Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-06-12

tnut uvtn may always De at the serv-
ice of you and your friends"
l gave the suggestion to Mary as my
own, recommending that she proffer
her request to the king in the presence
of Wolsey, and, although she had little
faith or hope, she determined to try.
Within a day or two an opportunity
offered, and she said to Henry: 81 am
ready to go to France any time you
wish, and shall do it decently and will
ingly, but if l do so much for you,
brother, you might at least promise
me that when King Louis is dead
may marry whomsoever I wish. He
will probably live forever. but let me
have at least that hope to give me what
cheer it may while l suffer"
The ever present Wolsey, who was
standing near and heard Mary's petit
ton, interposed: Let me add my pray
er to that of her highness. We must
give her her own way in something"
Mary was such complete picture of
wretchedness that l thought at the
time she had really found tender spot
in Henry's heart, for he gave the prom
nh. Since then have learned, as you
will shortly, that it was given sim
ply to pacify the girl, and without any
intention Whatever of its being kept.
bur that. in case of the death of King
Louis. Henry intended again to use
his sister to his own advantage.
To be a beautiful princess is not to
enjoy the bliss some people imagine.
The earth is apt to open at any time
and Pluto to snatch her away to-the
Lord knows where.
Mary ogoin noured ont ber soul on
naner-a libotion intended for brandon.
I made a dozen attempts in as many
different WAYS to deliver her letters
but every effort was n failure. and this
missive met the fate of the others. De
Longueville kept close watch on his
masters rival and complained to Hen
ry about these attempts at cOmmunica-
ton. Henry laughed and said he would
see that they were stopped but paid
no more attention to the matter
If Mary before her interview with
Henry, had been averse to the French
marriage, she was now equally anX-
upon the rack in order that Brandon
might be free. He, of course, objected
as strenuously as possible to the pur-
chase of his life by her marriage to
Louis, but his better judgment told
HMM fact, had told him from the
first-that she would be compelled
eventually to marry the French king,
and common sense told him if it must
be she might as well save his life at
the same time. Furthermore, he felt a
certain sense of delight i'll owing his
life to her, and knew that the fact that
she had saved him, that her sacrifice
had not all been in vain, would make
it easier for her to bear.
/ The most beautiful feature of the re-
lations between these two lovers was
their entire faith in each other. The
way of their true love was at least not
roughened by cobblestones of doubt,
however impassablc it was from noun
tains of opposition.
My inability to deliver Mary's letters
/ did not deter her from writing them,
and as she was to be married in a few
days-De Longueville to act as proxy
she devoted her entire time to her let
tiers and wrote pages upon paacs. which
she left with me to be delivered after
death" as she called her marriage
At this time | was called away from
court for n day or two and when | re.
turned and called upon Brandon at the
| Tower | found him whistlng and sing
ing, apparently as happy as lark.
you heartless dog thought | at
first, but l soon found that he felt more
than NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Have you seen herr" asked.
"Who?" As if there were more than
one woman in all the world for him.
The princess"
mot since left her at Bristol"
believed then. and believe now.
that this was point blank falsehood.
n very unusual thing for Brandon but
for some reason nroboblv necessary in