The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-06

neI .evefy Lender thought. AT tta
.ouen ns ~ W sea,,,,.d naiu sne paused
ne snould have seen ner ike this.
be1ore enc camc You SAID many
as aWei' ,r Woras y 70 IN, me-" aae nurmuted.
terrible outuurst. AN! i Know
Know = she auded. m... a bitter
tone OF melancnoly. you never loved
men me i,ls "a, no now vs. could ,.!,l you2
creature like me. old. bad-tempered
with something OF the brute
under the queeniy ropes But
-. ~. you mad affection for me once.
stoned love car. bring happiness soine-
ttmea would soon make YOU
dna there last. terrible days -
Her voice had sunk down very low.
almost to O whisper now, the hand
which he still held in his own trembied
violently. and became burning hot.
~, A ~ a.. no one you'd dare to whisper
lie turned to her: she was standing
BESIDE him. her hand Imprisoned In
MS Ms. her face bent go that he could not
ininity OF pathos In the attitude Of this
domincerins naughty woman, wilfully
humbling her pride before her love.
that with tender feeling. OF reverence
derby kissed her hand.
An! my sweet Queen" he said with
gentle sadness. II am and always will
be your most devoted subject-but do
should accept this great honor Which
you would deign to confer upon me?"
You refuse? Is It that you have not
one spark of love for me r.
II have far too much veneration for
my Queen than to allow her to suly
her fair name. II being avowedly
s guilty wire ACQUITTED by Your Ma
tcr nv, n
then married a fclon."
y would stake mine honor. that no
once aq1 + !, i a,5sssy lost. my Queen.
but I will save YOU cried Mary
win ever-increasing .vehemence. .in
spite of yourself in spite OF your con-
LESSONS, IN spite Of All these lies and
very teeth OF your judges and your
peers. and proclaim to the whole world
that saved you-guilty or not guilty.
proud gentleman or fe!on. because my
no law in England outside my Will"
Pride. and passion almost beautined
one soft. tender trait In her strange
and complex character. but, Tudor.likc,
she would have her way. she would
rule hia destiny. command his fate.
her, so long as her caprc e held sway.
But he had suddenly risen to his feet
and stood confronting her now. tall
anu erect. with pride as great as
nit, which neither Queen nor destiny.
neither sorrow, disgrace nor fear. had
the power to bend.
We Ere e, tia. dtshonor talI upon Us both,
Duke OF Wessex will lie In a suicides
grave
Her eyes were fixed upon his. and he,
sarrea sy the Of h
against her passion, allowed her to- read
his nnermost thoughts. He had moths
Ing to hide from her now, not eyen,his
was but he wanted her TO know that
not even at this fateful moment. when
he stood 'twixt a scaffold and a crown,
did he waver In the firm resolve which
had guided him throughout his life.
enough now. but endowed with ali the
vices and all the arrogance of her race;
to become the butt OF contending POI
ltical factions. the toy OF ambitious
rarties.. flattered by some. hated by
most, despised by. all! A courtier. a
out power or dignity.
Bah! the hansman's rope was less dc.
grading!
And Mary. as she read all this In the
cause was lost, She had staked every.
thing on this one final app cal: but She
a Tudor. had struck against an obsti-
macy greater than her own. She could
not tlatter, she could not brihe. andle
was-by the very hopelessness OF HIS
present position-hevond the reach OF
threats or punishment.
Ee saw that her heart was admit.
ting that she was vanduisled. The
hardness within him melted Into pity.
Relieve me. my Queen" he said
SentdIy ItI'e memory Of your k,na
end: It will cheer me Tomorrow and
sustain mo to the last. And now. for
nitv's sake" he added earnestly. may
dn e NJ Your Majesty to order the
sas TSat !. no fna yo ,st m 1s-t fo word nv
lord" urged Mary with the insistence
Of Seve y tflnk ron,,s
'temnting at hest. does Ii? The honor
Of the Queen Of England and mine own
self-esteem We're tooshea Wv a price to
paw FOR so worthless a trffie."
Mary would have spoken again. but
inst then there was a discreet knock
at tho door twice repeated. She had
n y ~ !! 1T, to say:
raee-in. waitlns stood s bowi 1ns's before
her
'rwhat Is it," she demarded.
The Lord sh stewar ~ las arrived
nnurced the mage. "ard. the lieutenant
OF the Tower demands the prlsoner,''
f"''Tis we'll! YOU NAV GOT S
"Thn lieutenant of the Torer awaits
.rour Nraiestv'ss NJ en- snra a,ct7 His Grace
~ vnsseS frat11e next room" Il.
't.'ris we'll The lieutenant may
wa,+" 5 s$S ~ -
me page bowed again ana retired.
Then on1v did Ma nv Tudnr's seif-a6
CONTROL en- ttrelvfdera~t her. Tnrrnttinr
all her Il fnnitv and rr'de her sclf.wilj
ord ira sterfr1nrss, tahe chung To tho
man she Loved WITH reasionate ardor'
S-ehh're arf7 entreat'rg
Il aNo'--no l--tbev sha u n OF ia Ike YOU -
they dare mot! Say hut one word to
tc8vo,, 9---''t we've all nv life i = me- ,ss..
What should we care for tie on,n,on
If the wor1d? Pam not above II .,,
.so will you be when you are Klng. OF
,vessex red need Of all his ArmnNss.
and NJ all hts cn,,rape tn free himsAlfs
.nsFgentlv as he could fron1 her r, n sing
arms. HA waited until her hnlf-hvs-
tartnn, mn rnvvsn, Of grief l,nf, suhsidah.
smnnthirE u, 3yyit tender hand her moist
hairSard g4l,llrn'rg foreh eaI Size wa
- yvon,n n 7, ASH a harsel with erief ais
most s,hlime In this ho,,r nf madrNss.
slnt YOU 10! al,e srepeatsd
pers' stan thy. . s y. Il " w u.