Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-15
ESTABLISHED 1855.
CHAPTER XI-CoNTINUED.
Copyrtoht 1901, BY ths Bowen Morrsu Compesy

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CHAPTER M-CoNrINUED.
A look Of horror came into her face.
and | continued slowly: 81 procured
Brandon's release nearly q week ago.
did what you should have done. and
he is now at our rooms in Greenwich"
Mary looked at me a moment and.
turning pale, pressed her hands to her
heart and leaned against the door
frame.
After a short silence she said: Ed
win Caskoden-fool! Why could you
not have told me that at first?
thought my brain would burn and my
heart burst"
II should have told you had you CIV
en- me time. As to the pain 1t gave
you"-this was the last charge to my
large magazine Of indignation-'T care
very little about that. You deserve it.
I do not know what explanation you
have to offer, but nothing can excuse
you. An explanation, however good,
would have been little comfort to you
had Brandon failed you In Billingsgate
that night"
She had fallen into a chair by this
time and sat In reverie, staring at moth
ing. Then the tears came again. but
more softly.
''You are right; nothing can excuse
me. I am the most selfish, ungrateful,
guilty creature ever born. A whole
month in that dungeonw And she
covered her dropping face with her
hands.
"Go away for awhile, Edwin. and
then return. We shall want to see you
again." said Jane.
Upon my return Mary was more
composed. Jane had dressed her hair,
and she was sitting on the bed in her
riding habit, hat in hand. Her fingers
were nervously toying at the ribbons
and her eyes cast down.
"You are surely right Sir Edwin. I
have no excuse. can have none, but
I will tell you how 1t was. You re-
member the day you left me in the
waiting room Of the kings council,
when they were discussing my mar
riage without one thought Of me, as
If I were but slave or dumb brute
that could not feel" She began to
weep q little, but soon recovered her
self. "While waiting for you to re-
turn the Duke of Buckingham came In.
knew Henry was trying to sell me to
the French king. and my heart was
full Of trouble-from more causes than
you can know. All the council, espe-
cially that butchers son, were urging
him on, and Henry himself was anx-
ious that the marriage should be
brought about. He thought it would
strengthen him for the imperial crown.
He wants everything and Is ambitious
to be emperor. Emperor! He would
cut a pretty figure! hoped, though,
I should be able to induce him not to
sacrifice me to bis selfish interests, as
/ have done before. but knew only
too well It would tax my powers to the
utmost this time. I knew that II did
anything to anger or to antagonize him
II would be all at an end with me. You
know he Is so exacting with other peo-
pies conduct for one who Is 50 careless
Of his own-so virtuous by proxy. You
remember how cruelty he disgraced
and crushed poor Lady Chesterfield.
VINO was In such trouble about her bus
II nd and VINO went to Grouche's only
To learn II he were true to her. Henry
seems to be particularly sensitive In
that direction. One would think 1t
was In the commandments. Thou shalt
not 60 to Grouche's.'
seWell, I knew I could do nothing
with Henry If he once learned OF that
visit, especially as 1t resulted so Ia
tally. Oh, why did I go? Why did /
20? That was why hesitated to tell
Henry at once. I was hoping some 9TH
er way would open whereby l might
save Charles-Alaster Brandon. While
Twas waiting along came the Duke OF
Buckingham, and as l knew he was
popular in London and had almost an
much influence there as the king d
thought came to me that he might help
US.
II knew that he and Master Brandon
had passed few angry words at one
time in my ballroom-you remember
but also knew that the duke was III
In love with me. you know, or pretend
ed to be--he always said he was-and
felt sure could by little 1attery In.
duce him to 10 anything. He was al
ways protesting that he would give