Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-24
By Edwin CaskOden Charles Major
COPYRIGHT, 1875 and 1901.

Mary, Jane. Brandon and myself
fvere at once summoned TO the presence
Do both their majesties and soundly
feprimanded. Three OF us were order
ed 70 leave the court before we could
speak a word I'm self defense. and Jane
bad enough OF her favorite truth for
ence. Mary. however, came TO our res
fue with her coaxing eloquence and
eotent feminine logic and soon con-
finced Henry that the queen, who real
N counted for little with him, had
made a mountain out OF a very small
lnolehill. Thus the royal wrath was APP
beased 20 such an extent that the order
pf expulsion was modified TO a COM
hand that there be no more quartet
gatherings In Princess Mary's parlor.
Dhis leniency was more easy for the
princess 10 bring about by reason OF
The fact that she had not spoken to her
brother since the day she went to see
him after wolsey's visit and had been
DO roughly driven of. At first, upon
her refusal 10 speak TO him after the
Volsey visit. Henry was angry on ac-
tount OF what he called her insolence,
but as she did not seem TO care for
that and as his anger did nothing to-
ward unseallng her lips he pretended
Indifference. still the same stubborn
Silence was maintained. This soon be-
ban to amuse the king. and Of late he
bad been trying to be on friendly terms
n gain with his sister through a series
BIZ elephantine antics and bearlike pleas
nntries, which were the most dismal
failures-that is, I'm the way of bring
ing about a reconciliation. They were
more successful from n comical point
~ view. SO Henry was really glad for
Romething that would loosen the tongue
usually so lively, and for an Opportu-
nifty to crafty his sister. from whom
be was demanding such a sacrifice and
Tor whom he expected to receive no
Jess a price than the help of Louis Of
France, the most powerful king of
+. Europe, 10 the imperial crown.
Thus our meetings were broken up.
& Ind Brandon knew his dream was over
. hnd that any effort to see the princess
F. would probably result in disaster for
.lhem both; for him certainly.
The king upon that same day told
n Mary of the intercepted letter sent by
& her to Brandon at Newgate and ac-
icused her OF what he was pleased to
term an improper feeling for lowborn
#fellow.
Mary at once sent a full account OF
the communication In n letter to Bran
slon. who read II with no small degree
*of III comfort as the harbinger Of trou-
bile.
II had better leave here soon or
may go without my head" he remark.
ed. when that thought gets to work
ing in the kings brain, he will strike,
!. hnd I-shall fall"
Letters began to come to our rooms
FROM Mary. at first begging Brandon to
come to her and then upbraiding him
because OF his GOODNESS and cowardice
Ind telling him that IL he cared for her
hs she did for him he would see her
Enough he had to wade through fire
Ind blood. That was exactly where
he trouble lay. II was not fire and
blood through which he would have &c
bass; they were small matters-mert
hothlngs that would really have added
kest and interest 10 the achievement
But the frownlng laugh Of the tyrant
who could bind him hand and foot, and
vivid remembrance OF the Newgatt
dungeon. with dangling moose or 9
Followed out block In the near back