The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-04

had resolved to quit his place at court
and go to New Spain mt once. He had
learned upon inquiry that a ship would
sail from Bristol in about twenty days
and another six weeks later. So he
chose the former and was making bis
arrangements to leave as soon as pos
sible.
He told me of his plans and spoke of
his situation. You know the reason |
for my going,'' he said. .'eyen If | have
never spoken Of it. | am not much of
a Joseph end an very little g~iven-to
running away from a beautiful wom-
an. but in this case | am fleeing from
death itself. And to think what a
heaven Ii would be. You are right,
C~askoden-no man can withstand the
light of that girls smile. l am unable
to tell how ! feel toward her. 1t some
times seems that | cannot live another
hour without seeing her. Yet. thank
God. | have reason enough left to know
that every sight CT her only adds to an
already incurable malady. What Will
1t be when she is the wife of the king
of France? Docs it not look as If wild
life in New Spain is my only chancc?"
| ~assented as we joined hands. and
our eyes were moist as | told him how
/ should miss him more than any one
else in all the eartl-excepting Jane.
in mental reservation.
! told Jane what Brandon was about
to do. knowing full well she would tell
Mary. which she did at once.
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now. and such small vestiges of her iii
humor toward Brandon as still re-
manned were frightened off in a hurry
by the fear that she had seen the last
of him.
She had not before fully known that
she loved him. She knew he was the
most delightful companion she had
ever met and that there was an ex-
hilaration about his presence which al
most intoxicated her and made life an
ecstasy, yet she did not know it was
love. 1t needed but the thought that
she was about to lose him to make her
know her malady and meet 1t face to
face.
Upon the evening when Mary learn
ed all this she went into her chamber
very early and closed the door. No
one interrupted Ter until Jane went in
to robe her for the night and to retire.
She then found that Mary had robed
herself and was lying In bed with her
head covered. apparently asleep. Jane
quietly prepared to retire and lay
down in her own bed. The girls usual
ly shared one couch. but during Mary's
Ill temper she had forced Jane to sleep
alone.
After a short silence Jane heard a
sob from the other bed, then another
and another.
"Mary. are you wceping?' she asked.
"Yes."
"What Is the matter. dcarr
Nothing" with u sigh.
'Do you wish me to COM to your
bed?'
"Yes. | do" So Jane went over and
lay beside Mary. who gently put her
arms about her neck.
when will lie lcave?" whispered
Mary. shyly confessing all by her ques-
ton.
II do not know responded Jane.
"but he will see you before he goes"
do you believe he will?'
al know it, And with this consola-
ton Mary softly wept herself to sleep.
After this. for a few days. Mary was
quiet enough. Her irritable mood had
vanished. but Jane could see that she
was on the lookout for some one all
the time. although she made the most
pathetic little efforts 10 conceal her
watchfulIesS.
At last n meeting came about In this
way: Next to tho kings bedchamber
was Il luxuriously furnished little
apartment with a well selected library.
Here Brandon ard ! often went after
roo.s to read, as we were sure to be
undisturbcd.
Late one day Brandon had gone over
to this quiet retreat and, having select