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What was left of her judgment told her it was better for them to remain apart, but her longing to see Brandon grew stronger as the prospect of it grew less, and she became angry that hit mum not he gratified. Jane 'as right; an unsatisfied desire with Mary was torture. Even her sense of the great distance between them had be- gun to fade, and when she so wished for him and he did not come their posi- tions seemed to be reversed. At' the end of the third day she sent for him to mine to her rooms. hut he by a mighty ell‘ort sent haek a brief note saying that he eould hot and ought not to g... This. of eourse. threw Mary into a great passion. for she judged him by herself. a Very muunou but dangerous method of judgment. and thought that if he felt at all as She did he would throw prudence to the winds and come to her, as she knew she would go to him if she could. It did not oeeur to her that Brandon knew himself well enough to be sure he would never go to New Spain if he allowed another grain of temptation to fall into the bal- ance against him, but would remain in London to love hopelessly, to try to win a hopeless eause and end it all by placing his head upon the block. As the days went by and Brandon did not come 1101' an 'm' mmlml as usual, and Hg: xiu hor lu-zu't begun m m 110, but 1101' mum: of injury gm“ stmugur day by 41:13: and she thought she was be- yond n dullbt the most ill used of wo- mm. It required all his strength even now to hold fast his determination to go to New Spain. lie had reached his lim- it. 110 had a fund of that most use- ful of all wisdom. knowledge of self, and knew his limitations, :1 little mat- ter concerning which nine men out of ten go all their lives in blissless ig- noranee. Mary, who 'as no more given to self analysis than her pet linnet. did not appreeiate Brandon's potent reasons and was in a llaming passion when she reeeived his answer. Rage and humilio ation eompletely smothered for the time he' al’t‘ertion. and she said to her- self over and over a rain: “I hate the lowlmrn wretch. Oh, to think what I have permitted!" It seemed only too clear that she had been too quick to give, no very Comforting thought to a proud girl even though a mistaken one. The negotiations for Mary‘s marriage with old Louis XII. of Frnnm worn be- ginning to lm an opvn sm-rvt :llmllt the court. The lmc do Ixmgnvvillv. whu hml lwnn held by Henry for smnv tinw as n snrt of hostage l’rmn the French king. had opened negatintiuns by in- THE TROUBLE IX BILLINGSGATE \VARD. BOUT a week after Brandon’s memorable interview with Mary an incident occurred . which changed everything and came very near terminating his ca- reer in the flower of youth. It also brought about a situation of affairs that showed the difference in the qual- ity of these tWU persons thrown so InarveiotlsLV together from their far distant stations at each end of the lad- der of fortune in a way that reflected very little credit upon the one from the upper end. But before I tell you of that I will relate briefly one or two other matters that had a bearing upon what was done and the motives prompt- ing it. To begin with, Brandon had kept himself entirely away from the prin- cess ever since the afternoon at the king's antechamber. The first day 01‘ So she sighed, but thought little of his film-me; then she wept and, as usual, begun to grow piqued and irritable. lnlnin; the tliekeringr passions of old Louis with descriptions of Mary's beau- ty. .\s there wns a prospect of a new emptror soon and as the imperial bee had of late been making at most vehe- tnent buzzing in Henry’s bonnet, he encouraged De Longmwille and thought it Would be a good time to purchase the help of France at the cost of his beautiful sister and a handsome dower. Mary of course had not been consulted. and although she had coaxed her brother out of other umrriage projects Henry had gone about this as it he were in earnest. and It was thought throughout the court that Mary’s coax- Ings would be all in vainâ€"11 fear which she herself had begun to share. not- withstanding her usual self confidence. She hated the thought of the mar- riage and dreaded it as she would death itself. though she said nothing to any one but Jane and was holding her forces in reserve for a grand attack. She was preparing the way by being very sweet and kind to Henry. Now, all of this. coming upon the heels of her trouble with Brandon, made her most wretched indeed. For the first time in her life she began to feel sufferingâ€"that great broadener. in tact maker, of human character. Above all, there wasean alarming sense of uncertainty in everything. She could hardly bring herself to believe that Brandon would really go to New Spain and that she would actually lose him, although she did not want him as yetâ€"that is, as a prospective husband. Flashes of all sorts of wild schemes had begun to shoot through her anger and grief when she stared in the face the prospect of her double separation from him. her marriage. to, another and CHAPTER VIII. Al1,l1uw 1 mplu \\ill 31111101111103 lie to t'111-111solv1-4..111d s1 xssihlv [1111,1110 at that! Sn Mary wantml 10 mm Hrnuvlw. first. tin-Hugh curiosity. in itself a strungvr mulim than wv give it (-l'mlit for; we um]. tn hum: it she Would lm able. to dissundv 11mm from the l‘ 11 m1: mar- rai ["0 and pvrlmps catch :1 11th how to (In it. and lust. but. by no means least. to discover tlu- state of lir’uudons hmu't toward her. Sn she determined to go to see (:ruuvhe sex-rot]... and ms confident she muld ar'nngu the visit in such a way that it Wuuld nowr be discovered. the countless miles of fathomless sea that would be between them. She could endure anything better than uncer- tainty. A menacing future is the keen- est of all tortures for any of us to bear, but especially for a girl like Mary. Death itself is not so terrible as the fear of it. Now, about this time there lived over in Billingsgate Ward, the worst part of London, a Jewish soothsayer named Gronche. He was also an astrologer and had of late grown into great fame as prophet of the futureâ€"a fortune teller. His fame rested on several remark- able predictions which had been ful- filled to the letter. and I really think the man had some wonderful powers. They said he was half Jew, half gyp- sy, and, it there is alchemy in the mix- ing of blood, that combination should surely produce something peculiar. The city folk were said to have visited him in great numbers, and, notwithstand- ing the priests and bishops all con- demned him as an imp of Satan and a follower of witchcraft, many fine peo- ple, including some court ladies, con~ tinued to go there by stealth in order to take a dangerous, inquisitive peep into the future. Now. added to Mary’s old time desire to see GI‘Ullt‘hO. came a longing to know the outcome of the present momentous complication of affairs that touched her so closely. hid“. the hope. that he might yvt. hf‘ l't'uSUU of bid. mvn groat \‘il'ttius. t‘izs't- in all ut' thust- and siu- Ivor-umt- his with. But. at the thrmhuitl of this fair math- t-aam knwkia; ‘hv timught that [wr- lmps In! did but (‘1‘.1'!‘ In!“ 1101' and hat! tlw'vivml lu't‘ tu gain “('1' favars. 'l‘ln-lt sht- thtslwd with angt-x' and SWUI'U tu hvrsulf she hatml him and hugwd twvvr In sm- his I'am- again. Alul the castle ham! and was waftvd away to the rt-alms of airy tmthingm'ss. By this time the last nanwd motive was strong; enough to draw hor any whither. although she would not ac- knowledge it. own to horsolt’, and in truth hardly know it. so full are we of things we know not of. One morning 1 met June, who told me with troubled fave that she and Mary were going to London to make some purchases, would lodge at Bride. well House and go over to Billings- gate that evening to consult Grouche. Mary had taken the whim into her willful head. and Jane could not (118- suade her. Mary had long wanted to see. this Grouehe. at first out of mere curiosity, but Henry, who was very moralâ€"with other people‘s consciencesâ€"would not think of permitting it. Two ladies, La- dy Chesterfield and Lady Ormond, both good and virtuous women, had been de- teetml in sneh a visit and had been dis- graced and expelled from court in the most cruel manner by order of the king himself. She could not wait for Time to unfold himself and drop his budget of events as he traveled. hut she must plunge ahead of him and know beforehand the stores of the fates. an intrusion they usually resent. I need not tell you that was Mary’s only ohjeet in going. llUl‘ that her heart Was as pure as a bahe's. quite as ehaste and almost as innoeent. It is equally true that the 'ar'u- [mvtulrllnll of persons who visited (ll"'v1¢‘ln' made his Sunllls:l:.'it:;: an ex- 'l".:- 'lmua'ht of how wretehetl 'i it' With Lutlls‘ lltlll [Hll llltn .. F 1'!" thought of how sweet 4‘. 2w “'Llll lirantlon. 'l‘hen WIHH' T. ' Brandon had law-n a a :rreat English nuhle ;. leaned up. all raluhow The court was all at Greenwich, and nobody at Bridewell, so Mary thought they could disguise themselves as orange girls and easily make the trlp without any one being the wiser. It was then. as now, no safe matter for even a man to go unattended through the best parts of London after dark. to say nothing of Billingsgate, that nest of water rats and cutthroats. But Mary did not realize the full dan- ger of the trip and would. as usual. al- low nobody to tell her. She had threatened Jane with all sorts of vengeance if she divulged her secret. and Jane was miserable enough between her tears on either hand, for Mary, though the younger. held her in complete subjection. Despite her fear of Mary, Jane asked me to go to Lonâ€" den and follow them at a distance. un- known to the princess. 1 was to be on duty that night at a dance given in honor or the French envoys who had Just arrived. bringing with them 'com- mission of special ambassador to De Longueville to negotiate the treaty of marriage. and it was impossible for me to go. Mary was going partly to avoid thln ball. and her willful per- slstency 'matle Henry very angry. I regretted that I could not go. but I %promised Jane I would send Brandon 1' in my place, and he would answer the 3 purpose of protection far better than 7 I. I suggested that Brandon take with him a man, but Jane, who was in mortal fear of Mary. would not listen to it. So it was agreed that Brandon should meet Jane at a given place and learn the particulars, and this plan was carried out. Brandon went up to London and saw Jane, and before the appointed time hid himself hehir-d a hedge near the private gate through which the girls intended to take their departure from Bridewell. They would leave about dusk and re- turn, so Mary said. before it grew dark. The citizens of London at that time paid very little attention to the law requiring them to hang out their lights. and when it was dark it was dark. Scarcely was Brandon safely en- sconsed behind a clump of arbor vitae when whom should he see coming down the path toward the gate but his grace. the Duke of Buckingham. He was met by one of the Bridewell servants who was in attendance upon the prin- cess. “Yes, your grace. this is the gate," said the girl. “You can hide yourself and watch them as they go. They will pass out on this path. As I said. I do not know where they are going. I only overheard them say they would go out at this gate just before dark. I am sure they go on some errand of gal- lantry, which your grace will soon learn. I make no doubt.” Bramlnn did not are whore Bucking- lltllll hid himsolf, but soon tho two in. nocont adwnturors came down the path attirod in tho short Skirts and hot)- nots of orange girls and lot thmnsolvvs out at the gate. tuckinghain followed then). and Brandon (llllt‘kly followod him. Tho girls passod through a little poster" in tho wall] opposite Itridowoll House and walkod rapidly op Hoot ditch. ('limlwd Lndgato hill. passed l'anl's (‘llllt't'lL turned toward the river down lionnott hill, to the left on Thames stmot. thou on past the bridge, following Lower Thamvs strovt to the 110 repliml that he would take care of that. 1 non learning whore tln-y l1: nl 5111]) pod. limki nglmnn l1n11imlly 11ml; Inm- svlf off. and Brandon Wzlitml [111' the girls to (111110 out. It swnn-d :1 may lung time that thvy were in llw “‘1'va- od place. and darkness 11:11! m-ll de~ sventlod upon London \vln'n thoy mnerg‘ml. There were great mudholes where one sank ankle deep. fur an nun paved the street at that tithe. strangely enough, preferrng to pay the SlXIH‘HCB line per square yard for leaving it 1111- llOlH‘. At one plat'e. lit'atulnu luhl me. a load of hay blot-Red the streets. c'ulll- [telling them to sqlleem' ln-tweeh the houses and the hay. lle muhl hardly believe the girls had passed that way. as he had not always been ahh- In keep them in view, but had sutuetimes tu follow them by watching “llt‘lililg‘lltllll. He. lunvever. kept as «lose as pussi- hle and presently saw them turn dawn (Erma-he’s alley and enter his hmtse. J gum wept all the way ovor, but Mary m'ver Him-hm]. “Yes.” answered Jane. with an concern that surprised Mary. for knew Jane was a coward from the of her brown head to the tip of little pink heels. “Oh, if I had onlyt taken your ad- vice, Jane, and had uexer come to this wretched place! And to think. too. that I came here only to lea ll‘ll the “orst! Shall “9 cm: rget home alhe. do you think '2" zit'iglilmrlmml of l“i.~:li sii‘vvt hill. win-re thvy look am allvy loading up toward East Cheap to (imuvlw's imusv. It was a limw thing {01' thv girl in do and SllUWml 11w clvtmnninmi spirit that dwelt in 1101' soft white Iii-mist. Aside from (110 full daugvrs. Ihvrv was mumgh to dotv' any Woman. I should think. Mary soon noticed that a 1mm was following mom. and as she did not know who ho was became greatly alnrnwd. The object of 1101' journey had been :u'cmnplislwd now. so the spur of a strong motive to keep her courage up was lacking. They hurried on, the man behind them taking less care to remain unseen than he did when coming. Mary's fears grew uponher as she heard his step and saw his form persistently fol- lowing them. and she clutched Jane by the arm. “It is all over with us, I know. I would give everything I have or ever expect to have on earth tor-for Mas- ter Brandon at this moment." She thought of him as the one person best able to defend her. This was only too welcome an op- portunity, and Jane said: “That in Master Brandon following no. It we "Juno. some one is following us.” she whispered. ”Yes, your grace. this is the gate.” she top her ud- wa’lt a few seconds. he wm be here." And she called to him before Mary could interpose. Now this disclosure operated in two ways. Brandon’s presence was. it is true. just what Mary had so ardently wished, but the danger and therefore the need was gone when she found that the man who was following them had no evil intent. Two thoughts quickly flashed through the girl’s mind. She was angry with Brandon for having cheated her out of so many favors and for having slighted her love. as she had succeeded in convincing herself was the case, all of which Grouche had confirmed by telling her he was false. Then she had been discovered in doing what she knew she should have left undone and what she was anxious to conceal from ever; one, and, worst of all, had been dismvered by the very per: on from whoa. she was most anx- ious to hide it. the full limit of their voiees‘. How they did run and sereani! It wa~: 1111'. :1 moment till Brandon eaizie 1m with i’uF pursuers, who. all nnmnse inn» 1 ..-:1 they in turn \\'e:'e pursued. Lid Let (“Iv peet an attack from the rear. 'i‘iz-F men remaining on lzorselmel; sin-1mm; an alarm to their comrades. but so ill- tent were the latter in their puruitit that they did hot hear. ()ne of the is1e1~ on foot fell dead. piereetl through t... bat-k of the neck by Brandon’s sword. before either was aware of his pres enee. The other turned. but was :1 enrpse before. he eutild (Fry out. '1' girls had stopped a short distaitve ahead exhausted bv their flight. Mary had stumbled and fallen. but l. ad risen again. and both were new leaning against a wall. (Fli: 12111;: to e it 11 other. a picture of abjeet terror. Brandon ran to the girls. but bv the time he re 11-!an them the two men on horse baek were there also. h.1e kin; awFau at him from their saddles. Brandon did his best to save himself from being em to pieees and the girls from being tram- pled under foot by the praneing horses. A narrow jutting of the wall, a foot or two in width, a sort of flying but. tress, gave him a little advantage. and up into the slight shelter of the corner thus formed he thrust the girls and with his back to them faced his un- equal foe with drawn sword. Fortu- nately the position allowed only one horseman to attack them. Two men on foot would have been less in each oth- er’s way and much more effective. The men, however. stuck to their horses. and one of them pressed the attack, striking at Brandon most viciously. it being dark and the distance deceptive. the horseman’s sword at last struck the wall. a my 0! Initkl flying in its She was not afraid now that the dan- ger was over, and feared no new dan- ger with Brandon at hand to protect her, for in her heart she felt that to overcome a few fiery dragons and a company or so of giants would be a more pastime to him. Yet see how she treated him. The girls had stopped when Jane called Brandon. and he was So she turned upon Jane angrily: “June Bollngbrokv. you shall leave me as'suon as we get back to Greenwich for this betrayal 01‘ my confidence." at once by their side with uncovered head, hoping for and of course expect ing a warm welcome. But even Bran- don, with his fund of worldly philos- ophy, had not learned not to put his trust in princesses, and his surprise was benumbing when Mary turned angrily Upon him. “Master Brandon. your impudence in following us shall cost you dearly. We do not desire your company, and will thank you to lvnvc us to our own af~ fairs. as wo wish you to attend ox- clUsivoly to yours." 'l‘lzis {win the girl who had given :im so nzncin within loss than a Wet-k3 l'oor llrnmlon! Juno. who had ('nllod him up and was the (:nuso of his following tlxom. began in wwp. “Sir." said slm. "forgive in:-. It was not my fault. She [and just said" Slap 1mm Mary's hand on .lnnv's mouth. and June was [nan-11ml oil’v \w-opin': liiilm'ly. The girls had started up toward llnst (‘lwzlp when they left (it‘mu'lte's. in tending tu go home hy an upper mute and new they walked rapidly in tl:~:~.t directiun. Branden continued tn t'ul law then). notwithstanding what Mary had said. and she thanked hill) and he: (iml eve ' after that he did. They had been 'alking not more than five minutes when. just as lllt‘ girls turned a corner into a St‘t'llltlt'tl little street. winding its way :ttwnr: the tish warelu‘iuses. four hursei ‘2. [maxed Branden in evident pursuit u: then). Branden hurried forward. ltitt before he rem'lted the earner hem-«i steremns of fright and as he turned 3:. t0 the street distillt'tly :‘:t\\' that th Hf the men had di-t :mttnted and were it): in: in nvertatke the tleeim: girls. Fri.“ ‘ lent wings tn their feet. and. their s: . skirts affording freedom tn their lit..' they were giving the pursuers at war: little race, screaming at every step 1.; One of the men on foot yell dmd. A cry from the fallen horseman brought his companion to his side and gave Brandon an opportunity to escape with the girls. 0! this he took ad- vantage. you may be sure. {or one of his mottoes was that the greatest tool in the world is he who does not early in lite learn how and when to run. trail, and lucky it was or this story would have ended here. Then-upon Brandon thrust his sword into the home's throat. causing it to rear hack. ward. plunging and lunglng into the street. where it tell. holding its rider by the leg against the cobblestones of a little gutter. In the light of the sparks from the word stroke upon the wall, brief as it was. Brandon recognizml the (ace of Buckingham, from which the mask had fallen. Of this he did not speak to any one till long ntte ard. and his silence was almost his going. How often a word spoken or unspo- ken may have the very deuce in it either way! The girls were nearly dead from (right. and in order to make any sort of progress Brandon had to carry the princess and help Jane until he thought they were out of danger. Jane soon recovered. but Mary did not seem an:- lous to walk and lay with her head upon Brandon’s shoulder. apparently contented enough. “more Drunkard. Can‘t Mal-r7. in “'nldm-k, Germany. there is a law which prohibits the marriage of any individual who has the habit of over- driuking, and once identified with the habit an inehriate must produce sum- cieut proof of reformation to wart-mt his receiving a license at any futon Am‘ording to 2m 01d superstition. fried mouse is fmnsidvn‘d :1 specific for smallpox. wuilo. ml um other band. to eat food which n numso Ims nibbled ll said to give a 80W throat. In a few minutes Jane said: “If you can walk now, my lady, I think you had better.. We shall soon be near Flahmonger‘s hall. where some one is lure to be standing at this hour.” A Flush "annual. Tho puhliv aquarium u: Xvw York has :I huspiml fur sh'k Iish. The most frequvm lish trnuhle Is fungus on the [mud or mil. shown by a red spot. Fish sum-rim: Ums are tnlwu to a spe- cial luml uf (lifiini'm'lml wntvr and op- erated on with svissors. l’c-pyu' Lllurury. I‘vpys’ library at Magdalen college. Oxfurd. remains in the old pnesseu montimwd in the diary as having been set up "to my must oxtmoniiunry sat- lsfuvihm. so that I think lt wlll be an nohlo a closet as any man hath.” Them are 3.000 volumes. The Rod 60.. The Rod spa is for Um most part bluo. It 2145‘ its name {mm the fact that portiuas of it are («m-red by mi- uuto :mimalleh-s which dyv the surface of thv ““Uc‘l' rod win-re Hwy float. Mary said nothing in reply to Jane. but as Brandon {011 a stop or two be- hind at a narrow crossing whispered: “Forgive me, forgive me. I will do any penance you ask. I am unworthy to speak your name. I owe you my life and moreâ€"and more a thousand times." At this she lifted her arm and placed her hand upon his cheek and neck. She then learned for the first time that he was Wounded. and the tears eatne softly as she slipped from his arms to the ground. She walked beside him quietly fur a little time. then, taking his hand in both of hers, gently lifted it to her lips and laid it Upon her breast. Half an hour afterward Brandon left the girls at Bridewell House, went over to the bridge where he had left his hum» at a liostelry, and rode down to Green- wieh. Odd Slllp Model. The musvum of tho “0an United Service institmiun. in Whitvhall, Eng- land. has a must ingvniuusly construct- ml 11104le of a ship which was mad. by mu- m‘ the Ruwian prisoners of the (frinwun war vutiroly of tortoise shell and buuv. First to (‘llmb Home Ill-ac. Jacques Balmat. a guide. was the first man to climb Mont Blame. He climbed it in 1786 and by so doing won the prize oflerod by Horace de Sans. sure. Loudou'n “'orlu-rl. But one pvrson in vighty of the work. ers of 1.01100“ 3.3005 to ('DUI'Ph. 80 Mary had made her trip tn Grouel1e’s,hut it was lahor 11111.41- than lost. (irouehe had told her nothing she. wanted to know. though mueh that he supposed she would like to learn. He had told her that she had many lovers, a fact whi1h her fa1e and form would make easy enough to diseover. He informed her also that she had a lowhorn lover. and in order to put a little evil in with the good fortune and give what he said 1111 air of truth he added to Marv‘s st. 1te of unrest more than he thought I11 telling her that her iowhorn lm er was false. lle thought to flatter her by predicting that she would soon marry a very great prinee or nobleman. the indieatious heiug in favor of the former. and in place of this making her happy she wished the wretched soothsayer in the imttomleu (dbâ€"he and all his propheCh-s; herself. too. {or going to him. His guessel were prettv shrewdâ€"that ts. ndmtttlnl he did not know who Marv “'11 t. whirl) She at 11.191 summsed was the 11i.~'1*;t~‘o \lar1 wept that night 11nd lll11.1he1l and moaned betause she had gone t1' Urouehe's. It had added infinitely t1 the pain of whieh her heart was al- ready too full and made her thorough- ly wretched and unhappy. [TO m: cosnxcno.) I“ I10“ .‘Io n-u- .