The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-10

but Mary took it all very well and said
slowly and absentlnindedly:
you are right. | will go at once. |
despise my selfish neglect. There is
no other way-I have racked my brain
there is ne other way. 1t must be
done. ard (; win go OF once and 10 It,"
"Aad | will 90 with you.~ said /.
Il do not blame you," she said. FOR
doubling me since | have failed once.
But you need not doubt me now. 1t
shall be done. and without delay. re-
gardless of the cost TO me. | have
thought and thought to find some other
way to liberate him. but there is none.
/ will 60 this Instant"
And | will go with you. Lady Ma
ry," said doggedly.
She smiled at my persistency and
took me by the hand. saying. Gomez
We at once went Off to find the king.
but the smile had faded from Mary's
face. and she looked as If she were 20
ing to execution. Every shade of cclor
had ded, and her lips were the hue or
ashes.
We found the king in the midst of
HIS cUuiicli. Will the tfeIci uiuDiSSsl-
doris, discussing the all absorbing topic
of the marriage treaty. and Henry.
fearing an outbreak. refused TO see
the princess. AS usual. opposition but
spurred her determination. so she sat
down In the anteroom and said she
would not stir until she Lad seen the
king.
After xya bad vvafta5 a favy mfputau
one of the kings pages came up and
said lie had been looking all over the
palace for me and that the king desired
my presence Immediately. | went in
with the page TO the king. leaving
Mary alone and very melancholy Ill
the a~ntechamber.
Upon entering the kings presence he
asked: Where have you been. Sir Ed
win? | have almost killed a good half
dozen pages hunting you. | want yon
TO prepare Immediately to 20 to Paris
with an embassy TO his majesty King
Louis. You will be tue interpreter.
The ambassador yon need not know.
Maze ready ut once. The embassy
will leave London from the Tabard inn
one hour hence
Could a command to duty have come
1T a more iaopportune timer was
distracted. and upon leaving the king
went Mt once TO seek the Lady Mary
where | had left her IN the anteroonI.
She had gone. so ! went to her apart
ments. but could not fnd her wen
TO the queens salon. but she was not
there. and | traversed that old ram
bling palace from one end to the other
without finding her or Lady Jane.
The king had told me the embassy
would be IL secret one and that WAS
TO speak OF 1t to nobody. least OF all TO
the Lady Mary. No one was to know
that | was leaving England. and ! was
to communicate with no one ut home
while In France.
The kings command was not TO be
dlsobeyed. To do so would be rs much
as my life was worth: but. besides that.
the command of the king | served was
my highest duty. and no Caskoden ever
failed in that. may not be us tall MS
some men. hut my fidelity and honor
but you will say | boast.
| was to make ready my bundle and
nut ST. ulAitc ~ i<Oilttii III Olt uOlAs
and almost half that time was spent
already. | was sure to be late. so |
could not waste another minute.
went TO my room and got together
q few things necessary for my journey.
but did not take much in the way OF
clothing. preferring to buy that new
In Paris, where | could find the latest
stvIea I'm nattarrt and fabric.
l tried to assure myself that Mary
would see the king at once and tell him
all and not allow my dear friend Bran
don to lie In that terrible place another
night. yet n persistent fear giiawed at
my heart. and a sort of intuition that
seemed to have the very breath OF GER
tainty In Its foreboding nude me doubt
her.
As I could find neither Mary nor
Jane. | did the next best thing-l
wrote n letter TO each of them. urging
immediate action and left them to be
delivered by my man Thomas. who
was one of those trusty souls that new
or fail. | did not tell the girls | was
about to start for France. but intimat-
Ct that | was compelled to leave Lon
don for n time and said. Il leave the
fate OF this man. to whom we I'LL owe
so much. In your hands. knowing full
well how tender you will be of him."
was away from home nearly q
month. and as ! dared not write. and
even Jane did not know where was.
] did rot receive nor expect any let
tiers. The king had ordered secrecy.
and II have mingled with all my
faults n single virtue 1t Is that Of
faithfulness to my trust. 50 ! had no
news from England and sent none
home.
During all that time the same ola
fear lived In my heart that Mary
might fail to liberate Brandon. She
knew OF the negotiations concerning
tile French marriage. as we all did. al