The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
,,uAI,rEn SHORTCOMINGS.

Y Copyright. 1907. by Emnuska
cHA'TEI, xxlv.-Continueu.
Just then there came the Queens
final words to her:
..rhe Marquis de Sunrez has all the
faults of his race. we warn you to
cease this intercourse which doth no
credit to your modesty."
And shc--his love, his cherished
dream-had SAID nothing in reply.
Wessex strained his every sense to
hear. but there came nothing save:
Your Majesty
silence, wench." from irate Mary
Tuaur.
And then nothing more.
She had gone evidently. bearing her
humiliation. l.aving h.in In oounl and
fear, to endure torture of the soul
which well-nlgh unnamed him.
she must nave known that he had
heard. and yet she said nothing
10 the Luxe OF nesss., tie most
favored man In England. the grand
seigneur with one loot on the throne.
the idea OF suffering q false accusn-
ton in silence was u thing absolute
ly beyond OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ca ness
which must have its origin In quit.
Human nature Is SO constituted that
man Is bound to measure his fellow
creatures by his own STANDARD, else
why doth charity think no evii?s The
the soul Is always mirrored in the
soul OF others. Evil sees evil every
where. Pride does not understand hu-
mi.ty.
/ Thus in Wessex's heart!
| Had his sovereign llege--that soyer-
I eign being man--dared TO put forth
/ a base Insinuation against ntnl ne.
| would have forgotten the kingshIp and
/
/ honor fearlessiy In the face. Nothing
/ but conscious guilt would have stayed
! his avengtng hand, or silcpccd the In
/, .oignant words on his lips.
OF course, he could not see what was
actually passing, he could but surmise.
/ and "A fevered. tortured brain is an un-
| certain counsellor.
4 He could not understand Ersula's at
! titude. The g.rlish weakness. the suo-
h nilsson TO the hignest authority IN the
4 land born of centuries of tradition, the
/ naidenly bashfuiness at the lnonstros-
4 ity of the accusation, We're SO many
llitt1e feminine traits which at this mo.
/ ment Appeared to him as SO many adj
! missions of guilt.
He would have loved them at other
| times; loved them in her especially.
! because they We're SO characteristic OF
! her simple nature, bred In the country,
] half-woman and wholly child. Just
= now they were repeIiant to his pride.
| incomprehensiblc to his manhood, and
Il WAIVER.
PITY him. my mastsrs' FOR he SUI
fercd Intensely.
Pity HIM, mistress! for he loved ner
with his whole soul.
i Nay, do not sneer. Lovc-at-first-
4 sight Is II great and wonderful thing,
and. more than that, 1t Is real, genu-
sEinely, absolutely, completely real. But
it is not immutable. 1t Is the basis.
I the sold foundation, of what Will be-.
come the lasting passion. In itself
i 1t has one great weakness: the absence
II OF Knowledge.
i Wesses loved with his soul, but not
.l7yet with his reason. How could he?
i Reason Is always the last to fall into
line with the other slaves OF passion.
AT present ne worshipped in her that
4 which lie had conceived her 10 be- and
the very sublimity of this whole -heart-
4 ed love was a bar to the existence of
4 perfect trust and faith.
+ There had been u long silence whilst
5FUrsua mounted the stairs and finally
Disappeared, but the result of her silk
4 skirt did not penetrate through LIE
4 solid panels OF the closet door. NesseS
/ did not know whether she had gone,
1, or had been ordered to wait until Her
I. Majesty had quilted the room. He Won
slsdered now how soon he would meet
Isher, how she would look when she
iiitiLally released him from This torture
A chamber. He knew that he would not
4 upbraid her, and feared but one awiu!
4 5eventnaity. his own weakness II she
4 We're guilty.
i Love such as his Oft makes towards
of men.
!, To the Cardinals poisoned shaft he
4 paid but little heed. The weary soul
q had come to the end of it's tethar. II
.tcould not suffer more.
4 Beyond that lay madness or crime.
Silence became oppressive.
!. Then 1t seemed as II the key was
being gently turned In the lock.
! CHATTER XIV.
The Cardinals Move.
His Emlnence had been left all alone
in. the room after the passage Of Hel
Il Majesty to her own apartments.
And now. what is the next move iI
this game of chess" he museA. as he
. took the key of the closet door IRON
!, his pocket and thougntfuily contem-
(. plated this tiny engine of his far-react-
]. ing and elaborate, schemes.
] For the moment. my guess was 9
! In there, and had not locked thai
{ door, he would have prcclpltated@ a cli,
max, which had sent Queen Mary into
fever OF jealous rage, and the span
' !Isll. Ambassadors ana myself back tt
, Spain Tomorrow.
He listened intently for a secont
:. or so; no sound came from the innel
roomS Then he glanced up toward
J, There was, OF course, no sign of Lad
/ Ursuln. Even II she INTENDED anon =
! rejoin His Grace she would certalnlA
Z wait q 5llttle Wllle ere si!o oA1ee N.Y.
:, ycntured to sally forth.
: The Cardinal very softly put the ke,
!, back into the lock- and waited
Very soon the door was vlgorousl'
! shaken His Eminence retired to tn
! further end Of the room ana icalle'
) \ loudly. -
..Wo goes there Il
.By DUR I.ady!'' came In strong ac
cents from the other SIDE Of the loc l;t
I doift open, this 5aoorSjlt snail tall Il
splinters atop OF YOU
time TO once more recross the roon
{ and turn small key, and a secon'
IF later the Cardinal stood face to fac
with the Duke OF Wessex. 5a
u .tHls Grace OF Wessex,''5he murtnure'
q with an expression OF boundless aston
u ishnle Mt Y,
d Joined -WesSeA, trying with all hi
!. might to appear unconcerned befor
u this man, whom he kneW to be III
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