The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
IN MARY'S REIGN
By BARONESS ORGY


was shading his face with his delicate
white hand, and at first seemed abb
sorbed in the intricacies of the game.
Two servitors were stiii busy about
the room. One of them asked IL His
Eminence would desire more light.
| But the Cardinal preferred the ftful
flicker Of o few wax-tapers. He liked
the fantastic shadows which left the
i greater part OF the vast chamber ,in
gloom: His Eminence was enjoying the
i game thoroughly.
Check to your king, my lord Car
dinal. said the young Englishman al
last. %
my lord retoined His Eminence. al
with slender, tapering fingers he NOV
ed one of the ivory. pieces on the board
by the help of this one little pawn
the safety Of the whole combination Ia
assured, and tbs your knight now
which is in serious danger"
| mot serious, think. your Eminence
and once more check to your king"
! Even as he spoke, the two survivors
finally left the room. closing the heavy
doors noiselessly behind them.
'OhT said the Cardinal thoughtfully
'this will necessitate holder move on
my part. You mark, my son." he
added as soon as he had made a move
how beautifully nature herself plays
into our Hands: you and desired ia
part His Grace Of wessex effectually
and forever from his beautiful afr
anced bride. Two hours ago this SEEM
ed impossible, and loi--a girl comes
across our path, low-born. brainless
| probably a wanton, yet the very phys
inal counterpart of virtuous Lady Ur-
sula. and. :" ~
Check" said buckingham dryly, as
he moved his castle
May! nay! wen once more move this
little pawn, rejoined His Eminence,
with his usual pleasant benevoience,
"and see how simple the plan be-
| comes"
| It's of that plan I longed to hear. +"
| So you shall, my son. so you SHALL
said the Cardinal very kindly. what
would you wish to know"
This girl Mirrab-where is she?'
| TN don Miguel de Suarez,s rooms,
dressing herself in quaint hnery. coll
'ected for the purpose by my faithful
servant, Pasquale. who has valuable
female friend in the Queens own en-
tourage. A silk kirtiG rich white
| robes some fantastic ornaments for
the hair. and the likeness 'twixt our
Mirrab and the high-born Lady Ursu-
Ia will be more strangely apparent than
ever. Your turn to move, my lord. !
pray you do not lose the thread Of this
4
"'Tis enough to lose oneself in the
mazes % your Eminence's diplomacy
Quoth the young man anxiously. "Hav-
ing dressed the girl up in all that fin-
cry, what do you propose to do?"
His Eminence was silent for awhile;
he seemed absorbed in an elaborate
strategical combination, directed
against his opponents king. Then he
moved his queen right across the board
! and said uIJfetlv.
what do / propose TO do, my lord
Only with the aid Of that diplomacy
which you English affect to despise,
contrive that His Grace OF wessex
should see a lady--whom he will nat
urally mistake for the Lady Ursula
Glynde--in a highly compromising sit
uation, and the love idyn begun this
afternoon will abruptly end tonight. -
"But how?"
"Ah. my lord! surely we must trust
Chance a little. The tickle jade hath
served us well already"
It'll not allow a pure woman's rep
utation to be sullied by any dastardly
trick. :" began Everingham holly.
pray, my lord what is your defin-
ition OF a dastardly trick?" rejoined His
Eminence suaveIy. SIS it the use made
| by a political opponent Of every means