The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-08

1t was. however. only for the instant.
ard when Mary. whose face was hid
den from all the Others on Henrys
breast. smiled slyly at me from thee
midst OF her tears and sobs. | burst into
a laugh that was like to have spoiled
everything. Heirs turned quickly up
on me. ard | tried to cover it by pre-
tending that | was sobbing. Wolsey
helped me out by putting a corner OF
his gown to his eyes. when Henry. see
Ing us all so affected. began TO catch
the fever and swell with indignation.
lie put Mary away from him and.
striding up ard down he room. ex-
claimed In q voice that all could hear:
..The dog. the dog. to treat my sister
so. My sister. Ay fathers daughter!
My sister. The first princess of Eng
land ard queen Of France for Lis mis-
tiess. BY every god that ever breathed.
I'll chastise this scurvy cur until be
howls again. | swear it by my crown.
If Il cost me my kingdom" and so on
until words failed him But see how
he kept his oath. and see Low lie ard
Francis hobnohbed not long afterward
at the Field of the Cloth OF Gold.
Henry can back TO Mary and began
to question Ter Wien size repeated the
story for him. Then 1t was she told OF
my timely arrival. ard how. in order tc
escape and protect herself from Fran
| els. she had been comwelled TO marry
Bra ndon ard fee with US.
Size said: II SO wanted to come home
to England ard be married Where my
dear brother could give me away. bit
| was In such mortal dread Of Francis.
and there was no other mean of es-
cape. so"-
Gods death! IF | had but one other
sister like you. | swear befo"n heaven
I'd have myself hanged. Married TO
Brandon. Fool. Idiot. What do you
mean? Married to Brandon. Jesu!
You'll drive me mad, just one other
like you In England. and the whole
damned kingdom might sink. I'd lave
none of IL. Married to Brandon with
oct my %consent!'
NO. no. brother" answered Mary
softly. leaning ~anectionately against
his bulky form. DO you suppose !
would do that? Now. don't be unkind
to me when | Lave been away from
you so long. You gave your consent
four months ago. DO you not rem NJ
Der? You know | would never have
done II otherwise"
"Yes. | knowi You would not do
anything-you did rot wan and ii
seems equally certain that in the cid
you always manage to do everything
you do want. He'll ard furies,.''
why. brother. | will leave it to my
lord bishop of York II you did not
promise me that day. in this very
room and almost on this very spot. that
lf would marry Louis of France |
might marry wnomsocver | wished
when he should die. or course you
knew. after what | had said, whom |
should choose. so ] went to Il little
church IN company with Queen Claude
ard took my hair down and married
him. and | am his wife. and no powe.
on earth can make 1t otherwise" ALd
sic looked M into his face with n de-
fiaut little pout. as much as to say,
"Now. what are you going to do about
IT."
Henry looked at her In surprise and
her burst out laughing. Married TO
Brandon with your hair DOWN. And
he roared again. holding his sides.
"Well. you do beat the devil. There's
no denying that. Poor old Louis. That
was a good joke on him. I'll stake my
crown he was glad to die! You kept
1t warm enough for him, l make no
doubt"
Well" said Mary. with a little
shrag of her shoulders. ''he would
marry me-"
"Yes. and now poor Brandon doesn't
know the trouble ahead Of him either.
lie has my pity. by Jove!'
"Oh. that Is different" returned
Mary. and her eyes burned softly. and
her whole person fairly radiated. SO
expressive was she of the fact that iii
was different"
Different? Yes. as light from dark
ness: as love from loathirg: as heaven
from the other place; rs Brandon from
Louis. and that tells 1t all.
Henry turned to Wolsey. Have yo,
ever heard anything equal to it. my
lord bishop"
My lord bishop. of course, never had,
nothing That even approached it.
What are we to do about it," con-
tinued Henry. still addressing Wolsey.
The bishop assumed a thoughtful
expression. as II to appear deliberate
In so great a matter. ard said. Il see
but one thing that can be done And
then he threw in Il few soft, oily words
upon the troubled waters that made
Mary wish she lad never called Linn
thou butchers cur" and Henry after
q pause asked: Where is Brardon? He
is a good fellow. after all. and what
we can't help we must endure. He'll
frd punishment enough in YOU Tel
hin TO come home-i suppose you have
him lid around some place-and Wen