The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-05


Upon my entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward me
with a frightened look. but was reas-
sured upon seeing who II was. Bran
don mechanically walked away from
her and seated himself on a stool
Mary. as mechanically, moved TO his
side and placed her hand on his shoul-
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"
was about to go when Brandon
stopped me.
mo. no. Caskoden, please stay. 1t
would not do. 1t would be bad enough,
God knows, IL the princess should be
found here with both of us, but with
me alone should be dead before morn
ing. There is danger enough as ii Is.
for they will watch us"
Mary knew he was right. but she
could not resist a vicious little glance
toward me, 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.
L can bear this no longer" exclaim-
ed Mary. 81 will go to my brother to-
night and tell him all. | will tell him
how | suffer and that I shall die IL you
are allowed TO go away and leave me
forever He loves me, and l 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. |
. will let him see; will convince him.
/ have In my mind everything l want
to say and do. I will sit on his knee
and stroke his hair and kiss him." And
! she laughed softly as her spirit revived
{ I'm the breath of glowing hope. '4Then
! will tell him how handsome he is and
how / hear the ladies signing for him,
and he will come around all right by
the third visit. Oh, know how to do
It. | have done ii so often. Never
/ fear. 1 wish had gone ut it long ago"
| Her enthusiastic fever OF hope was
life was at stake, had his wits quick
ened by the danger.
MARY. would you like TO see me q
corpse before tomorrow noon?" he ask.
ed.
"why, of course not! Why do you
ask such dreadful question:
Because. IL you wish TO make sure
Of 1t, do what you have just said-go to
the king and tell him all. I doubt II
he could wait till morning. l believe
he would awaken me at midnight to
put me to sleep forever-at the end OF
rope or on a block pillow"
"Oh. no: you are all wrong. I know
what / can do with Henry"
IF that is the case. I say goodby
now, for I shall be out of England. Il
possible. by midnight. You must promis'
me that you will not only not go TO thu
king at all about this matter. but tina
you will guard your tongue, jealous o
its slightest word. and remember will
every breath that on your prudence
hangs my life. which. know, is dea
to you. Do you promise? II you d.
not, | must fly. So you will lose m
one way or the other II you tell tn
king-either by my flight or by m.
DEATH"
81 promise" said Mary, with droor
ing head. the embodiment OF despair
all life and hope having left her agair
After n few minutes her face bright
. ened. and she asked Brandon what shi
! he would sail In for New Spain, an
whence.
1--WE sail In the Royal Hind froI
Bristol" he replied.
"How many go out In her, and ar
there any womenT'
mo, nor he returned. "No woma
could make the trip, and, besides. o
ships OF that sort, half pirate, half me
chant, they do not take women. I'll
sailors are superstitious about 1t an
will not sail with them. They sa
they bring bad luck-adverse wind
calms. storms, blackness, monster
from the deep and victorious foes"
1.-THE ignorant creatures cried Mar
Brandon continued, There will be
hundred men If the captain can indu'
SO many to enlist"
| How does one procure passage" 4
quired Mary.
| by enlisting with the captain, ms
| named Bradhurst, at Bristol, where Il
| ship is now lying. There is where
| enlisted by letter. But why do "
! ask3"
"Oh, only wanted to know"
We talked awhile on various topic
but Mary always brought the conve
sation back to the same subject, 4
Royal Hind and New Spain. Aft
. asking many questions she sat in
Z lence for a time and then abrupt
e broke into one of my sentences. 5
was always interrupting me as If
- were parrot
81 have been thinking and have ma
u up my mind what | will do, and y,
~ shall not dissuade me. l will go
- New Spain with you. That will
II glorious-far better than the hu
!! drum life of sitting at homeland W
4 solve the whole question"
ie But that would be impossib
y Mary" said Brandon, into whose ia
AZ this new evidence of her regard h
III brought n Frightening look; ''uttel
~ impossible. To begin with, no WON
could stand the voyage. not even "
he strong and vigorous as you are"
NJ "oh, yes can. and ! will not all
'h' you to stop me for that reason. | co
as bear any hardship better than the
'ut ture of the last few weeks. In tru
Gu / cannot b,.ar this nt all. 1t Is kill
"o me; so what would II be when you
IL gone and | am the wife of Lou
nu Think OF that. Charles Brandon: tn
IT. OF that. when ! am the wife OF Lo
hs Even II the voyage kills me. | mi
ey as well die one way as another, {
30 then 1 would be with YOU, where