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oil, God; to think of It! Ilnd I but f(
known! Ituckingham shall pay for this j
with Ills head; but how could 1 kuow? ^
I was but a poor, distracted girl, sure j ^
to make some fatal error. I was In j (>.
such agony?your wounds?believe me,
I suffered more from them than you :
could. Every pain you felt was a pang | j.
for me?and then that awful marriage! ( 'jj
I was lieing sold like a wretched slave '
to that old satyr, to l>e gloated over '
aim lens toil upon. No man can know i
the horror of that thought to a woman 1 j(|
?to any woman, good or had. To have j ?.
one's beauty turn to curse her anR !
make her desirable only?only as well ' sj'
fed cattle nre prized. No matter how i L
great the ' niautrrstntirm oi sum put JJj;
? call oil love. It all' the more repels n [
woman ami adds to her loathing day
by day. Tlion tlierc, was something
worse than all"?she was almost weep- ^
lug now?"! might have been able to
licnr the thought even of that hideous i 0J
marriage-others have lived through
the like?hut?hut after?that?that js
day?when you?It seemed that your
touch was n spark dropped into a heart
?;:H of tinder, which had been lying ?(
there awalt'ng It nil these years. In
that one moment the tlame grew so In- j
tense 1 eon Id not withstand It. My ' ?
throat ached; I could scarcely breathe, jJ(
and It seemed that my heart would
hurst." 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? 1
for my husband, and I could not bear ^
the torturing thought of losing you or 1 ^
enduring any other man. 1 could not |
* ?,.- juu 141 miAi oiui?11 \vnn UII iw
Into, too Into; it had gone too far. 1
wn? lost, lost!"
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He sprang to where she stood lean- ^
Ir.g toward hlui and caught her to bis
breast.
8he held lilin from lier while she ^
L said: "Now you know?now you know
that I would not have left you in that ^
terrible place had 1 known it. No, not
I if It had taken uiy life to buy your K
fre ,oui." ?
"1 do know; 1 do know. Re sure of
that. I know It and shall know It al- 1
ways, whatever happens; nothing can .
? change me. 1 will never doubt you
again. It Is my turn to ask forgiveness p
now."
'* "No, no. Just forgive me. That is all ^
1 ask." And her head was on his breast.
"Let us step out into the passageway,
Edwin," said Jane, and we did. Thero
were times when Jane seemed to be lut.:~.
spired. 8
When we went back Into the room,
Mary and Rrandon were sitting In the
window-way on his great clonk. They
rose and came to us, holding each oth- f
er's hands, and Mary asked, looking up I
to him: f
"81ml I wo toll thoni?" II
"As j*ou like, my lady." 5
Mary was willing, and lookod for
Brandon to speak, so ho said, "This
lady whom I hold by the hand and myself
have promised each other before
the Rood (iod to be husband and wifo
Jf fortune ever so favor us that it bo
possible,"
"itfo; that is pot it," interrupted Mary.
"There is no 'if in it. It shall bo
Whether It Is possible or not. Nothing
* ahall prevent." At this she kissed .Tnne
and told her how sho loved her, and
^ gnvo me her hand, for hor love was so
v great within her that It overflowed
upon every one. Slio, howovor, nlways
had a plenitude of love for Jane, and,
though she might seohl her and apparently
misuse her, Jane was as dear as
a sister and was always sure of her
Stendfaat, tried and lasting affection.
After Mary had said there should bo
^ 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 1
high an estate to honor mo and be my
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"I/Ovc lior and lior nlonc with your
vholu heart as lonjr as you live. That
9 nil she wants, I am sure," volunwml
Jane sentimentally.
".Inno, you are a Mrno. Solomon,"
aid Mary, with n tnnn nf ii??* <*?.? *i~>~
, . -- V*. uVk VIU illilU
utgli. "Is tlic course you advise as you
rould wish to bo ?lono by?" And ?he
lanced mischievously from Jane to mo
s tho laugh bubbled up from her heart,
ucrry and soft, as if it had not come
rom what was but now the homo of
rlcT and pain.
"I know nothing about how I should
he to l>o done by," said Jnno, with a
out. "but if you bare such respect for
ly wisdom I will offer a littlo more. 1
link It is time we should be going."
"Now. .Tune, yon are growing foolish
gain: I will not go yet," and Mary
i:\de manifest her intention by sitting
own. She could not bring herself to
>rcgo the pleasure of staying, dangerns
as she knew it to be, ntnl could not
ear Hie pain of parting, even for a
tort time, now that she had Brandon
ice more. The time was soon coming
but I am too fast again. I
After a time Brandon said: "I think
ilie's wisdom remains with her, Mary.
is better that you do not stay, much
i 1 wish to have you."
She was ready to obey him at once.
When she arose to go she took both
s hands In hers and whispered:
'Mary.' 1 like the name on your lips,"
id then, glancing 'hurriedly over ber
louUler to see if Jane and I were loobi.?
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We were a little In advance of Uie
Incess. and as we walked along Jane
Id under her breath: "Now look out
>r trouble; it will come quickly, and 1
>ar for Master Brandon more than
lj* one. lie has mnde a noble fight
ralnst her and against himself, and It
no wonder she loves him."
Tills made mo feel a little jealous.
"Jane, you could not love him, could
>u?" I asked.
"No matter what I could do, Kdwln;
do not, and that should satisfy you."
or voice and manner said more than
:>r words. Tlio hall was almost (lark,
Ml?I have always considered that oeision
one o(tity lost opportunities, but
ley are not many.
The next evening Ilrundon and I,
|ion Lady Mary's invitation, went up
> her apartments, but did not stay
>ng, fearing some one might tind us
lere and euusc trouble. We would
ot have gone at all had not the whole
mrt been absent in London, for dlsjvery
would have been n serious inat>r
to one of us at least.
As I told you onco before, Henry did
ot care bow much ltrnndon might love
Is sister, but nuekingham had whisered
suspicions of the state of Mary's
eart, and his own observations, tost
her with the Intercepted note, had
Iven these suspicions a stronger colorig,
so that n very small matter might
am them into certainties.
The king had pardoned Ilrandon for
lie killing of the two men In llllllngsate,
as he was forced to do under the
Ircumstances, but there his ktndness
lopped. After a short time he deprived
Im of his place at court, and all that
ras left for hlui of royal favor was i
erinlssion to remain with me and live I
t the palace until such time as he !
hould sail for New Spain.
CHAPTER
XIII.
A GIHI.'s CONSENT.
a HE treaty had been agreed upon,
and as to the International
arrangement, at least, the marriage
of Ixiula de Valola and
lory Tudor was a settled fact. All It
iceded was the consent of an elghteencar-ohl
girl?a small matter, of course,
is marriageable women are but comnodi
ties In statecraft, and theoretically,
it least, acquiesce In everything their
lege lords ordain.
Wolsoy, whose manner wns smooth
is an otter's cont, had been sent to
'etcli the needed "res." but ho failed.
Jane told me about It.
Wolsey hud gone privately to see tlie
irlneess and liad thrown out a sort of
iklriniMli line by tlntterlng her Inanity,
nit had found her not in the best bailor.
"Yes, yes, my Ion* of Lincoln, I know
tow beautiful I am. No one knows better.
I know all about my hair, eyes,
teeth, eyebrows and skin. I tell you I
[tin sick of them. Don't talk to me
[ihout them. It won't help you to get
my consent to marry that vile old crenture.
That Is what you have come for,
>( course. I have been expecting you.
Why did not my brother come?"
"I think he was afraid, und, to tell
you the truth, I was afraid myself,"
answered Wolsey, with n smllo. This
made Mary smile, too, In spite of herself
and went a long way toward putting
her In a Rood humor. Wolsey continued:
"Ilia majesty eould not have
Riven mo a more disagreeable task.
You doubtless think I am In favor of
this marriage, but I am not."
Tbls was as groat a He as ever fell
whole out of a bishop's mouth. "I have
boon obliged to fall In with the king's
views on tlie matter, for he has had his
mind set on It from the tlrst mention
by Do I/onguovllle."
"Was It that bead eyed little mummy
who suggested it?"
"Yes, And If you marry the king of
France you can repay him with usury."
" 'TIs un inducement, by my troth."
"I do not mlml saying to you In confidence
that I think it an outrage to
force a girl like you to marry a man
like J.ouls of France, but bow are we
to avoid it?"
Ry the "we" Wolsey put himself In
alliance with Mary, and the move was
certainly ndroit.
"How art* we to avoid it? Have no
fear of that, my lord; I will show you."
"Oh, but my dear princess; permit
me. You do not seem to know your
brother. You cannot In any way avoid
this marriage. 1 believe he will imprison
you and put you on bread and
water to force your consent. I am sure
you bad better do willingly that which
you will eventually lie compelled to do
anyway; and, besides, there is another
thought that has eome to me. Shall I
speak plainly before I.ady Jane RolingbrokeV"
"I have no secrets from her."
"Very well. It is Ibis: Louis is old
and very feeble. lie cannot live long,
and it may be that you can by a ready
consent now exact a promise from your
brother to allow you your own choice
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might in that way purchase what you
could not bring about in any other
way."
"Ilow do yea know that I want to
purchase aught in any way, Master
Wolsoy? I most certainly ?lo not intend
to do so by marrying France."
"I do not know that you wish to purchase
anything, but a woman's heart is
not always under her full control, and
UefiealTi* Yier III station, but nfe"CTpv:ifv>Y
any man on earth in grandeur of soul
and nobleness of nature. It might be
that there Is such a man whom any
woman would be amply justified in
purchasing at any sacrifice-doubly so
if It were buying happiness for two."
Ilis meaning was too plain even to
pretend to misunderstand, and Mary's
eyes flashed at him as her face broke
Into a dimpling smile In spite of her.
Wolsoy thought he had won, and to
clinch the victory said, in his forceful
manner: "I>ouls 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 Mary's eyes shot fire
and her fare was like the blackest
storineloud.
"Carry this to the king: That I will
see lilm and the whole kingdom sunk
In hell before I will marry Louis of
France. That Is my answer once and
lor all. <?ood even, Master Wolsoy."
And slic swept out of the room with
neau up nnu uilatmg nostrils, tlie very
picture of detlnnee.
After Woboy had gone Jane said to
Mary: "Don't you think it would have
Ihhmi better had you sent a softer answer
to your brother? I believe you
could reach his heart even now if you
were to make the effort. You have not
tried In this matter tth- you did in the
others."
"Perhaps you are right, Jane. I will
go to Ilenry."
Mary waited until she knew the king
was alone, and then went to him.
On entering the room site an Id:
"Brother, I sent a hasty message to you
by the bishop of Lincoln this morning,
and have come to ask your forgiveness."
"Ah, little sister, I thought you would
change your mind. Now you are a
good girl."
"Oil, do not misunderstand me. 1
asked your forgiveness for tho message.
As to the marriage, I came to tell
rAii tKnf If Ti'ntiM trill ntn tiiwl !*?%# 1
could not bonr It. Oli, brother, you arc
not a Voraan. You cannot know."
Henry flew Into a passion and, with
paths nnd curses, ordered her to leave
htm unless she was ready to give her
consent. She had but two courses to
. take, so she left with her heart full of
hatred for the most brutal wretch who
ever sat upon a throne, and that Is
making an extreme case. As she was
going she turned upon him like a fury
and exclaimed:
"Never, never! Do you hear? Never!"
Preparations went on for the marriage
Just as If Mary had given her
( solemn consent. The Important work
of providing the trousseau began at
once. When the queen went to her with
J silks and taffetas nnd tine cloths to
consult alH?ut the trousseau, although
the theme was one which would Interest
almost any woman, she would have
none of It, and when Catherine Insisted
upon nor trying on n certain sown sue
called Iter n blackamoor, tore the garinent
to plecea and ordered her to leave
the room.
Henry sent Wolsoy to tell her that
the 13th day of August had been fixed
upon a? the day of the marriage, Do
Donguevlllo tQ act as the French
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king's proxy, and JjJTolsoy was glad to
nunc off with his life.
.Matters were getting Into n pretty
tangle nt tl?e pnlaeft. Mnry Would not
spoalc to the king, itnd poor Catherine
was afraid to come x?pliln arm's length
. of her. Wolsey wasyjftnrt to keep out of
her way, and slie tfcw at Buckingham
with talons and beak upon first pltfbt.
As to the battle with Buckingham, It
was short, V>ut deelsfcro, am* this was
the way it cante nlKUlt: Tlie/o had been
a passage between tfto duke and Brandon,
In which the tried to
satisfied I err la nljT-. lie,
that your lordship,-in liie the 1
king. Instructed ths kepperof Xcw&atp 1
nrlsnii til mnlim* ???1 ' *
1 - '"luviKtvuou
coll ami prohihitcdrnmmunlcatlon with
:>ny of my friends. A'ou no arranged It
that my trial shoytfl be .secret l>oth as
to tho day tl;oroo/and tfie event. In ord?r
that It shoftkl be known to
those who miglkilfe interested In my
release. You prmAlscd the Lady Mary
that you would procure uiy liberty, and
thereby prevented her going to tho
king for that |>rtrj*ose,' and afterword
told her that it lmd nil been done, as
I romised, and thrt I had escaped to
New Spain. It \j been use of this, my
Ixml ttm-kingh/in, that I now dcI'oii!
. you as/t liar, a coward and a
perjured knight.- -y>d demand of you
! ) nuotttv?S;#*t~*T?*??.*?ne man can givo
refuse, 1 will kill you as 1 woUia ft cinthront
tho next time I meet you."
"I care nothing for your rant, fellow,
hut out of consideration for tho
feelings which your fancied Injuries
have put Into your heart, I tell you that
I did what I could to liberate you and
received from the keeper a promise
ihnt you should ho allowed to escape.
After that a certain letter addressed
to you was discovered and fell Into the
hands of the king, a matter In which 1
had no part. As to your confinement
and noncommunication with your
frlynds, that was at his majesty's com1
uiand after he had seen the letter, as
ho will most certainly confirm to you.
I say this for my own sake, not that I
' are what you may say or think."
This offer of confirmation hv the kin*
made it nil sound like the truth, ho
much will oven a little truth leaven a
rent lie, and part of Brandon's satis
came down against the mast. The
whole statement surprised him, and
most of all the intercepted letter. What
letter could It have hoen? It was puztling,
and yet ho dared not ask.
As the duke was about to walk away
Rraiulou stopped him: "One moment,
your grace; I am willing to admit what
you have said, for 1 am not now prepared
to contradict it, but there is j-et
another natter we have to settle. You
attacked me on horseback and tried to
munlcr nie in order to abduct two ladles
that night over In Bjytugsgate.
That you cannot deny. 1 watched you
follow the ladies from Bridewell to
tirouehe's, ami saw your face when
your mask fell off during the melee as
plainly as I see It now. If other proof
is wanting, there is that sprained knee
upon which your horse fell, causing
you to limp even yet. I am sure now
tllllt IllV Infil will liinnt run lllr** ? mon
or would lio prefer that I should go to
the king and tell him and the world tho
whole shameful story? I have concealed
it heretofore thinking it my personal
right and privilege to settle with
you."
Buckingham turned a shade paler as
he replied, "I do not meet such as you
on the Held of honor, and have no fear
of your slander injuring me."
lie felt secure in the thought that the
girls did not know who had attacked
them, and could not corroborate Brandon
In his accusations, or Mary, surely,
never would have appealed to him for
help.
I was with Brandon?at a llttlo distance,
that Is?when this occurred, and
after Buckipgham had left wo went to
find the girls in the forest. We knew
they would l>e looking for us, although
they would pretend surprise when they
saw us. We soon met them, and tho
very leaves of the trees gave a soft,
contented rustle In response to Mary's
low, mellow laugh of Joy.
After perhaps half an hour we encountered
Buckingham with his lawyer-knight,
Johnson. They had evidently
walked out to this quiet path to
consult about the situation. As they
approached, Mary si>oke to the duke
with a vicious sparkle In her eyes.
"My Lord Buckingham, this shall
cost you your head. Keincmlier my
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one which' proved n check mite *to?ns.
It wns this: Tlieduke went at otfco to
the kin# ami In a tone of injured innocence
told him of the charge made by
Brandon, with Mary's evident approval,
nnd demanded redress for the slander.
Thus It seemed that the s&Ciif;th
of our position was about to Ife turned
against us. Brandon was at onee summoned
and promptly appeared before
the king, only too anxious to confront \
the duke. As to the eoiifinement of <
Brandon and his secret trial, the king
did not care to hear. That was a mat- <
tor of no consequence to him. The im- i
portent question was. Did Buckingham i
attack the princess? ,
Rraudon told the whole straight story <
prove "by "ids iflfroifl^kPnP^ghnm \
Ids devotions on the night and at the i
hour of the attack. So here was a con- i
ttlet of evidence which called for new
witnesses, and Ilonry asked llrandon ]
If the girls had seen and recognized the
duke. To this question of course he
was compelled to answer no, and the
whole accusation, after all, rested upon
Brandon's word, against which, on the |
other hand, was the evidence of the
Duke of Buckingham and his convenient
almoner.
All this disclosed to the full poor
Mary's anxiety to help Brandon, and.
the duke having adroitly let out the
fact that ho had Just mot the princess
with Brandon at n certain secluded
spot in the forest, Henry's suspicion
oi hit imiiiuiiiy reccivhi new ioiti',
and ho began to look upon the unfortunate
Brandon as a partial cause at
least of Marj-'s aversion to the Frenbli
marriage.
Henry grew nngrj* and ordered
Brandon to leave the court, with the
sullen remark that It was only his
services to the Princess Mary that
saved him from a day with papers on
the pillory.
Henry was by no means-sure that
his suspicions concerning Mary's heart
were correct, and in nil ho had heard
he had not one substantial fact upon
which to base conviction, lie had not
seen her with Brandon since their
avowal, or he would have had a fact
in every look, the truth in every motion,
a demonstration in every glance.
She seemed powerless even to attempt
concealment. In Brandon's handsome
manliness and evident superiority the
king thought he saw a very clear possibility
for Mary to love, niul where
there Is snch a possibility for a girl
she usually fails to fulfill expectations.
Now. all this brought Brandon into
the deep shadow of the royal frown,
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mm nix 1 lllliMliri 11 lit 1 i III' MilllK
his fortune* In the fathomless depths of
a woman's heart and thought himself
rich in doing It.
CHATTER XIV.
IN* TilK SIISFX (Ol'NTUY.
fTTTllTU the king admiration stood
I yfjf I for affection, a mistake fre|Um<|
irueni ly made l>y people not
twHOl given to self analysis, and in
a day or two a reaction set in toward
Brandon which inspired u desire to
make sonic amends for his harsh
treatment. This he could not do to
any great extent on Buckingham's account?at
least not until the London
loan was in his eoifers?but the fact
that Brandon was going to New Spain
so soon and would be out of the way
tw>th of Mary's eyes and Mary's mar
n:iifo smnuinten innt rare Power in
Henry's heart, a jjood resolve, ami
llrandon was offered his olil quarters
with nic until sueh time as ho should
sail for Now Spain.
Ho had never abandoned this plan,
and now that matters had taken this
turn with* Mary and the kin# his resolution
was stronger than ever in that
the seheiuo held two recommendations
und a possibility.
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_L. re ennnendnlions were, i ; '.V
would take hlni nwny from Mary, wM| *
whom, when out of the inspiring UK }
tluenee of her buoyant hopefulness, .
lie kuew mnrrlago to be utterly lmpos- J
slide, whd. second, admitting im4 fse- *
lug that Impossibility, he might And . .
at least partial relief "from bis h?ult?'
yache hi the stirring events and adventures
of that faraway land of monsters, . '
dragons, savages and gold. The posit
hlltty kiv hi the gold, nud a very fsldtly
burning-flnmo?of hope held out tM^^ ?
^HTpioro faintly- glimmering.chance * ' ) '} 'V?. '
v & j
Hrandon at o!jco accepted the klq?*?l
offer of lodging lh the palace, for n<r*f' '
1I)M t he felt sure of himself In the mntter
of Nehv Hpainaixl Lis separation * ' *' *..
from Mary lie joiigcd to sec na much m *
possible of her before the light waqt ?
out forever, even though It were play*
ing with death Itself to do so.-' y* . ' 1 ~
Poor follow! Ills suffering was so
acute during this period that It nffect?d
me like a contagion.
It did not make a mope of 1dm, but
mine In spasms that almost drove him
(vtld. lie would at times pace the
room and cry out: "Jesu, Oaskoden,
ivhat shall I do? She will be the wife
)f the French king, and I shall sit In
the wilderness and try every moment
auil look nmVr?i.9)??_!a doing and thinkoielts
in my effort to see her, and then
I shall wander In the woods, n suffering
imbecile, feeding on roots and nuts.
Would to God one of us might die! If
It were not sellish, I should u ish I
might be the one."
I said nothing In answer to these outbursts,
as I had no consolation to offer.
We had two or three of our little
meetings of four, dangerous as they
wnri, ?t l?o?
tinio she saw Brandon might ho tho
last, would sit and look at hint with
glowing eyes that In turn softened and
burned as he spoke. She did not talk
much, but devoted all her time and energies
to looking with her whole soul.
Never before or since was there a girl
so much In love. .V young girl thoroughly
in love Is the most beautiful
object on earth?beautiful even In ugliness.
Imagine, then, what It made of
Mary!
Growing partly, perhaps, out of his
unattainablllty?for he was as far out
of her reach as she out of bis?she had
long since begun to worship him. She
had learned to know him so well, and
his valiant defense of her In Billingsgate,
together with his noble self sacrifice
in refusing to compromise her In
order to save himself, had presented
him to her in so noble a light that she
had come to look up to him as her superior.
ller surrender had been complete,
and she found in it a Joy far exceeding
that of any victory or triumph
she could imagine.
The trouble began In earnest with
the discovery of our meetings in Lady;
Mary's parlor. There was nothing nt
all unusual in the fact tlint small companies
of young folk frequently spent
their evenings with her, but we knew,
well enough that the unusual element
in our parties wns their exceeding
sinallncps. A company of eight or ten
young persons wns well enough, although
it of course created jealousy on
the part of those who were left out,
but four?two of each sex?made a difference
in kind, however much we
might Insist it wns only In degree, and
this, we soon learned, was the king's
opinion.
You may be sure there wns many n
Jealous person a 1 tout the court rendy^
to carry tales and that It wns Impossible
long to keep our meetings secret ,
among surli a bost as then llred In
flreenwieh palnee.
One day the queen summoned Jane
and pnt her to the question. Now. Jan?
thought the truth was made only to bo
told, a fallacy Into which mnny good
people have fallen, to their utter do-(
struct Ion, since (he truth, like erory!
oilier good thing, may he abused.
Well, Jane told it all In n moment,
and Catherine was ho horrified that ?b*
was like to faint. She went with her
hair-lifting horror to the king and
poured into his ears a tale of iinpmdenee
and debauchery well calculated
to start his righteous, virtue-prompted
indignation into a threatening tlume.
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