Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-22
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o. The Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Iudo the
Happening In the Reign of His August Majesty King Henri

to STAR his righteous. virtue-prompted
indigna tion into q threatening flame.
Mary, Jane, Brandon and myself
were at once summoned to the presence
of both their majesties and soundly
reprimanded. Three Of US were order
ed to leave the court before we could
speak word in self defense, and Jane
had enough of her favorite truth for
once. Mary. however. came to our res.
cue with her coaxing eloquence and
potent feminine logic and soon con-
vinced Henry that the queen, who real.
ly counted for little with him, had
made mountain out Of a very small
molehiIl. Thus the royal wrath was ap-
peased to such an extent that the order
of expulsion was modified to a COM
mand that there be no more quartet
gatherings in Prin, ss Marys 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 of. At first, upon
her refusal to speak to him after the
Wolsey visit. Henry was angry on &C
count Of what he called her insolence,
but as she did not seem to care for
that and as his anger did nothing to-
ward unsealing her lips he pretended
Indifference. Still the same stubborn
silence was maintained. This soon be-
gan to amuse the king, and Of late ne
had been trying to be on friendly terms
again with his sister through a series
of elephantine antics and bearlike pleas
antries which were the most dismal
failures-that is. in the way OF bring
Ing about reconciliation. They were
more successful from 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
he was demanding such sacrifice and
for whom he expected to receive no
less a price than the help Of Louis OF
France. the most powerful king OF
Europe. to the imperial crown.
Thus our meetings were broken up.
and Brandon knew his dream was over
and that any effort to see the princess
would probably result In disaster Tor
them both: for him certainly.
The king upon that same day told
Mary Of the intercepted letter sent by
her to Brandon at Newgate and ac'
cused her Of what he was pleased to
term an improper feeling for lowborn
fellow.
Mary at once sent a full account OF
the communication In letter to Bran
don. who read it with no small degree
of Ill comfort as the harbinger OF trou.
BILE.
81 bad better leave here soon or !
may go without my head" be remark
ed. When that thought gets to work.
ing in the kings brain. he will strike
and l-shall fall"
Letters began to come to our rooms
from Mary. at first begging Brandon to
come to her and then upbraiding him
because of his coldness and cowardice
and telling him that If he cared for her
rs she did for him he would see her
though he had to wade through fire
and blood. That was exactly where
the trouble lay. 1t was not fire and
blood through which he would have to
pass: they were small matters-mere
nothings that would really have added
zest and interest to the achievement.
But tie frowping laugh Of the tyrant.
who could bind him hand and foot. and
a vivid remembrance Of the Newgate
dungeon. with dangling moose or
followed out block in the near back.