The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-28

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say. that what | have done will lose
NE my fair name-I had never thougit
OF 1t In that llght-but 1t Is also true
that | am innocent and lave done no
wrong. You may not believe me. but
you can ask Master B~randon'-hcre
the king gave II great laugh. and OF
course the colrtiers Joined In.
lit is all very well for you to laugh.
but Master Brandon would not tell you
a lie for yonr crown" Gods. | cou'd
la ve fallen OH my knees to a faith like
that. What | tell you Is true. trust
e.. ~ - sona.jietciy that the rear ri
dislionor at his hands never suggested
itself to me. | knew he would care for
and respect me. | trusted him. and MY
trust was not misplaced. OF how many
of these creatures WHO laugh when tie
king laughs could | say as much!"
And Henry knew she spoke the truth.
both concerning herself and the court
iers.
With downcast eyes she continued:
~ suppose. after all. you are partly
right In regard TO me for 1t was his
| onor that saved me. not my own. aud
u | am not what you called NE | have
Master Brandon to thank-not myself
I'VE will thank him publicly on Tow
er hill day after tomorrow AT noon"
said the king. with his accustomed del
icacy. breaking tie news OF Brandon's
sentence az abruptly as possible.
With O look of terror in her eyes
Mary screamed: What! Charles Brain
don-Tower hill?-You are going to
Kill himY"
Il think we WILL" responded Henry.
1T usually has that effect. to separate
the head from the body and quarter
the remains to decorate the four gates.
We will take you up TO London in n
day or two and let you see his beauti-
full head Oh the bridge"
Observation-Disclosures! Lord Je-
SUI" She could not grasp the thought.
She tried to speak. but the words
would not come. In q moment she be-
came uuore coherent. and the words
rolled from her lips as a mighty food
tide pours back through the arches of
London bridge.
You shall not kill him. He is blame
less. You do o know. Drive these
eawking fools out of the room. and |
will tell you all" The king ordered
the room cleared of everybody but
Wolsey. Jane and myself. WHO re-
manned at Mary's request. When all
were gone. the princess continued:
Brother. this man is in no way to
blame. 1t is all my fault-my fault
that he loves me, my fault that he tried
to run away to New Spain with me. 1t
may be that | have done wrong and
that my conduct has been unmaidenly.
but | could not help it, From the first
time | ever saw him In the lists with
you at Windsor there was a gnawing
hunger in my heart beyond my control.
| supposed of course that day he would
contriye some way TO be presented to
me-
"You didg'
and when we met he treated me rs il |
were an ordinary girl"
lie did?'
"Ycs."
"IIorrihie."
Mary was too intent on her story to
heed the sarcasm. and continued: THAT
made me ull the more interested In
him. since II showed that he was DIFF
ferent from the wretcEes who beset
you and me with their 6attery. and
soon began to seek him on every occa-
sion. This is an unmaidenIy history |
am giving. | know. but II Is the truth
ard must be told. | was satisfied at
first If | could only be In the same
room with him ard see his face and
hear his voice. The very mir he breath
ed was like an eliSir for me. made
every excuse to have him near me |
asked him to my parlor-you know
about that-and-ard did all ! could to
be with him. At first lie was gentle
ard kind. but soon. ! think. he saw the
dawning danger In both our hearts. AZ
l. too. SAW it. ard lie avoided me in
every way he could. knowing the trou-
Bile 1t held for us both. Oh. lie was the
wiser. Ard TO think 10 what | have
brought Lsm. Brother. let me die for
hiri-I who alone am TO blame. Take
my life and spare hini-spare him. He
was the wiser. but | doubt II all the
wisdom In the world could have saved
us. He almost insulted me nce In the
park-told me to leave-when II hurt
him more than me. | I'm now sure. but
he did II to keep matters from growing
worse between us. | tried TO remember
the affront. but could not. and had he
struck me | believe | should have gone
back TO him sooner or later. Oh, 1t was
all my fault. | would not let him save
himself. So strong was my feeling that
l could bear his silence nc longer. ard
one day | went TO him in your bed
chamber anteroom and fairly thrust
myself ard my love upon him. Then,
after lie was liberated from Newgate,
l could not induce him TO come to me,
so | went to him aud begged for his
love. Then | coayed him into taking
ne TO New Spain and would listen to
no excuse and hear 10 reason. Now