The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-29
cAAlrrER xx111.-continued.

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Bl: Mury 1uaor. though. OF liz. es
~. too blinded by her owl pass OF,
the gin VINO lad itcrpme t,si, riy,i.
a: any rate, Fate had done .,i,e gtc1t
thing for h.r--she was the Queen. l'ui-
Ing as every Tudor had ruled, by divine
right, absolutely unqucstonably.
She would not let the girl speak
She would see her go, Inundated, with
head bent, forcibIy swallowing her
tears OF shame. Mary only regretted
this. that Wessex could not b.. witness
of this scene.
She threw back her head. drew her.
self up to her full height, and pointed
Iperemptorily up towards the gallery.
Silence, wench, she commanded,
"go!"
And Ursula could not help but obey.
Slowly she mounted the stairs, her
Heart turning with defiance. 10 nave
angered Mary Tudor further by re-
newed rebellion would hase peei, worse
than madness; It would inevitably have
brought more ignominy and worse, per-
chance. upon herself.
But the tears, which she tried In
vain to Suppress. We're not sanssH ~. ~
IT, NLcen's harsh words, but Dy me
terrible doubts which assaiied he:
when she thought of Wessex.
Had he heard?
What ", u!l he think? !.
I.
her innocent deception. or would ne ne,
i.lievc-as indeed he must IL he heard
lthem--thc evil destinations so bnsely
pa- forward by the Queen?
As she found her way along the gar
Ile,-v she heard Mary's voice once more.
.Duchess. 1 pray you see that In fu.
titureg a more strict surveillance is KEEP.
over the young maids under you,
charge. Lady ursula's conduct mas put
me verify TO shame before the ambas-
| sailors OF foreign courts.
With sob of impotent revolt Ur-
sula disappeared within the upper room y,
door closed upon her. and he was qulse
sure she was we'll out OF hearing !;
Then he approached the Queen and saia
lin his most suave manner:
"Nay, Your Majesty, methlnks. takes
this tritlinS matter too much au serieuX.
| You dcigncsl TO mention the Marquis de
I S,1arez Just now. Believe me. he IS
liar too proud of the fnvors bestowed
upon hin. by Lady Ursula I, TO look on
Err gland with any reproach.
The Duchess of Lincoln would nave
| spoiien,if she dared. Her loyal old soul
lebelled against this insinuation. which
she knew to be utterly false. put 70 70
taS His Eminence with the uttering OF
]unfounded gossip. and in the presence
of the Queen OF England. that task was
quite beyond the worthy Duchess
| powers.
tered the resolution to take ursulas
mart as hotly as she dared whenever
/ Her Majesty would give her leave 70
i speak, and in any case she would not
Ianow the CardinaPs aimputa ton to rest
Tho Queen. on the other hand. had
A visibly hrightened up when His Emf.
slnence himself mentioned the name of
d the Young Standard in such close con
4 seemed to drink in with delight the
1 no. sonpd Gun Of thinly yelled SANDER
4 which Ills Emlnence held SO tempttngly
4 before her.
base and wantOn. and Ind. until now
sInevcr quite dared to believe the many
1Istrange rumors which certainly had
\ Tree nhpd her ears. M
4 woman and above all a5proud one: she
4 would never have allowed her rival 10
4lsufer long and seriously un1er q fl se
/ calumny. The name OF the MARQUIS 3dt
i SnareZ. when size uttered 1t. had been
Ebut a shaft hnrled at.rnndom.
/ But since His Eminemce so pal y
lIhinted Il confirmation Of her h9n.es. sl's
was moro t':nn re"dv to give his n
#|3sinnations tho fullest cred lff ., -
4 In1eased was she that she gave hin
II quite II pleasant snni'c.sthe first he hat
4 from her since the afternoon.
i AS Your Emtr enc Jus tlv rfma'r KS.
she said GracfnrsIy. ''the8 ma tfar Is ner
hans not of grave moment. But our IN.
|5orir court Ia n genuine one. raverthc'
sI,ess, / Y,rav vo,, let 1t M as-nuc ass
4, r-a'l ii sreo,k ~ TT all on the morrow
INV lord Cardinal we Will Wish yor
i good-nig 49,
A CHAPTER XIV.
Check to the King.
The col loaYy between Mary Tudor =
land Ursula Glynde had probably not
LASTED more than q few minutes.
TO SWessexs 1t seemed as II years Nhat
4 ELAPSED since he had closed the dpol
( or the small Inn err room be hind lin
4 tiful vision which had filled his sou
n with gladness. III ,ssa5
Years! during which he had learn
\ .chapterE by chapter, the history aofihW