The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-12
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"What IL this you are telling me. Sir
Edwin? know of Brandon's death
sentence. but much as | regret 1t !
cannot interfere with the justice of our
good people of LONDON for he murder
OF two knights in their streets. If
Prandon committed such a crime. AMI
! understand he does not deny it. |
cannot help him, however much !
should like to do so. But this nonsense
about NY sister. 1t cannot be true.
1t must be trumped up out of your
love In order to save your friend. Have
a care. good master. how you say such
q thing. II ii were true. would not
Brandon have told it nj his trial?"
lit is as true as that God lives. my
king. If the Lady Mary and Lady
Jane do not bear me out III every word
| have said. let my life pay the forfeit.
He would not tell of the great reasol
fer killing the men. fearing to coin'
promise tie honor of those whom Ee
Lad saved. for. as your majesty Is
aware. persons sometimes 70 to
Grouche's for purposes other than to
listen TO his soothsaying. Not in tlis
case. God knows. but there are SLAM
derous ongues. and Brandon was Will
Ing to die with closed lips rather than
set them wagging against one SO dear
to you. Ii seems that these ladies.
VITO owe so much to him. are also
willing that he should die rather than
themselves bear the consequences of
their own folly. DO not delay. ! he
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morsel, ! pray you. until this brave
man. WHO has so truly served you. he
taken from his prison and freed from
his sentence of death. Come. come.
my king. this moment. and all that |
have. my wealth. my life. my honor.
are yours for all time"
The king remained q moment In
thought. with knife in hand.
'Caskodeu. | have never detected
you IN u lie IN all the years ! have
known you. You are not very large in
body. but your honor is great enough
to stock Il Goliath. believe you are
telling tie truth. | will 20 at once to
liberate Brandon. and that little hussy.
my sister. shall 20 to France and ELI
Joy life as best she can with her old
beauty. King Louis. | know of no
greater punishment TO infiict upon her.
This determines mo. She shall IN
me out of II no longer. Sir Thomas
Brandon. have my horses ready. and |
will 20 to the lord mayor. then to my
lord bishop OF Lincoln aud arrang' 10
close this French treaty nj once. Let
everybody know that the Princess
Mary will within the month be queen
of France" This was said to the
colrtiers and was all over London be-
fore night.
| followed closely in the wake Of the
king. though unlimited. for | had de-
terlninci to trust to no one. not even
his majesty. until Brandon should be
free. Henry Lad said he would go
first to tie lord mayor and then TO
Woisey. bnt after we crossed the
bridge he passed down Lower Thames
street and turned up Fish street hill
into Grace Church street on toward
Blshopsgate. He said be would stop
at Mistress CORVALLIS and have Il
pudding and then ON to Woisey. who
at that time lodged in Il house near the
wall beyond Bishopsgate.
I well knew II the king once reached
Wolsey's II would be wine and lnoits
and other games. interspefsed now
and then with a little clustering talk
Oil statecraft. for the rest of the day.
Then the good bishop would have in a
few pretty London omen and a dance
would follow. with wine aud cards
ard dice. and Henry would spend the
night ut Wolsey's and Brandon lie an
other night in the mire OF his Newgatc
dungeon.
resolved TO raise heaven and earth.
and the other place. too. If necessary,
before this should happen. So | rode
boldly up to the king and with uncov-
cred head addressed him: Your maj
esty gave me your royal word that you
would go to the lord mayor first. and
this Is the road to my lord bishop ef
Lincoln. In all the years | have known
your majesty. both as gallant prince
and puissant king. this Is the first re-.
quest | q proffered. and now | only
ask OF you to save your own noble
honor and DO your duty as man and
king"
These were bold words. but | did not
care II little farthing whether they
pleased him or not. The king stared
Mt me and said:
'Caskoden. you are a perfect hound
Mt my heels. But you are right. | had
forgotten my errand. You disturbed
my dinner. and my stomach called
loudly for one of Mistress CORVALLIS
buildings. but you are right TO stick to
me. What n friend you are In case of
need. Would ! had one like you"
"Your majesty has w OF whom
know-one riding humhly by your roy.
81 side and the other lying In the worst
dungeon In ~Christendom."
win this the king wheeled about
and started west toward Guildhall.
10 the lord mayor we accordingly
went without further delay. He was
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