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Master Brandon could not help .it"-â€"which ': 1:3 true lwvoml all doubt. ‘ Henry laughed at her 1mivoto.und “olszoy’s lip-.4 Mire a smile as he pimked the kin" by the sleeve and I tnnk him met to the window. out of ' ' ' ' ;:mr iwaring. “Brother, let me die for him.” last (ronmwrod ynn, but thoy had to strike through ymzr low. the vulnera- ble spot in every wmmm. Jane and I led Mary away thrm {.31 :1 side (1001'. and the king; (1:11qu for I!" Longnovillv to finish the intorruptml Jane and I 1111] Mary away 1111011151 :1 Side (10111“. 111111 thu king; ('11111'11 for I’D. Longnvvillv to finish the 11110111111101] 2111110 11f<°111'11.‘\'. {More tEu- 11!:13’ \"1’13 rosunmd \Volsey stopped snt‘th :ummd to the king and “13111111 “8111111 I allix your majesty". sseal to 1:11111111114 1111:111'1’ ’ “X OS, but R0131) 111111 in the Tower'un- til Mary is off for Franco." Wolsey 111111 cvrtninly been a friend to Brandon in time of 1211011: but. as usual. be 111111 \‘111112‘1 rocvivod for his “11111111111099. H11 11.18 :1: 1:1'111‘11t advo- cate of Hm 1-1‘11111-11 111:11'1'111140. notwith- standin" the! {net 110 111.11 told Mary be As the king stooped and lifted her to hvr {out he kissed hm', saying, “His life shall be spared. my sweet. sister." Aft- 9? this Henry felt that he had done 9 vmulcx‘fully gracious act and was: the kindest hearted prince in all Christen- :lotu. Mary almost screamed: “Yes. yes; gladly. I will do anything you ask," and tell at his feet. hysterically em- bmving his knees. l'uor Mary! Two mighty kings and their gwat ministers of state had at Mary began to weep and show signs of increasing agitation. A fter a short whispered conversation ”it! king and Wolsvy came bank. and {"0 former said, “Sister, it I promise to give trandon his life will you consent almvntiy and like a good girl to marry Louis of Franc .‘:” Louis 11ml smut to Do megm-villc- who was then in England. for umfi'.‘ mation of Mary's beauty, and De Longuoville grew so eloquent on th( theme that his I’m-Inch majesty at once authorized negotiations. As reports came in Louis grew more and more impatient. This did not, how- ever, stand in the, way of his driving a hard bargain in the matter of (lower. for “the Father of the People" had the characteristics of his race and was in- tensely practical as well as mamma- ble. They never lose sight 0 the dotâ€" but I do not find fault. 0171».- Lnugu. .EI;»-. . minizmum In {22- V: ' . .. i t11.1titmi:.;l1t:.s i. b: “.(il'iLL 1‘ the hands of Louis. and that v little, Old, shrn (-1011 hunt In flutter just as if there could he in it a genuine flame. PROSERI‘INA. O the value received for Wol- sey’s friendship to Brandon was Mary’s promise to marry Louis. Mary wanted to send a message at once to Brandon, telling him his life would be spared and that she had made no delay this timeâ€"a fact of which she was very proudâ€"but the Tower, gates would not open until 'I‘nen spake Womey: “If your majesty will permit I would say that I quite agree with you; there has been witch- ery hereâ€"witchery of the most potent kind; the witehery of lustrous eyes. of fair skin and rosy lips; the witchery of all that is sweet and intoxicating in Womanhood. but Muster Brandon has been the Victim of this potent spell. not the uses of it. One look upon your sis- ter standing there. and I know your majesty will ugrw that Brandon had no choice against her.” Louis little know what thorns this lovely rose had underneath her velvet ‘ leaves, and what a veritable tartar she would be, linked to the man she did not love, or he would have given Hen- . ry 400,000 crowns to keep her at home. ' “'33 H‘ HIV CHAPTER XIX. w-x'minly been a friend time of Iwml: but. as vulu'é l't‘CPiVOd for his 0 was an :zrdvnt advo- m-h marriage. notwith- :'t he had told Mary be mm u kimllm ”filly vb 0‘ 0111!“! 1 int: he]: iboc .i LC‘ .For several days I was kept busy carrying letters from Greenwich to the : Tower and back again. but soon letters i ceased to satisfy Mary, and she made iup her mind that she must see him. 1 Nothing else would do. She. must not. i could not and. in short, would not go 3 another day without seeing hiniâ€"no,, not another hour. Jane and I opposed ' her all we could, but the best we could accomplish was to induce her for Bran- don's sakeâ€"for she was beginning to Bee that he w as the one u ho had to suffer to? her indiseretionsâ€"to ask Henry s permission, and it he refused, then try some other way. To deter- mine was to act with Mary, so at she went without delay to hunt the king, taking Jane and me along as escort. How full we were of important busi- ness as we scurried along the corridors, one on each side of Mary, all talking excitedly at ones! When anything was to be done, it always required three of us to do it. We found the king, and without a;y . mime. nan. mam her request. 110 naturally (‘Xpm'tvd his liberty at once. and when told that he was to be honorably dotainvd for a Short time turnml to me and said: “I summso they are afraid to let me out until she is off for France. King Henry flattors me.” When I left, I took a letter to Mary, which plainly told her he had divined it all, and she wrote a tear stained an~ swer, begging him to forgive her for having saved his life at a cost greater than her own. “31qu it a liar. Il-undun.” said I. I:1‘.l:.‘;!:?n:."ly, for l was sure of my place in his lu-nrt and knvw t:h. the meant no oi’fo’izsv. l nowr doubt :1 l‘rimul. 0210 would lwllm' lm trustl'ul of ninvly-nlm‘ l‘rlz-mls who :ll'l‘ false tilzm doubtful ol.‘ oxw who i: trm'. Suspiviun :md summcm‘dlive- :uw are :1: ““00 the badge 51ml the 1mm! of :1 Iitllu soul. I did not leave the Tower until noon. and Brandon's pardon lmd hem (lnliv- prod to him before I left. He was glad that the first news of it had come from Mary. I looked out of the window up Tower street and said nothing. 1m ynu know nothing of IN lvlm'khmul "Oh, yes, my sweet Jane. You dc comfort me. You are like a soothing balm to an aching pain.” And she. kiss- ed the hands that “0“] bars. This x'as all that nmdust little Jane rmlnirud. She was mntvnt to be a humble balni and did not aspiri- in the dignity of an elixir. “But I promised. too. and think of what I am about to do. Mary in heav- en, help me! But he is made of difl’or- ent stuff from me. I can and do trust his word, and when I think of all my troubles and when it semns that 1 van- not bear thmn the one comforting thought comes that no other woman will ever possess him-.110 other wmnnn. no other woman. I am glad that my only comfort 00an from him." “I hopod that I might have lwon some cmnt‘ort to you. I have tried hard enough,” said June, Who was 30:11- ous. If “It will almost kill him, I know,” she said to Jane that night, “and I fear it is a false kindness I do him. He would, probably, rather die than that I should marry another. I know that I should rather die or hare any- thing else terrible. to happen than for another woman to possess him. He promised me he. never would. but sup- pose he should fail in his word, as I have today failed in mine? The thonght of it absolutely burns me.” And she threw herself into Jane's arms. and that little comforter tried to soothe her by making light of her fears. “Oh, but suppose he should '3" "Well, there is no need to borrow trouble. You said he promised you. and you know he is one who keeps his word.” morning, so she had ‘to wait. She com- pensated herself as well as she could by writing a letter, which I should like to give you here, but it is too long. She told him of his pardon, but not one word upon the theme he so wished yet feared to hear ot-her promise never to wed any other man. Mary had not told him of her final surrender in the matter of the French marriage, for the reason that she dreaded to pain him and feared he might refuse the sacri- i (P ‘l Nnt‘hin In (I H lznt tn my HP. limit-n. you H) 1t (1 W130: 10 (IN! 1221‘; p l H '01! :u‘uhd mum pages to mlh-d to tukv it. and $002: art“? (110 T0 mum! and “as. pvrmi Minn ::' (nu-0. [In l and :; 't'vd 111:9 m‘a-l‘y P 1'2". 11‘?! ('z‘. 4 53:24:. Dr; I; in 1mm ti o H} «mm '1' but :20: expected as U mu; are oitlmr a liar or a Ing 01' it?" ‘pliml. 10ng an un- ’0' Hit It. m3 qumtitm 1‘! ml wowed (-\':::1.\(-}\'. 1‘ Of 1101‘. and :le to marry the my my lii'v. Is 11.0 : (-xpm not 9: SOP it wmt l):- 335.4111" S :H. of \n (ll ._._._._.â€"._~_ .A, nztclor m: x»? (an-('IHNL :md cl'iml H219: [2v h: l:!‘n!!!(‘l‘ to do :mythin: Mary kept up her show of atrection and docile obedience for a week or two until she thought Henry’s suspicions were allayed. and then, after having done enough pettlng and fondling, as she thought. to start the earth itself a-movlngâ€"as some men are foolish enough to say it really doesâ€"she began the attack direct by putfing her arms about the king's neck and plteously It would seem that the tremendous dose of flattery administered by Mary would have been so plainly self inter- ested as to alarm the dullest percep- tion, but Henry’s vanity was so dense and his appetite for flattery so great that he accepted it all without sus- picion, and it made him quite aflable and gracious. “Devil a doubt of that. and you .will snow-ml. 100. or my crown’s a stew pan.” And he laughed at the huge Joke he was about to perpetrate on his poor old royal brother. “I shall try.” said the princess de- y. may. port-\‘ctly willing to obey In ovvrythiug. :imlinst Hy spur fmm hm might f1 fun}. and 111‘ 1 '1 ‘ 1}. 1:1' ( 11(*:H This insulting suggvstiuu put a stop to Mary's visit to the Tower more of- fectually than any refusal could have done, and she sat down to pour forth her soul’s indignation in :1 letter. Ot course it‘ ‘was refused. Mary pouten and was getting ready for an outburst when Wolsey spoke up: “With your majesty's gracious permission, I would subscribe to the petition of the prin- cess. She has been good enough to give her promise in the matter of so much importance to us, and in so small. a thing as this I hope you may see your way clear toward favoring her. The interview will be the last and may help to make her duty easier.” Mary gave the cardinal a fleeting glance from her lustrous eyes full of surprise and gratitude and as speaking as a Mary hurriedly left the king and walked back to her room. filled with shame and rage, fovlings actively stim- ulated by Jane, who was equally indig- nant Henry had noticml Jane's frown, but had laughed at 1101' and had tried to catch and kiss her as she 10ft. but she struggled away from him and fled with a spocd worthy of the cause. De Longueviiio 1111:1111 of [Imiry'l hrutal consent that Mary might soc :ramion. and. with :1 I“ 111111" 1111:111' s 110- liof in woman's 1111111111 ity, \‘119 0.1000(1- imi'ly anxious to 111-1111 11111111 apart. To this 1.1111] he requestmi that :1 111111111101' of his own 1'1-t11111u 1w plan-11 11 11111-1 '1111- 111111. To this Henry wadiiy (‘tiiiH'iiU‘tL and there was 1111 1.11111 tn on»): 11w 10t- Henry looked from one to the other of us for a moment and broke into a boisterous laugh. Mary sprang from her chair with I cry of rage. “You brute! Do you think I am as vile as you because I have the misfortune to be your sister, or that Charles Brandon is like you simply because he is a man?” Henry laughed, his health at that time being too good for him to be ill natured. He had all he wanted out of his sister, 80 her outbursts amused him. “Oh, I don‘t care, so that you keep in. I secret. The old king will never know. We can hurry up the marriage. He is getting too much alreadyâ€"400,- 000 crowns and a girl like you. He cannot complain if he have an heir. It would be a good joke on the miserly old dotard, but better on ‘Ce Gros Garcon. ’ ” I took this Mtvr to Brandon along with Mary's miniatureâ€"tho one that had been painted for (fhnrlvs 01’ Gor- muny. but hm] nm-r lwvn givenâ€"and a curl of her hair. and it looked as it this was all he would ever possess of her. She remained at home then. but saw Brandon later. and to good purpose, as I believe, although 1 am not sure about it even to this day. '1‘. am! that win: (£11221: at Hm pz' (-In'up at tho ‘ 11. Cheap? \\ ”fit“: 3‘."- 1?“ ""WIJE‘Ls V m" ,,. Mother’s Ear “It is this: Louis of Frame is little bottvr than a doad man. King Henry. perhaps. is not fully awaro of this. and if he is he has hovvr consult-rod the probability of his speedy «loath. Tho thought occurred to lllt.‘ that although tho prim‘oss cannot. dissuade her hroth~ or from this marriage. she may be able, in Vimx' of her ready and «:lsm'rl‘ul «om. 1 did nnt know what was coming. but gave him the strongest assurance of my trustworthim-ss, Within a day or two an opportunity ofl'ered, and she said to 11mm". “I am ready to go 10 France :st‘y Iinw yaw! W181], and shall d() it (1000:”.13‘ m»! "‘T'! "1815’. bat it I (10 80 MIN")! fun“ _\'<)‘.! brother. you might :21 L-w: 1mm} . ‘ me that when King Ln. K“ 5? nun) ' J. i‘ may marry whomsoovm- l \\-.-., will nmbably live torcwz'. hut L»: ' have at least that hope to give me What cheer it may while I sum-r.” That evening Cavendish took me aside and said his master. Wolsey. wished to speak to me privately at a convenient opportunity. So when the bishop left his card table an hour later I throw myself in his way. He spoke gayly to we, and we walked down the corridor arm in arm. 1 could not im- agine what was wanted. but presently it came out: “My dear Caskodon”â€"had I been one for whom he could have had any use I should have grown suspi- ciousâ€"“my dear (fuskoden, I know I can trust you; especially when that which I have to say is for the happi- ness of your friends. 1 am sure you will never name we in commotion with the suggestion I an: :1 bout to makemud will use the thought only as your own." plinnco. to extract some virtue out of 1191' sm'v nvcvssfsy and induce. him to promise Hm; in case ut‘ 1110 doatl: of Louis slm herself shall ('lmnse her soc- Oml lmt-zlmlztl." “\I)’ 101']. " l n-Nled. quivkly grasping ”:0 point. “it is small wonder you rule this land. You have lwlll brain and heart." Damn; m not to sacrifice her Whole are by sending her to France. Her pathetlc, soul charged appeal might have softened the heart of Calig- ula himself, but Henry was not even cruel. He was simply an animal so absorbed 1n himself that he could not feel for others. “My dcar Casi. min: I know 1,0on I gave the suggvstion to Mary as my own. rvmztxnwmiiug that she pmfior her remnant tn the king in 1110 {H'Uru‘fit'é‘ of Womoy. and. although st Lad Iitito faith or hope. she dotorminm] to try. The everâ€"present Wolsey, who wan standing near and heard Mary’s peti- tion, interpomrd: “Let me add my pray- er to that of her highness. We must 3'in her her own way in something." “Oh. it is out at last!" he said with s laugh. “I thought all this sweetness must have been for something. So the lady wants her Brandon and doesn't want her Louis. yet is willing to obey her dear. kind brother? Well. we’ll take her at her word and let her obey. You may as well understand, once and for all, that you are to go to France. You promised to m decently it I would not cut 0!! that friiow's head. and now I tell you that it i hear another whini- per from you oi! it comes. and you will go to France too." “I am all to blanw, and am ready this day to pay the penalty. l am at your disposal to go when and where you choose.” answered Mary most pathet- lcally. Poor, {air Proserpina. with no kind mother Demeter to help her. The ground will soon open, and l’luto will have his bride. ‘3 “I thank you. Sir Edwin. and hope that both may always ho ::t the serv- 109 of you and your t'rivnds." This brought Mary to terms qulckly enough. It toucln ll her one vulnerable Ipotâ€"her lovo. "I will go; I pr :mlse it again. You shall never hear :wnother word that no harm shall cox: «»hin1â€"tohim." And Ibo put her huuu.‘ over her face to con- ceal her tears as she softly wept. “The day you sail for France Bran- don shall go free and shall again have his old post at court. I llke the fellow as a good companion. and really believe you are more to blame than he.” SCOTT DOWN E Chemists. Toronto. 506. M8130; name. .UPPLI‘B THE EXTRA STRENGTH AND NOURISHMENT SO NEC‘SOGRY m TMI’ HEALTH 0: nor" MOTHtfluo CHILD. A VIORD IN MOTHER'. EAR! WHEN NURSING AN INFANT. AND I. 7“. fiAOMYHS THAT COIJE BaFOR.’ TRAY TIMI, SCOTT'S EM'ULSION Send for free sunple. any ximv Wily 31ml \ n'zz'h fur \ lvmt mm! u;"~' 5: «3m! - I wish. I can trust a! and sad farm! as .‘.:fll'}' \‘Cns joyous, l ' asked her if llw prim-en's and Brandon ! had met. and she sadly said: “I do not know. We Wt‘ut (lawn to London yum teruuy. and as “'0 rt'ttll'llt‘d slnlmnd ‘at Bridewcll Hotme. where we found éthe king and Wolsey. 'l‘he prlnmss : left the room, saying she would return it!) I few minutes. :1de ”N‘Yl \Vulsv)‘ l went out. leaving me alone with the . king. Mary did not return for lwlf an 5 hour. and she may have seen Master ' Brandon during that time. I do Hut ! understand how the meeting eo'zld l have occurred. but that ls the only time She has been away from me." “are 1 Jane deliberately put her head on my shoulder and began to weep p eonsly. “ \‘hnt is the trouble?” I m: «1. She shook her head: “I cannoL dare not. tell you." When urged. Jane said hotwoon hor Bobs: “He tried to kiss mo and 10-7- x:~.:,~:. trout me when Wolsey left the room at Brldnwell House. I may have been used to detain him while M my met Mus‘tor' Brandon; but, it so. I am BUN she knew nothing of it." “And what did you do?” “I struggled away from him had snatched this dagger from my hneaot, telling him that t: he took but one step award me I would plunge it in my heart. and he and I was t tool.” It Mary. before her interview with Henry, had been averse to the French marriage, she was now equally aux- ious to hurry it on. and longed to go upon the rack in order that Brandon might be free. lie. of course, objeeted as strentmusly as possible to the pur. chase of his life by her marriage to Louis. but his better judgment told him-sin fact. had told him from the iirstâ€" that she would be eompelled eventually to marry the French king. and eommon sense told him if it must be she might as we“ save his life at the same time. l“urthermore. he felt a certain sense of delight in owing hi. life to her. and knew that the {net tint she had saved him, that her sacrifice had not all been in vain. would make it easier for her to bear. ,. ...,_. q...â€".._..-.4â€"_..____ l -___. _. 5â€"- o. “Oh. but you mt st. mu mm‘m And I tnslstod so emphaticalh that aim at length said: “The king!" “The king! God In heaven. Jane; tell me quickly!” Brandon lmd nu; mid L: for fear of lwing ovvrlu-u: although slu- hml Hm “l’l‘ equally uoucmmmmimmi‘ recourse to June. 1mm 1 Sim). Shv. by 1!)" way. and sad faced as Mary \\ sumo new plan Hiding. Th0 m' limit!) to lira-nu! suu rises in tin- was I could not in the 'l‘ovwr : and night. and J in the [)ulzu‘v. l of escapv far («3 they could [109511 (i v I . V {but 113.3 was a puILl Lina; ..:..~ - :w «l. a' very unusual thing for Braudun but for some reason probably uowssary in this «use. There was an expression in his face SCl'il 1 ho :zftm' 1(Illitfl My Inability to deliver Mary‘a lotterl (1241 not dvtc-r lwr from writing them. and as slum mi to he warm-(l in a few 41:25 s--lbv Lungm-x me to act :m proxyâ€" :4!:9 ('M‘utml lu-x- letil‘e tinw to her let- ("rs and \\ 1MP 1m; vs upon pu'mrs \\ hil.’ 1) she I?” whh luv to ho dvliu'l'od “:Il'tPl’ Jon h." as shv cuffm! her mnrringv. .H {MR tilm- 1 Wm: vallwl away from mm: {W .-~ dnj' :' 1w". mu! \thh l ro- tuz'nml :md «- A}. .i m» m lh'amluu :at the :m 1122?! that In W 1'! pl \‘flll \\‘i( The most beautiful feature of the re- lations hetu'een these two lovers was their entire faith in each other. The way of their true love was at least not roughened by enhhlestones of doubt. however hnpassuhle it was (mm moun- tains of opposition. time she had mail: found a tender apot in WI heart. for he gave the prom- be. Since then I have learned, no you will My. that it was given aim- ply to pacify the girl, and without any intention whatever of its being kept. but that. in case of the death of King Louis. Henry intended again to nae hia aiater to his own advantage. I made a dozen attempts in as many (utterent ways to deliver her letters. but every effort was a (ammo. and this missive met the fate of the others. he Longueville kept close watt-h on his master's rival and eomplalnml tu Ilen- ry about these attempts at communica- tion. llenry langhed and said he would see that they were stopped. hut paid no more attention to the matter. Mary again poured out her son! on paperâ€"~11 libation intended for Brandon. To be a beautiful prlncessfils not to enjoy the bliss some people imagine. The earth is apt to open at any time nnd Pluto to snatch her away toâ€"the Lord knows where. “.God keep 199. alwnu $99!}: a.“ l H' 1d lwx‘ as hr H. annd'm [:17 m coop n complete picture o‘. 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