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At Mary’s request I sent part to Brad- hurst at Bristol and retained the rest for Brandon to take with him. 1..-... LU. y.“.-wvâ€" .. A favorable answer soon came from Bristol, giving the young nobleman a separate room in consideration of the large puwe he had sent. ___ Ann-AA “\A lalbv llu'av u- ._‘- The next step was to procure the gentleman’s wardrobe (or Mary. This was a little troublesome at first, for of course she could not be measured in the regular way. We managed to over- come this difliculty by having Jane take the measurements under instruc- tions received from the tailor, which measurements, together with the cloth, I took to the fractional little man who did my work. He looked at the measurements with twinkling eyes and remarked: “Sir Ed- win, that be the curiousest shaped man ever I see the measures of. Sure, it would make a mighty handsome wom- -A_ an or I know slons.” ”Ovurl- “Never you mind about dimensions. Make the garments as they are ordered and keep your mouth shut, it you know what is to your interest. Do you hear?" He delivered himself of a labored wink. “I do hear and understand, too, and my tongue is like the tongue of an obelisk.” In due time I brought the suits to Mary, and they her liking. v- .v...., The days passed rapidly till it was a matter of less than a fortnight until the Royal IIind would sall, and it real. ly looked as if the adventure might turn out to our desire. - A. ‘4‘. but” vw- ._ Jane was in tribulation and thought she ought to be taken along. This, you may be sure, was touching me very closely, and I began to wish the whole internal mess at the bottom of the sea. It Jane went, his august majesty King Henry VIII. would be without a mas- ter of the dance just as sure as the stars twinkled in the firmament. It was, however, soon decided that Bran. don would have his hands more than full to get off with one woman. and that two would surely spoil the plan. UH“. ‘r v .. _ So June“ nsrtroi be left b-ehind, full of tribulation and indignation, fixmly con' vincod that she v. as being treated very badly. ‘ “ ‘ I ‘ CAI- L-.. Mary’s vanity was delighted with her elopement trousseau, for of course it was of the finest. Not that the quality was better than her usual wear, but doublet and hose were so different on her. She paraded for an hour or so before Jane, and as she became ac- customed to the new garb and as the steel reflected a most beautiful image she determined to show herself to Brandon and me. She said she want- ed to become accustomed to being seen in her doublet and hose and would be- gin with us. She thought if she could not hear our gaze she would surely make a dismal failure on shipboard among so many strange men. There ‘ was some good reasoning in this. and it, together with her vanity. overruled ; her modesty and prompted her to come to see us in her character of young 3 nobleman. Jane made one of her :mighty protests. so infinitely dispro- ' portionate in size to her little ladyship, but the self willed princess would not i listen to her aml was for coming alone . if Jane would not. (.‘01118 with her. Once ’ having determined. as usual with her. '. she wasted no time about it, but. I throwing a long cloak over her shoul- I ders. started for our rooms. with angry. '1 weeping, protesting fiane at her heels. When I heard the knock. I was sure it was the girls, for though Mary had promised Brandon she would not un- der any circumstances attempt another visit I knew so well her utter inability to combat her desire and her reckless disregard of danger where there was a motive snmcient to furnish the nerve tension that I was sure she would come or try to come again. ped, with a little laugh of delight, clothed in doublet. hose and confusion, the prettiest picture mortal eyes ever rested on. Her hat. something on the ‘broad, flat style with a single white plume encircling the crown, was of purple velvet trimmed in gold braid mini touched here and there with pre- * cious stones. Her doublet was of the ! same purple velvet as her hat, trimmed In lace and gold braid. Her short trunks were of heavy black silk slashed by yellow satin: with hose of lavender door was shut Mary unclasped the brooch at her throat, and the great cloak fell to her heels. Out she step- silk, and her little shoes were or rus- set French leather. Quite a rainbow. you will say. but such a rainbow! Brandon and l were struck dumb with admiration and could not keep from showing it. This disconcerted the girl and increased her embarrass- ment until we could not tell which was the prettiest. the garments, the girl or . A‘. lâ€" I L‘A_ ‘h‘ notliing; of human dimen- wnole picture was as sweet and beauti- ful as the eyes of man could behold. Fine feathers will not make fine birds, and Mary‘s masculine attire could no more make her look like a man than harness can disguise the graces of a gazelle. Nothing could conceal her intense, exquisite woman- hood. With our looks of astonishment and admiration Mary’s blushes deep- ened. “OI-V“. “What is the matter? Is anything wrong?” she asked. “Nothing is wrong,” answered Bran- don, smiling in spite of himself. “Noth- ing on earth is wrong with you, you may be sure. You are perfectâ€"that is, for a womanâ€"and one who thinks there is anything wrong about a perfect woman is hard to please. But if you flatter yourself that you in any way resemble a man or that your dress in the faintest degree conceals your sex you are mistaken. It makes it only more apparent.” qunv ““tlw- ." “How can that he?” asked Mary in comical tribulation. “Is not this a man’s doublet and how. and this hat-â€" Is it not a man’s hat? They are all for III, II. uvv '- â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€" a man. Then why do I not look like one, I ask? Tell me what is wrong. Oh, I thought I looked just like a man. I thought the disguise was perfect." “Well,” returned Brandon, “if you will permit me to say so, you are on- tirely too symmetrical and shapely ever to pass for a man.” The flaming color was in her checks as Brandon went on: “Your feet are too small, even for a boy’s feet. I don’t think you could be made to look like a man if you worked from now like a man it till doomsday.” “As to your larger shoes, or and, as to you: longer trunks. “What vuy. Mary?" :iskml Brandon gently and rmmiving no :lllS\\'(‘l‘. “But you will have to lwm‘ my looking at you all ihv time if you go with um." “I don't lu-liM'c 1 mm do it.” “No. no." :ms'wm'ml [10. hr: wiy ut- tmnpting (-lwvrl'uhn-ss: “wv may as well give it up. I haw- haul no hopv from the first. 1 know it could not IN (10110. and it should not. I was huth insane and criminal to think of mm mitting you to try it.“ Brandon’s form-d (:hoorfulness died out with his words. and he sank into a chair. with his elbows on his knm's unql Brandon and I were struck dumb with admiration. his face in his hands. Mary ran to him at once. There had been a little mo- ment of faltering, but there was no real surrender in her. Dropping on her knee beside him, she said coaxingly: “Don’t give up. You are a man; you must not surrender and let me, a girl, prove the stronger. Shame upon you when I look up to you so much and eXpect you to help me be brave! I will go. I will arrange myself in some way. Oh, why am I not different? I wish I were as straight as the queen.” And for that first time in her life she bewailed her beauty be- cause it stood between her and Bran. don. “v.- She soon coaxed him out of his de- spondency, and we began again to plan the matter in detail. The girls sat on Brandon’s cloak and he and I on the camp stool and a box. Mary’ time was well occupied in vain a mpts to keep herself covered with the cloak. which seemed to have a right good will toward Brandon and me. but she kept track or our plan. which. in brief. were as follow: Al to her costume, we would lublfltuto but man and jack boot: for M troubled tone. m I As to the elopement, it was deter- ' l "mined that Brandon should leave Lon- Tdon the following day for Bristol and i make all arrangements along the line. { He would carry with him two bundles, ,~ 2 his own and Mary’s clothing, and leave 1 , them to be taken up when they should 1 go a-shipboard. Eight horses would i ' be procured. four to be left as a relay ; at an inn between Berkeley castle and 3 Bristol and four to he kept at the mm '3 ' dezvous some two leagues the other ' side of Berkeley for the use of Bran- ‘ ' don, Mary and the two men from Bris- l tol who were to act as an escort on the g eventful night. There was one dis-* agreeable little feature that we could ; not provide against nor entirely elim- '. : inate. It was the fact that Jane and I should be suspected as accomplices ; before the fact of Mary's elopement, : and hose. and, as to doublet. Mary laughed and blushingly said she had a plan which she would secretly impart to J sue, but would not tell us. She whispered it to Jane. who. as serious as the lord chancellor, gave Judgment and “thought it would do.” We hoped so. but were full of doubts. This is all tame enough to write and read about. but I can tell you it was sufllciently exciting at the time. Three of us at least were playing with that comical fellow, Death, and he gave the game interest and point. to our hearts’ content. y ..... .___ , , -| I should drill into her, but I knew the jtruth would seep out in a thousand ways. She could no more hold it than i a sieve can hold water. “'0 were play- ' ing for great stakes, which, it I do say lit, none but the. bravest hearts, bold } and daring as the truest knights of Eehivah'y, would think of trying forâ€"- ,nothing less than the running away i with the first princess of the first blood 3 royal of the world. Think of it! It l appalls me even now. Discovery meant Edoath to one of us surely, Brandon; 3 possibly to two others, Jane and me, ‘. certainly if Jane‘s truthfulness should I i become unmanageable. as it was apt ! to do. ”U ‘1’. __ and, as you know, to assist in the ab- duction of a princess is treason. for which there is but one remedy. I thought I had a plan to keep ourselves safe if I could only stifle for the once Jane’s troublesome and vigorous tend- ency to preach the truth to all people upon all subjects and at all times and places. She promised to tell the story - n..- J-‘\A After we had settled everything we could think of the girls took their leave, Mary slyly kissing Brandon at the door. I tried to induce J ane to follow her lady’s example, but she was as cool and distant as the new moon. The next day Brandon paid his re- spects to the king and queen, made his adieus to his friends and rode of! alone to Bristol. You may be sure the king showed no signs of undue grief at his departure. Windsor 1'01 a warm weather. ‘V allm v ......... There were ten or twelve of us, in- cluding two chaperons. the old Earl of Ilertford and the dowager Duchess of Kent. Henry might as well have sent along a pair of spaniels to act as chap- eronsâ€"it would have taken an army to guard Mary aloneâ€"and to tell you the truth our old chaperons needed watching more than any of us. It was scandalous. Each of them had a touch of gout, and when they made wry faces it was a standing inquiry among us whether they were let-ring at each other or felt a twingeâ€"whether it was their feet or their hearts that troubled them. dt “Mon Dieu. : should catch it? not take me." £53351: :- Those who are gaining flesh and smrangzh by regular treat- ment with Scott’s Emulsion sho uXd continue the trontmcnt In hot.waather: smaller dose and a tattle cool mllk wIth It le do away with any ob action which Is attached to fat y pro- ducts during tho hosted 803800 . CHAPTER XVI. A IIAWKING PARTY. FEW days after Brandon‘s departure, Mary, with the kinvr's consent, organized s 2" small party to go over to Dieu, Sir Edwin. what it I nob it? Master Charles would 'V'U . Send for (no Wk- SCOTT BOW/NE. Cit-H3. “sec. and $1.00; dim a few weeks during the as one (1)!- ; "3'"â€" W"' ~ - it we could ' This made me furious, but I could [tirely cum. I not answer. and a moment later he lt Jane and ; said, ‘Xevertheless I should he only " too glad to undertake the task.’ accomplices i .. ' . , elopement, ; 'lhe thought never occuxred to elo ther of us then that: he would be taken .t in the abâ€" . t his word. Bold ? I should think he treason. for i a I g was! I never saw anything like it! I remed . y ‘ have not told you a tenth part of what ep ourselves 1 i he said to me that day. He said any- ior the once ; _ gorous tend- ‘ thing he washed. and it seemed that 1 Lo all people could neither stop him nor retaliate. n times and a Half the time I was angry and half on the story a the time amused, but by the time We ,I knew the reached Windsor there never was a a thousand girl more hopelessly and desperately in hold it than love. than Mary Tudor.” And she .0 were play- laughed as if it were a huge joke on - u I .1" an" 31:!!‘)‘. ry’e mirth and joyouaneee. which were ' at their height. but hoped I might give my little lady Jane a twinge or two of Jealousy. perchanee to fertilize her sentiment: toward me. '. Mary talked and laughed and aanc. for her Ioul was a fountain of glad- neu that bubbled up the instant pree- aure wan removed. She spoke of iittle but our int trip over this same road. and. an we passed objects on the way. told me of what Brandon had said at this place and that. She laughed and dimpled excluisitely in relating how she had deliberately made Opportuni- ties for him to flatter her until at last he smiled in her iv“? and told her she was the most birtuiiful creature liv- ; ing. but that. after all. “beauty was as E beauty did." all enumenu WW1“! we. . nary talked and laughed and sang. 5 no for her soul was a fountain of clad- one or the gentlemen escorted the le- Ieu that hobbled up the haunt pres- dies home. while tam or us main-d lure was removed. She spoke or little ho prowl about the woods and roads all mt our last trip over this same road. night in a gonna: drink. The task Ind. as we passed objects on the way. was tiresome enough for me. as it lack- told me or what Brandon had said at ed motive. and when we rode into this place and that. She laughed and Berkeley castle next day a Iorrler 09¢ rumpled exquisitely in relating how 1 of bedranled. rain stained. mud cov- she had deliberately made opportuni- ered knights you never saw. You may ties for him to flmter her until at last know the castle was wild with excite- he smiled in her free and told her she ment. There were all sorts or conjec- was the most berzutirnl creature liv- tum. but soon we unanimously con- ing. but that. after all. “beauty was as t eluded it had been the work of high- beauty did.” i waymen. of whom the country was “That made me angry." said she. “I _ full and by whom the princess had cer- pouied for awhil- and two or three tainlv been abducted. times was on the saint of dismissing - him. but thought better or it and asked The chaperon- forgot their com and [Hill plainly wherein I did so mueh each other. and Jane. who was the amiss. Then win-t do you think the most nflfected of all. had a genuine e:- 1mpudent fellow said?" cuse for giving vent to her grief and “i cannot guess." went to bedâ€"by far the safest place “He said, ‘Oh, there is so much it for her. would take a lifetime to tell it.’ What was to he done? First. we sent “This made me furious. but i could a message to the king. who would not answer. and a moment later he probably have us all flayed alive.afear said. Nevertheless I should he only which the chaperons shared in ihe full- too glad to undertake the task.’ est extent. Next. an armed party rode “The, thought never occurred to ei- back to look again {or Mary and. it mm- of us then that he would he taken possible. rescue her. She continued: “That day settled mum-rs with me for all thne. I don’t know how he did it. Yes. 1 do.” And She launched forth into an account of Brandon's perfectlons, which I found sonwwhat dull. and so would you. \\‘c remained a day or two at Wind- sor and thou. over the objections of our chapcrons, moved on to Berke-Icy cas- tlc. whore Margaret of Scotland was spending the summer. We had another beautiful ride up the dear old Thames to liorkoh-y. hut Mary had grown serious and saw none of it. On the afternoon of the day the princess suggested :1 party, and We set out in thv of the rendezvous. Our mm ed of myself, three other gt‘t;.u'lllt‘n and three ladies besides Mary. Jane did not go. I was afraid to trust her. She wept and with d;;fieulty forced herself to say soxmthinar about a head- a-he. but the rest of the inmates of the. castle of course had no thought that possibly they were taking their last. look upon Mary Tudor. Think who this girl was we were running away with! What reckless fools we were not to have seen the ut- tvr hopelessness. vermin failure and deadly peril of our act; troasun black as l’lutnnian midnight. But l‘ruvidonce sovum In lmvuuu especial cure for fouls, whiiv wise mm) are loft to care for tlwnxmylws. and it duos luck as if safe- ty lius in folly. We rode on and on. and althmnzh I took two occasions in the prosmnw of others to urge Mary 10 return. owing to the approach of night and throat- enod rain, she took her own head. as cvoryhmly know she always would. and continued the hunt. I A‘. Jug! lwfore dark. as rvndwzvous. "Mary and ride ahead of the part tanco. At last we saw and the princess mic-app [w | ‘ \ I BEEâ€"{re both live. I have deter- mined not to perm“ you to behave as She flew her bird and aauowd after a you have for IO long. for I know you me. When they came up. I wu greet. ; love me. You have half told me no . ed in choral. “Where to the princess?" - dozen times. and even your halt words t said she had (one on with her hawk are whole truths. There 1- not a true- and had lett me to bring them utter : flan of 3 lie in you. Besides. nary told me. When they came up. I was greet- ed in chorus. “Where is the princess?” ! said she had cone 0! with her hawk and had lett me to bring them after -~â€" â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" thts appmnt. when I came in for my full share of abuse and ridicule. for I had led them mun-t their judgment. I was credited with hem; a blockhud. then. In fact. they were the dupes. We rode hurriedly hack to the point of We departure and wound our homluuly.hutmyohjecthedheeu 3mm end I new thnt within u I not only relished MI- of the am minted : wking Hon fist- t a k '11)”! The tact that i had been out the en- tire night before. ”tether with the small repute in which i was held for deeds of arms. excused me from taking part in this bootless errand. so again I profited by the small esteem in which I was held. I say I profited, {or i stayed at the castle with J nne. hoping to find my opportunity in the absence of everybody else. All the ladies but Jane had ridden out. and the knights who had been with me scouring the forest were sleeping. since they had not my incentive to remain awake. They had no message to deliver. :10 duty to perform for an absent friend. A thou- sand! Only think of it! I wished it had been a million. and so faithful was I to my trust that I swore in my soul I would deliver them, every one. And Jane loved me! No more walk- ing on the hard. prosaic earth now. From this time forth I would fly; that was the only sensible method of loco- motion. Mary had said. “She told me 30.” Could it really be true? You will at once see what an advantage this bit of information was to me. I hoped that Jane would wish to see me to tall; over Mary’s escape; so I sent word to her that I was waiting. and she quickly enough recovered her health and came down. 1 suggested that we walk out to a secluded little summer house by the river, and Jane was willing. Ah. my opportunity was here at last! Jane’s whole attitude toward me was changed, and she seemed to cling to me in a shy, unconscious manner. that was sweet beyond the naming. a the one solace for all her grief. After I had answered all her qua- tions and had told her over and 0'. again every detail of Mary‘s flight M had assured her that the prim-vs! “I at that hour hre-zlstlng the wzn'vs m Brandon on thvir lxighrozul to paradllt. I thought it tinw to start myself in the same dirm'tiun and to say :1 won in my own holmlt’. BO 1 spolw very frvcly and told Jan-a what I felt and what I wanted. “Oh: Si};â€"'Ed“'in.” she rvspondd. “let us not think of anything but my mistress. Think of the trouble she h In." her trouble by now and is as happy u u lurk. you may be sure. Has she not won everything her heart longed for! Then let us make our own paradllo. since we have helped them inane theil‘l. You have it. Jan 5 just within your lips. Speak the word. and it will t'hnnge everything. if you love me. an. I know you do." Jane's head was bowed. and she I‘v' niained silent. Then i told her of Lady Mary’s me.- sage and began]. if she would not speak in Words what 1 so longed to hear. she would at lealt tell it by al- lowing me to deliver only one little thousandth part of the message Mary had sent. but she drew a way and said she would return to the easile it I continued to behave in that manner. I begged hard and tried to argue the point. but logic seems to lose its force in such a situation. and all I add availed nothing. Jane was obdunt. and was for going back at once. Her persistence was beginning to look like obstinacy, and I soon grew so angry that i asked no permission. but deliv- ered Mary's message. or a good part of Poor little Jzuw :‘mugm 5110 was un- lone for life. She sat there half pout- lng, halt weeping. and said she could lo uothlng about it; that she was alone now. and ll‘ 1. lu-r only friend. would treat her that way she did not know when to look. i “Where to look?" I demanded. “Look here. June; here. You mlgbt as well ; understand out In last that l wlll not i be «men wlth longer. and that l lntend : to continue matting you that way u it at leaét. whether she would or no. and then sat back and asked her what we was going to do ulzuut it. “No. no. Jane. Lady Mary is out o! W I then bmuzht the battle “mayounottellherlo? Iknowyou Imminomln‘butdntnth. D“ you not tell her! mm In. hat.” hummus-brim