The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-19

their evcs...@- ~..l her, but we knew
well enough that the unusual c--e~-..
In our parties was their exceeding
sniallness. A. company of eight or ten
young persons WIS well enough. al
though it OF course created jealousy on
the part of those who were left out.
but four-two Of each sex-made a diff
ference in kind. however much we
might insist 1t was only In degree, and
this. we soon learned. was tie kings
opinion.
You may be sure there was many n
Jealous person about the court ready
10 carry tales and that 1t was impossl-
bic long to keep our meetings secre:
among such a host as then lived III
Greenwich palace.
One day the queen summoned Jane
ard put her to the question. Now, Jane
thought the truth was made only to be
told. q fallacy into which many good
people have fallen. to their utter de-
struction. since tie truth. like every
other good thing. may be abused.
Well. Jane told il all In a moment.
ard Catherine was so Mortified that ste
WIS ike 10 f..'lt. She went with bel
aair-iiftlng horror TO tie king and
poured il to lis ears q tale of inpru-
dcnce and ~del,auchery well calculated
10 start lis righteous. virtue-prompted
Indignation into Il threatening flame.
Mary. Jane. Brandon and myself
were AT cree summoned to the presence
Of both their nlajesties and soundly
reprimanded. Three of US were order
ed to leave tie court before we could
speak a word in self defense. and Jane
Lad enough of her fayorite truth fos
once. Mary. however. came to our res
cue with her coaxing eloquence and
potent feminine logic and soon con
WINGED Henry that the queen. who real
~ counted for little with him, ha6
made a mountain out of Il very small
rnolehill. Thus the royal wrath was APP.
peased to such al extent that the order
Of expulsion was modified to IL COM
nand that there be- no more quartet
gatherings in Princess Mary's parlor.
This leniency was more easy for the
princess to bring about by reason of
the fact that she had not spoken to her
brother since the day she went to see
him after Wolsey's visit and had been
so roughly driven off. At first. upon
Ter refusal to speak to him after the
Wolsey visit. Henry was angry on ac.
count of what he called her insolence.
hut as she did not seem to care for
that and as his anger did nothing to-
ward u%nseaiiug her lips lie pretended
indifference. Still the same stubborn
silence was maintained. THIS 0 be-
gan to anillSe the king. and Of late he
i.ad been trying TO he on friendly terms
again with his sister through IL series
of e~lepllantine antics and hearlikp pleas
antries. which were the most dismal
failules-tEat is, in the way of bring
Ing about II reconciliation. They were
more successful from Il comical point
of view. So Henry was really glad for
something that would loosen the tongue
usually so lively. and for an opportu-
nifty to crafty his sister. from whom
lie was demanding such q sacrifice and
for whom lie expected to receive no
less Il price than the help of Louis Of
France. the most powerful king of
Europe. to the imperial crown.
Thus meetings were broken up.
and Brandon know his dream was over
ard that any effort to see the princess
would probably result in disaster for
them both: for him certainly.
The king upon that same day told
Mary Of the intercepted letter sen by
har tn ptt tt1Nt, NJ &nxucr.,tA md ~
cuSed her of what he was pleased to
term an improper feeling for u lowborn