The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-03

NO" ! answered, 'Dut l tnlHh ne 10
heart whole, or nearly SO. He told me
he was not fool enough to fall in love
with the kings sister. and | really be-
lieve he will keep his heart and head.
even at that dizzy height. He Is a cool
fellow. If there ever was one"
"He certainly is different from other
men," returned Jane. Il think he has
never spoken d word of love to her.
He has said some pretty things. which
she has repeated to me-: has moralized
to some extent. and has actually told
her of some of her faults | should
like to see any one else take that lib
erty. She seems to like it from him.
ard says he inspires her with higher,
better motives and a yearning to be
good, but | ara sure he has made no
love to her"
perhaps 1t would Le better if he did.
1t Right cure her," ! replied.
ooh. no. mol Not now! AT first. per-
laps. but not now. What ! fear Is that
If he ~re;uains silent much longer she
will take matters In hand ard speak
herself. | don't like to say that II 1t
doesn't sound well-but she is n prin-
cess. and it would be different with
her from what it would be with an or
binary girl. She might have to speak
first. or there might be no speaking
from one who thought bis position too
far beneath her. She whose smallest
desires drive her so will never forego
so great a thing as the man she loves
only for the want of q word Or two"
Then 1t was that Jane told NE of the
scene with the note. of tie little whis-
pered condolences upon their rillowsaEd
n hundred other straws that showed
only too plainly which way this worst
of III winds was blowing. with no good
in it for any one. Now. who could have
foretold this? 1t was easy enough to
Crophesy that Brandon would learn to
love Mary. excite n passing interest
ord cor,r IF crestfallen. as all other
men had done. but that Mary should
love Brandon and he remain heart
whole was an unlocked for event. one
that would hardly have been predicted
by the sl.re1dest prophet.
What Lady Jane said troubled me
greatly, as it was but the confirmation
of my own fears. Her opportunity TO
know was far better than mine. but I
Lad seen enough to set me thinking.
Brandon. | believe, saw nothing OF
Mary's growing partially at all. He
could not help but find her wonderful
ly attractive and interesting. and per-
haps ii needed only tie thought that
she might love him to kirdle a fame in
his W breast. But at the time of our
ride to Windsor Charles Brandon was
cot in love with Mary Tudor. however
near 1t he may unconsc,ously have been.
But anotEer's trouble could not dim
the sunlight in my own heart. and that
ride to Windsor was tie happiest day
of my life up to that tine. Even Jane
threw off the little cloud u forebod-
ings had gathered ard chatted and
laughed like the creature of joy and
gladness she was.
Ahead of us were the princess and
Brandon. Every now and then her
voice came back To us in a stave of q
song. and her laughter. rich and low,
waited on the wings Of the soft south
wind. made the glad birds hush to
catch Its silvery note.
We all rode merrily on to Windsor.
ard when we arrived 1t was curious to
see the great mobiles. Buckingham,
both the Howards. Seymour and a doz-