The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-20

Upon my entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward ne
with n frightened look. but was reas
SIRED upon seeing who 1t was. Bran.
don mechanically walked away from
Ter ard seated himself on q stool.
Mary. as mechanically. moved to his
side and placed her hand on his shout
der. Turning her face toward me she
said. .'Sir Edwin. | know you will for
give me when | tell you that we have
a great deal to say and wish to be
alone"
| was about TO go when Brandon
stopped me.
mo. no. Caskoden. please stay. 1t
would not do. 1t would be bad enough.
God knows. If the princess should he
found here with both of US. but with
me alone | should be dead before morn
Ing. There is danger enough as it Is.
for they will watch u.s."
Mary knew be was right, but she
could not resist q vicious little glance
toward me. who was In no way to
blame.
Presently we all moved into the win
dow-way. where Brandon and Mary.
sat upon the great cloak and | on a
camp stool in front of them. complete
ly flling up the little passage.
Il can bear this no longer exclaim-
ed Mary. Il will go to my brother to-
night and tell him all. | will tell him
how ! suffer and that shall die If you
are allowed to 20 away and cave me
forever. lie loves me. and | can do
anything with him when ] try. | know
| can obtain his consent to =
marriage. He cannot know how | suf-
fer. else he would not treat me so. |
will let him see: | will convince him.
| have In my mind everything | want
to say and do. | will sit on his knee
and stroke his hair and kiss him" And
she laughed softly as her spirit revived
In the breath OF n glowing hope. Then
| will tell him bow handsome he is and
how | hear the ladies signing for him.
ard he will come around all right by
the third visit. Oh. | know how to do
II. | have done ii so often. Never
fear. ] wish | had gone at 1t long ago"
Her enthusiastic fever of hope was
really contagious. but Brandon. whose
life was Mt stake. had his wits quick
ened by the danger.
Mary. would you like to see me a
corpse before tomorrow noonf' he ask
ed.
why. OF curse not! Why do you
ask such n dreadful question:
Because. If you wish TO make sure
of it. do what you have Just said-go to
tie king md tell him all. | doubt If
he could wait till morning. | believe
he would awaken me mt midnight TO
put me to sleep forevcr-at the end of
a rope or on Il block pillow"
"Ch. 70: you are all wrong. | know
what | can do with Henry"
IF that is the case. ! say goodby
now. for shall be out of England. if
possible. by midnight. You must promise
me that you will not only not 20 TO the
king Mt all about this matter. but that
you will guard your tongue. jealous of
Its slightest word. and remember with
every breath that OH your prudence
hangs my life. which. | know. is dear
TO you. DO you promise? Ii you do
not. | must fly. SO you will lose me
one way or the other If you tell the
king-either by my flight or by my
death"
Il promise" said Mary. with droop-
Ing head. the embodiment of despair.
all life and hope having left her again.
After II few minutes her face bright
ened. ard she asked Brandon what ship
lie would sail In for New Spain. and
WHENCE.
we sail In the Royal Hind from
Bristol" he replied.
How many 20 out in her. and are
there any wonenT"
mo. no!' he returned. "No woman
could make the trip. and. besides. on
ships of that sort. half pirate. half nler-
Chant. they do not take women. The
sailors are superstitious about ii and
will not sail with them. They say
they bring bad luck-adverse winds.
Gains. storms. b~lackness. monsters
from the deep and victorious foes"
THE ignorant creatures" cried Mary.
Brandon continued. There win be Il
hundred men If the captain can induce
so many 10 enlist"
"IIow does one procure Passenger in
qulred Mary.
by enlisting with the captain. n man
named Rrndhurst. nj Bristol. where the
ship Is now lying. There is where !
enlisted by letter. But why do you
ask?"
"Oh. | only wanted to know
We talked awhile on various topics.
but Mary always brought the onver
sation back to the same subject. the
Royal Hind and New Spain. After
asking many questions she sat in ST
lence for Il time and then abruptly
broke into one of my sentences. She
was always interrupting me as ii
were n parrot.
81 have been thinking and have made
IN my mind what | will do. and you