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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Prkcl2 Months, $1.00 PftTAble In Advance. Kates I'or Advertising.?Ordinary Ail vertlsoments, per uquaroi one id er tlon,$1.00;oaeh subsequent Insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for largo Advertisements. w. w. Ball, Proprietor. LAUREN'S, S. Cm Jane 21, 1003. Tito Seed Abuse. Wo think the criticism of Mr. Cleve land in the llorald last week for veto ing a bill passed by congress appro priating money for Texai farmers whoso lands had been desolate?! is n >l well founded. If one unfortunate do serves corgivesloiril charity, so does auothor and so do all. Should congress have passed bills giving a few millions to tho GalveBton Hood aufterers, the Jacksonville tiro sull'erers and all the other victims of all tho other disasters? And if so, why should not congress pass a bill for the relief of Tom, Dick or Harry, whether he be a farmor or a liddlor, when he loses hifl hors:, his cow or his shanty by death or accident? Tho agricultural department keep ; u fow ecods for experimental pirpose', and the custom has grown up of dis tributing those through congressmen, the obj :ct bolttf hat farmers plant tho seed and report to the Department the results. The system has long since come to be farcical, so far as I s objoot is concerned. Meanwhile, soed dis tribution has grown to be an Important duty of congressman?and an impor tant scheine of cougressm :ii to stay in ollioe. The scheme is unfair ami absurd. What becomes of the seed ap portioned to tho 13 congressmen from New York City? And of all the other city congressmen who have no farming Or gardening constituents? Why they are bartered by these congressmen to associates from agricultural districts. Tho whole business is a miserable abuse. ThoLaurens farmer is paying tuxes for an apportionment of soed to an East Side congressional district In New York which contains not a squa*o foot of ground that Is not covered with brick and mortar. Thou the country congressman "awapi" hll apportion ment of books or otbor congressional graft for the seed. Of course, the con gressman who d lb tributes seed under this system is not to bo blamed, The system is already established and he is compelled to bend to Its operation while it last?. Moreover, the average congressman, knowing '. o bo undem ocratic and unfair, has not tho courage to suggest its abolition. When the disaster occurrod a*t Clif ton an alloment of rations was sent by the war department. It was ridiculous. It was vrong. IL has been amply shown that tho pojplo are able to take earo of their poor Certainly, this feeding by tho federal government even for a fow days of Hood victims gives excuse to all unfortunate men to look to the government for aid. [fc is the fcdcrul government's business to govern?and that as littlo as possible, but oven the democrats of the South are encouraging its dogonevaoy iDtO paternalism. '?no reason is. and wo arc referring to no Individual, that niuner" ous momhers of congress attach more importance to departmental and dis trict duties, which ought to be second ary, than 1* the sevioiH business of legislation tho United States. Ninety por cent of tho members of the house of representatives have ceased to aspire to any higher object than ob taining something for nothing for their constituents and Incidentally vo'.es for reelection. After a long agitation, the state of South Carolina was recently rcdistricted. It would have been bet ter if tho district lines had bicn ob literated. For a time the eloction of all our congressman "at largo" would result in the choice of larger minded men. Under the existing system, even u broad and able man h forced to frit ter away his time on th030 petty mat ters?in order to stund in with Iiis con stituents, Olherwiso ho will bo beaten by somo pigmy with an aptitude for mendicancy, fcWhen great disasters occur, the war department sends a-rsistanco ou the theory that, having certain articles like tents that nobody else has, it can bo of great immediate service. Never theless, each well moant interference beyond tho department's own business ends In a multitude of al uses. So far as tho farmers are concerned, they doservo no better and no worse than othor pcoplo. Tho beneficiaries of tho republican tariff laws, fedoral pensioners and a few others excepted, tho farmors aro treated as well by the government as anybody. In this state they have, from the advantage of their calling, a bettor chanco thin most others. It is showing no real friend ship to farmers to tell them that as compared to lawyers, doctors, cotton . mill opcraiivcs and officers aud bank ers, they arc a down-trodden cllSS. * ? Ex-Governor Daniel U. Chimberlaln In a vory able loiter has sot forth to tho North that reconstruction was .: failure The '7(1 argument of Hampton and his Hod Shirts was convincing. Nevertheless, Mr. Chamberlain's let tori aro creditable to his heart and hoad and valuablo to tho South. * If Mr. Hoosovelt in his alTcction for tho negroes should pliieo a score of them in chargo of tho post olllco dopartmont in Washington he would at least not lowor Us present standards of honesty ?and this notwithstanding the stock joko of the colored brother und the hen roost. ? It was reported last week that tho post offlco departmout icandals had made Post Mastor.Goneral Payne sick. Yet It was believed that Mr. Koosevelt had selected a good stomach for that job when ho appointed Payne. ? A "country club"' Is bolng "agitated" in Greenville, says tho Dally News What's tho matter with Court House square for an ideal location? Travelers Hest will "agitato" for a city club next. ? Pereons who believe that Hoods and tornadoes are punishments for sin are reminded f*at BreathItt county, Ky., still enjoy*, mun'ty. ClolttsOll'fl <;raduales. Of 00 graduates from ciemaon this year it Is Bta'.ed that only four have taken the agricultural course. Fifty six graduate from the engineering, textile and kindred courses. From this lb la argued and with truth that Ciem aon i;. uot peculiarly a farmers' col loge. While it is to ho deplored that 11 thnlcal tr lining In agriculture Is not more sought after hy young men, while wo rogret that a larger number of young iu'. u arc nut becoming special is; in farming, it is well for Clemson that it i not u s'n^te-barrolled Inst itution. It is well for the people that U Clemson thoy have a fine school for training their boys in all tho practical a~ distinguished from tho learned pro ns. At Cleuison a boy cau obtain a good English education and atsamotho tlino his eyes and hands are taught so that they can ho used for making thiugs an I earning money instantly that his school days are over. It is history that Clenison was founded on a false pretense. Tho farm er, wero told that they would havo a oollogo at which their hoys could for the most part earn their c.xpcnsos by four or five hours of farm work each day. it Was proclaimed all over South Carol aa t at tho poorest farmer would be able, in this way, to sond his boys to Clemson. At tho tlaie, it was In sistently pointed out by newspapers and others that such a thing was wildly Improbable and in t compatible with collegiate Instruction, in those days tho politicians were at tho back of Clemson, its establishment was Indis pensable to lha personal success of cer tain politicians and tho warning was not he sded. Tho pooplo voted the money, tv high1 ' successful tcohnologi f:il school in Columbia was abandoned, and Clemson was (quoded. Ina few years, If it was tried at all, tho experi ment of St?deut farming with the ob i ict of earning expenses, ended. How small a figure it cuts :;s a farmer boys' college Is Illustrated by the fact that Charleston county, with only a hundred or two farmers In Its limits, probably sends more b ?ys to Clemson than any other county except Anderson. In splto of the institution's opeless failure lo provide tho farmer! with what the politicians promisod, Clemson is one of tho most excellent and valua ble schools that South Carolina has. Higher education in the state had been almost wholly on literary lines. The 1 for mechanical education was urgeul ?and Is vo<, urgent. The oppor tunities tor tho educated artisan and mechanic were rich -and arc yet rich. Cli mson Is today sending out numerous young men who are accomplishing a great work in developing tho resources of the state, who are helping to enrich the state and who aro themselves being handsomely paid. Another influential factor in Clcmson's popularity Is that tho exponscs are perhaps a littlo less than at Other colleges in the state? consequently il appeals to a wider cir clo of patrons than other colleges. To tii: very poor hoy it Is S3 far away as the others. To mo?t boys a $200. a yoar school i- as distant as a $300. a year school?for tho simple reason that either is beyond his reach. Wo know of no way to drive boys to study farming in colleges. "Aa tho twig is I>jtit, so Is the tree inclined" but 17 year old lads are, as a rulo, stout and stubborn saplings, They won't bo bent. The time will coino when many of tho young fellows who are coining put of Clemson, tho South Carolina College, Charleston Collcco, Furman and Wofford, will be sorry that thoy did not take up farming. As wo havo often said, I hero is no other calling that offers so much to tho intelligent youth who is willing to work. Of tho CO Clemson graduates of this year who did not take the fariningoourse, anum berwill ho farmers after all. They will reg rot that they neglected the oppor tunily to acquire a thorough scientific knowledge of it. Jt is claimed that Clemson is receiv ing a rath or abundant share of public funds, in ono way or another. Wo have no objection. Thin state is not mls spending a dollar in any sort of educa tion, and Clemson is perhaps at this panic.ilar time tho mo3t useful of our great schools. However, might it not ho practicable for a part of the funds of Clemson to bj set aside to pay the oxponses of one or two poor boys from each county with the condition that they lako the fanning courseV * * a Find Tito Deserving. It is slated that tho Hpartanburg He lle!' Commit'.eo has $1^,000 contributed for the Pacolet River sufferer?, which is not needed, it is said that all tho oasos of destitution arising by tho re cent Hood, both at Clifton and Pacolet, have been relieved. Employment in other mills can be hud for all the operatives. 'Jho question ij, what is to bo done with the remainder of the fund? To redistribute it among the thousands of original contributors would bo Impossible, Undoubted y, the intent of tho con tributors would bo met by tho commlt leo searching out and relieving all cases really deserving among the farm ers and owners of small ^rist and saw mills in Spartnnburg county. Of course no woll-to-do person should oxpact to h:ivo hia even heavy losses replaced by charity, but whore men havo had their property practically wipod but or their means of earning a livelihood destroyed for the year, they should bo holpod. Each ease ehould be deter mined upon its individual merits. . If tho Spartanburg committco is wise, it will distrlhuto tho money, to Hood sufferers, in some way quick. If tho committee should hold tho fund against some future emergency or oven consider devoting it to any other ob ject, however worthy or benevolent, they would never coase to be troubled as long as there Is bivath In the body of a surviving member. In tho distribution of a relief fuod, many people will bo dissatisfied and many will complain in any event. If tho Spariaiibiirg gentlemen know what is good for thoir poaco of mind, they will simply do tho bast thoy can,?but rid thtmielvoi of the last cent as soon as posslb'e. V Greenvillo and Anderson are to bo connected by a trolley lino but it will bring thorp no nearer to heaven or Laurens. i ? ., ?? >, KNIGHTHOO WHEN WAS IN FLOWER Or, The Lot? Story of Chulea Brandon ?nd Maiy Tudor, th?* King's Sister, and Happening In the Reign of Bis August Majesty King Henry the Eighth fcawfftttan sow* Usaatosd lato Msdom EntflUh From Sir Eawka By EDWIN CASKODEN [CMARLIS MAJOR] (Vpvrlgfu, im cmd mu &V thf Oowm^MtrriU Company IQ CHAPTER. XII. ATOXEMKKT. HAD not been long In the room when a knock at the door an nounced the girls. I admitted them, and Mary walked to tho mlddlo of the floor. It was Just growing dnrk, and the room was quite dim, save at tho window where Bran don sat reading. Gods, those were ex citing n mental My heart beat like a woman's. Brandon saw the girls .when they entered, but never so much as looked up from his book. You must re member he had a great grievance. Jane and I hnd remained near the door, and poor Mary was a pitiable princess, standing there so full of doubt In the middle of the room. After a moment sho stepped toward the window and, with (pdek coming breath, stopped at the thrcnhold of tho tittle passage. "Master Brandon, I have come, not to mnko excuses, for nothing can excuse me, but to tell you how It ?II happened ?by trusting to another." Brandon arose and, marking the* place in his book with his finger, fol lowed Mary, who had stepped back ward into the room. "Your highness is very gracious and kind thus to honor me, but as our ways will hereafter Ho ns far apart as the world is broad, I think it would faavo been far better had you refrnlnod from so imprudent a visit, especially as any thing ono so exalted as yourself may have to say can be no affair of such as I?one Just freo of tho hangman's noose." "Oh, don't, I pray yout Let me tell you, and It may make a difference. It must pain you, I know, to think of me as you do, after?after?you know; aft er what hns passed between us." "Yes, that only make* It all tho hard er. If you could give your kisses"?and she blushed red as blood?"to one for whom you care so little that you could leave him to die Hko a dog, when' n word from you would hare saved him, what reason have I to suppose they are not for every man?" This gave Mary an opening of which she was quick enough to take advan tage, for Brandon was in the wrong. "You know that is not true. You are nof honest with mo nor with yoursolf, and that is not like you. You know that no other man ever had, or coold have, nny favor from me, even the slightest. Wantonness Is not among my thousand faults. It is not that which angers you. You are sure enough of mo in that respect. In truth, I had almost come to believe jou were too sure, that I had grown cheap in your eyes, and you did not care no muclt ns I thought and hoped for what I had to give, for after that day you came not near mo at all. I know it was the part of wisdom and prudence that you should remain away, hut had you enred ns much as I your prudence would not bavo held you." She hung her head a moment in si lence, then, looking at him, almost ready for tears, continued: "A man has no right to speak in that way of a wo man whose little favors he has taken, and make her regret that she has given a gift only that it may recoil upon her. 'Little,' did I say? Bir, do you know what that?first?kiss was to me? Had I possessed all the crowns of all tho earth I would have given them to you as willingly. Now you know tho value I placed on it, however worthless it was to you. Yet I was a cheerful giver of that gift, was I not? And can you lind It In your heart to make of it a shame to me?that of which X was so proud?" She stood there, with head Inclined a little to one side, looking nt him in quiringly ns if awaiting an answer, lie did not speak, but looked steadily at bis book. I felt, however, that ho waa changing, and I was sure her beauty, never more exquisite than In Its pres ent humility, would yet atone for even so great a fault as hers. Err, look beau tiful and recelvo remission! Such a woman as Mary carries her Indulgence in her face. I now began to realize for the first time the wondrous power of this girl, and ceased to marvel that she hnd al ways been nblo to turn even the king, the most violent, stubborn man on earth, to her own wishes. Her manner made her words eloquent, and already, with true feminine tactics, she had put Brandon in tho wrong in everything because he was wrong in part. Then she quickly went over what she had said to me. Sho told of her great dread lest the king should learn of the visit to Orouche's and Its fatal conse quences, knowing full well It would render Henry impervious to her influ ence and preclpitato the French mar riage. Sho told him of how she was going to the king tho day after tho ar rest to ask his release, and of tho meet ing with Buckingham, and his promise. Still Brandon said nothing and stood ns if politely waiting for her tjfcVwlth draw. Sho remained silent a little time, waiting for him to speak, when tears, partly of vexation, I think, moistened her eyes. "Tell mo at least," sho said, "that you know I speak tho truth. I have al ways believed In you, and now I ask for your faith. I would not Ho to you in the faintest shading of a thought? not for heaven itself?not even for your love and forgiveness, much as they are to me, and I want to know that you aro sure of my truthfulness, if you doubt all else. You sco I speak plainly of what your lovo Is to me, for al though by remaining nway you made mo fear I had been too lavish with my favors?that is every woman's fear?I knew in my heart you loved mo; that you could not havo done and said what you did otherwise Now you seo what faith I have in you, and you a man, whom a woman's instinct prompts to doubt. How docs it compare with your faith in me, a woman, whom all the in stincts of a manly nature should dis pose to trust? It seems to be an un written law that a man may Ho to a woman concerning tho most important thing in life to her and be proud of It, but you see even now I have all faith in your lovo for me, elso I surely should not bo here. You see I trust even your unspoken word, when It might, without much blamo to yon, be a spo ken Ho; yet you do not trust me, who havo no world-given right to speak falsely about such things, and when that which I now do is full of shame for me, and what I havo done full of guilt, if Inspired by aught but the pur est truth from my heart of hearts. Your words moan so much?to much more, I think, than you realiro? and nro sc\ cruel In turning to evil tho high est, purest Impulse u woman onn feel? the glowing pride In self surrender and the sweet, delightful privilege of giving where she loves. How cau you? How can you?" How eloquent she wast It seemed to mc this would have melted the froren nen, but I think Brandon felt that now his only hope lay in the safeguard of his constantly upheld Indignation. When he Bpokc lie Ignored all she had said. "You did well to employ my Lord of Buckingham. It will make matters more interesting when I tell you It was he who attacked you and was caught by the leg under his wounded horse; ho was lame, I am told, for some time aft erwnrd. I had watched him following you from the gate at Bridewell and at once recognized him when his mask fell off during the fight by tho wo" You havo done well at every step, i See." "Oh, God; to think of itl Had I but knownt Buckingham shall pay for this with his head; but how coukl I know? I was but a poor, distracted girl, sure to make some fatal error. I was In such agony?your wounds?bellevo me, I suffered more from them than you could. Every pain you felt was n pang for mc?and then that awful marrlagel I was being sold like a wretched slave to' that old satyr, 'to' bo gloated over and feasted upon. No man can know tho horror of that thought to a woman ?to any woman, good or bad. To have one's beauty turn to curse her and make her desirable only?only as well fed caftlo arc prized. Ng matter how great the manifestation of such so called lore, it all the more repels a iwoman aud adds 'to her loathing day by doy. Then there was something Worse than all"?she was almost weep ing now?"I might have been able to bear the thought even of that hideous marriage- -others have lived through tho like?but?but after?that?that day?when you?it seemed that your touch was n spark dropped Into a heart full of Under, which had been lying there awaiting It all these years. In that one moment the flame grew so In tenso I could not withstand it. My thront ached; I could scarcely breathe, and it seemed that my heart would burst." Here the tears gushed forth as she took a step toward him with out stretched arms and said between sobs: "I wanted you, you, for my husband? for my husband, and I could not bear the torturing thought of losing you or enduring any other man. I could not give you up after that?It was all too late, too late; It hud gone too far. I was lost, lost!" He sprang to where she stood lean ing toward htm and caught her to his breast. She held hlin from her while she said: "Now you know?now you know that I would not have left you In that terrible place lind I known It. No, not If It hnd taken my lifo to buy your freedom." "I do know; I do know. Be sure of that. I know It nnd shall know It al ways, whatever happens; nothing can change me. I will never doubt you ngaln. It Is my turn to nsk forgiveness now." "No, no. Just forgive me. That Is all I ask." And her head was on his breast. "Let US step out Into the passageway, Edwin," said Jane, and wo did. There were times when Jane seemed to bo In spired. When we wont back Into the room, Mary nnd Brandon were sitting in the Window-way on his grent cloak. They rose aud enme to us, holding each oth er's hands, nnd Mary asked, looking up to him: "Shall we tell them?" "As you like, my Indy." Mary was willing, and looked for Brandon to speak, so he enld, "This lady whom I hold by the hand and my self havo promised each other boforo the good God to be husband and wife If fortune ever so favor us that it bo possible." "No; that Is not It," interrupted Ma ry. "There is no 'If In It It shall be whether It Is possible or not. Nothing shall prevent." At this she kissed Jane nnd told her how she loved her, nnd gave me her hand, for her love was so great within her that It overflowed upon every one. She, however, always had a plenitude of lovo for Jane, nnd, though sho might scold her nnd appar ently misuso her, Jnnc was as dear as a sister nnd was always suro of her steadfast, tried and lasting affection. After Mary had snld there should be no "If" Brandon replied: "Very well, Mme. Destiny." Then, turning to us, "What ought I to do for one who is willing to stoop from so high an estate to honor mc and bo my wife?" "Love her nnd hot alone with your whole heart as long as you live. That is nil she wants, I nm sure," volun teered Jane sentimentally. "Jane, you nro a Mme. Solomon," said Mary, with a tone of her old tlmo laugh. "Is the course you advise as you "A'oio you know"? would wish to bo dono by?" And she glanced mischievously from Jano to me as tho laugh bubbled up from her heart, merry and soft, as if It had not come from what was but now the home of grief nnd pain. "I know nothing about how I should llko to 1)0 done by," said Jane, with a pout, "but if you havo such respect for my wisdom l will offer a little more. I thjnk It Is tlrue we should bp going.".. "Now, Jane, you Tiro growing foolish again; I will not go yet," and Mary tnado manifest her Intention by sitting down. She could not bring herself to forego the pleasure of staying, danger oua as she knew It to be, and could not bear the pain of parting, even for a short time, now that she had Brandon once more. The tlnio was soon coming ?but I am too fast ngatn. After a time Brandon said: "I think Jane's wisdom remains with her, Mary. It is better that you do not stay, mach as I wish to hare you." She was ready to obey him at once. When she arose to go she took both his hnnde In hers and whispered: " 'Mary.' 1 like the name on your lip*," and then, glancing hurriedly orer her shoulder to sec if Jane and I were look ing, lifted her face to him and ran after us. We were a llttlo in advance of the princess, and as we walked along Jano said under her breath: "Now look out for trouble; It will come quickly, and I fear for Master Brandon more than any ono. He has made a noble fight against her and against himself, and it Is no wonder ehe loves him." This made me feel a llttlo Jealous. "Jane, you could not love him, could you?" I asked. "No matter what I could do, Edwin; I X do not, and that should satisfy you." I Iler voice and manner said more than her words. The hall was almost dark, and?I hnvo always considered that oc casion one of my lost opportunities, but they aro not ninny. The next evening Brandon and I, upon Lady Mnry'h invitation, went up to her apartments, but did not stay long, fearing some ono might find us there and cause trouble. Wo would not have gone at all had not the wholo court been absent In London, for dis covery would have.been a serious mat ter to one of us at least. As I tokl you once before, Henry did not care how much Brandon might love his sister, but Buckingham hnd whis pered suspicions of the state of Mary's heart, nnd his own observations, to gether with the Intercepted note, hnd given these suspicions a stronger color ing, so that a very small matter might turn them into certainties. Tho king had pardoned Brandon for the killing Of the two men In Billings gate, as he was forced to do under tho circumstances, but there his kindness stopped. After n short time ho deprived blm of his place at court, and nil that was left for him of royal favor wns permission to remain with me nnd livo nt the palace until such time as ho should sail for New Spain, - ' i OHAPTBn XIII. a Qini/fl conbkmt. OHE treaty had been agreed up on, nnd ns to the international arrangement, at least, the mar* ringe of Ix>uls du Vnlois and Mnry Tudor was a settled fact. All It needed was the consent of an eighteen year-old girl?a srunl! matter, of course, as marriageable women are but com* modltles In statecraft, and theoretically, ot least, acquiesce in everything thelt liege lords ordain. YVolsey, whose manner was smooth as an otter's eont, hod been sent to fetch the needed "yes," but he failed. Jane told me about it. Wolsey had gone privately to see tho princess nnd hnd thrown out a sort of skirmish line by Mattering her beauty, but had found her not in tho best hu mor. "Yes, yes, iny h rd of Lincoln, I know how beautiful 1 am. No one knows bet ter. I know all about my hair, eyes, teeth, eyebrows nnd skin. I tell you I am sick of them. Don't talk to mo ubout them. It won't help you to get my consent to marry that vile old crea ture. That is what you have como for, of course. I have been expecting you. Why did not my brother come?" "I think ho was afraid, and, to tell you the truth, I was afraid myself," answered Wolsey, with a smile. This made Mnry smile, too, In spite of her self nnd went a long way toward put ting her in a good humor. Wolsey con tinued: "His majesty could not havo given me n more disagreeable task. You doubtless think I am in favor of this marriage, but I am not." This wns ns great a Ho ns ever fell whole out of a bishop's mouth. "I have beon obliged to fall in with the king's views on the matter, for ho has had his mind set on it from tho first mention by Dc Longuovllle." "Was It that bend eyed little mummy Who suggested it?" "Yes, and if you ronrry the king of France you can repay him with usury Z1 *' 'Tis an inducement, by my troth." "I do not mind saying to you in con fidence that I think it an outrage to force a girl like you to marry a man like Louis of France, but how aro we to avoid it?" By the "we" Wolsey put himself In alliance with Mary, and tho movo was certainly adroit. "How aro wo to avoid it? Have no fenr of thnt, my lord; I will show you." "Oh, but my dear princess; permit mo. You do not neem to know your brother. You cannot in any way avoid this marriage. I bellovo he will im prison you and put you on bread and water to force your consent. I am suro you had better do willingly that which you Will eventually he compelled to do anyway; and, besides, there is another thought thnt tins como to me. Shall I speak plainly before Lady Jane Bollng broke?" Vv "X have no secrets from her." "Very well. It is this: I^ouls is old and very feeble. He cannot live long, nnd It may bo that you can by a ready consent now exact n promlso from your brother to allow you your own choice in tho event of a second marriage. You might in thnt way purchnso what you could not bring about in any other way." "How do you know that I want to purchase nught in any way, Master Wolsey? I most certainly do not in tend to do so by marrying France." "I do not know thnt you wish to pur chase anything, but a woman's heart is not always under her full control, nnd It sometimes goes out to one very far henenth her In station, but the equal of any mnn on enrth In grandeur of soul nnd nobleness of nature. It might be that there is such a mnn whom any womnn would bo amply Justified in purchnslng nt nny sacrifice?doubly so If It were buying happiness for two." His mennlng was too plain even to pretend to misunderstand, nnd Mary's eyes flnshed nt him ns her fnce broke Into n dimpling smile in spite of her. Wolsey thought ho hnd won, nnd to clinch tho victory snld, In his forceful manner: "Louis XII. will not live a year; let me carry to the king your consent, and I guarantee you his prom ise as to a second marriage." In an Instant.Mnry's eyes shot fire, and her fnco was llko tho blackest stormcloud. "Carry this to the king: That 1 will see him nnd the whole kingdom sunk in hell before I will marry Ixmla of France. Thnt Is my answer oneo and for all. Good oven, Master Wolsey." And sho swept out of ihn room frith i head up and dilating nostrils, the very picture ojLdeflnnre._ "After Wolsey h?d Rone Jnno said to Mary: "Don't you think It would havo been bettor had you scut a softer an fewer to your brother? I bellcvo you could reach his heart even now If you were to make tho effort. You have not tried In this matter as you did In the others." "Forhnps you are right, Jane. I will go to Henry." Mnry waited until she knew the king was nlone, and then went to him. On entering the room she said: "Brother, I sent n hasty message to you by the bishop of Lincoln this morning, and have come to ask your forgive ness." "Ab, little Bister, I thought you would change your mind. Now you are a good girl," "Oil, do not misunderstand me. I asked your forgiveness for the mes sage. As to the marriage, I came to tell you that It would kill me nnd that I could not bear it. Oh, brother, you are not a woman. You cannot know." Henry flew Into a passion and, with ?athi and curses, ordered her to leave htm unless she was ready to give her consent. 8bo had but two courses to take, no she left with her heart full of hatred for the most brutal wretch who liver snt upon n throne, and that Is making an cxtremo case. As she was going ulio turned upon him like a fury and exclaimed: "Never, never! Do you hear? Never!" Preparations went on for the mar riage Just ns If Mnry had given her soleuiu consent. The Important work of providing tho trousseau began at once. When the queen went to her with silks nnd taffetas nnd flno cloths to consult about tho trousseau, although the tbeme was one which would Inter est almost any woman, she would have none of it, nnd when Catherine Insisted upon her trying on a certain gown she called her n blackamoor, tore the gar ment to pieces nnd ordered her to leave the room. Henry sent Wolscy to tell her that tho 13th day of August had been fixed upon ns the dny of the marriage, De Longucvillo to net ns the French king's proxy, nnd Wolsey was glad to come off with his life. Matters were getting into a pretty tangle at the palace. Mnry would not speak to the king, nnd poor Catherine was afraid to come within arm's length of her. Wolsey was glad to keep out of her way, and she llew nt Buckingham with tnlons and beak upon first sight. As to the battle with Buckingham, It was short, but decisive, nnd this was the way It came about: There had been a passnge between the duke nnd Bran don, In which tho latter had tried to coax the former into a duel, the only way of course to settle tho weighty matters between them. Buckingham, however, hnd hnd a taste of Brnndon's nimble sword piny nnd, bcnrlng In mind Judson's fate, did not care for any more. They hnd met by nccldent, nnd Brandon, full of smiles nnd ns po lite ns n Frenchman, greeted him. "Doubtless my lord, having crossed swords twice with me, will do me the great honor to grant thnt privilege the third time and will kindly tell me where my friend can wait upon a friend of his grace." "There Is no need for us to meet over that little nffolr. You hnd the best of It, and If I am satisfied you should be. I was really in tho wrong, but I did not know the princess had invited you to her ball." "Your lordship is pleased to evade," returned Brnndon. "It is not tho ball room matter that I have to complain of. As you have rightly said, If you are satisfied I certainly should be, but It Is that your lordship, hi the name of the king, instructed the keeper of Newgate prison to eoufine me in an underground cell and prohibited communication with any of uiy friends. You so arranged it thnt my trial should be Becrot both ns to the dny thereof and the event, in or der thnt It should not bo known to those who might bo interested in my release. You promised the Lady Mary that you would procure my liberty, and thereby prevented her going to the king for that purpose, nnd afterward told her that it had all been done, as promised, nnd that I hnd escaped to New Spain. It Is because of this, my Lord Buckingham, thnt I now de nounce you as a liar, n cownrd and a perjured knight, and demand of you such satisfaction ns one man can give to nnothor for mortal Injury. If you refuse, I will kill you as I would a cut throat the next time I meet you." "I care nothing for your rant, fel low, but out of consideration for the feelings which your fancied injuries have put Into your heart, I tell you that I did what I could to Hberato you and received fr*>m the keeper a promise that you should bo allowed to escape. After that a certain letter addressed to you was discovered and fell into tho hands of fho king, a matter in which I had no part. As to your confinement nnd noncommunication with your friends, that was at his majesty's com mand after he had seen tho letter, as he will most certainly confirm to you. f sny this for my own sake, not that I care what you may sny or thtnk." This offer of confirmation by the king made It all sound like the truth, so much will even a llttlo truth leaven a great lie, nnd part of Brandon's sails came down against the mast. Tho whole statement surprised him, nnd most of all the Intercepted letter. What letter could it havo been? It was puz Sling, and yet he dhred not ask. As tho duke was about to walk away Brandon stopped him: "One moment, your grace; 1 gm wll.ijng to admit what you have said, for I am not now pre pared to contradict It, but there Is yet another matter we havo to settle. You attacked roe on horsebnek nnd tried to murder mo In order to abduct two la dies that night over In Billingsgate. That you cannot deny. I watched you follow tho ladles from Bridewell to Orouche's, and saw your face when your mask fell off during the meleo ns plainly as I see it now. If other proof Is wanting, there Is that sprained kneo upon Which your horse fell, causing you to limp even yet. I nra sure now that my lord will meet me like a man, or would he prefer that I should go to the king and tell bun nnd the world tho whole shameful story? J have con cealed it heretofore thinking It my per sonal right and prlvllego to settle with you." Buckingham turned n shndo paler as he replied, "I do not meet such ns you on the field of honor, and have no fear of your slander Injuring me." Ho felt secure in tho thought that the girls did not know who hnd attacked them, and could not corroborate Bran don in his accusations, or Mary, surely, never would have appealed to him for help. I was with Brandon?nt a llttlo dis tance, that Is?when this occurred, and after Buckingham had left wo went to find tho girts in the forest. We know they would be looking for us, although they would pretend surprise when they saw us. We soon met them, nnd tho very leaves of tho trees gave a soft, contented, rustle In response to Mary's low, mellow laugh of Joy. After perhaps half on hour wo en countered Buckingham with hin law-i yer knight, Johnson. They had evl dently walked out to this quiet path to consult about tho situation. As they approached, Mary spoke to the duke with a vicious sparkle In her eyes. "My Lord Buckingham, this ehall cost you your head. Remember my words when you are on the scaffold, Just whon your neck fits into tho hol low of tho block." lie stopped, with an evident deairo to explain, but Mary pointed down the path nnd said: "Go, or I will have Master Brandon spit you on his Hword. Two to ono would be easy odds com pared with the four to one you put agolust him in Billingsgate. Go!" And the battle was over, tho foe never hav iug struck a blow. It hurt mo that Mary should speak of tho odds being two to ono against Brandon when I wns nt hand. It is true I was not very large, but I could have taken care of n lawyer. Now it was that tho lawyer-knight earned his bread by his wits, for it was he, I know, who instigated the next move, a master stroke in its way and ono which proved a checkmate to us. It wns this: The duke went at onoo to the king and in a tono of Injured Inno cence told him of the charge made by Brandon, w ith Mary's evident approv al, nnd demnnded redress for the slan der. Thus It seemed that tho strength of our position was about to be turned ngnlnst us. Brandou was at once sum moned nnd promptly nppeared before tho king, only too anxious to confront tho duke. As to tho confinement of Brandon nnd his socret trial, the king did not care to hear. That was a mat ter of no consequence to him. The lui portnnt question wob, Did Buckingham nttnek the princess? Brandon told the whole straight story exnetly as it wns, which Buckingham ns promptly denied nnd offered to prove by his nlmoner that he was at his devotions on the night nnd at the hour of tho nttack. So here wns a con flict of evldenco which called for now witnesses, and Henry asked Brnndon if the girls had seen nnd recognized the duke. To this question of course he wuh compelled to answer no, nnd the whole nccusatlon, nfter nil, rested upon Brandon's word, agnlnst which, on the other hnnd, wns the evldenco of the Duke of Buckingham nnd his conven ient nlmoner. All this disclosed to the full poor Mary's nnxlety to help Brnndon, nnd, tlwe dtlke having ndroltly let out the fnct thnt he had Just met the princess with Brnndon nt a certnln secluded spot In the forest, Henry's suspicion of her pnrtlnllty received new force, nnd ho began to look upon the unfortu nnte Brandon ns a pnrtlnl enqso at lenst of Mary's aversion to the French ninriinge. Henry grew angry and ordered Brandon to leave the court, with tho sullen remark that it wns only his services to the Princess Mary that saved him from a day with papers on tho pillory. Henry wns by no means sure that hla suspicions concerning Mary's heart were correct, and in all ho had heard ho hnd not ono substantial fact upon which to bnse conviction. 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