The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-16
TIE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY APRIL ~ 1eoa

Z PRINCETON JJNI()N:
IL not the kings sister Of quality an.
hcent to suit you? Perhaps YOU mnst
have the queen or the Blessed Virgin?
Tell me now?"' And she looked IN at
him, half in banter, half in doubt
my duties''- began Brandon.
"Oh, bother your duties!y Tell me-
the truth"
II will, if you let me,'' returned
Brandon, who had no intention what
ever Of doing anything of the sort
my duties now occupy my time in the
evening"
''That will not do,'' Interrupted Marv.
who knew enough of guardsman's
duty to be sure it was not onerous.
you might as we'll come to it and tell.
the truth; that you do not like our So
ciety.' And she gave him a vicious
little glance without a shadow of a
smile
I'm Gods name, Lady Mary, that is
not it," answered Brandon, who was
on the rack. please do not think #
l cannot bear to have you say such a
thing when it is so far from the real
truth
'Then tell me the real TRUTH
Il cannot; I cannot. I beg Of Won
not to ask. Leave me, or let me leave
you! I refuse to answer further.'' The
latter half of this sentence was uttered
doggedly and sounded sullen and i'll
humored, although of course it was not
80 intended. He had been so perilous-
~ near speaking words which would
probably have lighted, to their destruc
ton--to his certainly-the smoldering
flames within their breast that it
frightened him, and the manner in
which he spoke was but tone giving
utterance to the pain in his heart,
Mary took it as it sounded and in un-
feigned surprise exclaimed angrily:
leave you? Do I hear Alright? I
never thought that I, the daughter and
sister of king, would live to be dis
missed by a-by a-any one.''
"Your highness'- began Brandon,
but she was gone before he could
speak.
He did not follow her to explain,
knowing how dangerous such an ex-
PLANTATION would be, but felt that it
was best for them both that she should
remain offended, painful as the thought
was to him.
OF course, Mary's womanly self es-
TEEN, to say nothing Of her royal pride,
was wounded to the quick, and no
wonder.
Poor Brandon sat down upon stone,
and as he longingly watched her retir-
ing form wished in his heart he were
dead. This was the first time he really
knew how much he loved the girl, and
he saw that, with him at least, it was
matter of bad to, worse and at that
rate would soon be-worst.
Now that he had unintentionally Of
Tended her and had permitted her to
go without an explanation she was
dearer to him than ever, and as he sat
there with his face in his hands he
knew that if matters went on as they
were going the time would soon come
when he would throw caution to the
dogs and would try the impossible
win her for his own. Caution and
judgment still sat enthroned, and they
told him now what he knew full we'll
they would not tell him after short
t1me-that failure was certain to fol-
low the attempt and disaster sure to
follow failure. First, the king would
in all probability cut off his head upon
an intimation of Marys possible fond
ness for him, and, second, if he should
be so. fortunate as to keep his head
Mary could not and certainly would
not marry him even if she loved him
with all her heart. The distance be-
tween them was too great, and she
knew. too we'll what she owed to her
position. There was but one thing left
New Spain, and he determined while
sitting there to sail with the next ship.
The real cause Of Brandon's manner
had never occurred to Mary. Although
she knew her beauty and mower as she