Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-08

"Who told you Of itT' asked the
duke.
Mary saw she had made mistake
and, after hesitating for moment,
answered: "Sir Edwin Caskoden. he
had It from Master Brandon, I sup
pose." Rather adruit this was, but
equidistent from both truth and ef-
fectiveness.
"I will 60 at once to London and ar
range for Brandon's escape" said
Buckingham, preparing to leave. "But
you must not divulge the fact that I
do It. 1t would cost me all the favor I
enjoy with the people Of London,
though | would willingly lose that "a
vor a thousand times over for smile
from you"
She gave the smile. and as he left
followed his retiring figure with her
eyes and thought, AFTER all. he has a
kind heart"
She breathed a sigh Of relief, too. for
she felt she had accomplished Bran
don's release and still retained her dan
gerous secret. the divulging Of which
she feared would harden Henry's heart
against her Establishments and strand
her upon the throne Of France.
But she was not entirely satisfied
with the arrangement She knew that
her obligation to Brandon was such as
to druand Of her that she should not
leave the matter Of his release to any
otE,,r person. much less to an enemy
such as Buckingham. Yet the cost OF
his freedom by direct act Of her own
would be so great that she was tempt
ed to take whatever risk there might
be In tie way that had opened itself to
her Not that she would not have
made the sacrifice willingly or would
not have told Henry all If that were
the only chance to save Brandon's life.
but the other way. the one she had TAX
en- by Buckingham's help, seemed safe.
and, though not entirely satisfying. she
could rot see how it could miscarry.
Buckingham was notably jealous Of
his knight!y word and she had un-
bounded faith in her influence over
him. III short like many another per-
son, she was as wrong as possible Just
at the time when she thought she was
entirely right. and when the cost Of a
mistake was ut it's maximum.
She recoiled also from the thought
Of Brandon's escape" and 1t hurt her
that lie should be fugitive from the
Justice that should reward him, yet
she quieted these disturbing sugges-
tions with the thought that 1t would
be only for short time. and Brandon.
she knew. would be only too glad to
make the sacrifice II 1t purchased for
her freedom from the worse than DAM
nation that lurked in the French mar.
riage.
All this ran quickly through Mary's
mind and brought relief. but It did not
cure the uneasy sense. weighing like
lead upon her heart, that she should
take no chance with this mans life and
should put no further weight OF sacrt-
fee upon him, but should 90 to the
king and tell him a Straightforward
story, let it hurt where 1t would. With
little meditation, however, came
thought which decided the question and
absolutely made everything bright
again for her. so great was her capa-
billty for distilling light. She would
90 at once to Windsor with Jane and
would dispatch note to Brlndon Mt
Newgate telling him upon his escape
to come to her. He might remain IN
hiding In the nelghborhood Of Wind
sor, and she could see him every day.
The time had come to Mary when to
'4see him every day" would turn Plu-
tonian shades into monday brightness
and weave sunbeams out Of utter dark
ness. With Mary, to resolve was to
act; so the note was soon dispatched
by page, and one hour later the girls
were OH their road to Windsor.
Buckingham went to Newgate. e1'
pecting to make virtue, with Mary,
out of the necessity imposed by the
kings command IN freeing Brandon.
He had hoped to induce Brandon to
leave London stcalthily and immediate
" by representing 10 him the evil con.
sequences OF break between the cit-
zens and the king. liable to grow out
Of his release. and relied on Brandon's
generosity to help him out, but when
he found the note which Mary's page
had delivered to the keeper Of Newgate
he read It, and all his plans were
changed.
He caused the keeper to send the
note to the king, suppressing the fact
that he. Buckingham. had any knowl-
| edge of It, The duke then at once
started to Greenwich, where he ar
rived and sought the king few min
utes before the time he knew the mes
senger with Mary's note would come.
The king was soon found, and Buck
ingham. in apparent anger. told him
that the city authorities refused to de-
liver Brandon except upon an order un-
der the kings seal.
Henry and Buckingham were In
tensely Indignant at the conduct Of
the scurvy burghers, and an immense
amount of self Importance was dis
played and shamefully wasted. This
manifestation was at its highest when
the messenger from Newgate arrived
with Nary's poor little note as intend
ed by he duke.
The note was handed to Henry, who
read aloud as follows:
To Master Charles Brandon. greeting:
Soon you will be at liberty, perhaps ere
this Is to your hand. Surely would I not
leave you long in prison. I go to Windsor
at once, there to live in the hope that I
| rnov Soe Won speedily. MARY,