The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
By BARONESS 9EMMUsKA ORGY.
the murder. Ursula and Wcssex had
met. She had then seen and upbraided

met. She had then seen and upbralded
tue cir! in the presence. OF my lord
Cardinal and the ladies'; His Grace was
med sately afterwards?
Had she but dared. Mary Tudor
would have submitted her rival TO
mental and bodily torture until sho
All she could do was 10 confine her TO
her own room In. the palace: she would
not lose sight OF her although the
young Girl had begged for permission
to quit the court and retire to a con-
vent. for the9slence and pc-He OF which
she felt an unutterable longing.
The Dukes trial by hts peers was
fixed for the morrow.
b II was but a fortnight since that
Hateful evening. His Grace had been
In the Tower since then, and By virtue
OF his high influence and OF his excep-
tional position had demanded and
readily obtained speedy trial.
Twenty-four hours In which Queen
might percharcc stiil save the man
she loved from shameful md iEno-
and sehemed and suffered during -FOUR
teen days as perhaps no other woman
had ever thought and suffered before.
She was Queen. yet felt herself power.
her life. which she would have bar
OF the man she loved.
, But 3, 9 to Y, she had plu!ek.ly dried
spent at her toilette. carefully select,
tng-with an ag tation which would
have been Ridiculous considering her
Intensely pathetic-the raiment which
she thought would become her most.
|! She had a burning desire to appear
attractive
Earnestly she studied the lines Of
| her face. covered inc!pient wrinkles
and faded checks with cosmetics. spent
.nish on an hour in the Arrangement
OF her Golf. Then she repaired to .
estry OF a dull red and into which the
fading afternoon light would only
peep very gently and discreetly.
Since then she had paced thatn,arrow
Every few moments she rang hand
bell and to the stolid page or servitor
in attendance she repeated the salno
anxious query:
us the guard in sight YETI"
mot yet Your Majesty reiterated
the page for the tenth time that day.
i was nigh onrs O'clock IN J, the after
las. came With the welcome news.
to report to Your Majesty that tie
Tower guard with H's Grace the Duke
OF Wessex are at the gates OF the
Mary. with her usual characteristio
gesture, pressed her hand to her heart,
unable to speak with the sudden emo
p
bling In her veins. The kind old Duch-l
ess. her wrinkled face expressive Of
1.-The deepest sorrow and the most re-
npeettyh
q" IT'S we'll" sa' q Mary after awhil$
III pray you. Duchess. to see that His
Grace@is introduced in here at once."t
vas aloa ae sh sa fs Ser
jdelicate frame. She took her rosary
from her gtrdle and with passionate
fcrvor5 Kissed the ieweled beads. Il.
er tears h she
llisten to me! { & = SCI pray FOR mi,
intereede for me, Queen OF u
Heaven, mvstic rose. tower OF ivory.
ana II wo o make him mo King save n'm.
Queen of Heaven. aid me 80. Mother
of God. make him to love me !. = !,
After that she "a rose sSS and ,is carefully.
wiped her tears. She cast a. Glance at
q small mirror which stood on the ta-S
ne. smoothed her b air and Golf, and
The next moment there was a knock
lathe door, a clash Of arms, the sound
Ct voices and two minutes later Ills
era {. &c Of Wessex was in the presence
! she Il hsiS eut her hasna q, e him ana
tine Is recover ontWsrd cornnosure.i
i +.Art = 4!u iediI StCU
for he seemed 80 altered. All the
rsietv. the joy OF life. Rat buoyan cy
4 Of youth and ever,readY laughter
which had ALWAYS Scent his own necu-a
,iar charm, I'd n'pletely, gone from
lh'm: he looked old ar. ton. she THOUGHT.
.-,',''st his step even had lost Its elias s.
Mary mot,orad hint to a seat close
beside her srse haraelf had wisely
'ffas / from the vyird low WI list !.falline
lshadnw. ssfll 5. ~ ,Ssf L, \ ~
10 trer,,,lirg Wi re HHttat nv e,,ard at
tsa Tower y. re showirg YOU all the
\ y fererca Al, q oirs Won 81 tt r horror
yonr every conf ort IN s.thet ahode Of
ev,' Ia ~, hsens well oolSe'd t. y"
r,lte1 Wrsseys ''fer more than / de-
servo, nh g II dress shoyr" me nv
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