The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-02

and Pluto to snatch her away to-the
LORD KNOWS where.
Mary again poured out her soul on
paper-a libation intended for Brandon.
! made d dozen attempts in as many
different ways to deliver her letters.
but every effort was a failure. ard tits
nissive met the fate of the others. De
Loifgueville kept close watch on his
masters rival ard complained to Hen
~ about these attempts at communica-
ton. Henry laughed and said lie would
see that they we're stopped, but paid
no more attention to the matter.
lf Mary. before her interview with
Henry. had been averse to the French
marriage. she vas now equally M
ious to hurry ii OH. and longed to 20
upon the rack in order that Brandon
might be free. He. of course. objected
as s~trenuously us possible to the pur-
chase of his life by her marriage to
Louis. but his better Judgment old
HMM fact. had told him from tie
first-that she would be compelled
eventually to marry tie French king.
and comnIon sense told him If it must
be she might as well save his life ut
the same time. Furthermore. he felt a
certain sense of delight in owing his
life to her. and knew that the fact that
size had saved him. that her sacrifice
1t easier for her to bear.
The most beautiful feature of the re-
lations between these two lovers WAS
their entire faith In each other. The
way of their true love was at least not
rougbened by cooblestones of doubt.
however impossible 1t was from noun
tains OF opposition.
My inability to deliver Mary's letters
did not deter her from writing them.
and as she was 10 be married in q few
days-De L.|ongueville to act as proxy
she devoted her entire time to her let
tiers and wrote pages upon pages. which
she left with me to be delivered after
DEATH" as she called her marriage.
Al this time | was called away from
court for a day or two. and when | re
turned and called upon Brandon ut the
Tower | found him whlstling and sing
Ing. apparently as happy as a lark.
You heartless dog thought | at
first. but ! o found that lie felt more
than MISREPRESENTATION.
Have you seen herr" | asked.
"Wl.oT' AS if there were more than
one woman in all the world for him.
THE princess"
mot since | left her at Bristol"
| believed then. and believe now.
that this was a point blank falsehood,
a very unusual thing for Brandon. but
for son reason probably necessary in
this case.
There was an expression in his face
which | could not interpret, but LIE
wrote. as If carelessly %scribbling on a
scrap of paper that lay upon the table.
tie words. BE careful" and | took
the hint-we were watched. There Is
an unpleasant sensation when one feels
that he is watched by unseen eyes. and
after talking for awhile on common
topics | left and took u boat for Green
witch.
When I arrived at the palace and
saw Mary. what was my surprise to
find her as bright and jubilant as | had
left Brandon. She. too. laughed aud
sang and was so happy that she light
ed tie whole What did 1t all
mean? There was but one explana-
ton. They had met. and there was
some new plan on foot-with a fatal
ending. The next failure would mean
death to Brandon as certainly as the
sun rises In the east. What the plan
was | could not guess. With Brandon
In the Tower under guard both day
and night. and Mary as closely guarded
In the palace. | could not see any way
of escape for either of them. o bow
they could possibly have come together.
Brandon had not told NE. | supposed.
for fear Of being overheard. and Mary.
although she had the opportunity. was
equally noncommunicative. SO | had
ecour TO Jane upon the first occa-
sion. She. by the way. was as blue
and sad faced as Mary was Joyous. |
asked her If the princess and Brandon
had met, and she sadly said: Il do not
know. We went down TO London yes
terday. and as we returned stopped
at Bridewell House. where we found
the king and Wolsey. The princess
lief, the ROOM. saying she would return
In a few minutes. and then Wolsey
went out. leaving M alone with the
king. Mary did not return for half an
hour. and she may have seen Master
Brandon during that time. l do not
understand how the meeting could
lave occurred. but that is the only time
she has been away from me-" Here
Jane delibers tely put her bead on my
shoulder and began to weep piteously.
What Is the trouble?' ! asked.
She shook her head: II cannot. dare
not. tell you"
"Oh. but you must. you must!' And
| insisted so emphatically that she al
length said:
The king!"
1.-THE king. God In heaven. Jane; tell