bran
don was paymaster IN this case. and when
you how dearly he paid, and how
poorly she reduited the debt, FEAR you
will despise her. Wait thought Be not
hasty The right of judgment belongs to
her-you know whom. No man knows
another mans heart, much less a wo-
mans, so how can he judge2 We shall
all have more than enough Of Judging by
and by. So let US put OF for as many
to-morrows as possible the thing that
should be left undone to-day.