The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-23

were fewer c~oronatlons.
So Brandon stirred this antagonism
and determined not to see her manifold
PROJECTIONS. which he felt sure were
exaggerated. but to treat her as he
would the queen. who was black and
leathery enough to frlghten q satyr.
with all respect due to her rank. but
with his own opinion Of her neverthe.
less safely stored away in the back Of
his head.
Coming up to the group. Brandon
took off his hat and. with a graceful
little bow that let the curls fall around
his face. asked. "Have | the honor to
find the Princess Mary among these
ladies?"
Mary. who I know you will al once
say was thoroughly spoiled. without
turning her face toward him replied:
is the Princess Mary Il person of so
little consequence about the court that
she Is not known to a mighty captain
of the guard!"
he wore his guardsman's doublet.
and she knew his rank by his uniform.
She had net noticed his face.
Quick as q fash came the answer:
81 cannot say of what consequence the
Princess Mary Is about the court. Ii
is not my place to determine such mat
tiers. am sure, however. she is not
here. for | doubt not she would have
given a gentler answer to a message
from the queen. | shall continue my
rO,.af. Nyrf41, fhfC t,o frt.pnd RI loo xn
and the ladies. including Jane. who
was there and saw it all and told MT
OF 1t. awaited the bolt they knew would
come. for they saw the lightning gath
ering in Mary's eyes.
Mary sprang to her feet with an all
CRY hush In her face. exclalming: I'M
solent fellow. | am the Princess Mary.
Ii you have q message. deliver 1t and
be gone" You may be sure this sort
Of treatment was such as tie cool head
ed. daring Brandon would repay with
usury: so. turning upon his heel and
almost presenting his back to Mary. lie
spoke to Lady Jane:
"Wiil you ladyship say to her high
ness that her majesty the queen awaits
her coming at the marble landing?'
mo need to repeat the message.
Jane" cried Mary. II have ears and
can hear for myself" Then. turning to
Brandon. IF your insolence will permit
you to receive n message from so insig-
nifcant a person as the kings sister.
beg you to say to the queen that | shall
be with her presently"
He did o urn bis face toward Ma.
ry, but bowed again to Jane.
MAY | ask your ladyship further to
say for me that if | have been guilty of
any discourtesy | greatly regret it. My
failure to recognize the Princess Mary
grew out of my misfortune in never
having tecn allowed to bask in tie
light Of her couptenance. | cannot be-
lieve the fault lies at my door. and I
hope for her Owl sake that her high
ness on second thought will realize how
ungentle and unlsind some one else has
been" And with q sweeping courtesy
he walked quickly down the path.
1.-THE insolent wretchv' cried one.
"He ought to hold papers on the pill
lory." said another.
Nothing Of tie Sort" broke in sensi-
BILE, fearless little Jane. Il think the
Lady Mary was wrong. He could not
have known her by inspiration"
"Jane is right" exclaimed Mary,
whose temper. if short. was also short
lived and whose kindly heart always
set her right if she but gave it n little
time. Her faults were rather those of
education Than of nature. "Jane Is
right. 1t was what l deserved. l did
not think when | spoke and did not
really NEAR II as it sounded. He acted
like n man and looked like one. too,
when he defended himself. | warrant
the pope at Rome could not run over
him with impunity. Fol once | have
found d real live man, full Of nanli.
ness. | saw him In the lists at Windsor
a week ago. but the king said his name
was q secret, and | could rot learn It.
He seemed to know you, Jane. Who is
he? Now tell us all you know. The
queen can wait"
And her majesty waited on q girls
curiosity.
l had told Jane all | knew about
Brandon. so she was prepared with
full information ard gave it. She tolt
the princess who be was, of his ter
rib.e duel with Judson. his bravery
ard adventures in the wars. Lis gener
Gus gift to his brother and sisters. and
lastly. "Sir Edwin says be Is the bes
read man in the court and the bravest
trucst heart in Chr.stendom."
After James account Of Brandc.
they all started by a roundabout we.
fer the marble landing. In a few mo
ments whom did they see coming to
ward them down the path but Bran
don. who had delivered his messaS'
ard continued his walk. When III
saw whom he was about to meet. b
quickly turned in another direction
The Lady Mary had seen him. how
ever. and ted Jane TO run forward ant
bring him to her. She soon overtool
him and said:
MASTER Brandon. the princes
wishes to see YOU" then maliclously