Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-28

side and placed her hand on his shouI- der. Turning her face toward me she said, "Sir Edwin, know you will for give me when tell you that we have a great deal to say and wish to be alone"
 I was about to go when Brandon stopped me.
 "No, no. Caskoden, please stay. 1t would not do. It would be bad enough, God knows, if the princess should be found here with both of us, but with me alone I should be dead before morn- ing. There is danger enough as it is. for they will watch us."
 Mary knew he was right, but she could not resist vicious little glance toward mo, who was in no way to blame.
 Presently we all moved into the win dow-way, where Brandon and Mary, sat- upon the great cloak and on a camp stool in front of them, complete ly filling up the little passage.
 "I can bear this no longer" exclaim- ed Mary. 'I will go to my brother to- night and tell him all. I will tell him how suffer and that shall die if you are allowed to go away and leave me forever. He loves me, and can do anything with him when try. know can obtain his consent to our-our- marriage. He cannot know how suf- fer, else he would not treat me so. I will let him see; will convince him. I have in my mind everything want A l1 es% nv, hfc 1ynnn and stroke his hair and kiss him." And she laughed softly as her spirit revived in the breath of glowing hope. 'Then I will tell him how handsome he is and how I hear the ladies signing for him, and he will come around all right by the third visit. Oh, know how to do 1t. I have done it so often. Never fear. wish had gone at it long ago." Her enthusiastic fever of hope was really contagious, but Brandon, whose life was at stake, had his wits quick ened by the danger.
 'Mary, would you like to see me a corpse before tomorrow noon?' he ask ed.
 ''why, of course notl Why do you ask such dreadful question:"
 Because, if you wish to make sure of 1t, do what you have just said-go to l the king and tell him all. I doubt if he could wait till morning. I believe he would awaken me at midnight to put me to sleep forever-at the end of rope or on block pillow"
 "Oh, no; you are all wrong. I know what can do with Henry" | ere that fa fho noco cav Ooo6hU now, for shall be out of England, if possible, by midnight. You must promise me that you will not only not go to the king at all about this matter, but that you will guard your tongue, Jealous of it's slightest word, and remember with every breath that on your prudence hangs my life, which, I know, is dear to you. Do you promise? If you do not, I must fly. So you will lose mo one way or the other if you tell the king either by my flight or by my death"
 "I promise" said Mary, with droop- ing head, the embodiment of despair, all life and hope having left her again. After few minutes her face bright ened, and she asked Brandon what ship he would sail in for New Spain, and whence. 5FGfs .es.sss.sWeAsail .es.sss in the Royal Hind from Bristol" he replied.
 How many go out in her, and are there any women?"
 "No, nov' he returned. "No woman could make the trip, and, besides, on ships of that sort, half pirate, half mer- chant, they do not take women. The sailors are superstitious about 1t and will not sail with them. They say l they bring bad luck-adverse winds, calms, storms, blackness, monsters from the deep and victorious foes."
 "tThe ignorant creatures!" cried Mary. Brandon continued, "There will be a hundred men if the captain can induce so many to enlist"
 "How does one procure passage2' in quired Mary.
 By enlisting with the captain, a man named Bradhurst, at Bristol, where the ship is now lying. There is where enlisted by letter. But why do you ask?"
 l "Oh, only wanted to know" We talked awhile on various topics, puL 04AAJ always bAOu6hS .GAAC SVAVCA- sation back to the same subject, the Royal Hind and New Spain. After asking many questions she sat in si- lence for time and then abruptly broke into one of my sentences. She was always interrupting me as if were parrot.
 tT have been thinking and have made up my mind what will do, and you shall not dissuade me. I will go to New Spain with you. That will be glorious-far better than the hum drum life of sitting at home-and will solve the whole question" t'But that would be impossible Mary" said Brandon, into whose face this new evidence of her regard had brought brightening look; utterly impossible. To begin with, no woman could stand the voyage, not even you strong and vigorous as you are." 'Oh, yes can, and I will not allow l you to stop me for that reason. could bear any hardship better than the. tor l ture of the last few weeks. Tn truth I cannot bear this at all. 1t is killing