The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-09

longer any DOUBT. aIu. although Dafu-
ly able to lift his hand. LIE was forced
to dress ard 20 with them. 4 horse
litter was procured. and we all started
to London.
While Brandon was dressing l said
I would at once 60 and awaken tie
king, WHO. | knew. would pardon tie
offense wien lie heard my story. but
Brandon asked the sergeant to leave
us to ourselves for q short time, and
closed the door.
please do nothing Of the sort. Cas-
koden." said he. IF you tell the kirg.
| will declare there is not one word of
truth in your story. There Is only enc
person in the world who may tell of
that nights happenings. and If size
does not they shall remain ulto.d. She
will make 1t ail right III once. | know.
| would not do her the foul wrong to
think for ore instant that SIZE will fail.
You do not know her. She sometimes
seems selfish. but it Is thoughtlessness
fostered by 6attery. and her heart is
right. ! would trust her with my life.
III you breathe IL word of what | have
tOti Ou. yOu uttt w iHOat siil tiuu
you can ever remedy. ard ! ask you to
say nothing to any one. If the princess
would not liberate me-but that is not
TO be thought of. Never doubt that
she can and will do it better than you
think. Size is all gold"
This. of course. silenced me. rs | did
rot know what new danger | might
create or how | might mar the matter
| so much wished to mend. | did rot
tell Brandon that the girls had left
Greenwich or of my Underlined and per
laps unfouEded fear that Mary might
not act as he thought she would in n
great emergency. but silently helped
him to dress and went to London along
with hin aud tie sheriff's sergeant.
Brandon was taken to Newgate. the
most loatllsonne prison In London at
that time. 1t being used for felons. While
Ludgate was for debtors. Here he was
thrown into an underground dungeon
foul with water that seepad through
the cid masonry from the moat aud
alive with every noisome thing chat
creeps. There was no bed. 10 stool. no
foor. rot cven IL wisp of straw: SIM
ply the rceking stone walls. covered
with fungus. and the w~indowiess arch
overhead. One could hardly conceive
a more Horrible place in which to spend
even Il moment | Lad Il glimpse of it
by the light of the Keepers lantern as
they put him in. and it seemed to me a
single night in that awful place would
have Killed ire or driven me mad. |
protested and begged ard tried to bride.
but ii was all of no avail. The keeper
had been bribed before | arrived. AL
though II could do NJ possible good. |
was glad to stand outside the prison
walls in the drenching rain all the rest
Of that wretched night that | might be
as near as possible to my friend and
suffer Il little with him.
AS soon as The prison gates were
opened next morning | again impor-
tuned the keeper TO give Bra hdon n
more comfortable cell. but his reply
was that such crimes had of late be
come so frequent In Lone s that no Ia
vor could be shown those who commit
ted them. and that men like Brandon.
who ought TO know and act better. de-
served the maximum punisltnent.
| told him lie was wrong In this case:
that ! knew the facts. and everythin.
would be clearly explained that very
day and Brandon released.
That's all very weli..' responded the
stubborn creature. Nobody is guilty
WHO ome here. They can every one
pro. e innocence clearly and at once. !
Notwithstanding. they nearly all hang.
and frequently. for variety's sale, are
drawn and quartered.
l waited about Newgate until 0
O'Clock and rs | passed III met Buck
ingham and his man Johnson. II sort OF
lawyer-knlght. going In. | went down
TO the palace ut Greenwich and. finding !,
that the girls were still at Scotland
palace. rode owe ut once to see them.
Upon getting Mary and Jane to my
self | told them of Brandon's arrest
on the charge of murder md Of his
condition. lying half dead from wounds
ard loss of blood in that frishtful
ly. and they both gave way to tears. |
think Mary had heard of the arrest
before. as she did not seem surprised.
do you think be will tell the cause
or the killin-?" she asked.
II know he will not" I answered.
but | also know that he knows YOU
will" And | looked straight into her
face.
Certainly we WILL" said Jane. "We
will so TO the king at once" And she
was OF the qul vive to start immedi-
ately.
Mary did not at orce consent to
James proposition. but sat IN a rever.c.
looking with fearful eyes into vacancy.
ar arently absorbed in thought. Aft
or a little pressing from us she said.
II suppose it will have to he done-I
can see no other way-but blessed
Mother Mary. help me.'
The girls made hasty preparations.
and we all started back to Green