The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-25

submitted Yourself. What would you?
wv heart Is steeled, now, TO tears and
applications NV free pardon has been
lepaaid by rebellion and treason" !
seek not mercy for myself replied
Jane but for my husband" Il am about
10 sign his death warrant" replied Mary
10 freezing tones
Then assuming n mllder air she went
on Jane, YOU love your husband de
Notedll For your sake | would gladly
spare him, hut | cannot" Thus the last
hopes Of James and her husband were
swept away ana, confined In separat te
prisons, they awaited the summons to
the scaftold and the block The Princess
l.lzabeth was brought a prisoner TO the
Rover ana charged with having con
tpircd with Sir Thomas wyatt That
knight was put to the torture and in
his agony, had stated that Elizabeth was
of the conspiracy for the dethronement
Of the queen
When brought before the council Eliz-
aheth stoutly denied the statements OF
wyatt and demanded to he confronted
with him. N he dare say as much 20
guilty" The Earl Of Devonshire has
likewise confessed" said Gardiner, and
has offered to withdraw all pretentions to
your hand and 10 go into exile II the
queen pardons him" Courtney faith
less" cried Elizabeth. all her haughtl-
upon her breast Then n Is time | went
70 my prison You may spare yourselves
me trouble of questioning me further,
nay lords. for, by my faith, ] will not
answer another word-no, not II you EN-
ploy the rack
The Tower was now crowded with IL
ustrlous victims and the torture cham
hef was frequently put into use one
might Nlghtgall entered the chamber OF
Noalllcs and found the ambassador
alone Your eNcellency" said he, has
thrown out certain dark hints Of late
] pray YOU speak plain what do you de-
sire Of me- De Noalles looked scrultin-
lzlngly AZ the taller md then said, The
assassination Of Rcnord His destruction
rs of the utmost Importance to my king
/ What does your eScelency Offer" "A
thousand god angels and n post at the
court Of France II YOU viii Nv thither
when the deed Is done" 1T is a bar
gain said Nlghtgall
u was about midnight on the day after
thr arrival of Elizabeth At tho Tower
when the lieutenant OF the fortress, the
CHIEF miller and two other officials with
guard of halherdiers came TO see her
Refusing 10 tell her where she was TO be
conducted they led the princess down
into the subisrranean galleries until
Elizabeth found herself At length In the
torture chamber \ dreadful spectacle
met her gaze Al one side Of the room
~ or was father slpported-a wretch
ed man upon whom the reflnements o,
torture had evidently been practiced
\ cloak was thrown over his lower
limbs, hut his ghastly and writhng fea -
tures proved the extremity OF the SUI
fering which he had endured Elizabeth
could scarcely believe that In this mis-
cradle object she beheld the once proud
and naughty Sir Thomas Wyat wyatt
fixed his heavy eyes upon the princess
hut the attention OF Elizabeth was Mt =
tracted TO another part of the room
where the queen stood between Card
ncr and Renard, Opposite them was
Courtney, his arms folded upon hi.
breast The latter looked up as Eliza
beth entered the room and turned with "A
shudder to look At wyatt
Elizabeth threw herself at the feet oi
the queen. crying Heaven bless you
for granting me this interview car
prove my Innocence" In what wnyo'
coldly asked the queen Il would indeed