The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-19
CHAPTER XIV.

Tor a1oction, Il mistake fire.
-TE quently made by people not
G-s,=.J given to self analysis. and III
81 cay or two Il reaction set in toward
Erandon which inspired a desire TO
make some amends for his harsh
treatment. THIS he could not do Ia
any great extent on Buckingham's ae-
count-at least not until tie London
loan was in his coffers-but the fact
that Brandon was going TO New Spain
so 500 and would be out of the way
both of Mary's eyes and Mary's mar
riage stimulated that rare flower in
Hcrry's heart. Il good resolve. and
Brandon was offered his old quarters
sail for New Spain.
lie had never abandoned this plan.
and row that matters Lad taken this
turn with Mary and the king his reso.
luton WAS stronger than ever in that
tie scheme held two recommendations
ard a possibility.
The recommendations were. first. II
would TAX. him away from Mary. Will
whom. when out of the inspiring In.
huence OF her bEoyant hopafulness.
lie knew marriage to be utterly impos.
siblc. and. second. admitting and fac
Ing that impossibility. he might find
at least partial relief from ms heart.
acEe IN the stirring events and adven.
lures OF that PARKWAY land of monsters.
dragons. savages and gold. The posi-.
billty lay liz the gold, and Il very faint.
lF lrtfsttft..w - - i~wA IAIl - IT
still more family gllnlmering chance
that fortune. finding him there almost
alone. might for lack of another lover
SMILE upon him by way Of squarlng &C.
counts. She might lead him to n cav.
ern of gold. and gold would do any.
thing. even perhaps purchase a price
less n treasure as a certain princess OF
the royal blood.
EraEtoa ut once accepted the kings
offer of lodging in the palace. for now
that he felt sure of himself in the mat.
ter of New Spain ard his separation
from Mary lie iolged TO see as much ms
possible of her before the light went
out forever. even though II were play.
Ing with death Itself TO do SO.
Poor fellow. His suffering was SO
acute during this period that ii affect.
ed me like II contagion.
1t did not make Il mope of him. bui
came In spasnis that almost drove him
Wild. lie would III times pace the
room and cry out: "Jesu. Caskoden.
what shall | dof She will be the wife
of the French king. aud | shall sit In
the wilderness and try every moment
10 imagine what she is doing and think
Ing. ! shall find the hearing of Paris
and look in her direction until my brain
nelts In MY effort to see her. and then
l shall wander in the woods. n suffer
ing imhecile, feeding on roots and nuts.
Would to God one of us might die. Ii
1t were not selfish. | should wish !
mi~ft 10 the one"
said nothing IN answer to these out.
bursts. rs ! had no consolation TO offer.
We had two or three OF our little
meetings of -four. dangerous as ilcy
WERE. M which Mary. feeling that each
time she saw Brandon might he the
last. would sit ard look ut him with
glowing eyes that In turn softened and
buried MS he spoke. She did not talk
much. but devoted all her time ard en-
ergies 10 looking with her whole soul.
Never before or stree was there a girl
so much In love. \ young girl thor
ouGllly in love is the most beautiful
object on carth-beau,irui even IN u.-
Illness. Imagine, then, what 1t made of
Mary!
Growing partly. perhaps. out of lis
unattainabiIity-for lie WAS as far out
of her reach MS SHE Il of Missile had
long since begun to worship lin. She
had learned to know him so we'll. and
lis valiant defense Of lcr In Billings
gate. together with his noble self sacri-
flee In refusing to compromise her in
order TO save lin.aT,f. had presented
him TO her In so noble q light that size
had come TO look Up to him as her SUI
perior. Her surrender had been COM
plete. aud she found in 1t a JOY far ex-
ceeding that of any victory or triumph
sic could imagine.
The trouble began In earnest with
tic discovery of or meetings In Lady
Mary's parlor. There was nothing ut
all unusual In the fact that small com
panies OF young folk frequently spent