The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 03, 1903, Image 2

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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription l'ricc-18 Months, $1.00 _Payable In Advance._ Rates Tor Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; oach subsequentinsertion, 60 oents. Liberal reduotlon made for large Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAURENS. H. Cm June 8, 1908. A Revolution Broken Out. Revolution has broken out among the newspaper editors of the Piedmont. The Revolution in Spartanburg has re sulted iu the sale of tho Herald to Rev. George II. Waddell and a company. Mr. Gwlnn, tho oOlclent and successful business manager, has rosigned. Edi tor John Conway Garling'.on has also resigned and has purchased the Caro lina Spartan from Captain Charles Petty. The Garllngton Publishing Company will also print jobs. Mr. Gar llngton has been editor of Tho Horald ever since The Laukens Advkrtiskr out-grew him under his own manage ment, and Iibs been a caD tal editor In Spartanburg. To succeed Garlicgton, W. Zach McGlee, a traveling man of the News and Courier, has been se lected. A News an 1 Courior man, B. W. Simpson, Jr., a cousio of Mr. Gar llngton, and a son of a Laurens woman, succeods J. K. Blaokman as editor of the Greenvlllo News. All of these gen tlemen are distinguished editors and brilliant writers for whom we wish suc cess and Cspt. Charles Potty Is the oldest and ono of tho clevorest writers of tho bunch. Marshall Kuew. An investigation by oxports has proven that tho work on tho state houso in Columbia, dono in rocont yoars, was a botch. The state has lost a groat deal of money. It is said that tho sanitary arrangements are wretch ed. Former Secretary of Stato J. Q . Marshall has been a member of the state houso commission during tho progross of the work and ho has boldly, severely and in plain words continu ously said that tho stato was being im posed upon by inoompotent architectu ral service. Nobody has listoned to Marshall, tho other mcmbors of tho commission have "voted him down," until now it is discovered too late, that he alone knew what be was talking about. Marshall would havo saved the state thousands of dollars had his ad vico boon taken. Marshall was secre tary of stato under tho lato Govo-nor John Peter Richardson--a member of an "Old King Rule*1 administration that "oppressed tho people." * Teach the Touchers. The most marked advance made re cently iu educational work has been the teaohlrg of the teachers in the summer sr.hoels of the slate and coun ties. Any school superintendent will eay as much. The coining institute in this county should be attended by every teacher in the county. School trustees here and throughout the county can make a few dollars go further by aiding teach ers from tho public funds to attend the schools at Kock Hill or Knoxville than in any other way. A country teacher may be a brilliant person. In a few years sho will thoroughly ground her self In tho primary principles of teach ing. After that her progrees wl'l be slow. When she goes to a college whero tho better masters teach, her mind will grasp in a month what would require years to gaiu unaided. The summer school faculties are supposed to impart what has beon learned of teaching during the centuries. Life is too brief for a single person, though a genius, to work out the whole theory of pedagogics alone. Help From a Trust. If tho meat trust has incroased the price of beof, It has edded to tho assets of every Southern farmer, Butchers here are soiling steaks brought from the West Bnd they are not especially good steaks either. These prices are already ailecting tho prico of home raised beef. The local market for cat tle is stilfer than usual and those farm ers who havo cattle to sell are obtain ing good prices. Probably as much beef is produced in this county now as was produced some years ago but muob of It is shipped. In other words tho Laurens producer is reaping some of the benefit of enhanced prices that rule elsewhere. Granting the exist ence, of trusts to be wrong, they would be none the less wrong if they enriched ovory man, woman and child in Lau rens. But, meanwhile, Laurens farm ers should produce and sell all the beef they can. *?* For a Farmers Institute. Fifteen farmers may secure a farm ers instituto, conducted by Clemson Oollege professors, by sending a peti tion to Prof. J. 8, Nowman, at Clein son. It seems to The Advertiser that this is too good an opportunity for the farmers of Liurens to ob'aln some thing of real v.duo at no expense to ho neglected. V? In McKlnley's lifetime Democratic papers without exception railed at him as a puppet of Mark Hanna. Yet since McKlnley's death, Hanna is not even allowed to boss Ohio. # * While the Bev. Dr. Hlllis of Brook lyn is denouncing the South for dis franchising tho negroes, the whites of An Indiana county are chasing every negro from the county's bounds. V It must be confessod that Hoy ward Is giving the state a tame administra tion. Why, this time ten years ago the newspapers were full of political sensa tions and everybody was wrathy. THAT THROBBINO HEADACHE Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands Of sufferers have proved their match less merit for Sick and Nervous Hoad aobes. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 2f> cents, money back, if not oured. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Go._ Compare our quality of white India Linons with any in this or any other I market at the prices. W. Q. Wi.son & Oo. SCHOOL LEVY REMAINS SAME. Meeting of Tax Payers Thursday. Mit. A?AMSPRE8IDED. Messrs. Ferguson and Barksdale lleelected. Report of the Secretary of the Board | Krad and Received as Inter, matlon. A meeting of the owners of proporty within the school district of the town of Laurens, was held in the Court House, at 11 o'clock a. m., Thursday, May 28th, 100:1, pursuant to the call by the Board of Trustees. C. D. Barksdale, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, oalled the meeting to order. Rev. Robt. Adams was elected Chairman, and 0. D. Barks dale, Seoretary of the meeting. The Seoretary read the published call for the meeting. Tbe Seoretary of the Board of Trust ees read his report showing receipts and disbursements by the Board of Trustees during the present school year. Received as information. After discussion it was moved and seconded that tho levy for the next scholastic year be made the same as last year, namely 2t mills. Adopted. It being shown that tho terms of ot fico of Col. J. W. Ferguson and C. D. Barksdale aro now expiring and that their successors are now to be elected by this meeting, Mr. B. A. Cooper moved that Col. Ferguson and Mr. Barksdale be re-elected. Motion sec onded. On motion of Mr. C. C. Feath orstone tbe rules were suspended and and Messrs. Ferguson and Barksdale were re-elected for a term of six years. C. D. Barksdale, Secretary. Rev. Robt Adams, Chairman. A STARTLING EVIDENCE. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Cob5 > be unequaled. A recant oxpressioi. rom T. J. McFar laud, Bentorville, Va., servos as exnm p'o. He write?: "I bad Bronchitis for throe years and doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I be gan taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly oured me " Equally effective in curing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Oo. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 60 cents and $1.00. The Kenlucklan's Boast. Kentuckians boast their fast horses line whiskey and beautiful women, but every housekeeper in this city who uses Olifton Hour, made of native Ken tucky wheat, knows that this state pos sesses another product of unexcelled merit. T. N Barksdale, M. II. Fowler. LOOK HERE FOR IT. It is What the Reader lias Long Sought. People will read advertisements about cures made by medicine. As they read they wonder if the state ments are true. If true, was the re lief temoorary or permanent? Read this ease about Doan's Kidney Pills: W. H. Clarke, of Bennett street, ac countant at the Bloch Bros. Tobacco Works, Wheeling, W. Va., says: "If my back aches I know what wl I cure it, Doan's Kidney Pills. They are the best remedy I ever came across. For months I was p'agued with backache, not sharp pains, but a dull aoblng all the time, that made me feel misera ble. I got medioino on different occa sions from doctors, and it seemed to re lieve me for the time, bnt it was soon as bad as ?vor. Hearing of Doan's Kidney Plllb, I took a course of the treatment. They oured me, and that cure bas been lasting. I will corrobor ate this in a personal Interview or in reply to any communication mailed to me*" For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 conts. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the U, S. Remember the name? Doan's?and take no other. PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executive Chamhkk. WHEREAS, information has been re ceived at this Department that an alrocions morder was committed in the County of Laurens on or about the 15th day of May, 1003, upon the body of John Hanls by LARRY MILLER, and that the said Larry Miller has fled from jus tice. NOW, THEREFORE, I, D. C. Hey ward, Governor of the State of South Carolina, in order that justice may be done and the majesty of the law vindi cated, do hereby offer a reward of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the appre hension, delivery and conviotlon of the said Larry Miller to the Sheriff of Lau rens County at Laurens, S. C. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have (s^^l hereunto set my hand end < l. 8. > caused the Great Seal of the (*-?vw) State to be affixed, at Colum bia, this 26th day of May. 1003, and in the 127th year of the Independence of the United States of America. D. O. HEYWARD, Governor. By the Governor : J. T. Gantt, Secretary of S?ate. A NEW LAW FIRM. " The undersigned have this day en tered into a partnership for the practice of law in the Courts of this State, under the name of Simpson Sc Cooper and will promptly attend to all business en* trusted to them. H. Y.8IMP8ON, _R. A. COOPER. IF YOU Want to Own a Home, Piedmont Savings and Investment Company, Offers an Opportunity Cheaper and Better than a Building and Loan Association. Why Pay Rents when You oan Owh Your Own Property? Represented in Laurens by W. WBALL and M. L. COFEL\AND. I WHEN KNIGHTHOOD I I WAS IN FLOWER I *y Or, Tho Lot? Stoiy of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and fft Happening In th<> Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth wt LnmtlM ?.nd Rendered Into Modern EnSl!?h From Sir F.rtwin mM Cfeakoden'a Memoir # By EDWIN CASKODEN [CHArtLES MAJOR] & Cv ObpyrtyM, J?99 and 130/, by the lknotn-McrrUI Company 0 CHAPTER IX. PtJT NOT YOUR TKU8T IN riUNCKSSEB. THOUGHT tho kln^*-,; dnnco that night would never end, so fond were the Frenchmen of our fulr ladles, und I was more than anxious to hoc Brandon and learn the Issue of tho girls' escapade, ns I welt knew the danger attending It. All things, however, must end, so early iu the morning I hastened to our rooms, where I found Brandon lying In his clothos, everything saturated with blood from a dozen sword cuts. He was very weak, and I at once hud In a barber, who took off his shirt of mall and dressed his wounds. He then dropped into a deep Bleep, while I watched the night out. Upon awaken ing Brandon told me all that had hap pened, but asked me to s??y nothing of his Illness, as he wished to keep the fact of his wounds secret In order that he might better conceal the canst? of them. But, ns I told you, he did not speak of Buckingham's part In the af fray. I saw the princess that afternoon and expected, of course, she would Inquire for her defender. One who had given such timely help and who was suffer ing so much on her account was sure ly worth a llttlo sollcltudo, but not a Word did she ask. She dtd not come near me, but made a point of avoid ance, as I could plainly see. The next morning she, with Jane, went over to Scotland palace without so much as a breath of Inquiry from either of them. This heartless conduct enraged me, but I was glod to learn afterward that Jane's silence was at Mary's com mand, that bundle of selfishness fear ing that any solicitude, however care fully shown, upon her part might re veal her secret. It seems that Mary bad recent Intel ligence of the forward state of affairs in the marriage negotiations and felt that a discovery by her brother of what she bad done, especially in view of the disastrous results, would send her to France despite nil tho coaxing sho could do from then till doomsday. It was a terrlblo fate hanging over her, doubly so In view of the fact that she loved another man, and looking back at It all from the vantage point of time I cannot wonder that It drove other things out of her head and mado her seem selfish in her frightened de sire to save herself. About 12 o'clock of the following night I was nwnkeued by a knock at my door, and upon opening In walked a sergeant of tho sheriff of London, with four yeomen nt his heels. The sergeant asked If one Charles Brandon was present, and upon my af firmative answer demanded that ho be forthcoming. I told the sergeant that Brandon was confined to his bed with Illness, whereupon he asked to bo shown to his room. It was useless to resist or to evade, so I awakened Brandon and took the sergeant In. Hero he read his warrant to orrest Charles Brandon, Esq., for the murder of two citizens of London, perpetrated, done and committed upon the night of such and such a day of this year of our Lord 1514. Brandon's hat had been found by the side of the dead men, and the authorities had re ceived Information from a high source that Brandon was the guilty person. That high source was evidently Buck ingham. When the sergeant found Brandon covered with wounds, there was no longer any doubt, and, although hard ly able to lift his hand, ho was forced to dress and go with them. A horse litter was procured, and we all storted to London. While Brandon was dressing I said I would at once go and awaken the klug, who, I knew, would pardon the offense when he heard my story, but Brandon asked the sergeant to leave Us to ourselves for n short time, and closed the door. "Please do nothing of the sort, Cas koden," snld he. "If you tell the king, I will declare there Is not one word of truth in your story. Thoru Is only one person In tho world who may tell of that night's happenings, and If sho docs not they shall remain untold. She will make it all right at once, I know. I would not do her the foul wrong to think for one Instant that she will fail. You do not know her. Sho sometimes seems selfish, but it Is thoughtlessness fostered by llattery, and hor heart Is right. I would trust her with my life. If you breathe a word of what I have told you, you may do more harm than you can ever remedy, and I ask you to say nothing to any ono. If the princess would not liberate me?but that is not to be thought of. Never doubt that she can and will do It better than you think. She Is all gold." This, of course, silenced me, as I dtd not know what new danger I might create or how I might mar the matter I so much wished to mend. I did not tell Brandon that the girls had left Greenwich or of my undefined and per haps unfounded fear that Mary might not act as he thought she would In a great omergency, but silently helped him to dress and went to London along with him and the sheriff's sergeant. Brandon was taken to'Newgate, the most loathsome prison hi London at that time, It being used for felons, while Ludgate was for debtors. Tiere he was thrown into an underground dungeon foul with water that soeped through tho old masonry from the moat and nllvo with every noisome thing that creeps. There was no bed, no stool, no floor, not even a wisp of straw; sim ply tbe reeking stone walls, covered with fungus, and the wludowleas nrcli overhead. Ono could hardly conceive a more horrible place In which to spend even a moment. I had a glimpse of It by the light of the keeper's lantern as they put him In, and It seemed to me a single night In that awful place would have killed mo or driven mo mad. I protested and begged and tried tg brlbo, but It was all of no avail. Tho keopor bad been bribed before I arrived. Al though It could do no possible good, I was'glad to stand outside the prison walls In the drenching rain nJ! the rest of that wretched night that I might bo as near as possible to my friend and suffer a little with him. As soon ns tho prison gates wore opened next morning I again Impor* tuned tho keeper to glvo Brandon a more comfortable cell, but his reply was that such crimes had of lato be come so frequent In London that no fa vor could be shown those who commit ted thorn, and that nu n like Brandon, who ought to know and act better, de served the maximum punishment. I told Mm lie was wrong In thin ease; that I know the facts, and everything WOUld ho clenrly explained that very day and Brandon released. "That's all very well," rospond"d tho stubborn creuturo. "Nobody Is guilty who eonies here. They can every one prove Innocence clearly and nt once. Notwithstanding, they nearly all hanu. and frequently, for variety's sake, ure drawn and quartered. I waited about Newgate until 0 o'clock and as I passed out met Buck lughaui and his man Johnson, a sort of lawyer-knight, going In. I went down to the palace at Greenwich and, finding that the girls were still at Scotland palace, rode over at once to see them. Upon getting Mary and Jane to my self 1 told them of Brandon's arrest on the charge of murder and of his condition, lying half dead from wounds and loss of blood iu that frightful dungeon. The tale moved them great ly, and they both gave way to tears. I think Mary had heard of the arrest before, as she did not seem surprised. "Do you think he will tell the cause of the killiir ?" she asked. "I know be will not," 1 answered, "but I also know that he knows you will." And I looked straight Into her face. "Certainly we will," said Jane. "Wo will go to the king at once." And she was on the qul vivo to start Immedi ately. Mary did not at once consent to Jane's proposition, but sat In a reverie, looking with tearful eyes into vacancy, apparently absorbed Iu thought. Aft er a little pressing from us she said, "I suppose It will have to be done?I can sec no other way- but blessed Mother Mary, help me!" The girls made hasty preparations, and wo all started back to Green wich,. Hint Mary might tell tho king. On the road over I stopped at Newgate to tell Hrandon that the princess would noon have him out, knowing how wel come liberty would be at her hands, but I was not permitted to see him. I swallowed my disappointment and thought It would he only a matter of a few hours' delay, the time Bi>ent In tiding down to Greenwich and sending back a messenger. So, light hearted enough at the prospect, 1 soon Joined the girls, and wo cantered briskly home. After waiting a reasonable time for Mary to seo the king I sought her again to learn whore and from whom I should receive the order for Bran don's release and when I should go to London to brillg htlll. What was my surprise nnd disgust when Mary told me she bad not yet seen the king; that she bad waited to "cat and bathe and dress" and that "a few moments more or less could make no difference." "My fiod, your highness! Did I not toll you that the man who saved your Here tic read 7it? warrant to arrest Charles Brandon, Esq. life nnd honor, who Is covered with wounds received In your defense and almost dead from loss of blood, spilled that you might be saved from worse than death, Is now lying In a rnyless dungeon, a place of frightful tilth, such as you would not walk across for all the wealth of London bridge; Is sur rounded by loathsome, creeping thugs that would sicken you but to think of; Is resting under a charge whose penal ty Is that he be bunged, drawn nnd quartered? And yet you stop to cat nnd bathe and dress! In God's name, Mary Tudor, of what stuff aro you made? If he had waited but one little minute, had stopped for tho drawing of a breath, had held back for but one faltering thought from the terrible odds of four swords to one, what would you now be? Think, princess; think!" I was n little frightened at the length to which my feeling hod driven me, but Mary took It all very well and said slowly and nbscntmlndodly: "You are right. I will go at once. I despise my selfish neglect. There is no other way?I have racked my brain ?there is no other way. It must bo done, nnd I will go at once and do It." "And I will go with you," said I. "I do not blnmo you," she sold, "for doubting me since I have failed once. But you need not doubt mo now. It shall ho done, nnd without delay, ro gardless of the cost to me. I have thought and thought to find some other way to liberate him, but there Is none. I will go this Instant." "And I will go with you, Lady Mo *y," said I doggedly. 8ho smiled nt my persistency and took me by the hand, saying, "Come!" Wo at once went off to find the king, hut the smile had faded from Mary's face, and she looked as if she were go ing to execution. Every shade of color had fled, nnd her Hps were the hue of ashes. Wo found tho king in the midst of his council, with tho French ambassa dors, discussing the all absorbing topic of the mnrrlago treaty, and Henry, fearing an outbreak, refused to see the princess. As usual, opposition but spurred her determination, so she sat down in the anteroom and said she would not stir until she had seen the king. After wo had waited a few minutes one of the king's pages came up and said he Mid been looking alt over tho palace for mo and that the king desired my presence Immediately. I went in with tho pngo to the king, leaving Mary alone and very melancholy in the antechamber. Upon entering the king's presence he asked: "Whero have you been, 8ir Ed win? I have almost killed a good half dozen pages hunting you. I want yon to prepare Immediately to go to Paris With an embassy to bis majesty King 1/Oiils. You will be the Interpreter. The ambassador you ueod not know. Mnko ready nt onco. Tho embassy will leave London from the Tabard inn one hour hence." Could a command to duty have como nt a more inopportune time? I was distracted, nnd upon leaving the king went nt once to seek tho Lady Mary where I had left her in tlie anteroom. She had gone, bo 1 went to her apart ments, but could not And her. I went to the queen's salon, but she was not there, nnd I traversed that old ram bling palace from one end to the other without Unding her or Lady Jane. The king had told me tho embassy would be a secret oue and that I was to speak of it to nobody, least of all to tho Lady Mary. No ono was to know that I was leaving England, and I wus to communicate with no one nt home while iu Prance. The king's command was not to he disobeyed. To do so would bo ns much as my life was worth; but, besides thot, tho command of the king I served was my highest duty, and no Caskoden ever failed In that. 1 may not be ns tall us some men, but my fidelity nnd honor but you will say I boast. I was to make ready my bundle nnd ride six miles to London In one hour, nnd almost half that time was spent already. I was sure to be Inte, so 1 could not waste another minute. I went to my room and got togother a few things necessary for my Journey, but did not take much In the way of clothing, preferring to buy that new In Paris, where I could find the latest styles hi pattern and fabric. I tried to assure myself that Mary would see the king at once and tell him all nnd not allow my dear friend Bran don to He in that terrible place another night, yet a persistent fear gnawed nt my heart, and a sort of intuition that seemed to have the very breath of cer tainty In Its foreboding made mo doubt her. As I could find neither Mary nor Jane, I did the next best thing?I wrote n letter to each of them, urging immediate action and left them to ho delivered by my man Thomas, who was one of those trusty souls that nev er fall. I did not tell the girls I was about to start for France, but intimat ed that I was compelled to lenvo Ixm don for a time and said, "I leave tho fate of this man, to whom we all owo so much, in your hands, knowing full well how tender you will be of him." I was away from home nearly a month, and as I dared not write, and even Jane did not know where I was, I did not receive nor expect any lot ters. The king had ordered secrecy, and If I have mingled with nil my faults a single virtue It is that of faithfulness to my trust. So I had no news from Ktigland nnd sent none home. During all that time tho samo old fear lived In my heart that Mary might fall to liberato Brandon. She knew of tho negotiations concerning the French marriage, as wo all did, al though only by an Indefinite sort of hearsay, and I was sure the half found ed rumors that had reached her ears bad long since become certainties and that her heart was full of trouble and fear of her violent brother. She would certainly be nt her coaxing nnd whee dling again and on her best behavior, und I feared she might refrain from telling Henry of her trip to Grouche's, knowing how severe ho was In such matters and how furious be was sure to become nt the discovery. I was cer tain it was this fear which had pre vented Mary from going directly to the king on our return to Greenwich from Scotland palace, and I know that her eating, bathing and dressing were but an excuse for n breathing spell be fore the dreaded Interview. This fear remained with mo all tho time I was away, but when I reasoned with myself I would smother it ns well as I could with nrgumcntatlvo attempts at self assurance. I would say over nnd over to myself that Mary could not fall nnd that even if ehe did there was Jane?dear, sweet, thoughtful, un selfish Jane!?who would not allow her to do so. But, ns for r.s they go, our Intuitions?our "feelings," ns we call them?are worth nil tho logic In the world, and you may say what you will, but my presentiments?I speak for no one else?are well to be minded. There Is another sense hidden about us tum. will develop as the race grows older. I speak to posterity. In proof of this statement I now tell you that when I returned to London I found Brandon still In the terrible dun geon, and, worse still, he had been tried for murder and had been con demned to be banged, drawn and quar tered on the second Friday following. Hanged! Drawn! Quartered! It is time wc were doing away with such barbarity. Wo will now go back a month for the purpose of looking up the doings of a friend of ours, his grace the Duke of Buckingham. On the morning after the fntol battle of Billlngsgnto the barber who had treated Brandon's wounds had been called to London to dress n bruised knee for his grace tho duke. In the course of tho operation an Immense deal of Information oozed out of the barber, one Item of which wns that he had the night before dressed nine wounds, great and small, for Master Brandon, the king's friend. This es tablished the Identity of the man who had rescued the girls, o fact of which Buckingham bad bad his suspicions all along. So Brandon's arrest followed, as I have already related to you. I afterward loomed from various sources how this nobleman begun to avenge bis mishap with Brandon at Mary's ball when the lotter broke his sword point. First ho went to Now gate and gavo orders to the keeper, who was his tool, to allow no commu nication with the prisoner, nnd it was by his Instructions that Brandon had been confined in the worst dungeon In London. Then he went down to Green wich to take care of matters thofe, knowing that the king would learn of Brandon's arrest nnd probably take steps for his liberation nt once. The king had just heard of tho arrest when Buckingham arrived, nnd the latter found ho was right lu his sur mise that his majesty would at once deninnd Brandon's release. When tho duke entered the king's room, Henry called to him: "My lord, you are opportunely arrived. 8o good a friend of the people of London can help us greatly this morning. Our friend Brandon has been arrested for the killing of two men night before last In Billlngsgnto ward. I am sure there Is somo mistake and that the good sheriff has the wrong man, but right or wrong, wo want him out and ask your good offices." "I shall be most happy to servo your majesty and will go to London at once to 8co the lord mayor." In the afternoon the duke returned nnd had a private audience with the king. "I did as your majesty requested in regard to Brandon's release," he said, ^b?t on investigation I thoucbt %% fetft V to consult you ngflln before proceeding further. I fenr liiere Is no doubt that Itrillldoil Is tbe right num. It seems he WHS OUl with u couple of wenches con cerning whom he got Into trouble and stubbed two men In the back. It is a very aggravated case, and the citizens are much Incensed about It, owing partly to the fact that such occurrences have been so frequent of late. I thought under the circumstances and In view of the fact that your majesty will soon call upon the city for a loan to make iti> the Lady Mary's dower It would he wise not to antagonize them In this matter, but to allow Master Blanden to remain quietly In conllne iii ?nt until the loan Is completed, and then we can snap our lingers at them." "Wo will snap our lingers at the scurvy burghers now and have tho loan, too." returned Henry angrily. "I want Brandon liberated at once, and I shall ox pect another report from you Immediately, my lord." Buckingham felt that his revenge had slipped through his lingers this time, but he was patient where evil was to be accomplished and could wait. Then it was that the council was called during the progress of which Mary and I had tried to obtain an audleuce of the king. Buckingham had gone to pay his re spects to the queen and on his way back had espied Mary waiting for tho king in the anteroom and went to her. At first she was Irritated at the sight of this man, whom she so despised, but n thought came tu her that sue might make use of him. She knew his power with tllO citizens and city au thorities of London and also knew, or thought she knew, that a smile from her could accomplish everything with him. She had ample evidence of his Infatuation, and she hoped that she could procure Brandon's liberty through Buckingham without revealing her dangerous secret. Much to tho duke's surprise, she m nl led upon hi in and gave n cordial welcome, saying: "My lord, you have been unkind to us of Into and havo uot shown us tho light of your counte nance. 1 am glad to seo you ouco more. Tell me the news." "I cannot say thero Is much of Inter est. 1 have learned tho new danco from Cnskoden, if that Is news, and hope for a favor at our next ball from the fairest lady In the world." "And quite welcome," returned Mary, complacently appropriating the title, "and welcome to more than one, 1 hope, my lord." This grnclousno8s would havo looked suspicious to one with less vanity than Buckingham, but he saw no craft in it. Ho did see, however, that Mary did not know who had attacked hor In Billingsgate, and he felt greatly re lieved. The duke smiled and smirked and was enchanted at her kindness. They walked down tho corridor, talking and laughing, Mary awaiting an opportu nity to put the Important question with out exciting suspicion. At last it came, when Buckingham, half Inquiringly, expressed ids surprise that Mary should he found sitting at tho king's door. "I am waiting to see the king," said she. "Little Cnskodon's friend, Bran don, has been arrested for a bfawl of some sort over In London, and Sir Ed win and I.mly Jane have Importuned me to obtain his release, which I havo promised to do. Perhaps your grace will allow me to petition you In place of carrying my request to the king. You are quite ns powerful as his maj esty In London, and I should like to ask you to obtain for Master Brand?u his liberty at once. I shall told my self Infinitely obliged If your lordship will do this for mo." She smiled upon him her sweetest sinlle and assumed nn Indifference that would have de ceived any one but Buckingham. I'pon him under the circumstances It was worse than wasted. Buckingham at once consented and said that notwith standing the fact that lie did not like Brandon, to oblige her highness he would undertake to befriend a much more disagreeable person. "I fear," he said, "It will have to be done secretly?by conniving at his es "IPhat U thtttt" cried Henry. cape rather than by an order for his release. The citizens are greatly aroused over the alarming frequency of such occurrences, and as many of tho offenders havo lately escaped pun ishment by reason of court interfer ence I fear this man Brandon will have to bear the brunt, In the London mind, of all theso unpunished crimes. It will be next to Impossible to liberate him except by arranging privately with tho keeper for his escape. He could go down Into tho country and wait In seclusion until it Is all blown over or until London has a new victim, and then an order can be made pardon ing him. and be can return." "Pardoning html What are you talk ing of, zny lord? He has done nothing to be pardoned for. He should be and ?hall be rewarded." Mary spoke Im petuously, but caught herself and tried to remedy her blunder. "That is, If I havo heard tho straight of it. I have been told that the killing was done In tho defense of two?women." Think of this poor, unconscious girl, so full of grief and trouble, talking thus to Buckingham, who knew so much more about the affair than even she who had taken so active a part in it! "Who told you of It?" asked tho duke. Mary saw she had made a mistake and, after hesitating for a moment, answered: "Sir Edwin Oaskoden. He had it from Master Brandon, I sup pose" Rather adroit this was, but equidistant from both troth and ef fectiveness. "I will go at once to London and ar range for Brandon'" escape," sab Buckingham, preparing to leave. "But you must not divulge the fact that I do it It would cost me all the favor I ??joy with tho people of London, though I would willingly lose that fa vor a thousand times over for a smile twoxa you." 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Not that she would not have made the sacrifice willingly or would not have told Heury all If that were the only cbanco to save Brandon's life, but the other way, the ouc she had tak en by Buckingham's help, seemed safe, and, though not entirely satisfying, Bho could not see how it could miscarry. Buckingham was notably Jealous of his knightly word, and she had un bounded faith In her Influence over him. In short, like many another per son, she was as wrong as posBlblo Just at the time when she thought she was entirely right, and when the cost of a mistake was nt Its maximum. She recoiled also from the thought of Brandon's "escape," and It hurt her that he should bo a fugitive from the Justice that should reword him, yet she quieted these disturbing sugges tions with the thought that It would be only for a short time, and Brandon, sho know, would bo only too glad to make the sacrifice If it purchased for her freedom from the worse than dam nation that lurked in tho French mar riage. All this ran quickly through Mary's mind and brought relief, but It did not cure the uneasy sense, weighing like lead upon her heart, that she should take no chance with this man's lifo and should put no further wolght. of sacri fice upon htm, but should go to the king and tell him a straightforward story, let It hurt where it would. With a little meditation, however, came a thought which decided the question and absolutely made everything bright again for her, so great was her capa bility for distilling light. She would go nt once to. Windsor with Jane and would dispatch a note to Brandon at Newgate telling him upon his escape to come to her. He might remain m hiding In tho neighborhood of Wiud sor, and she could see him every day. The time had come to Mary when to "see him every day" would turn Plu tonian shades Into noonday brightness and weave sunbeams out of utter dark ness. With Mary, to resolve was to act; so the noto was soon dispatched by a pnge, and one hour Inter the girls wore on their road to Windsor. Buckingham went to Newgate, ex pecting to make a virtue, with Mary, out of the necessity Imposed by the king's command In freeing Brandon. He had hoped to Induce Brandon to leave London stealthily and Immediate ly by representing to him tho evil con sequences of a break between the citi zens and the king, liable to grow out of his release, ami rolled on Brandon's generosity to help him out, but when he found the note which Mary's page had delivered to the keeper of Newgate he read it, and all his plans were changed. He caused the keeper to send the note to the king, suppressing the fnct tlint he. Buckingham, bad any knowl edge of It. The duke then nt once started to Greenwich, where he ar rived and sought the king a few min utes before the time ho knew the mes senger with Mary's note would come. Tho king Wft* soon found, and Buck ingham, In apparent auger, told him that the city authorities refused to de liver Brandon except upon an order un der the king's seal. Henry nnd Buckingham wer?? in tensely Indignant at tho conduct of tho scurvy burghers, nnd an immense amount of self Importance was dis played and shamefully wasted. This manifestation was at its highest when the messenger from Newgate arrived with Mary's poor little note as Intend ed by the duke. The note was banded to Henry, who read aloud as follows: To Master Charles Brandon, greeting: Soon you will be at liberty, perhaps oro this Is to your hand. Surely would I not leuvo you long In prison. 1 go to Windsor nt onco, there to 11v<? in tho hope that I may see you speedily. MAUV. "What Is this?" crhd Henry. "My sister writing to Brandon V Clod's death! My Lord of Ihickhighnm, the suspicions you whispered In my ear may have some truth. Wo will lot this fellow remain In Newgate; nnd allow our good people of London to take their own course with lilui." Buckingham went to Windsor next day and told Mary that arrangements hud been made the night before for Brandon's escape and that 1)0 had heard that Brandon had left for New Spain. Mary thanked the duke, hut had no smiles for any one. Hor supply was exhausted. She remained at Windsor nursing her love for the sake oC tho very pain It brought her and dreading the battle for more than life Itself which she knew she should soon be called upon to fight. At times she would fall Into 0110 of her old tits of anger because Brandon had not come to set; hol' liefere he left, but soon the anger melted Into tears, and the tears brought a sort of joy when she thought that lie bad run away from her because lio loved her. After Brandon's defense of her In Bil lingsgate Mary bad begun to SCO the whole situation differently, and every thing was changed. She still saw the same great distance between them ns before, but with this difference, she was looking up now. Before that event be had been plain Charles Bran don and she the 'Princess Mary. Sho was the princess still, but he was 11! demigod. So Mary remained at Windsor and| grieved and wept and dreamed and) longed that she might see across the miles of billowy ocean to her love, her love, her love! Meanwhile Brandon hnd his trial In secret dowa In London nnd bad been condemned to bo banged, drawn and quartered for having saved to her more than life itself. Put not your trust in princesses! TO UK CONTI N'UKI) . After La Urippe. Lest a worso thing befall, rebuild tho consumed tissues and renew the Supply of red b'OOd corpuscles with the quickest digested and most nutritious flour made?Clifton. It, is the product of native Kentucky wheat. T. N. Barksdalo, M. 11. 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