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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Prhc-12 Months,$1.00 PaynbI tu A dinner. Kates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per Square? one inser tlon, tl .00; each subsequent Insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduotlon made for large Advertisements. w. w. Ball, Proprietor. LAURENS. 8.C., Aug. 12. 1908. Evidently Roosevelt has had enough of Charleston "niggers." Crum must have been a bitter morsel. Why? well, you know a pickaninny band from the Jenkins orphanage of Charleston marcbed up Sagamore Hill and down again Teddy didn't care to be sere naded. The secret service men stopped tho band. For once this exponent of strenuoslty could not face the music. * There have been encampments of the State Militia galore this summer. Almost every county was represented by its military company and some counties had more than one. But Lau rens ! Ob, we wero not there It Is true, but our people are of a martial spirit In times of war, and when occasions arise are to bo found at the front. However, there should bs at least ono strong military company in the county. ? Aud now comes a New York papor and states that a few of tho "dwellest of tho swell" at Newport aro going to leavo that swift resort for some seolu ded spot on the Hudson just because a large crop of newly made multi-mil lionarles are trying to "break in", all of which is respectfully referred to the Hon. Henry Watterson. ? Tho great Moral Institution with headquarters in Columbia and branch ofiloes in nearly every county received a heavy vitriolic discharge from Mr. A. C. Jones of Newborry last Thursday. His caustic criticisms are ve?y gen eral, and therefore, as the legal fra ternity would put it, his complaint should bo made moro definite and cer tain. What's the use shooting at the covey; why not aim at oome particular bird? ? A lady in Spartanburg bar- sued that county for .$10,000 damages because of injuries received by reason of a hole in tho ground. It was In the highway, and was negligence upon the part of the county to let it stay there. Which reminds us that tho good roads move ment is a burning question. But alas and alack interest In the subjeot Is like untoJocah's gourd?it grows up in a night and withers In a day. More money and less ''hot air" applied to to the roads will fill up the holes. ? The State Undertakers Association met In Aiken yesterday. Wo are not surprised at all. Of course, tho selec tion of A ikon was appropriate. Re cent murders and suicides there ought to boost tho business a little--at least afford a live, or dead, topic (which?) for debate. Goodness'. What's tho matter with Boston. The Bcstonese wouldn't let Booker T. Waohington work off his "spiel" on tho Negro ciuestlon the other dav. They hissed and howled him down. It is. easy, Mr. Roosevelt, invite Booko: to Sagamore Hill to * We at lea6t tnought Bryan wou'd tako a summer vacation. Nervous prostration is sure to overtake bim, for, hurling philippic after philippic at Grover Cleveland, la rather harrowing on the nerves. But Grover's condition is unchanged, and ho continues to rest easy. ? Said Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York: "I have had nothing to do with politics, oxcept to vote since 1891; the party has not needed me." There Is no similar utterance of William Jen nings Bryan on record. # The Sultan of Turkey bas been re newing his promissory notes lately. The old fellow supports just about throe hundred wives, and the time for buying fall bonnets is not far distant. Wall street seems to bo having a little trouble on tho question of finan ces. Shucks, some of us, have that to contend with right often. And we are reminded that there is such a thing as a "July grade." If you have political intentions, am bitions, aspirations, or exasperations; now Is the time to air them?by news paper interviews of course. It is easy onco a candidate get the hang of it. ? There was a warm time in Anderson last week. But the soldiers were en camped in Camp Frost. Still they could hardly be supplied with ice enough. And t>o, what's in a name anyhow. ? A course in "Domestio Economy" has boon arranged for ladles at the Farmers' Institute now being held at Clemson. Of course it is a good idea, but it Is another evolution of the co educational scene. * iioDutoc Tiiiman will now proceed to annihilitate the Railroad Trust.He warf put off a train in Illinois because he didn't havo the ticket or the cash. That conductor bad nerve. ? Cotton is about three weeks late on an avorago. That is a'rlght, as the price will be ten cents, and early cot* ton at that figure will be equivalent to eleven cents when It Is old and dry. ? There is nothing doing in South Carolina politics just now. But hold on there is a time coming?next year for instance. ? Bryan intimates that Bookwalter la the right man for the Democratic nomination for President. Somehow or otherthe name haa'nt the proper sound. Sven the Public Square is taking a rest?a summer vacation. The President wishes the Postal scandal closed, and haa issued orders to hurry up the investigations. Cer tainly, the employees need their sum mer vacations. Besides it is too hot to expose departmental rottenness. There is orlginalty even in thieving. 8partanburg produces a Wily gent of the criminal craft who steals hot wa ter from a locomotive for cookiug pur poses. He should be "burnt", at least get into "hot water." ? ? The dally papers will now proceed to furnish us with tho Corbett-Jeffer le ? light news. No matt'r what you think of the wo.itbor, it is hot. SOCIAL JONES.' Personal?RellgIons?Industrial Agrl cultural?Other Hatters. Jonks, Aug. 8th.?Miss NettloJ^nes has returned from the summer school at Itook Hill. Dr. W. W. Daniel, President Colum bia Female College, whilo on a recent visit to his sister, preached a most ex cellent sermon to .? large and appre ciative congregation. Mr. Fred Auld of Greenwood was re cently the guest of Mr. J. F. Morrison. Miss Ida Jones, the popular music teacher of Hodges was here recently. There are several nice farms in this community to rent. Mr. Albert Graham has returned from Georgia. Mr. Jenkins of North Carolina is su perintending the building of the cot ton mills at tho Shoals and is pushing the work with great energy. Mr. Lewis Rogers of Iuka visited relatives here last week. Miss Olivia Jon-s has returned to CokeBbnry, after spending last week with Misses Mamio and Lillian Jones. Mrs. Martin of Tennessee ia on a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. B. Agnew. A 10 pounds carp was caught in the Saluda last week. Dr. Thompson of Princoton has moved here and we extend to him a cordial welcome. Messrs. W. C. Rasor of Cross ltlll and Samuel Rasor of Mountville, form er residents of this place were here re cently. They are sons of our venera ble friend, Mr. J. C. Rasor and now that our country is on suoh a big boom wo hope they will return and help us develop our highly favored section. Miss Sara Proctor of Ninety-Six, a sweet singer and very attractive young lady, visited Miss Nettie Jones last week and attended the meeting hero. Dr. Jones was called to Cukesb-iry last week. Prof. Howard Moore and family are spending the summer at the delightful country home residence of Capt. Win. Henry Moore. Dev. S. W. Henry, assisted by the following consecrated laymen, Messrs. Henderson Martin, J. F. Morrison and Travis Taylor conducted a series of meetings here last week. There were live accessions to the church and the community was greatly blessed by the faithful efforts of the above mentioned earnest and zealous Christian work ers. Mr. Willie Bell of Texas is on a visit to friends and relatives at this place. Miss Mamie Jones spent Saturday and Sunday at Cokesbury. BAPTIST UNION MEETINti. Interesting Programme Arranged? Lasts Three Days. The Union Meeting of tho Sec ond and Third Secsions of the Laurous Baptist Association will meet with First Baptist Church, Laurent, S. 0., August 28th to 30th, 1903. The following is tho Programme submitted by Rev. ?f. 0. Comp ton, chairman Committee: FRIDAY, 10 A. M. Prayer and praise service, conducted by the Pastor of First Church. 11 a. m. Introductory Sermon by Rev. J. T. Renn. Alternate, 1). H. Ow ing* Enrollment of Delegates and Organi zation. Recess. Afternoon. Subjects for Discussion: I. What is the religions outlook of this country? Rev. J. O. Martin and J. T. Renn. N 2< Are the people of to-day more pious than they were in the days of our fath ers? A. II. Martin and Captain John Moore. 3. How to develop a Church in tho grace of Riving? O. IL Roper and T. H. Burts. SATURDAY, 0.30 to 10 A. M. Prayer and Pralso Service, conducted by Rev. T. 0. Jacks. 4? Who is responsible for the coldness in the Churches? Bro. Lewis Martin, Profs. B. Y. Culbertson, W. E. Wash ington. 5. How may a Chureh know when she has the right man for her Pastor? W. S. Knight, Lewis Martin and H. II. Mahon. 0. Are we concerned as we ougfPto be for more laborers in the Lord's vino yard? T. B. Brown, W. N. Ostin, D Eddie Balentine. Recess. Afternoon. < 7. Are we Baptists doing what we should do to tike this country for tho Lord Jesus? John M. Hudgens, Sam uel Bolt, R. Hawkins. 8. Should our Churches tolerate dram drinking amonff their mnmbnrfl? Rev?. I J. O. Martin, J." T. Renn, B. J. Wood ward. SUNDAY MORNING, 10 to 10.30. Prayer and Praise Service, conducted by Rev- M. 0. Compton. 9. What are some of the results we may expect from the work of the Sun day Schools? C. II. Ropey. II. 15 a. m. Missionary Sermon by (ha Rev. B. J. Woodward. Alternate, D. H. Owings. Brethren, let as all be present the first day of the meeting, aud i eoutiuue ddriug the session. M. C. Compton, For Chairman. NOTICE STOCK-HOLDERS MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stock-holders the People's Loan and Exchange Ban of Laurens, S. 0., will be held at th Offices of the bank In Laurens, 8. C, 111 A. M., Tuesday, August, 18, 190?. W. A. Watts, President. j July, 20, 1003. ~td. ! WHEN KNIGHTHOOD f ! WAS IN FLOWER I Or, Tho Lora Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and Tj; 4& Happening In Oie Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Rewritten *.nd Rendered Into Modem English From Sie Edwin C?.akoden's Memoir Ttft ? By EDWIN CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJOR] # SB Oopuright, IMS and 190/, bj/ the Bovem-MerriU Company {w CHATTER XX. DOWN INTO FRANCE. jO it on 111 Q to pass that Mary was married unto Louis and went down into Prance. [Again the editor takes the liberty of substituting Hall's quaint account of Mary's Journey to France.] Then when nil things were redy for the conueyaunca of tIlls noble Dndye, the kyng her brother In the tnoneth of Au guste, nnd the xV daye, with the qucne his wife und bis snyde Hinter and al the court came to Douer nnd thero taryed, for the wynde WftS troblous nnd the wether fowle, in so muehe thnt shlppe of the kyngea called the I.lbeck of 1X<\ tonne was dryuen n shore liefere Rnngnte nnd there brase & of VI ?. men scantely escaped IIIO nnd yet the most part of them were hurt with the wreck*. When ihe wether was fnyre, then nl her wardrobe, ?table, end riches was shipped, and such us were ?ppoyncted to geve their uttendnnuce on her as Ihe duke of Norfolke. the Marques of Dorset, ihr Hysshop of Durham, tho Karle of Surrey, the lordo Delawar, sir Thomas Uullcyn and nuiny other knights, Squycrs, gentlemen & ladles, al these went to shlppe nnd the snyde ladye toko tier leaue of the queue in the casteil of Douer, and the kliiK brought her to the seu ayde, and kissed her, and betokc her to OOI> and the fortune of tho sea and to the gouernnunoe of the Kreuch king her hus band. Thus at the hower of fo\ire of the clock in the morenyngo t!i>? fa>io iudye toke her shlppe with al her noble com paignle: nnd when they had snyled a quarter of the see, the wynde rose and Beuered some of the Bhtppcs to Cnyles, nnd somo In Flounders and her shlppe with grcnt dinicultle to Bullcyn, nnd with great leopardy nt the entrylng of tlio hauen, for the master run the shlppe hard on shore, but the botes were redy and reeeyued this noble ladye, nnd nt the lnndyng Hlr Christopher Gnrnyshu stode In the water and toke her In his armes, and so earyed her to land, where the l>uke of Vnndosme and n Onrdynall with many estates reeeyued her, and her ladles, and weleommed all the noble men Into the countrcy, nnd so the queue and nil her trayne cam? to llulleyn and ther rested, ami from thence she remoued by dyuerso lodgyngou tyll she enme nil most within ill ndles of Abuyle besyde the forrest of Arders, and ther kynge Loyes vppon n grente courser met her, (which ho so longe tjcslred) but she toke her wny rlghte on, not stopping to ponUTBO. Then he re turned to Abuyje by I secret wnye, ?r she was with gre'tlo trlumphe, procession' & pagiantea reeeyued Into t|ie touqe pf Abuyle the VIII day of October by the Dolphin, which reeeyued h?-r with great* honor. She .vas nppenrellled in cloth of ?lluor, her horse was trapped in gold smythes work very ryehly. After her fol lowed xxxvl ladies al ther pnlfreys trap ped with erymsyn veluet, embraudcred: after the folowed one ehnryott of cloth of tyssue, Hi' seppnde clothe of golds and tho third Crymsyil V"'del embrauderod with the kynges nrmeu & heis, /nil pf roses. After them folowed a great nonv ber of nrchors and then wngonn Inden with their stuf. Grente wun the riches in plate, luels, money, und hnngynges that this ladye brought into Prance. The Modny beyng the dnye of Saynetc Denyce, the same kynge Leyes marled the lady Mary in the greatc church of Abuyle, bot he nppnrcled In goldesmythes woorke. Aftei- the masse was done ther was a grauti> pjfinkpft apd fest and Die ladyes of Kngiaud highly prjtretpynpd. Tho Tewesdaye beypg tl?a $ daye qf pe tober all tho Kngllshmen except a tow* that wer Officers with the snydo quene were discharged wldche wan a great sor? owe for thelm, for aoniu had serucd her longe In the hope of preferment and some that laid honest romes left them to seruo her nnd now they wer out of serulce, which cnused the to take thought in so much, some dyed by wny returning, and some fell mad, but ther was no remedy. After the Kugllsh lordes had done ther commission the Kreuch kynge wylled the to tako no lenger paync Sc so gauo to thelm good rewardes and they toke ther je&on gf the quenc and returned. Then the Ptilpbvn of Kraunce called Frauneys duke of V'alnyu, pr Fraunceys. d'Angouleme, caused a solempne 'lindes u> be proelnymed, which shoulda bo kept in Parys In tho moneth of Noueber next en suyng. nnd while al these thlngea were prepearyng, the Ladye Mary, tho V. daye Of Noueber, then beylng Sondaye was With greato solempnltee crowned Queen Of Kraunce In the monasterye of Saynct Denyce, nnd the I^ordc Dolphyn, who was young, but very toward, al Ihe season held the crowune ouer her hed, because It Was of great wntght, to her greuuunce. Mm?. Mnry took her time, since more deliberate JuUFIIPV b.rldo never made to waiting bridegroom, Hho was a study during this wholo period, weep lng and angry by turns. Hhe, who had never known a moment's Illness In all her days, took to her bed upon two oc casions from sheer antipathetic nerv? OUSIiesS, nnd would rest her head upon Jane's breast and cry out little, half articulate prayers to God that she might not kill the man who was her husband \.\<--n (hey should meet. When we met tho king aboill fl league this side of Abbovllle, nnd when Mary beheld him with the shadow of death upon bis brow, She tool; hope, for she knew he would be but putty In her hands, so manifestly weak was lu?, mentally ami physically. As he came up she whipped her horse and rode by him at a gallop, sending mo back with word that lib must not be so ardent; that ho frightened her. poor, timid lit tle thing, so afraid of nothing In the world! This shocked the French court iers, nnd one would think would have Offended l<ouj?, bjit he simply grinned from ear to ear, allowing his yellow fangs, and said whimperinglyi "Oil, the game Is worth the I rouble. Tell her majesty I wait at Abbeville." The old hing had ridden a horse to meet bis bride In order that be might appeor more gallant before her, but n litter was watfrffg to take him buck to Abbovllle by a shorter route, and they wero married ngnjn In person. Agnin a quotation from flail Is sub stltuted: Mondnye the .vl daye of Noueber, ther the snydo quene was reeeyued Into the eyteo of Parys after (he order thnr folow eth. Klrst the garde of the eylee met her with ante Snyncte Denyce nf In contra of golilsmyllu-s woorke with shlppes gylt, nnd after them met! her al the prostos and tellglnua wldche were eslemed to be .IHM. Th<l*<iuenn ans In a ehyrc eoured about (but not her ouer nejfaSnl *p whtts clothe of golde. tho horses that AfGff* It COUered In clothe of golde, on her hed a coronall, nl of grente perles, her nccko and breat full of fuels, before her wente a garde of Almaynes after ther fasclon, and after them al noblemen, as tho Dolphyn, the Duke of Hurbon, Cnrynatlcs, nnd a fcfrente nomber of estates. Aboute her person rode the kynge's garde the which W?r Beottes. On the morowe bega tho tuates, ni,d (ha quene stode so that al men might see per, apd wonder nt her beautle, and tho kynge was' fflde an<J Jay on a coucne /or wenlcenes. So Mary was twice married to Louis, and, nlthougb sho was his queen fast end sure enough, she was not his wife, You may soy what you will, but I like a fighting woman, one with n touch of the snvngo in her when tho occasion arlaes, one who can fight for what she loves as well as against what ?hp hates. She usually loves as she flghts^wlth ?II her heart. So Mnry was crowned and was now ft queen and hedged about by the tin ?eled divinity that hedgeth royalty. It seemed that sho was climbing blghor und higher all the tiiuo from Brandon, but In her heart every day sbje. was brought peflfer to him, There was one tiling that troubled her greatlyi and nil the time. Henry bad given tila word that Brandon should be liberated ns soon us Mary bad left the shores of England, but WO hud heard nothing of this matter, although WO had received several letters from home. A doubt of her brother, In whom she had little faith at best, made an ache at her heart which seemed at times likely to break?so sbo Bald. One night she dreamed that she had witnessed Brandon's execution, her brother Standing by in excellent hu mor at the prank he was playing her, and It so worked upon her waking hours that by evening she was til. At Inst I received a letter from Brandon, Which had been delayed along the road, containing one for Mary. It told of his full pardon and restoration to favor, greater even than before, and her Joy was so sweet and quiet and yet .so softly delirious that I tell you plain ly It brought tears to my eyes, and 1 could not hold them back. The marriage, when once determined upon, ha<l not east her down nearly so deep as 1 had expected, and soon she grew to be quite cheerful and happy. This tilled me with regret, for 1 thought of how Brandon must Buffer, and felt 1hat her heart was a poor, Diuisy thin;: to take this trouble so lightly. I spoke to Jane about It, but she only laughed. "Mary Is all right," said she. "Do not fenr. Matters wlH turn out better than you think, perhaps. You know she generally manages to have I er own way In the end." "If you have any comfort to give, please give It, .lane. I fool most keenly for Brandon, heart tied to such a will ftlli changeable creature as Mary." "Sir Edwin Cnskoden, you need not take the trouble to speak to me at all unless you can use language more re spectful concerning my mistress. The queen knows what she Is about, but it appears that you cannot see It. I SCO It plainly though, although no word has ever been spoken to me on the sub ject. As to Brandon bel?g tied to her, It seems to me she Is tied to him und that he holds the- reliis. Ho could drive her Into the mouth of purgatory." "Do you think so?" "1 know it." I remained in thought a moment or two and concluded that she was right. In truth, the time had come to me when 1 believed that .fane, with her good sensu and ncnto discommon!, could not be wrong In anything, and I think so yet. So I took comfort on faith from her and asked, "Do you re member what you said should happen before we return to England?" Jane hung her head. "I remember." "Well?" She then put her hand in mine and murmured, "I am ready any time you wish." Grcnl heaven! I thought i should go out of my senses. She should have told me gradually. I hail to do soino thlng lo express my exultation, so I walked over to a bronze statue of Bacchus, about my sl/.e?that Is, height put my hat, which I had been carry ing under my arm, on his head, cut a few capers in an entirely new nnd equally antic stop, and then drew hack und knocked that Bacchus down. Jane thought I had pone stark mad, ntld her eyes grew big with wonder, but I walked proudly back to her after my victory over Bacchus and reassured her -with a few of Mary's messages that 1 had still left over. If the truth must he told. Then we made arrange ments that resulted In our marriage n<*xt morning. Accordingly Queen Mary and one or two others went with us down to a lit tle church, where, as fortune would have It, there was a little priest ready to Join together In the holy bonds of Wedlock little .lane and little pie -ev erything so appropriate, you see. I suppose In the whoh* world we couldn't have found another set of conditions so harmonious. Mary laughed nnd cried and laughed again, and clapped her hands over and over, and said It was "like a play Wedding,'1 and, as she kissed .lane, quietly slipped over her head a beautiful diamond necklace that was wortyl full ?10,000?aside, that Is, from the millions of actual value be oauso it camo from Mary. "A play wedding" It was, and a play life It hns been ever Hlnee, Wo were barely settled nt court In Parin when Mary began to put her plans In motlou and unsettle things generally. I could not but recall Hen ' "' '.~? " " ?j'-i.xgf Jane thought I had gone stark mad. ry's sympathy toward Louis, for the young queen soon took It upon herself to make life a burden to "the Father of His People," nnd In that particular lino I nippo: 10 she had no equal In nil the length and breadth of Christendom. I heartily detentc?} Kdng Louis, large ly, I think, bopniiBc of prpjudjcp ab sorbed from Mary, but he was, In fact, a fairly good old man, and at times I cpqld but pity him. He was always soft In heart and softer in head, espe cially where women wore concernod. Take his crasy attempt to selro tho Countess of Croy whllo ho wns yot Duke of Orleans, ond his Infatuation for the Italian woman, for whom ho built tho elaborate burial vault-much It must have comforted her! Then his marriage to dictatorial little Anno of I Brittany, for whom ho had Induced Pope Alexander to divorce him from tho poor little crippled owlet Joan. In consideration of this divorce ho had gut Ctrsor Borgia, Pope _ Alexander's son, on tilH foot, flnuucla'lly and" polit ically. I think he must liavo wanted the owlet back again before he wan dune with Anne, because Anno was a termagant nnd ruled him with the heaviest rod of Jrou Bhe could lift. But this last passion, the flickering, sputtering flame of his dotage, was tho worst of all, both subjectively and Objectively, both ns to his senile fond ness for the English princess and her Impish tormenting of bim. From tho first he evinced the most violent delight in Mary, who repaid It by holding blm oft ami evading blm In a manner so cool, audacious and adroit that It stamped her queen of all tho arts fem inine and demoniac, l'urdon me, la dies, If 1 couple theso two arts, but you must admit they are at times some what akin. Soon she eluded him so completely that for days he would not have a glimpse of her, while Bhe was ' perhaps riding, walking or coquetting With BOulO of the court gallunts, who aided and abetted her lu every way they could. He became almost frantic In pursuit of his elusive bride, and would expostulate with her, when ho could catch her, and smile uneasily, like a man who Is the victim of a prac tical Joke of which he does not 8e? or enjoy the point. On auch occasions she would laugh In his face, then grow augry? which was bo easy for her to do ?and, 1 grieve to nay, would sometimes almost swear at him lu a manner to make the pious though ofttimoH lax vlrtucd court ladles shudder with hor ror. She would at other times make sport of his youthful ardor and tell him In all seriousness that It was Indecorous for blm to behave so and frighten her, u poor, timid little child, with his im petuosities. Then she would manage to give him the slip, and he would go off and play a game of cards with him self, thinly convinced In bis own feeblo way that woman's nature had a tinc ture of the devil In it. He was the bou! of conciliatory kindness to tho young vixen, but at times she would break violently Into tears, nCCUSO him of cru elly mistreating her, a helpless woman nnd a stranger in his court, and threat en to go home to dear old England and tell her brother, King Henry, nil about it and have him put things to right and redress her wrongs generally* In fact, she acted the part of Injured innocence bo perfectly that the poor 'old man would apologize for the wrongs Bhe in vented and try to coax her Into n good humor. Thereupon she would weep more bitterly than ever, grow hyster ical and require to ho carried off by her Women, when recovery and composure were usually instantaneous. Of courso the court gossips soon carried stories of the quick recoveries to the king, and When he spoke to Mary of them sha put on her injured air again and turned tho tables by upbraiding him for ho. llevlng such calumnies about her, who was bo good to him and loved him so dearly. Mary would often pout for days to gether and pretend illness. Upon one Occasion she kept tho king waiting nt her door all the morning, while she, having slipped through the window, was riding with some of the young peo ple lu the forest. When she returned through the window she went to the door and scolded tin* poor old king for keeping her wultlnif penned up in her room all the morning. And he apol ogized! She changed the dinner hour to noon in accordance with the English cus tom, and had a heavy supper at night, \Vheq she would piako the king gorge himself with Ullhealthful food and coax him "to drink ns much as Brother Henry," which invariably ro?ilted In Louis de Valols Unding lodgment under tho table. This amused the whole court except a few old cronies nnd physicians, who, of course, were scan dalized beyond measure. She took the king on long rides with her on cold days, and would jolt him almost to death and freeze htm until the cold tears streamed down his poor pinched ppse., making him feel like a half ani mated icicle nnd wish that ho were one, lu fact. At night she would have her balls nnd keep blm up till morning, drinking and dancing, or trying to dance, with her until his poor old heels, and hin head, too, for that matter, were like to fall off; then she would slip away from him and lock herself in her room. December, say I, let May alone; she certainly will kill you. Despite, which won in i advice, I doubt not December will go on coveting May up to the end of the chapter, each old fellow being such a tine man for his ago, you under stand - fondly believing himself nn ex ception. Age In a fool Is damnable. Mary was killing Louis as certainly and deliberately ns If she were feeding him slow poison. He was very weak and decrepit at best, being compelled frequently upon public occasions, such, for example, as the coronation tourna ment of which I have spoken, to lie upon n COUCll? Mary's conduct was really cruel, but then, remember the provocation, and that she was acting In self defense. All this-was easier for her than you might suppose, for the king's grasp of power, never very Strong, was begin ning to relax even what little grip It had. All faces were turned toWnrd the rising sitn, young Francis, duke of Angouleme, the kings distant cousin, who would soon .bo. king In I.mils' place. Ab this young rising sun, himself vast ly gpilttcn wlth..Mary, openly encour nKcjjgUcr In what shi) Ohl, the courUers of ^wuJJtfo followed "stylt, and the old king round himself surrounded by n court only trtjigpeady to ho umuscd by hla IBEsjjy yotf^ queen a tip Is expense. Tbl?* condition of affairs Mary wel comoffwlth horvHiolo sold, nnd to accent It and null assurance, I fear, played ever so lightly nnd coyly upon the heartstrings of tho young duke, which responded all too loudly to her velvet touch and almost frightened her to death with their volume of sound later on. This Francis d'Angouleme, the dauphin, had fallen desperately in love with Mary nt llrst sight, something against which tho fact that he was married to Claude, daughter of Louis, In no way militated. lie was a very distant relative of Louis, going away bnek to St. Louis for his helrshlp to tho French crown. Tho king had daughters In plenty, but, ns you know, the gallant Frenchmen flay, according to their law Balle, "The realm of France 1b bo great and glorious a heri tage that It may not bo taken by a woman." Too great and glorious to be taken by a womnn, forsooth! France would have been vastly better off hnd She been governed by ft woipan pow and then, for a country always pros pers under a queen. Francis had for many years lived at court ns the recognized heir, nnd, as (he custom was, onllod. pis distant cousr in i/oula "Undo." "Uncle" Louis in turn called Francis "Co Gros Carcon," ami Queen Mary called him "Monsieur, men beau ills," in a mock motherly manner that was very laughable. A mother of eighteen to a "good boy" of twenty-two! Dangerous relationship! And dangerous Indeed It would have been for Mary had she not been ns pure nnd true ns sho was willful and Impetuous. "Mon beau ills" allowed "neither hl? wlfo nor _the respect ho owed tli? king lo stand In tho~way of i hts very marked attention to tho quecu. His position ns lietr and Ids long resi dence at court, almost as ?011 to Louis, gave him ample opportunities for press ing Ids unseemly suit. Ho was tbo first to see Mary nt tho meeting place this sldo of Abbeville, aud was the king's representative on all occasions. "Beau Als" was rather a handsome fellow, but thought himself vastly handsomer than ho was, and had some talents, whleb ho was likewise careful to estimate at their full value, to say the least. He was very well liked by women, and in turn considered himself Irresistible. He was very Impression able to feminine charms, was at heart a liber'lue, and, as ho grow older, be came a debauchee whoso memory will taint France for centuries to come. Mary saw his weakness moro clearly than his wlokodnoss, being blinded to tho latter by the veil of her own Inno cence. She laughed at and with him, and permitted herself a grent deal of his company?so much, In fact, that I grew a llttlo jealous for Brandon's sake, and, If the truth must be told, for tho first time began to have doubts of her. I seriously feared that When Louis should die Brandon might llnd a much more dangerous rival In the new king, who, although married, Would probably try to keep Mary nt his court even should be bo driven to tbo extreme of divorcing Claude as Claude's father bad divorced .loan. I believed, In ease Mary should vol untarily prove false and remain In France either as the wife or the mis tress of Francis, that Brandon would quietly but surely contrive some means to take her life, and I hoped he would. I spoke to my wife, Jane, about tho queen's conduct, and she dually admit ted that she did not like It, so I, unable to remain silent any longer, determined to put Mary on her guard, and for that purpose spoke very freely to her on the subject. "Oh, you goose!" she said laughingly. "He Is almost as great a fool as Hen ry." Then tbo tears came to her eyes, and half angrily, half hysterically, shaking me by the arm, she continued! "Do you not know? Can you not see that 1 would give Ibis hand or my eyes, almost my life, Just to fall upon my face In front of Charles Brandon at this moment? Do you not know that a woman with a love In her heart such ns 1 have for him is safe from every one and everything; that It is her sheet anchor, sure and fast? Have you not wit enough to know that?" "Yes, 1 ha VP," 1 responded, for tho ({mo completely silenced. With her fa vorite tactics she had, as usual, put me |n the wrong, though I soon came again to the attack. "But ho Is so base that I grieve to see you with him." "I suppose he Is not very good," she responded, "but It seems to be the way of these people among whom I have fallen, and be cannot harm me." "Oh, but bo can! Ono does not go pear smallpox, and there is a moral contagion quite as dangerous, If not so perceptible, and equally to be avoid ed. It must be a wonderfully healthy moral nature, pure and chaste to the core, that will be entirely contagion proof and safe from It." She hung her head in thought and then lifted her eyes nppeallngly io me. "Am I not that; Kdwln? Tell me! Tell me frankly; am I not? It Is the ono thing of good 1 have always striven for. I am so full of other faults that If 1 have not that there Is no good In me." Her eyes and voice were full of tears, and 1 knew In my heart that I stood before ns pure a soul as ever came from the hand of God, "You are, your majesty; never doubt," I answered. "It is preemi nently the one thing In womanhood to whleb nil mankind kneels." Ami I fell upon my knee and kissed her hand with a sense of reverence, faith and trust that has in.vor left me from that day to this. As to my estimate of how Francis would net when f.otlls should die, you will see that I was right. Not long nfter this Lady Caskodcn and I were given permission to return to England, and immediately prepared for our homeward journey. As we left, Mary placed in my hands a letter for Brandon, whoso bulk was so reassuring that \ Kl\Ow ho had never been out of her thoughts. T looked at the letter a moment and said, in all seriousness, "Your majesty, had I not better provide nn extra box for it?" She gave n nervous little laugh, and the tears tilled her eyes ns she whisper ed huskily: "I fancy there Is one who will not think It too large. Goodby, goodby!" So we left Mary, fair, sweet girl queen, nil olone among those ter rible strangers. Alone with one little English innideu, seven years of ago, Anno Boleyn. TO HE CONTINUED. THE D BATH PEN A LT V. A little thing sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch, Insigni cant cuts or punny boils have paid tho death penalty. It is wise to have Hack len's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the liest salve on oarth and will provont . fatality, when Burns, Sores, Ulcers and Piles threaten. 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