Cañon City record., 1903-12-31

rIage OF Louis de Vaiols and
Mary Tudor was q settled fact. All 1t
needed was the consent OF an eighteen
year-old girl-a small matter. Of course.
a. maffiageable women nre but snn,-
moditics In statecraft. and theoretically.
at least. acquiesce in everything their
iiege lords ordain.
Wolsey. whose manner was smooth
a. an otters coat, had been sent TO
fetch the needed yes" but he failed.
Jane told me abon II.
WoIsey had gone privately TO see the
princess and had thrown out u sort OF
skirmish line by nattering her beauty.
but had found her not In the best hu-
NOR.
"Yes. yes. my lord of Lincoln. know
how beautiful am. No one knows bet
ter. I know all about my hair. eyes.
teeth. eyebrows and skin. ! tell you !
am sick Of them. Don't talk to me
about them. II won't help you to ger
my consent to marry that vile old crea-
ture That In what you have come for.
of course. l have been expecting you
Why did not my brother Gomez
II think he was afraid. and. TO tell
you the truth. was afraid myself.
answered wolsey. with a smile. This
made Mary smile. too. in spite Of her
self and went long way toward put
ting her In n good humor. wolsey con
tinued: His majesty could not have
given me u more disagreeable task
You doubtless think I am In favor Of
this marriage. but l am not
This was ns great lie as ever fell
whole out Of bishops mouth Il have
been Obliged to fall In with the kings
views on the matter. for he has had his
mind set on 1t from the first mention
by DE Longueviile."
WAS 1t that bead eyed little mummy
who suggested it?'
....-es. and II you marry the king OF
France you can repay him with usury.
"'Tis an inducement. by my troth."
II do not mind saying to you In con-
ndcncc that I think II an outrage to
force 4 girl like you to marry man
like Louis OF France. but how are We
to avoid itY'
By the -wc- wolsey put himself in
alliance with Mary. and the move was
certainly adroit
How are we TO avoid Il? Have no
.'Oh. but my dear princess: permit
me. You do not seem to know your
brother. You cannot In any way avoid
this marriage. believe he will i'm
prison you and put you on bread and
water to force your consent am sure
you had better do willingly that which
you viii eventually be compelled to do
anyway; and. besides. there IL another
thought that has come TO me. Shall I
speak plainly before Lady Jane Boiling.
broker a.
II have no secrets from her."
"very well II is this: Louis IL old
and very feeble. He cannot live long.
and II may be that you can by a ready
consent now exact promise from your
brother TO allow you your own choice
In the event OF second marriage. You
might In that way purchase what you
could not bring about In any other
way"
-How do you know that want to
purchase aught In any way. Master
woiscy: most certainly do not in
tend to do 30 by marrying France"
Il do not know that you wish to pur-
cha 80 anything. but q womaE'a heart In
not always under her full control. and
II sometimes goes out to one very far
beneath her In station. but the equal Of
any man on earth In grandeur OF soul
and bobleners of nature. Ii might be
that there In such q man whom any
woman would be amply justified In
purchasing at any sacrifice-doubly 20
II II were buying happiness for two
His meaning was too plain even to
pretend to misunder~tand. and Mary's
eyes dashed at him as her face broke
into dImpiing smile In spite of her.
wolsey thought he had won. and to
ciinch the victory said. in his forccful
manner: Louis MI. will not live q
year: let me carry to the king your
consent. and guarantee you his prom
ise m to a second marriage"
In an instant Mary's eyes shot firc.
and her fnc was like the blackes.
ssormcioud
Garry this to the king; That will
see him and the whole kingdom sunk
IN hell before I viii marry Louis OF
France. That In my answer once and
for all. Good even. Master wolsey.-
And she swept out OF the room with
head up and dilating nostriis. the very
picture OF defiance.
After wolsey had gone Jane said to
Mary: Don't you think II would have
been better had you sent a softer an
swer TO your brother? believe you
could reach his heart even now II you
were to make the effort. You have no.
tried in this matter as you did in the
Others"
Perhaps you are right. Jane. will
go to Henry"
Mary waited until she knew the king
was alone. and then went to him.
On entering the room she said: