Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-08
on N. .hnnIart laN al.appeatlns

carry her tn q iounup5 where I lflatcH
het. tanning her until she came hbJ IN
to consciousness / was surprised that
none of the lutilrs came forward io
assiet her Looking about Tor soue of
them. ! snw them nll dancing ativul
nuee on tbr old painted has with b.I
enormous ruI1ed euliar oud hclizfurl
with towels She Gust ~ nlanrr ur,a
sIuHBry uv1m me and my Ch3t.a.
aud % morr malignant scovl newer
observed on tho face of amy human hr
ine u spcwcd intended to warn thn.'
fawnmr urou her that the slightest
sympathy with the Scottish queen
would hc visited with u fughtul rc.
vcurc.
Mary opened hcr cycs and, seeing
me looking down Ut her with intense
solicimdr. gave me n responsive glance
that went STRAIGHT ~ my heart
could not hut contrast her beauty she
was the very image Of the portraits
had seen of her prototype with that
NJ the thin faced, skinny wrinllcd old
woman who was personuting Eliaa.
beth When Mary had sufficiently re-
covered 60 speak she begged me to ~
FOR wine, that she might bc strength.
cncd by &C. told her that would do
~ II she would promise that my place
beside her should not be dllcd with
another cavalier.
NO fear " that" she replied gloom
lily NO cavalier could be devoted to
me aud live"
I went TO the supper room and re-.
turned with cup of wine what was
my astoniShmcnt 10 find everything
changed Mary, whom had left few
minutes before ON sofa, was being
tried for treason, having aspired In
the crown OF her cousin, Queen Eliza
beth That the trial was n mock ouc
! did not doubt, II was certainly n
mockcry, FOR nothing was proved
Nevertheless the iudyc-the hoSt-pro
nounctd sentence OF death against
the accused. Then the court broke up
and the spectators scattered
III this were not So grewSomr," /
said to one Of the guests, III the aC-
tors were not so intense in their parts,
the enactment of Il historical occur
renee at masquerade would lac a
capital idea, shall suggest it for the
next masquerade ball TO which | am
invited
The man to whom made the re
mark looked at me a. IL he did no;
quite understand my meaning, then
walked away,
Strolled into another room \
group occupied it, consisting Of Qucca
Elizabeth and CourtierS, The queen so,
at a table before her parchment
Seeming the document, she signed /,
and handed 1t To one ot the men pres
ent, and he carried il out of the room.
These scenes were becoming 50 real
iStic rs To hc positively painful. | "a.
most wished myself back in my auto
mobile, facing the driving storm. But
the worst was Vet to come We We're
all dancing Wild figure when sui
denly the stroke OF Il bell brought cv
cry one 10 standStill. II was fOl
lowed by others Then from out one %.
the rear rooms came little process
sion, at the head OF which walked
Mary For the drSt time glanCing to
ward the other end of the room. | sn.y
u block similar tn the one shown 3D.
day in the Tower of London on wl.s.
state prisoners were hchcadcd. and
Shuddered at the eNcCutioucr StaUGi,-
beside It, leaning on the handle ~ n
aN.
For heavens sake" I grOaI",'
They're not going to enact tha.
frighttul scene hope, This is al.r
Ccthcr too realistic, II recomWr".
any such representation for Il mUSquv'
ade III choose a more pleasing one"
As | glanced about me aud saw ser.
BUSINESS depicted on every face, Sonlru
Queen MUry'S attendants weeping. ta
queen herself pale as death, Mary ,,.
vanCed To the block and Invested be-.
self OF whatever of her clothing NoH'
Interfere with the death stroke. Tie
she turned her eyes fun upon III, WI
one last hcsSeChiuc look star
forward to put stop To this fright;
imperSonat zion, but was seized by u.
men standing behind me and held in /.
firm grip, Mary, seeing my inteutin
and It's thwarting, gave me II last 'n..
Of mingled gratitude and despair Vb
she kuclt before the block, the cNc. 4.
toner swung the AK uloft, it descCu4
cd, and amid squirting Of blood tn
head Of the victim rolled to the floor
tainted, When came 10 G'.
senses several people in ordinary co.'s
tune were standing about me. loolir
very anxious was in the room
where had seen the tragedy enactc&
but not one of the maSqueraderS W.
there, was lying ON the couch uJ
which | had placed Queen Mary. "
view of the spot where had seen h
executed, | looked for the block. f,'
blood stains ON the floor, They hA,
vanished
where the deuce am l." l cxclaiuu
ed.
Luckily not frozen" was the reply.
They told me that had been touuJ
asleep in my automobile had been caI.
ricd to the house in which | was am
revived with the greatest difficulty.
Now. am not Soilg to suggest tha
there was anything remarkable il
ones seeing the sights did when uu
conscious. Nevertheless there is a e.;
rlouS coincidence connected with tA