Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-05
CHAPTER TX.

CHATTER La.
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRfNCEssEs'
@v THOUGHT the kings dance
N that night would never end,
80 fond were the Frenchmen
&40 Of our fair ladies. and was
more than anxious to see Brandon and
learn the issue Of the girls escapade,
az I well knew the danger attending 1t.
All things, however. must end, SO
early in the morning I fastened to our
rooms, where l found Brandon lying
in his clothes, everything saturated
: with blood from a dozen sword cuts. he
was very weak. and at once had IN q
barber, who took of his shirt Of mail
and dressed his wound2. He then
dropped into a deep sleep, while l
watched the night out Upon awaken
Ing Brandon told me all that had hap
pened, but asked me to say nothing OF
his illness, as he wished to keep the
fact Of his wounds secret In order that
he might better conceal the cause OF
them. But, as I told you, he did not
speak Of Buckingham's part In the al
fray.
aaw the princess that afternoon and
expected, of course, she would Inquire
for her defender. One who had given
such timely help and who was suffer-
ing 80 much on her account was sure
" worth q little solicitude, but not q
word did she ask. She did not como
near me, but made point Of avoid
'ance, ss I could plainly see. The next
morning she. with Jane, went over to
Scotland palace without 50 much as a
breath of inquiry from either Of them.
This heartless conduct enraged me, but
I was glad 10 learn afterward that
James silence was at Marys COM
mand. that bundle Of selfishness fear
Ing that any solicitude, however care
fully shown, upon her part might re-
veal her secret.
It seems that Mary had recent intel
ligence Of the forward state OF anairs
in the marriage negotiations and felt
that a discovery by her brother OF what
she had done, especially In view Of the
disastrous results, would send her to
France despite all the coaxing she
could do from then till doomsday.
It was a terrible fate hanging over
her, doubly so in view Of the fact that
she loved another man, and looking
back at it all from the vantage point
of time l cannot wonder that 1t drove
other things out of her head and made
her seem selfish In her frightened de-
sire to save herself.
About IL o'clock Of the following
night was awakened by knock at
my door, and upon opening in walked
a sergeant Of the sheriff Of London.
with four yeomen at his heels.
The sergeant asked If one Charles
Brandon was present. and upon my at
frmative answer demanded that be be
forthcoming. I told the sergeant that
Brandon was confined to bis bed with
illness, whereupon he asked to be
shown to his room.
It was useless to resist or to evade.
20 awakened Brandon and took the
sergeant In. Here be read bis warrant
to arrest Charles Brandon. Esq. for
tho murder Of two citizens Of London,
penetrated, done and committed upon
the night Of such and such a day OF
this year Of our Lord 1914. Brandon's
hat had been found by the side of the
dead men, and the authorities had re
ceived information from high source
that Brandon was the guilty person.
That high source was evidently Buck
ingham.
When the sergeant found Brandon
covered with wounds. there was no
longer any doubt, and, although hard
" able to lift his hand, he was forced
to dress and 60 with them. A horse
litter was procured. and we all started
to London.
While Brandon was dressing I said
would at once 60 and awaken the
king, who, l knew, would pardon the
ofrense when he heard my story, but
Brandon asked the sergeant to leave
us to ourselves for short time, and
closed the door.
"Please do nothing Of the sort, Cas-
koden," said he. IF you tell the king,
will declare there is not one word OF
truth in your story. There is only one
person in the world who may tell Of
that nights happenings. and If she
does not they shall remain untold. She
will make 1t all right at once. I know
I would not do her the foul wrong to
think for one instant that she will fail
You do not know her. She sometimes
seems selfish. but 1t Ia thoughtlessnesz
fostered By fiattery. and her heart 4
right. l would trust her with my life
II you breathe q word Of what have
told you. you may do more harm thar
you can ever remedy. and l ask you te
say nothing to any one. II the princess
would not llberate me-but that Is no,
to be thought Of. Never doubt that
she can and will do 1t better than you
think. she Is all gold"
This. Of course, silenced me. as | did
not know what new danger l might
create or how | might mar the matter
so much wished to mend. | did not
tell Brandon that the girls had left
Greenwich or Of my underlined and per
haps unfounded fear that Mary might
not act as he thought she would In s
great emergency. but silently helped
him to dress and went to London aloni
with him and the sherifr's sergeant.
Brandon was taken to Newgate. thu
most loathsome prison in London a
that time. it being used for felons, while
Ludgate was for debtors. Here he wa,
thrown into an underground dungeon
foul with water that seeped through