The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-16

the king. saying he knew you would
see to it-that you were pure gold"
"Ah. did lie say tlat?" she asked. as
q sad little smile lighted her face.
His faith was so entirely without
doubt that his recoil from you is cor
resrondingly great. He goes to New
Spain us O as his health is recovered
sufficiently for him to travel
This sent the last fleck of color from
her face. and with the words almost
choking her throat. Then tell hin
what | have said to you and perhaps
he will rot feel So
II cannot do that either. Lady Mary.
When | mentioned your name the other
day. he said he would curse me If ! ey-
er spoke it again in his hearing"
lis 1t so bad as that?" Then. medita-
lively: And ut his trial he did not tell
the reason for the killing? Would not
compromise me. WHO lad served him
so i'll. even to save his own life? Noble,
noblet" Ard her lips went together us
she rose to her feet. No tears now:
nothing but glowing. determined wo-
maiiliocd.
Then | will go to him wherever lie
may be. He shall forgive me, no mat
ter what my fault"
4 Soon after this we We're on our way
to London ~ y brisk gallop.
We were all very silent. but ut one
time Mary spoke up from the midst Of
n reverie: During the moment when |
thought Master Brandon had been x
cuted-when you said it was 100 late
ii seemed that ! was o0.n again and all
nIade over; that I was changed in the
very texture Of my nature by tie
shock. as they say the grain of the iron
cannon is sometimes changed by too
violent an explosion" And this proved
to be true in some respects.
We rode on rapidly and did not stop
In London except to give the horses
drink.
After crossing the bridge Mary said.
Ialf to Jane and half TO herself. Il will
never marry tie French k~ing-never.'
Mary was but a girl pitted against a
Iody Of brutal e two of them rulers
CT the two greatest nations on earth
father heavy odds for one woman.
We rode down to Greenwich and en-
tered the palace without exciting com-
t.ent, us the princess was in the habit
CT coming and going at will.
Tie king and queen and most of the
courtiers We're In London at Brideweli
House and Baynard's castle. where
Henry was vigorously pushing the
loan of 100000 crowns for Mary's dow.
er, the only business of state in which
at that time he took any active inter
est. Subsequently. as you know, lie be
came interested in the divorce laws
and the various methods whereby a
man. especially a king. might rid him.
self of a distasteful wife. and after he
saw the truth in Anne Boleyn's eyes he
adopted n combined policy of church
aud state craft that has brought us n
deal of senseless trouble ever since and
is like TO keep it up.
AS to Mary's dover. Henry was to
pay Louis only 100000 crowns. but he
made the marriage an c for an
extra 100000 10 be devoted to lis own
private use.
When we arrived at the palace the
girls went to their apartments and |
10 mine. where ! found Brandon read
Ing. There was only one window TO
our common IN dormer window
SET into the roof and reached by a lit
tie passage as broad az the window it,
self ard perhaps n yard and Il half
long. In the alcove thus formed WAS
n bench along the wall. cushioned by
Brandon's great campaign cloak. In
this window we often sat and read. and
here was Brandon with his book. | had
intended to tell him the girls were com
Ing. for when Mary asked me if |
thought he would come to her at the
palace. ard when | had again said no
she reiterated her intention of going
TO him at once: but my courage failed
ne and ! did not speak of it.
l knew that Mary ought not to come
TO our room. ard that If news OF it
should reach the kings ears there
would be more and worse trouble than
ever. and as usual Brandon would pay
the penalty for all. Then again. If it
were discovered it might seriously COM
promise both Mary and Jane. us the
world is full OF people who would ratll-
er say and believe an evil thing of an
other than TO say Heir prayers or TO
believe the holy creed.
had said as much to TIE Lady Mary
when h expressed her determination
to 20 to Brancon. She had been In the
wrong so much of late that she was
BUNDLED. and | was brave enough TO
say whatever ! felt. but size said she
had thought II all over. and as every
n was away from Greenwich it
would not be found out If done Sc
crctly.
She told Jane she need not go; that
she. Mary. did not want to take any
risk of compromising her.
Jane would have gone. though. had
she known that all her fair name would
go With her. She was right. you see.
when she told me while riding over TO
Windsor that should Mary's love bios