Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-15

, some purpose-my dover. suppose.
"The duke said 1t should be as
wished; that Master Brandon should
escape and remain away from London
for a few weeks until the king pro-
cured his loan and then be freed BY
royal proclamation.
II saw Buckingham the next day. for
was very anxious. you may be sure,
and he said the keeper Of Newgate had
told him it had been arranged the
night before as desired. I had come
to Windsor because It was more quiet,
and my heart was full. 1t is quite
distance from London, and thought
It might afford better opportunity to
to see-I thought. perhaps Master
Brandon might come-might want to-
to-see Jane and me. In fact, / wrote
him before l left Greenwich that ]
should be here. Then Z heard he had
gone to New Spain. Now you see how
all my troubles have come upon me at
once, and this the greatest. Of them.
because II Is my fault. I can ask no
forgiveness from any one. for I cannot
forgive myself"
She then inquired about Brandon's
health and spirits, and I left out no
distressing detail, you may be sure.
During my recital she sat with down
cast eyes and tear stained face playing
with the ribbons Of her hat
When was ready to 60, she said,
please say to Master Brandon should
like-to-see-him II be cares to come,
II only that may tell him how 1t hap
pened."
II greatly fear, in fec, know he
will not come" said I. "The cruelest
blow of all. worse even than the dun
geon or the sentence Of death, was
your failure to save him. He trusted
you so implicitly. At the time Of his
arrest he refused to allow me to tell
the king. saying he knew you would
gee to it-that you were pure gold"
"Ah. did he say that% she asked. as
a sad little smile lighted her face.
"His faith was so entirely without
doubt that his recoil from you is cor
respondingly great. He goes to New
Spain as soon US his health is recovered
sufficiently for him to travel"
This sent the last fleck Of color from
her face. and with the words almost
cnoking her throat, "Then tell him
what have said to ycu and perhaps
he vii! not feel So
Il $hof offba,, odu Morv
When mentioned your.name the other
day, he said he would curse me II ev-
er spoke it again In his hearing"
rs it so bad as that" Then. medita-
lively: "And at his trial he did not tell
the reason for the killing? Would not
compromise me. who had served him
80 Ill. even to save his own life? Noble.
noble~ And her lips went together an
abe rose to her feet No tears now:
nothing but glowing, determined wo-
manhood.
"Then will go to him wherever he
may be. He shall forgive me, no mat.
ter what my fault"
Soon after this we were on our way
to London at brisk gallop.
We were all very silent. but at one
time Mary spoke up from the midst OF
reverie: During the moment when |
thought Master Brandon had been exc.
cured-when you said It was too late
1t seemed that was born again and all
made over; that was changed In the
very texture of my nature By the
shock, as they say the grain Of the iron
cannon is sometimes changed by too
violent an explosion" And this proved
to be true in some respects.
We rode Oh rapidly and did not stop
in London except to give the horses
drink.
After crossing the bridge Mary said.
half to Jane and half to herself, II will
never marry the French king-never."
Mary was but a girl pitted against q
body of brutal men, two Of them rulerp
Of the two greatest nations on earth
rather heavy odds for one woman.
We rode down to Greenwich and en-
tered the palace without exciting COM
ment, as the princess was in the habit
Of coming and going at WILL.
The king and queen and most OF the
courtiers were in London at Brldewell
House and Baynard's castle, where
Henry was vigorously pushing the
loan Of 100000 crowns for Mary's dow
er, the only business Of state in which
at that time he took any active inter-
est. Subsequently, as you know, he be-
came Interested in the divorce laws
and the various methods whereby a
man, especially king, might rid him.
self Of a distasteful wife, and after he
saw the truth in Anne Boleyn's eyes he
adopted a combined policy OF church
and state craft that has brought US a
deal Of senseless trouble ever since and
Is like to keep 1t up.
As to Mary's dover, Henry was to
pay Louis only 100000 crowns, but he
made the marriage an excuse for an
extra 100000 to be devoted to his OWL
private use.
When we arrived at the palace the
girls went to their apartments and l
to mine, where found Brandon read
ing. There was only one window to
our common room-a dormer window
set into the roof and reached by ht-
tie passage as broad as the window IT.
self and perhaps n yard and a half
long. In the alcove thus formed was
bench along the wall, cushioned by
Brandon's great campaign cloak. In
this window we often sat and read. and
here was Brandon with his book. had
intended to tell him tie girls were COM
Ing. for when Mary asked me II l
thought he would come to her at the
palace, and when had again said no
she reiterated her intention Of going
to him at once; but my courage failed
me and did not speak Of 1t.
knew that Mary ought not to come
to our room. and that X news of II
should reach the kings ears there
would be more and worse trouble than
ever, and as usual Brandon would pay
the penalty for all. Then again. If 1t
were discovered 1t might seriously COM