The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-17

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ia short while ago: "the destIni., or
empires oft hang on more .siender
threads than these" No doubt. nons
knew kieSa, better t. than the shrewd spaniard
ment TO losing the great game which
Who knowss II at this Instant the
sudden commotion OH the terrace had
no. no. sht orp , the words on wcssex's
t ti,s deGs est. OF England! But Just a.
Ms q, l. al trace would have spoken, the
sia' Tbe snoav y e, ,,,l rang OUT
chamber"
The envoy OF His Holiness" said
HIS Eminence,. with hls. usual suavity.
g queen ,s' j., . and am to have the honor
"Ah! my breviary!" suddenly ex-
Claimed His Eminence in geat pertur-
the Nuncio viii desire prayer, and
arp helpless without my Latin TEXT
II your Majesty will de!sn to
forgive me one moment 800.
turn back.
From the further end OF the terrace
the young singer was continuing her
son nss%n, 80, r,,,.,
puks o OF Wessea si ail0 slaossy SAD
With pleasure. my dear lord" re-
ssponded the cardinal urbapely. ."Ah!
my pleasure to serve you
And her Majesty viii excuse. -. =
he added pointedly. for His Grace was
quite ready to withdraw. whilst Mary
onr Ma stag s desn wt IL
place your hand on my arm? The
envoy OF Ills Holiness the Pops awaits
He. was standing before her. OUT
wardly respectful and fun OF defer
ence. The pages and ladies' had, all
reaay di s SE within the palace:
the Queens silence tor consent. had
turned back towards the distant part
OF the terrace
Mary. with all her weaknesses where
her affections were concerned. was too
proud to let this t,paniard see that she
felt baffied and not a little humlliated.
She guessed that this , had been rnsa
It had all been done she knew NOT.
but she could easily. guess why.
She smothered the angry words
out looking either to the right or LETT
OF her she walked quickly towards the
palace.
CHAPTER XIV.
The HIND OF Fate.
Ursula had had a good cry.
She was a mere girl. only Just out
OF her teens; she had been hideousiv
disappointed and had given way to
a paroxysm of tears. just like child
that has been cheated OF its toys.
As far as her actual feelings for
troubled to analyse. them. AS u tiny
child she had worshipped the gallant
boy who had always been pointed out
TO her as the pattern OF what an Eng
iuI, hi chn lac, sI,I war
as the future husband who was to rule
over her destiny.
No doubt that the Earl OF Truro. l.-
ing on his death bed. had but littln
when he forced his daughter to swear
that she would marry Wessex or re-
main single. to the eud OF her days.
But Ursula was thirteen years Old
then. and held an oati, TO her father
to be the most sacred thing in the
world. She had not seen WesseN for
some years. but her eirlish magma,
ton had always endowed him with all
those chivalrous attributes which her
own father, whom she idolized. had
already ascribed to him.
that as yet: In spite of her score Of
years. Ursula had remained a child in
thought. in feelings in temperament.
She had spent the last six o.. Or 1 seven en-
Castle. watched over by her late
fathers faithful servants. who brought
| her up and worshipped her. taught
her ,s,,, they knew and ODE, cd her
Her one idea. however; had rsmainsd;
right and precedence she could claim
mediate sntonrage. As soon as she
was old enough she asserted this ella I'm
and journeyed to Esher in charge of
Sa se who her aa ass
Since then her one desire had been
to meet the man to whom she had
pledged her troth. She had seen him
which he came back to, the Court. but
Mary Tudor, bent on winning his love.
had resolutely kept him away from
the beautiful girl who, she ins I,
1t had been easy enough up to now.
His Grace. partly in order to please
his friends, even II only half.belleytng
Tudor from contracting an alien mar
riagc. had been in constant attendance
on the Queen.
reegated into the background She
knew this we'll and chhfed at the re-
straint. Something seemed to tell her
that II she could but see the Duke ne
be Very hard to fulfil the old EarIs
promise. She knew that she was beau
tiful, her own mirror and the adnlira
io1 Of the Court ~ NAG aarn fins
she felt within herself a magne ism
which must Inevitably draw him to-
wards her, l1li
aui pde INT intel Mass had Very soon
grasped the threads of the present POI
lltical situation. whilst Mary Tudor:
on the other hand, made no secret 81
was we'll aware Of the many intri gues
which We're being matched round the
personality. Of the man whom she OOH As
guessed how much these were al ded
BY the eramoured Queen;
His Eminence the Cardinal, the Due
de- Noailles, Schayfne. Don Mlgusi. &c
a definite promise from Mary. The
English faction on the other . and,
HAD hoped to force the! Duke 'ntoSa
marriage which was. obviously dtstaste--
Ursula, In tho mid st Of these con-
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