The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-08-05

the hint-we were watched. There Is
an unpleasant sensation when one feels
that he is watched by unseen eyes, and
after talking for awhile on common
topics / left AMI took Il boat for Groom,
witch.
When | arrived ut the palace and
saw Mary, what was my surprise TO
find her as bright and jubilant as | had
left Brandon. She. too, laughed and
sang and was SO happy that she light
ed tlc whole room. What did it all
mean? There was but one cXplana-
ton. They had met, and there was
some new plan On Forthwith Il fatal
ending. Tho next failure would mean
death TO Brandon as certainly as the
II rises III tho east. What The plan
was L could not guess. With Brandon
In the Tower under guard both day.
and night, and Mary rs closely guarded
in the palace, | could not sec any way
OF escape for either of them, nor how
they could possibly have come together.
Brandon had not told me, l supposed,
for fear of being overheard, and Mary,
although she had the opportunity, was
equally noncommunicativc, so L had
TO Jane upon the first occa-
sion. She, by the way, was as blue
and sad faced as Mary was joyous. !
asked her il the princess and Brandon
had met, and she sadly said: 81 dc not
know. We went down TO London yes
to-day, and as we returned stopped
ut BridcWcll House, where wo found
the king and Wolscy. The princess
left the room, saying she would return
In q few minutes, and then Wolscy
went out, leaving me alone with the
king, MarT~lid not return for half an
hour, ard size may have seen Master
Brandon during that time. I do not
understand how tho meeting could
have occurred, but that is the only time
she has hccn away from me-" Here
Jane deliberately put her head on my
shoulder and began to weep ~pitcously.
"What is the troublc?" / asked.
She shook her head: ~ cannot, dare
not, tell YOU"
ooh, but you must, you must~ And
l insisted so cmphatically that she az
length said:
"Thc king!'
"Thc king! God in heaven, Jane; teN
me q~uicklyp
When urged, Jane said between her
sobs: "IIc tried to kiss me and to-mis-
treat me when Wolscy left the room at
Brldewcll House. l may have beer
used TO detain him while Mary met
Master Brandon; but, if so, 1 am sure
she know nothing of It,"
"Aud what did you do?"
81 struggled away from him and
snatchcd this dagger from nv breast,
telling him that if lie took but n stcp
toward mo / would plunge it in my
heart, and he said 1 was n fool"
God keep YOU always Il fool!" said I
praycrfully. How long has this been
going onT"
"a month OF two. But / have always
been able 10 run away from him. ne
has been growing moro importvnate of
late, so | bought Il dagger That very
day and had ii not one hour too SOON"
With this she drew out Il cleaning lit,
tic weapon that flashed in the rays OF
the candle.
This Was trouble in earnest for me,
and | showed it very plainly. Then
Jane tinlidly put her hand in mino for
the first time in her life and murmured:
we will he married, Edwin, If you
wish, before we return from France"
She was Glad TO fly 10 me to save her
self from Horny, and 1 was glad even
to be tho lesser Of two evils.
As TO whether my two friends met or
not That day at Brldcwel 1 cannot shy,
but thDAS they did They had In some
way cginc 10 m understanding that
lightenaA both fhch, hearts before