The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-26

There was this difference between
Brandon and most others-he would be
slow to love. but when love should once
fairly take root in his intense nature he
would not do to trife with.
The night after the meeting Mary
cuddled up to Jane, who slept with her.
and whispered. half bashfully:
Tell me all about Brandon. | am
interested In him. | believe If | knew
more persons like him | should be n
better girl, Notwithstanding he Is one
of the boldest men | ever knew. H
says anything he wishes ard. with all
his modest manner is as cool with me
as II | were a burgher's daughter. His
modesty is all on the outside. but it IL
pretty. and pretty things must be OF.
the outside to be useful. | wonder If
Judson thought him modest"
Jane talked of Brandon to Mary. VIII
was in an excellent humor, until the
girls fell asleep.
When Jane told me of this. | becamf
frightened. for the surest way to an.
woman's heart Is to convince her tina,
you make her better and arouse In he,
breast purer impulses and higher asp.
yations. 1t would be bad enough shouiC
Brandon fall in love with the princess
which was almost sure to happen
but for them to fall in love with eacl
other meant Brandon's head upon til.
block and Mary's heart bruised. broken
and empty for life. Her strong nature
filled to the brim with latent passion
was the stuff of which love makes u
confiagration that burns to destruc
tion, and should she learn n love Bran
don she would move heaven and eartl
TO possess him.
She whose every desire from child
hood up had been gratified. whose
every within seemed to her a para
mount necessity. would stop at moth
Ing when the dearest wish a woman
heart can coin was to be gained or lost
Brandon's element of prudence might
help him and might forestall any eff
fort OH his part to win her. but Mary
had never heard of prudence. and
mans caution avails but little when
set against woman's daring. In case
they both should love they were sure
equally III to find ruin and desola.
ton.
A few evenings after this | met the
princess In the queens drawing room.
She beckoned me to her and. restin:
her ei6aws nn the top of a cabinet. her
chin. la her hands, said: II met your
a.. ... ~...~~... -.~n,.on, a day or two
ato. Did he tell your"
No | answered. "Jane told me,
but he has not mentioned it,"
1t was true Brandon had not said n
word of the matter. and | had not
spoken of it either. | wanted to see
how long he would remain silent con-
corning an adventure that would have
set most men of the court Boosting at
q great rate. To have a tilt with the
ever victorious Mary and to come off
victor was enough. | think. to loosen
ei,y tongue less given TO Dragging than
Brandon's.
$50" continued Mary. evidently
somewhat piqued. "he did not think his
presentation to me a thing worth men,
tioning? We had n little passage at
arms. ard. to tell you -, truth. | came
off second best ard lao 20 acknowledge
1t too. Now. what Go you think of this
new friend of yours? Ard he did not
boast about having tie better of me
After all. there is more virtue in his ST.
lence than ! at first thought" Ard she
threw back her head and clapped her
hands and laughed with the most con.
tagious little ripple you ever heard. She
seemed not to grieve owe her defeat,
but dimpled as though 1t We're q huge
joke. the thought of which rather
pleased her than otherwise. Victory
had grown stale for her. although SO
young.
"What do think of my new friend?"
l repeated after her. ard that gave MI
a theme upon which | could enlarge
e%.oquently. | told her of his learning,
Notwithstanding the fact that he had
been In the continental wars ever since
he was a boy. | repeated to her stories
of his daring and bravery that had
been told to me by his uncle, the mas
ter of the horse. ard others. and then
l added what | knew Lady Jane had
already said. | had expected to be
brief, but to my surprise found q close
and interested listener. even to the
twice told parts. ard drew my story
out a little. to the liking of us both.
"Your friend has an earnest advocate
in you. Sir Edwin" said tho princess.
THAT he has," | replied. There Is
nothing too good to say of him."
knew that Mary. with her better,
clearer brain. held the king almost In
the palm OF her hand. so | thought to
advance Brandon's fortune by a timely
word.
II trust the king will see fit to favor
him. and | hope that you will speak n
word in his behalf should the opportu.
nifty occur"
what. In the name of heaven. have
we to give hlm?" cried Mary impa-
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