The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-20

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 fyrinning uonters seemed to snfrouno that giriish figure before hims polns,ns ur,,h cIaw-like fingers at the goiueh' kssr the delicate straight nose, the nhsldish mouth. Assin heilish pano- .aia he suddenly saw the whole hid. seusness of the mistake which haa wrecked his lifes happiness. and hail dszed. helpless. he gazed on as upon inc risen spectre of his past sns, %s5msT sF shis slGse ssis sssIa monneps Si
 -so ike the Lady Ursula whisper; d one lady to her gallant.
 Rut inc name seemed to have reach' sa t1se woman's, duiled cars, and to have struck upon a sensitive nore VI her Intellect.
 'Trsuia again.s she said vehemently- turning nov to face the group ol t.. efsgant ladies who stood staring at her why do you all plague mo with fiat nameg I am Mirrab. the sootn- aaver. I've been taught to read the secrets of the stars. the water the sfr and the winds foreteIi the future and brew the elixir of life WesseN saved my life. tis hif--i read the stars that he was in great danger ana came to warn him.
 now. she was gradually working her self up to fever of excitement. tax inr more and more wildly and letting her eyes roam restlessly on the Drlii- sant groups before her. the ladies. the courfiers . the Queen...
 Then they alighted upon the car dinal de Moreno. who. pale to the IDS. striving in vain to smother the grow ing agitation which had mastered him from the moment when. he. too, first, recognized Mirrab. Her passion at the sight. of him now turned to fury, and pointing a vengeful finger at him. sns shouted wildly;
 'sTwas he who tricked and fooled me with smooth and lying tongue he cajoled mel he and his friend ..then they threatened to have me whipped.... if'Si did not depart sih peace!''
 Awed, horrifed. everyone listehed' Mary Tudor herself hung upon the girls lips The Cardinal made a final effort to preserve his outward compo- sure.
 "A 1nadwomani' with a shrug of his shoulders; "your Majesty wouid7 do we'll to retire, there's danger In the creatures eyes"
 But wessex was slowly coming to himself. His horroR had vanished, leaving him calm before this terrible revelation. With the privelege ever accorded him by the fond Queen. he now placed a firm hand upon her arm
 sTn the name of your Majesty's ever present graciousness to me. entreat you to listen to this wonan,' he said quietly. "Meseems that some dastard- iy trick hath been played upon us all"
 The Cardinal tried to protest but already Mary had acquiesced in Wes- sox's wish with nod of her head.
 T have naught to refuse you. my dear lord" she said sadly.
 Vaguely too, she had begun to guess The appalling riddle which had pug slcd her for so long. and though her heart diuly felt that she was even fhnu losing forever the man whom she 50 ardently loved she was too fearless A oueen, too much of 8 proud Tudor, ynot to see justice done in the face of so much treachery.
 Then Wessex once more turned to NEirrAb.
 ssrelI me, girl" he said. with utmost calm and gentleness, lest he shoule scare again her poor, wandering wits ssteH me without any fear. Il am the the Duke of Wesaex and saved thS life then thou hadst the wish tt warn me of some danger and came to the palace here. and my lord Car dinai tricked thee. How"
 T do not know,r she said piteously turning appealing. dog-like eyes upor him; they dressed me up in tin' clothes, .. and then. them. whel aaw thee and wished to speak witt thee. he the dark foreigner bar red the way. and I know not how 1t happened ....'' she added, as { trembling suddenly seized her who'll body, .she jeered at me. land. ant I killed him"
 ssTwas thou, wench. who killed Dol M4wueI?'' calculated st the Queen. her rifled "Oh!...."
 But wessex only bent his head am murmured in the ingtensity of his mis cry:
 s.FIeaven above me-. That I shoul have been so blind" -