Cañon City record., 1904-01-07

| Iuil ana crowded were tneir nearts. II
was pathetic to see them. especially
the girl. who had not Brandon's hope.
iessness to deaden the pain by partial
resignation.
Upon my entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward me
with frightened look, but was rcns-
sured upon seeing who 1t was. Bran
don mechanically walked away from!
her and seated himself OH II stool.
Mary, as mechanically. moved 10 his
side and placed her hand on his shoul-
der. Turning her face toward me s!ie
said. "Sir Edwin. know you will for
give me when tell you that We have
a great deal to say and wish TO b"
alone"
l was about to go when Brludo,
stopped me.
mo, no. Caskoden, please stay. II
would not do. 1t would be bad enough
God knows, II the princess should he
found here with both of US, but with
me alone should be dead before morn.
ing. There is danger enough as II IL.
for they will watch u.s."
Mary knew he was right. but she
could not resist vicious little glance
toward me, who was In NO way to
blame.
Presently we all moved into the win.
| dow-way, where Brandon and Mnry.
sat upon the great cloak and I on
camp stool in front of them. complete
ly filling up the little passage.
81 can bear this no longer" exclnlm
ed Mary. II will go to my brother to
night and tell him all. I will tell him
how I suffer and that shall die II you
are allowed to go away and leave me
forever. He loves me. and I can do
anything with him when try. l know
can obtain his consent to our-our-
marriage. He cannot know how I suf.
fer. else he would not treat me NO.
will let him see; will convince him.
| have in my mind everything l want
to say and do. will sit on his knee
and stroke his hair and kiss him" And
she laughed softly as her spirit revived
in the breath of glowing hope. Then
will tell him how handsome he is and
how l hear the ladies' signing for him.
and he will come around all right by
the third visit. Oh. know how to do
1t. | have done It so often. Never
fear. l wish I had gone at It long ago"
Her enthusiastic fever OF hope was
really contagious. but Brandon. whose
| life was at stake. had his wits quick
ened by the danger.
| MARY. would you like to see me a
corpse before tomorrow noonf' he ask
| ed.
"Wby. of course not! Why do you
ask such dreadful question:
Because, II you wish to make sure
of It, do what you have just said-go tn
/ bo MI tnlI I'm, an 4
he could wait till morning. believe
| he would awaken me at midnight to
put me to sleep forever-at the end OF
| a rope or on block pillow"
"Oh. no: you are all wrong. know
what can do with Henry"
"If that is the case, say goodby
now, for shall be out of England, II
possible, by midnight You must promise
me that you will not only not 20 to the
king at all about this matter, but that
you will guard your tongue, jealous Of
Its slightest word, and remember with
every breath that on your prudence
hangs my life, which, I know, is dear
to you. Do you promise? II you do
not, I must fly. So you will lose me
one way or the other II you tell the
king-either by my iigbt or by my
death"
II PROMISE" said Mary. with droop-
Ing head, the embodiment of despair.
all life and hope having left her again.
After few minutes her face bright.
ened, and she asked Brandon what ship
he would sail In for New Spain, and
whence.
eve sail In the Royal Hind from
Bristol" he replied.
How many go out In her. and are
there any women"
mo. nor he returned. "No woman
could make the trip, and, besides, on
ships of that sort. half pirate. half mer-
chant. they do not take women. The
sailors are superstitious about 1t and
will not sail with them. They say
they bring bad luck-adverse winds.
caIms. storms. blackness, monsters
from the deep and victorious foes"
1.-THE ignorant creaturesr' cried Mary.
Brandon continued, "There will be n
hundred men II the captain can induce
10 many to enlist"
"How does one procure passager In
quired Mary.
by enIisting with the captain, a man
named Bradhurst, at Bristol, where the
ship is now lying. There IL where
enlisted by letter. But why do you
ask?"
"Oh. only wanted to know"
We talked awhile on various topics.
but Mary always brought the conyer-
sation back to the same subject, the
Royal Hind and New Spain. After
asking many questions she sat In 81
lence for time and then abruptly
broke into one Of my sentences. She
was always interruptng me as II