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| from her promise through unanimous
| public opinion.
! That simple and sure method of obe
! tanning the dukes acquittal was there
| fore barred to him. and he had perforce
| to reflect seriously ere he closed with the
! ba gain which Mary Tudor held so
/ temptingly before him. His mind was
! clearer. less scrupulOus than that of his
| colleagues and he had most at stake
now. for nothing but ultimate success
could justify the Nervousness of his meth
DDS. If his schemes failed. then these
methods became monstrous and criminal
| beyond hope of pardon.
! For the moment the cardinal had no
! remorse. The sacrifice of every piece
| in the great human game Of chess was
! of no, Importance. If the final mating OF
his enemies were gained. Don Miguel
the weneh. Mirrab. terrified at her own
| act proba bly,. had disappeared and no
doubt would not be heard Of again until
| his eminence's victory was assured. rms
! he had hoped to attain with the death
Of the Duke of WesseX and Mary S con-
| sequent grief and feebleness of will. al
WAYS supposing that Lord Everingham din
not return in time to ruin the Whole
scaffolding OF his tortuous dRlomacy
| That was the great danger and one
which was ever present before the card1-
nails mind: the return Of Lord Everins-
ham. Every day added to the danger
| and i; was WesseXs own impatlence 10
see the end of his own shattered exist
| ence which had up till now saved MS
eminence from exposure.
| The duke had urged that his trlal
| should come on speedily. This was reao'r =
ly granted. for he was tne Du i', 81
| Wessex still The trial itself would no.
| last more than the one day. seeing that
! the accused had made full confession
and only a few secondary depositions
! were to be read for form s sake. MS
col. how
grace had refused counsel' tneIe couiu W W
no argument The judges in the face OF
| the circumstantial self-accusat1on were
| bound in the name OF justice. to con-
| Wet and condemn. in spite or pupAc ppm
| ion. in spite of the Vaccinations Oh me
dukes friends, in spite of the queen
commands.
Once his grace was out OF the way ms
| eminence had felt that he would be able
to breathe more freely, but until then ne
was living on the edge of a volcano ana
often wondered how IL hao AoI otoNe'
out ere now.
The news Of the crime and OF WesseX
arrest had been sent to Scotiana; ne
knew that: but the way thither was long.
the late October gales would make tue
Journey by sea difficult. while the over
land roads. sodden with the rain, were
unusually bad: but, in any event. Ever
ingham was bound to- arrive In England
within the next ten days. for. OF surety.
| he will have Travelled with mad speed Oh
hearing the terrible news.
But now Mary Tudor suddenly onered
him definite promise. bargain "nica
he could clinch before exposure mad
shamed him publicly. The task pIopose,'
| was indeed difficult. but 1t was not I'M
possible to such a far-reaching nina as
that Of my lord cardinal
A few moments deep reflection. while
the queen watched him eagerly. and ne
had already formed plan.
Does your eminence accept the bar
pain?' asked Mary impatiently at last.
seeing that he seemed disinclined to
| break the silence.
IT accept 1t, your majesty, he replied
quietly.
You have my royal promise If you
| succeed"
IF his grace tomorrow is acquitted by
his judges. through my Intervention.
said his eminence, Il VIII ,s clam your
| Your eminence can have a document
| ready and l will sign it,
'.It shall be done as your majesty d.
reefs"
Then I'll bid your eminence farewell
II am ever at your majesty's service.
| But before retiring I would crave one
| favor"
II pray you speak"
ITO speak to the Lady Ursula Glynde:
A long. bitter laugh of the keenest
disappointment came from Mary Tudor
oppressed heart.
Nay" she said in tone of deep
faith faith on that hussy your eminence
had best give up the attempt at cnce."
Did 1 not say that ! would attempt
the impossible" said the cardinal. I'M
| perturbed.
THE impossible. indeed. and you wish
to appeal to that wench. retorted
."Have / your majesty's permission to
speak to the lady"' persisted the cardinal
| bla ndly.
Mary shrugged her shoulders impatient
| ly She was terribly disappointed. All
her hopes had been built on the clever
Vaccinations of this man. on some tor
| tuous means which his brain would surely
evolve if she held out a sufiiciently
tempting bait to him. She had half-en-
| dowed him with supernatural powers-and
now-an empty scheme to make an appeal
| to that heartless coward who might save
Wessex yet refused to do 1t.
| But the cardinal was smiling: he looked
| a rare picture OF benevolence and dignity
with those white hands of his. which
seemed ever ready for a caress. He
Hooked triumphant, too: his eyes were
| eagerly fixed upon her. as If her consent
| to the useless interview was Of great
| and supreme moment. To her the APP
peal to Ursula did not even seem to be
| last straw. but something far more ephe-
neral intangible, a breath from some
mocking demon Yet the cardinal looked
so satisfied She Shrugged her Shout
ders again, If diSmiSslng all hope,
all responsibility, all interest. but she
| said nevertheless:
when does your eminence desire to
| see herr?
| Tomorrow in the lord chancellors
court he replied. half an hour before
| the arrival Of the lord high steward.
| Can that be done?
| 1T shall be. since your eminence wishes
| It,"
And tonight / will announce the JOY
| full news by special messenger to the
King Of SPAIN" he added significantly.
| rs your eminence SO sure of success.
them
| LAS sure as I am Of the fact that the
Queen Of England is the most gracious
| lady in Europe" he replied with all the
courtly grace which he knew SO we'll how
| to assume
| Il pray You then to trust in Cod he
| concluded earnestly. and in the devotion
| of your ma jesty's humble servant"
| He took his leave, tremendously and
with pompOus dignity was his wont.
She did not care to prolOng the interview
and nodded listlessly when he prepared
| to go. She felt more than ever hopeless
and angered with herself for having
clinched a bargain with that man
But his eminence the Cardinal de Mo-
reno left the presence Of the Queen of
England with smile Of satisfaction and
| a sigh Of anticipated triumph.
1t was not appeal which he meant
to address to the Lady Ursula Glynde.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
In the Lord Chancellor's Court.
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