Cañon City record., 1904-01-07

not different? wish ! were ms straight
as the queen" And for that first time
In her life she bewaiIed her beauty b..-
cause 1t stood between her and Bran
don.
She soon Goa axed him out OF his de.
spondency. and We began again 10 plan
the matter In detail.
The girls sat on Brandon's cioak K and
he and ! on the camp stool and box
Mary's time was well occupied In
vain attempts to keep herself covered
with the cloak. which seemed TO have
a right good will toward Brandon and
me. but she kept track Of our plans.
which, in brief. were rs follows: As
to her costume. we would substitute
long trunks and jack boots for shoes
and hose. and. as to doublet. Mary
laughed and blushingiy said she had
plan which she would secretly impart
to Jane but would not tell us. She
whispered It to Jane. who. as serious
as the lord chancellor. give Judgment
aud thought It would do We hoped
so. but were full OF doubts.
This is all tame enough TO write and
read about. but l can tell you 1t was
sufficiently exciting at the time Three
Of US at least were playing with that
cOmicnl fellow. Death. and he gave the
game interest and point to our hearts
content.
As to the elopemeut. II was deter
mined that Brandon should leave Lon
don the following day for Bristol and
make all arrangements along the line.
He would carry with him two bundles.
his own and Mary's clothing. and leave
them to be taken up when they should
go a-shipboard- Eight horses would
be procured. four to be left as relay
at an Inn between Berkeley castle and
Bristol and four to be kept at the rem
devious some two leagues the other
side of Berkeley for the use Of Bran
don. Mary and the two men from Bris-
tol who were to act as an escort on the
eventfuI night There was one dis
agreeable little feature that we could
not provide against nor entirely elm
mate. II was the fact that lane and
| should be suspected rs accomplices
before the fact of MaU's eiopement.
and. as you know. to assist in the abb
duction OF n princess is treason. for
which there Is but one remedy.
thought had a plan to keep ourselves
safe IL I could only stifie for the once
James troublesome and vigorous tend
ency to preach the truth to all people
upon all subjects and at all times and
places. She promised to tell the story
I should drill into her, but I knew the
truth would seep out in thousand
ways. She could no more bold it than
a sieve can hold water. We were play
ing for great stakes, which, II do say
II, none but the bravest hearts. bold
and daring as the truest knights OF
chivairy, would think Of trying for
nothing less than the running away
with the first princes Of the first blood
royal OF the world Think of 1t. IT
appalls me even now Discovery meant
death to one OF US surely. Brandon:
possibly to two otbcrs, Jane and me.
certainly II James truthfulness should
become unmanngesble. n 1t vas apt
to do.
After we had settled everything we
could think of the girls took their leave,
Mary slyly kissing Brandon at the
door. tried to induce Jane to follow
her lady's example. but she was as
cool and distant as the new moon
The next day brandon paid his re-
spects to the king and queen. made his
adieus to his friends and rode on alone
to Bristol. You may be sure the king
showed no signs Of undue grief at his
departure
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