The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-10
IN MARY'S REIGN
BY BARONESS EMMUskA ORGY
Copyright. rcserved)
By BARONESS EMMUsKA ORGY.

Hall beyond was a Judge. there were
other Judges there too. when sh, ar
river ut Westminster she had seen a
great concoursc OF people, heard the
names of great legal dIgnItarles
Whispered round her and OF peers who
had been summoned for a great occa-
sion.
That OCCASION was the trial of the
Duke Of Wessex on the charge of MIR
ao, Mo. no. NO. .;, she whispered hoarsely.
iiel i not true true; no. moi moi yet no. yet
The thin crust OF III Ice : Which had an.
veloped her heart was meltinr In fha
broad garish light Of the actual. awful
, ,,; tho commencement OF Wessex's
but for DE table close f Beside ial ber
against ,r, which she leant.
ipe h tro ea'th he ana "a, e9;mposure were fly
Iast begun to understandable realize.
Up to now 1t had all been so shadow
20 20 remote. almost like a dream. she.
,nnppy moment when he had pressed
her against his heart /. since then
she had only heard rumors :. Wild
statements she knew OF his self
mad been communicating her heart
had been numb through the very an.
palling nature of the catastrophe, fol-
loving SO closely upon her budding
happiness II had all been Intangi,
BILE all this while =. whilst now
She passed her hand across her moist
iorehead trying to collect her scatter
ed senses. She looked once or twice at
nim In helpless, appealing misery, but
MS face now was stern and implacable,
ne seemed to her to be the present.
ment of relentless justice about to
fall on an innocent man. Her throat
felt parched, her lips were dry, yet she
tried to speak.
meas s GannSt Af cannot she ). repea, ted
no. NY lord you arc powerful :. you
are great and clever F. you will find
a means to save him !. you will ~.
y Waa W !; l. oras You sent .a,, for me Oh,
that you sent for me?"
my child J"
That woman?" she continued Wild
Where h 3 she him. ,hat bsr nan lord
~. find her and let me speak 10 herr
oh' III find the right words TO
melt her heart she must peak
cannot let him die =. . no. no mot
Gone was all her pride. all her icy
reserve, reserve, even Jealousy had vanished
dishonor and his death. She would
have dragged herself at the feet, OF
those Judges who were about to con-
denim him. OF this man who was taking
a cruel delight in torturing her. nayi
she would have knelt and kissed tho
hands OF that unknown rival. for
whose sake she had endured the ter
rible mental fortunes OF the past few
days, If only she could wrench from
her the truth which would set him free
from all this disgrace
aeo nha, woman nnal;9n she repeated with
she stands now before me. said the
Cardinal sternly. "repentant, 1 hope.
ready TO speak the truth"
NO. no! 1t Is false" she protested
vehemently.. false. tell you!--It was
Her voice broke in pitiable wistful
less stony than that which beat in the
Cardinals ambitious breast.
oh! lave not endured enough?'
hate for that woman whom he loves as
he never hath loved me -. whom he
loves better, than his honor for
branded with infamy :"
Her knees gave way under her. she
fell halfprostrate on the floor at the
very feet OF her tormentor.
Find her, my lordw she sobbed
passionatcly: find her -. you can
-. you can . -
But for sole answer he once more
pushed the door ajar.
Another voice came from the body OF
the Hail now. that OF Mr. Barham. the
Queens Sergeant:
:, And having proved Robert d'Es-
most heinous murder on behalf of
the Crown Will presently ask you. my
lord. to pass sentence OF death upon
him"
mo. no. no. not DEATH" she moancd.
mot death They are mad, my lord
ARE they not mad? He guilty OF
murder oh! will no one come forward
to prove him nnocent?"
NO ono can do that but you, my
daughter replied His Eminence stern
ly, as he once more closed the door.
But you do not understand. In
Gods name, what would you have me
do? love him, 1t is true, but !. It
was another woman =. not +! anoth-
err woman, whose honor Is dearer to
Kin than his own hoss for whose 10 SAKE ;sh he
~. for whose sake he will die
but that woman was not II. not II"
..Alasl' he replied placidly, then
He sighed and returned to his for
mer place beside the table. like man
who has done all that duty demanded
Of him, and now Is weary and ready to
let destiny take its course.
Ursula watched him duly, stupidity;
| she could not read just then what
went on behind that mask of suave
| benevolence. Could she have read tho
Cardinals innermost thoughts, she
would have seen that complete sati-
faction filled ambitious heart.
| He knew that he had succeeded; it
was but question of time
few minutes, perhaps, but he had Il
good quarter of an hour to spare in
which the tortured soul before him
would fight its last fight with despair.
There was the long arrangement to be
read out by the Clerk of the Crown.
then the names Of the triers to be
called out In their order--all that be,
to the bar. Oh! yes, he had plenty of
time. now that he was sure of victory.
! The girl wandered mechanically to,
Sought tie la fe but l was too Weak to
turn 1t. She glued her ear to the lock.
and perchance heard word or two
for even the Cardinal caught the sound