The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-06
IN MARYS REIGN
Bx BARONESS ORGY

Tower demands the prisoner"
"'Tis well! you may CO."
"The Lieutenant of the Tower awaits
your majesty's pleasure and His Grace
Of Wessex In the next ROOM"
"'Tis well. The Lieutenant may
wait"
The page bowed again and retired.
Then only did Mary Tudors self-con-
troll entirely desert her. Forgetting
all her dignity and pride. her self-will
and masterfulness, she chung to the
man she loved with passionate ardor,
sobbing and entreating.
sNo!--nol--they shall not take you.
they dare not! Say but one word to
me my dear lord VI. what Is 1t to
What should we care for8he opinion
OF the worid?--am not above II
80 will you be when you are King OF
England. :"
Wsssex had need OF all his firmness
and of all his courage. to free himself
rs gently as he could from hep cling
fng arms He waited until her half
hysterical paroxysm OF grief had SUBJ
sided. smoothing with tender hand her
| moist hair and burning forehead. She
was woman beside herself with grief
almost sublime In this hour of mad
ness.
Il win not let you goi" she repeated
| persistently.
Through the door there came a slight
clash OF arms. The Lieutenant OF the
Tower and his guard were impatiently
waiting for their prisoner. wesses
saw Mary's whole figure stiffen at this
muffied sound. Like an eBraged AMI.
NAL she turned towards the door. For
| one second he wondered what she
would do. how much humiliation her
uncontrolled passion would heap upon
him. through some mad, impuisive ac-
ton He jumped to his feet. and re.
gardiess Of all save the imminence Of
| this critical moment, he seized both
through the infection Of this physical
pain to bring back her wandering
senses.
She looked him straight in the face
with tender and appealing gaze.
did you not know that loved you
even. to humiliation?. she said.
May God and all his angels bless
you for that love-" he replied earnestly
'but before Him and them ] swear ia
you that II you do not allow the jus.
tice OF your realm to have its will with
me. I'll not survive your own disgrace
and mine"
che closed her eyes. trying to. shut
out that picture Of unbeudabie deter
mination expressed in his whole atti-
kuQc, anu WHICH buS NJ t8Ht tGEL tn4t
nothing could conquer. The rightly
Of her figure relaxed. the fury died out
from her heart. she only felt inexpres-
sIbly sofrowfui. helpless ana broken
hearted. &
"aod be with you. my dear lord" she
whispered.
He kissed her Hands: all the fever
had gone out of them. they were Icy
cold: there was neither arrogance nos
obstinaey In her face now; her eyes
we're still closed, and one by one heavy
tears fell down her wan cheeks.
The pathos Of her helplessness and
Of her crushed pride made q strong ap.
peal to tins sentiments OF tender loyal
ty which he had always felt for her
who was HIS Queen and Llege Lady.
He saw that she was determined not "a
break down, that she was gathering all
her courage for the supreme farewell
II beseech your majesty to allow me
to order the guard" he urged.
she tottered ana would have fallen,
he'd he not put out HIS arm TO support
her.
',Do not forget that you are q TudoI
and q Queen, and remember" he added
quantity. as her head fell against his
shoulder, remember J am on
" mani"
He led her back to her seat, than ne