Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16

not always plead, having the Tudor temper and preferring to command when she could. As before hinted, she had coaxed her royal brotherUout of several proposed marriages for her which would have been greatly to his advantage, and if you had only known. Henry Tudor, with, his vain, bolster ous, stubborn violence, you could form some idea of Mary's powers by that achievement alone.
 Such was the royal maid to whose tender mercies, now tell you frankly, my friend Brandon was soon to be turned over. He, however, was a blade of very different temper from any she had known, and when l first saw signs of a growing intimacy be- tween them felt, from what little I had seen of Brandon, that the tables were very likely to be turned upon her Iadyship. Then thought I, God help her,'' for in nature like hers, charged with latent force, strong and hot and fiery as the suns stored rays, it need ed but flash to make it patent when damage was sure to follow for some body probably Brandon.
 Mary did not come home with us from Westminster the morning after the joustings, as we had expected, but followed some four or i've days later, and Brandon had fairly settled himself at court before her arrival. As neither his duties nor mine were onerous, we had great deal of time on our hands, which we employed walking and riding or sitting in our common room reading and talking. Of course, as with most young men, that very attractive branch of natural history, woman, was q favor ite topic, and we accordingly discussed it a great deal-that is, to tell the exact truth, I did. Although Brandon bad seen many an adventure during his life on the continent which would not do to write down here, he was as little of boaster as any man I ever met, and. while I am in the truth telling business, was as great braggart of my inches as ever drew the longbow-in that line, I mean. Gods, flush up hot even now when think Of it! So talked great deal and found myself infinitely pleased with Brandon's conversational powers, which were rare, being no less than the capacity for saying nothing and listen ing politely to an infinite deal of the same thing, In another form, from me.
 I remember that told him had known the Princess Mary from time when she was twelve years old, and how had made q fool of myself about her. I fear I tried to convey the i'm, preSsIon that 1t was her exalted rank only which made her look unfavorably upon my passion and suppressed the fact that she had laughed at me good humoredly and put me off as she would have thrust poodle from her lap. The truth is she had always been kind and courteous to me and had admitted me to a degree of intimacy much greater than I deserved. This. partly at least grew out of the fact that I helped her along the thorny path to Knowledge, a road she travelled at an eager gallop for she dearly loved to learn-from GU. riosity perhaps.
 I am sure she held me in her light gentle heart as dear friend; but, while her heart was flied with this mild warmth for me, mine began to burn with the flame that discolors every. thing, and I saw her friendliness in q very distorting light, She was much Kinder to me t.san to most men, but did not see that it was by reason of my absolute harlnlessness. and. suppose because l was vain fool gradually Logan to gather aope wEich goes wttA every vuisl mans love and. what is