The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-04

effectively. both as to his senile fond
ness for the English princess and her
impish %tormenting of him. From the
first lie evinced the most violent delight
In Mary. who repaid it by holding him
off and evadiIg him IN Il manner so
cool. audacious and adroit that II
stamped her queen of all the arts fem
mime and demoniac. Pardon me-, la
dies. II | couple these W arts. but you
must admit they are at times some
what akin. Soon she ciuded him SO
completely that for days he would not
have a glimpse OF her. while she was
perhaps riding. walking or coquetting
with some of the court gallants. who
aided and abetted her in every way
they could. He became almost frantic
In pursuit OF his elusive bride. and
would expostulate with her. when he
could catch her. and smile uneasily.
like q man wLo Is tie victim of a prac-
teal Joke of which he does rot see or
enjoy the point. On such occasions she
would laugh in his face. then grow
augry-whicb was so easy for her to do
and. | grieve to say. would sometimes
almost swear at him IN n manne to
make the pious though ofttinies lax
virtued court ladies shudder with hor-
ror. She would af other times make
sport of lis youthful ardor and tell him
In all seriousness that 1t was indecorous
for him TO behave SO and frighten her.
q poor. tiniId little child. with his i'm
petuosities. Then she would manage
to give him t." slip. and he would go
of aud play a game of cards with aim
self. firmly convinced IN his feeble
way that woman's nature had a tine
ture If the devil IN it. lie was the soul
of conciliatory kindness to the young
vixen. but at times she would break
violently into tears. accuse him of cru
ely mistreating her. a helpless woman
and Il stranger In his court. and threat
en- to 20 home TO dear old England and
tell her brother. King Henry. all about
IT and have him put things to right and
redress her wrongs generally. In fact,
she acted the part of injured innocence
so perfectly that the poor old man
would apologize for the wrongs she in
vented aud try to oax her into n good
humor. Thereupon she would weep
more bitterly than ever. grow liyster-
ical and require to be carried off by her
women. when recovery aud composurc
were usually instantaneous. or course
the court gossips soon carried stories OF
the quick r~ecoveries TO the king. and
when he spoke to Mary of them she
put on Ter mi lred air again and turned
the tables H., upbraiding him for be-
lieving such e.sIunmies about her. who
was so good 10 him and loved him So
dearly.
Mary would often pout for days to-
eetLer and pretend Illness. Upon II
occasion she kept the king waiting at
her door all the morning, while she,
having slipped through the window,
was riding with some of the young peo-
pie In the forest. When she returned
through the window - she went TO
the door and scolded the poor cid king
for keeping her waiting pennSd up in
her room all the morning. And he apol-
ogized.
She changed the dinner hour to noon
in accordance with the English us
tom. and had a heavy supper at night.
when she would make the king gorge
himself with unhealthful food and o
him Ito drink as much as Brother
Henry which Invariably resulted in
Louis de Valois finding Judgment under
the table. This amused the whole
court except q few old cronies and
physicians. who. of course, were scan
dalized beyond measure. She took the
king on long rides with her ON cold
death and freeze him until the cold
tears streamed down his poor pinched
nose. making him feel like a half ami
mated icicle and wish that he were
one In fact.
at night she would have her balls
and keep him mp till morning. drinking
and dancing, or trying to dance. with
her until his poor old heels. ard his
head, too. for that matter, were like
to fall off: then she would slip away
from him and lock herself In her room.
December. say |. let May alone: she
certainly will kill you. Despite which
sound advice. doubt not December
will go on coveting May up TO the end
Of the chapter. each old fellow-being
such a fine man for his age, you under
stand-fondly believing himself an ex-
ception. Age in a fool is damnable.
Mary was killing Louis as certainly
and deliberately MS IL she were feeding
him slow poison. lie was very weak
and decrepit at best. being compelled
frequently upon public occasions. such,
for example. as the coronation tourna-
ment of which l have spoken. to lie
upon a couch.
Mary's conduct was really cruel. but
then. remember the provocation. and
that she was acting In self defense.
All this was easier for her than you
might suppose, for the kings grasp of
power, never very strong. was begin
ming to relax even what little grip 1t
had. All faces were turned toward
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