Cañon City record., 1904-02-04

/ his gown to his eyes, when Henry. see
ing US all so affected. began TO catch
the fever and swell with Indignation
He put Mary away from him aud.
! striding up and down the room. ex
claimed In u voice that all could hear:
THE dog. the dog. to treat my sister
50. My sisteri Ny fathers daughter.
My sister! The first princess OF Eng
land and queen OF France for his mis-.
tress! BY every god that ever breathed.
I'll chastise this scurvy cur until he
bowls again. I swear 1t by my crown.
II 1t cost me my Kingdom" and 50 OH
until words failed him. But see how
be kept his oath. and see how he and
Francis hobnobbed not long afterward
at the Field Of the Cloth OF Gold.
Henry came back to Mary and began
| to question her. when she repeated the
story for him. Then II was she told of
my timely arrival. and how. In order to
escape and protect herself from Fran
els. she had been compelled to marry
Bra ndon and flee with us.
She said: II SO wanted to come home
to England and be married where my
dear brother could give me away. but
was In such mortal dread Of Francis.
/ and there was no other means OF es-
cape. so"-
Gods death. If had but one other
sister like you. I swear before heaven
I'd have myself hanged Married to
Brandonl Fool. Idiot What do you
meanl Married to Brandoni Jesu,
You'll drive me mad. Just one other
like You In England. and the whole
damned kingdom might sink. I'D have
none OF IT. Married to Brandon with
out my consentr'
mo. no. brother" answered Mary
softly. leaning anectionntely against
his bulky form do you suppose /
would do thntr Now. don't be unkind
to me when | have been away from
you 30 long. You gave your consent
four months ago Do you not remem-
ber7 You know I would never have
done II otherwise"
Yes, know. You would not do
anything-you did not want. and II
seems equally certain that in the end
you always manage to do everything
you do want. He'll and furies,"
why. brother. I will leave II to my
lord bishop OF York II you did not
promise me that day. in this very
room and almost on this very spot. that
II would marry Louis Of France !
might marry whomsoever ] wished
when he should die. OF course you
knew. after what had said. whom l
should choose. 10 ! went to a little
church In company with Queen Claude
| and took my hair down and married
him. and am his wife. and no power
on earth can make II otherwise" And
she looked up into his face with a de-
fant little pout. as much as to say,
Now. what are you going TO do about
ur'
Henry looked nj her in surprise and
then burst out laughing, Married 10
Brandon with your hair DOWN And
he roared again. holding his sides.
Well. you do beat the devil. There's
no denying that. roor old Louis. That
was n good joke OH him. I'll stake my
crown he was glad TO die! You KEEP,
:, warm enough FOR him, ] make no
doubt"
Welt" said Mary. with a little
shrug OF her shoulders. be would
marry me-"
Yes. and nov poor brandon doesn't
know the trouble ahead Of him either.
He has my pity. by Jovsr'
''Oh, that IL different" returned
Mary. and her eyes burned softly. and
her whole person fairly rndiated, s.'
expressive was she OF the fact that "it
was different
Different Yes. ns light from dark
ness. as love from loathing; as heaven
from the other place: MS Brandon from
Louis, and that tells Il all.
Henry turned TO wolscy. Have you
ever heard anything equal TO II. my
lord bishop
My lord bishop. OF course. never had.
nothing that even approached It.
what are we to do about itT' con-
tinucJ Henry. sti'i addressing wolscg.
The bishop assumed n thoughtful
expression. as II TO appear delibern -
In SO great matter. and said, II see
but one thing that eau be done" And
then he threw in a few soft. oily words
upon the troubled waters that made
Mary wish she had never called him
"thou butchers cur" and Henry after
n pause asked; where Is Brandon; lie
Is n good fellow. after all. and what
we can't help we must endure. He'll
find punishment enough lin you. Tell
him to come home-i suppose you have
him hid around some plnce-and we'll
try 10 do something for him"
what will you do for him, brothcry''
said Mary, not wanting 10 give the
kings friendly impulse time TO weak.
en-.
''Oh. don't bother about that now"
But she held him fast by the hand and
would not let go.
well, what do You wantY Out with
It. suppose l might as well give II
up easily: YOU will have II sooner or