The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-23

H'"SilIhSly, for | was sure OF my Mao
III lis heart and knew that ho nno.,,
no offcnSc. '''
never doubt friend One woulf
pr''er DC truStful Of nincty-ninc friend.
WHO arc false than doubtful of one who
- 'r""' Suspicion and representative
''HN are ut once the badge and tho
banc of Il little soul.
dld not leave the Tower until MON
ana Hrandon's pardon had been doliv.
cred TO him before l left. He was oIod
mat the first news of it had como fron,
Mary. '''"'
lie naturally expected his liberty ot
once ana when told that he WAS to ho
hoiofably detained for n short timo
turned to me AMI said: IL supnoso tbcy
| are afraid to let me out until shc is off
!, Tor France. King Henry unt,crs mo"
"okeu out of the window up Tower
street and said nothing.
neh left l took Il letter to Mary
Mhich plainly told her he had divipcd
~ aii, ana she wrote Il tear stained an
SW"r' begging him to forgive hcr for
having saved his life alta cost rro,to..
than her own. '''i
for several days I was kept busy
carrying letters from Greenwich to tbc
lower ana back again. but soon letters
ceased to satisfy Mary. and she modc
UP her mind that she must 500 him
NothinG else would do. She must nor
co'iiu not and. in short. would not 20
another day without sceinr him-nn
not another hour. Jane AMI I onnosol
"a nj
accomplish WAS 10 induce her for Bran.
uoh $ shkc-for she WAS beginning to
see that he was the 81 who had to
Went withont fI meF dclnq9 20 tinf Fht kiTGs
taking Jan" and me along rs escort.
How full we were Of important bust J
ness az we scurricd along the corridors.
one OH each side of Mary. all talking
pxcitcdly at once. When anything WAS
to be done, it always required three of
us to do it.
We found the king. and without any
prelude Mary prOiTcrca her request.
or course it was refused. Mary poutcd
and was getting ready for an outburSt
when Wolscy spoke up: with your
majcsty's gracious permission, I would
cess She has been good enough to
give her promise in the matter Of so
much Importance to us. and in so small
y. thing as this l 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 flccting glance
from her luStrous eyes full Of surprise
md gratitude and as speaking as u
| hook.
| Henry looked from ono So the other
of us for IL moment and broke into a
boistcrous laugh.
"Oh, l don't care, so that YOU keep 1t
secret. The old King Will never
know. We Gan hurry up the marriage.
He is getting too much alrcady-l0O, /.
600 crOwns and Il girl like You. He
cannot complain if he have an heir. 1t
would be Il good joke on the miscrly
old dotarl, but better on 'Ce Gros
Gaycon.''
Mary sprang from her chair with q
cly OF rage. You brute! DO you
think | am rs vile as you because
have the misfortune TO he your sister
| tllal I liillitS g, llkt NOl
simply because he is Il MANI" Henry
laughed, his health ut that time bcin:
TOO good for him to ,n III naturcd III,
had all he wanted out of his sister s,
her outhUrSts amused him.
Mary hurrie,lly left the king an'
/. walked back to Ecr room filed witt
. shame and rage, feelings actively stim
ulatcd by Jane, who was equally indig
nant.
! Henry had Hnttced James frown, bu
l hal laughed ut her and had tried I
catch and kiss her a9 Sho icrt, but sin
struggled away from him and hc
T. with speed worthy of the cause.
{ This insulting suggestion put Sto
: to Mary's visit to the Tower more q
I fcctually than any refusal could haN
done. and %lic sat down 10 pour fort
e her souls Indignation in n letter.
Y She remained at home then, but sa
Brandon later, and to good purpose, ;
: | believe. although am not sure abo'
0 1t even to this day.
took this letter to Brandon alor
,. with Mary's minaturc-the one tin
had been painted for Charles OF &c
l. many. but had never been givcn-aI
n curl OF her hair, and it looked as
her
J. De Longuevillc heard Of Henry