The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-14

Tile pr:-cc7-- was trying 70 Check her
weeping and in a moment took up the
thread of her unfinished sentence:
"And Master Brandon. too. left with
out so much as sending ME one little
word-not q lie nor q syllable. He
did not come near me. but went of as
II / did not care-or he did no.. or
course he did not care or he would not
have behaved sc. knowing | was In SO
much trouble. | did not see him at all
after-one afternoon In the kings
about a week before that awful night
In London, except that night. when |
was so frightened | could not speak
one word of all the things | wished
to say"
This sounded strange enough, and |
began more than ever to suspect some
thing wrong. l.. however. kept as firm
q grasp as possible upon the stock OF
Indignation ] had brought with me.
How did you expect to see or hear
from him." asked |. when he was "
ing in a loathsome dungeon without
one ray of light. condemned to be
hanged, drawn and quartered because
Of your selfish neglect to save him who
NJ the cost of half his blood and al
most his life had saved SO much for
your"
Her eyes grew big. and the tears
were checked by genuine surprise.
+ ! continued: Lady Mary. no one
could have made me believe that you
would stand back and let the man to
u-ttnYa nxyo1 so upoat a 1Qhf En 81
long In such misery and be condemned
to such a death for the act that saved
you. | could never have believed it!'
limp of hell!' screamed Mary. What
tale Is this you bring to torture me?
Have | not enough already? Tell me
1t is a lie or | will have your miserable
little tongue torn out by the root"
at Is no lie. princess. but an awful
truth and Il frightful shame to YOU"
I was determined to tell her all and
let her see herself IA she was.
She gave a hysterical laugh and.
throwing up her hands with her accus-
toned little gesture. fell upon the bed
In utter abandonment. shaking as with
a spasm. She did not weep: she could
not: she was past that now. Jane went
over TO the bed and tried to soothe her.
In n moment Mary sprang TO her feet,
exelaiming: Master Brandon con-
denlnpd to death. ard you aud | here
talking and moaning and weeping!
Come. come: we will go TO the king at
orce. We will start TO walk. Edwin
must be doing something aud Jane
can follow with the horses and over
take us. No: | will not dress; just as
! am: this will DO. Bring me u hat.
Jaue-any one. any one" While put
ting on hat and gloves she continued:
IL will see the king ut once aud tell
him all-ail. | will do anything. |
will marry that old king of France or
forty kings or forty devils, Its all
one to me. Anything. anything. TO
save him! oh. to think that he has
been in that dungeon all this time!'
And the tears came unheeded in a del
uge.
She was under such Roadway and
spoke aid moved so rapidly that |
could not stop her until she was nearly
ready to 60: then | held her by the arm
While | said:
"lt is not necessary now. You are
too late"
A look of horror came into her face.
ard | continued slowly: II procured
BraEdon's release nearly a week &
/ did what you should have done. and
he is now Mt our rooms in Greenwich"
Mary looked 1T me a ome ard.
turning pale. pressed her lands to her
heart and leaned against the door
frame.
After a short silence she said: ed.
win CaskoGen-fool, Why could you
not have told me that at first. |
thought my brain would burn and my
heart burst"
Il should have told you had you Civ
Ell me time. As to the pain it gave
you'-this was the last charge to my
large magazine of indignation-"l care
very little about that. You deserve it.
! do not know what explanation You
have To offer. but nothing can excuse
you. An explanation. howev,f good.
would have been little comfort to you
had Brandon failed you in Billingsgate
that night"
She Lad fallen into o 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. ! am the most selfish. %ungrateful.
guilty creature ever born. A whole
month In that d%ungeon!' And she
covered her dropping face with her
hands.
Go away for awhile. Edwin. and
then return. We shall want 10 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 ~ncrvously toying It the ribbons
and her eyes east down.