The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-31

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"Oh. yes. my sweet Jane. You do
comfort me. You are like a soothing
balm to an aching pain" And she Hiss
ed the hands that held hers. THIS wts
all that modest little Jane required.
Sic was content TO he a humble balm
and cid not aspire TO tie dignity of an
ellXir.
The girls then said their prayers in
concert, and Mary gently wept Herself
to sleep. She lay dreaming and toss
Ing ~nervously Until sunrise. when she
got up and added more pages TO her
letter until | called to fake it.
| was on hard soon after the Tower
gates lad opened ard was permitted
to sec Brandon at once. lie read
Mary's letter and acted ike every 9th
err lover since love letters first began.
lie WAS quie.s To note the absence OF
the longed for but not expected assur-
ance. and WHEN he did not see 1t went
straight to the point.
.'Slie has promised to marry the
French king to purchase my life. Is
that not trueG"
Il hope not" | answered evasivoly.
81 have seen very little OF her. and she
has said u~otling about it."
You are evadins my question. | see.
Do you know nothing Of itT'
"Nothing," | replied. telling an TN
necessary lie.
"Caskolcn. you are either a liar or a
~blockl.ead.'
Make it a liar. Brandon" said |.
laughlngly. for | was sure OF my place
fl his heart and knew that he meant
no ofTense.
1 never doubt a friend. ore would
better be ~trustful of uinety-uine friends
WHO a,a false than doubtful Of one who
IS true. Suspicion and representative
ness ARE ut Once tie badge aud the
bane Of a little soul.
lid o lave the Tower until noon,
and Brandon's pardon bad been deliv-
cred To him before / left. lie WIS glad
that tie first new OF il had come from
Mary.
lie naturally expected bis liberty IT
once. ard when told that he WAS 70 be
Eouorahly detained for a short time
turned 70 me ard said: Il suppose tGey
are afraid to let me out until she IS or
for France. King Henry EATERS me-
/ looked OCT OF the window Up Tower
street ard said nothing.
When | left. / took a letter 70 Mary,
wllch plainly told her lie had OWNED
il al. ard size wrote Il tear stained an
swer. begging tim to forgive Ter for
having sawed his life at a cost greater
tlan her own
For several days / was kept busy
carrying letters from ~Grecnwich 10 the
Tower and back again, but soon letters
ceased to satisfy Mary. and sic mlle
Up her mind that she must see Linn
Nothing else would do. She must not
couid not and. in short. would rot SO
another day without seeing hir1-no.
not another hour. Jane ard | opposed
her all we could, but the best we could
accomplish was TO induce ler for Bran
don's sake-for she was beginning TO
see that tie was the one WHO had TO
sur-er for her indiscretlons n to ask
Hetfy's permission. ard IL he refused.
then try some other way. To deter
mine was to act with Mary. SO OFF she
wcft without delay 10 hunt tie king.
taking Jane and me along as escort.
low full we were of Important bush
Ecss as we seurried along the corridors.
ore on each side Of Mary. oil talking
e8citedly ut once. When anything was
to be done. it always required three Of
Us 10 do it.
We found the king. and without any
prelude Mary protfercd her request.
or curse II was refused. Mary poutcd
and vas getting ready for an outburst
when Wolsey spoke IN: with your
maicsty's gracious permission. | would
subscribe TO the petition of the pvin
cess. She has been good enough TO
give her promise in the matter Of 50
much Importance TO us. and in so smail
q thing as this | hope you may see
your way clear toward favoring her.
The interview win be the last and may
help TO make her duty easier Mary
gave the cardinal q hectl~g glance
from her lustrous eyes full Of surprise
ana gratitude ana as speaking rs a
book.
Henry looked from one TO the other
OF us for n moment and broke into a
boistcrous laugh.
"Oh. I don't care, so that YOU keep II
n secret. The old king will never
know. We can hurry up tie marriage.
He Is getting too much already-i00,-
000 crowns and a girl Ike you. lie
cannot complain IL be lave an heir. II
would be a good joke on the misery
old dotard, but better on &c eros
Garcon.'"
Mary sprang from her chair with a
cry Of rage. You brute! 10 you
think | am as vile rs you because |
have the misfortune to be your sister.
or that Charles Brandon is like YOU
simply because he is u uan?" Henry
laughed. his health at that time being
foo ronl for linn IN la IN nnturpI lie