Newspaper Page Text
0 THE WINDHAM COUNTY REFORMER, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1903. ' i I When Knighthood I Was In flower ftp. Vfui Tjhh Rtjtrv of Chartea amA Mam Tudor. Of Ktna't SHUT. and Happening In tin BMon or au jiugun Manny p-mg Henry tin SiwrittMi anil Rendered Into Ml English From Sir Edwin C koden's Memoir X By Edwin Caskoden Charles Major X CbwrteW, It ant 1901, by On Bnwen-Merrm Company CHAPTER IX. rm HOT TOUB TBUST IN PRINCESSES. THOUGHT the king's dance that night would never end, go fond were the Frenchmen of our fair ladles, and I was 92 00 CARBON PHOTOGRAPH FREE. Xalt Breakfast Food'! Liberal Of far to Lovers of Beautiful Works of Art. Look for the photograph in every package of Malted Breakfast Food, one of a series of most interesting subjects. Each photograph is an actual photo graph of the finest finish and quality. Send to The Malt Cereals Co., Bur lington, Vt. , for illustrated catalogue and full information as to how to obtain costly and artistic photographs, duplicates of those sold at the art stores for two and three dollars, in re turn for coupons found in the Malt Breakfast Food packages. These large photographs are entirely without ad vertising or printing, and are furnish ed in all sizes up to 18x24 inches, and come in a large variety of subjects. If you want artistic carbon photo graphs for your home or for the school room of the church parlors, taite aavan- more tnan anxioug to Brandon and tage of this liberal offer. Mrn the Issue of the girls' escapade, Malt Breakfast Food is the original u j wei knew the danger attending it and standard malt-wheat cereal. Every All thing, however, must end, so package contains two pounds of real early In the morning I hastened to our ,a a f . Hnlicious. nourish- rooms, where I found Brandon lying V . : t. i th favorite n,g clothes, everything saturated ing and satisfying It is the favorite He breakfast looa in me uCB WM Tery weak and T at once nad ,n a is found on the menu of such hotels barber wno took off nlg ghirt of mall as the Waldorf-Astoria, tne lourumo, d dressed his wounds. He then and similar hotels b11 over the world, dropped Into a deep sleep, while I nin nnA mio-ht to beein the day with watched the night out Upon awaken- a cold breakfast. It is neither pleas- Ing Brandon told me all that had hap .nr nor healthful. Give warmth, pened, but asked me to say nothing of n .... i f vnnr stomach his Illness, as ne wisnea 10 Keep me vitality, nourishment to , your sto math with a steammg-hot dish of Malt cauge of Breakfasti'Food, served with cream j tM you he md not and sugar. Sounds appetizing, doesn t peak of Buckingham's part In the af- it? It is better for your health, better fray for your purse, better for your palate T Baw tj,, princess that afternoon and than a handful of cold, dry chips with expected, of course, she would Inquire a fantastic name. Write today for the catalogue of photographs, and ask your grocer what he thinks of Malt Breakfast Food. He will tell you that in this food you more fullv get the worth of your for her defender. One who had given such timely help and who was suffer ing so much on her account was sure ly worth a little solicitude, but not a word did she ask. She did not come near me, but made a point of avoid- niw. gi I rauld Dlatnlv see. The next money than any of the other cereals he Boring Bnei th Jane, went over Xm Bella, Scotland palace witnout so muen as a breath of inquiry rrom eitner or mem. This heartless conduct enraged me, but I was glad to learn afterward that Jane's silence was at Mary's com mand, that bundle of selfishness fear ing that any solicitude, however cart- fully shown, upon her part might re veal ber secret It seems that Mary bad recent Intel ligence of the forward state of affairs ""3'J..r ,. V 1-m i m. where any in the marriage negotiations ana reit and all persona interested may appear and be tnat a digcovery Jy ner brother of what nearu. LEGAL NOTICES. BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS. Public notice Is hereby given that L. J. Strong of West Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, has made application fm a license of the tn.rd class to sell Intoxicating R ihMirne Hotel, on Main St. In saia WA rabUebeartaf will be given at the office of the Selectmen of the Town of Brattleboro, t.. FRED W. PUTNAM, Sec. RAILROADS he bad done, especially in view of the disastrous results, would send ber to France despite all the coaxing she could do from then till doomsday. It was a terrible fate hanging over her, doubly so In view of the fact that he loved another man, and looking back at It all from the vantage point of time I cannot wonder that it drove other things out of her bead and made her seem selfish In her frightened de- TIME TABLE CENTRAL VERMONT RY. Effective Oct. ia. '01. j. 1 .a TtnttlAlvirn ajt follows : B.23 a. m., Daily for Springfield, week days for Now York 7 26 a. m Week days for New London ; connect at Millers Falls for Troy : at Palmer for Boftton. A. wank iavB for Smith Londonderry. .ilO n.:; Week day. for Springfield and k un 10.16 a. m.. Week days for Millers Falls, connect- J.27 p.'m., Week days for Springfield and New York. 4.3E p. m.. Week days for New London and New York via. Norwich Line Steamer; connects at Palmer for Boston. . . -41. p.m.. Daily for Springfield and New York. S.4E p. m., Week days for South Londonderry. fjr-Subiect to change without notice. E. H. FITZHUGH. V. P. and U. M.. St. Albans. J. E. BENTLEY, G. P. A., St, Albans. jgOBTON MAINE R. K Winter Arrangement. In effect Oct. 13, 1902 Conn, and Paasumpaic Division, TRAINS BOUND BODTB. Lv. Bellows Falls. Arr. Brattleboro, Lv. So. Vernon, " Greenfield. Arr. Springfield, a.m. a.m. 4.40 6.20 8.18 9.06 5.46 9.40 6.22 10.07 7.25 11.20 a. m. a.m. p.m. 1.33 2.22 2.43 3.13 4.10 Ji.m. 3.6S 4.32 6.00 6.26 6.20 p.m p. m 3.10, 7.60, TRAINS BOCSD NORTH. Leave Bellows Falls 6.30 a. m., 12.08, 7.00, 11.06 p. m. Arr. Windsor 8.36 a. m., 1.06, 3.56, 11.50 p. m. TRAINS NORTH BOUND. a. m. a. m. p.m. p. m. p.m. Lv. Springfield, t6.65 9.05 12.60 3.30 8.16 " Greenneld, t7.02 10.12 1.46 4.36 9.28 " Brattleboro, t7.45 11.06 2.30 6.30 10.15 Arr. Bellows Fails, 18.23 11.62 3.08 6.20 10J8 a. in. a. m. p. m. p. m p. m. TRAINS SOUTH BOUND. Leave Windsor 3.60, 7.24 a. m., 12.26, 12.16, 3.06. 6.10 (mixed!, p. m. Arr. Bellows Falls "4.36. 8.13 a. m., 1.18, 3.61, (.30 (mixed), p. m. TBunuays oniy. -iany. 1. J.t LAJUt ERS. Gen. Pass, and Ticket Afrt PROTECTION FOR YOUR POULTRY means protection also to your field and gar den seeds after they are planted. Our strong diamond mesh Poultry Netting Is the best thing ever invent ed for keeping your poultry contfned to the poultry yard. We have it In widths. Price low. Lawn Mowers, Rub ber Hose, Window and Door Screens, Lead and Oil, and a good line of ready-mixed Paint. Try it. DON A. WILDER,' 40 Elliot Street. Telephone 62-12. Dr. Emmons' Monthly Regulator has brought happiness to hundreds of anxiouswomen. There ix positive. ' and safely do the work. wno other remedy known to medical science til at wm go quietly anu saieiy uu ww wwik Longest and most obstinate irregularities from casea when others have tailed. The most dim. cultcases successfully treated by mankind ben. eflclal results guaranteed In every Instance. No risk whatsoever. We treat hundreds of ladies Whom we never see. Write fori urther particu lars Dd free confidential adilce. Do not put o . too long. Allletters truthfully answered. Ho. member, tbls remedy la absolutely safe under every possible condition and positively leaves no after ill effect upon the health. Sent by mail, securely sealed, t'2.00. Money letters should be registered. D A J. W. EMMONS CO, 170 Tre anont St., Boston, Mass. LADIES. Our monthly regulator Is the best remedv known to medical science, for the immediate relief of all irregularities. Success guaranteed. No pain, danger or. interference with work. The most difficult casea successfully treated by mail. v rite inr lurcner particulars anu ireeeonnuen tlal advice. Remember, this remedy is alieo hitely safe. All letters truthfully answered. Bent by mail securely sealed 82.00. Kee-ister let ters containing money. If r. Dr. J. E. BISHOP, Ottice 178 Tremont St., Boom 31, Boston, Mass. I miLTC he Hava tlssa Them UtU I Ld Rtoommewl at the BUT IM. KITIi'l tarCrovaBiaoa PENNYROYAL PILLS. J IjMd for ev. by ldinf HMciaum. uta. A tri.l will oMvinor o of tbr intrlMK 9mkm BWinuHuwia ana i.a tmn tor mw. aae book. AJIj)ranri.orkrnai(lJObax. IMS MEMCINE GO, lea 1930, BOSTn, MASS. About 12 o'clock of the following night 1 was awakened by knock at my door, and upon opening in walked a sergeant of the sheriff of London, witb four yeomen at bis heels. The sergeant asked if one Cbarles Brandon was present, and upon my af firmative answer demanded that be be forthcoming. I told the sergeant that Brandon was confined to bis bed witb Illness, whereupon he asked to be shown to bis room. It was useless to resist or to evade, o I awakened Brandon and took tbe sergeant in. Here be read bis warrant to arrest Charles Brandon, Esq., for tbe murder of two citizens of London, perpetrated, done and committed upon the night of such and such a day of this year of our Lord 1514. Brandon bat bad been found by the side of tbe dead men, and tbe authorities bad re ceived Information from a high source that Brandon was the guilty person Test high source was evidently Buck lngl.am. When the sergeant found Brandon covered witb wounds, there was no longer any doubt, and, although bard ly able to lift bis band, be was forced to dress and go witb them. A horse litter was procured, and we all started to London. While Brandon was dressing I said I would at once go and awaken the king, who, I knew, would pardon the offense when be heard my story, but Brandon asked tbe sergeant to leave us to ourselves for a short time, and closed the door. "Please do nothing of the sort, Cas koden," said be. "If you tell the king, I will declare there is not one word of truth In your story. There is only one person in the world who may tell of that night's happenings, and if she does not tbey shall remain untold. She will make it all right at once, I know, I would not do her the foul wrong to think for one Instant that she will fail. Tou do not know ber. She sometimes seems selfish, but it is thoughtlessness fostered by flattery, and ber heart la right. I would trust ber with my life. If you breathe ward of what I have told you, you may do more barm than you can ever remedy, and I ask you to say nothing to any one. If tbe princess would not liberate me but that is not to be thought of. Never doubt that he can and will do It better than you think. She is all' gold." This, of course, silenced me, as I did not know what new danger I might create or bow I might mar the matter I so much wished to mend. I did not tell Brandon that tbe girls 'bad left Greenwich or of my undefined and per haps unfounded fear that Mary might not act as be thought she would in a great emergency, but silently helped blm to dress and went to London along with him and tbe sheriff's sergeant Brandon was taken to Newgate, tbe most loathsome prison in Loudon at that time, it being used for felons, while Ludgate was for debtors. Here be was thrown into an underground dungeon foul witb water tha,t seeped through the old masonry from the moat and alive with every noisome thing that creeps. There was no bed. no stool, no floor, not even a wisp of straw; sim ply the reeklnc stone walls, covered with fungus, and tbe windowlesa arch 'head. One oould bardly conceive more horrible place in which to spend even a moment. I bad a glimpse of II by the, light of tbe keeper's lantern ai tbey put him in, and It seemed to me i ingle nlgbt In that awful place would have killed me or driven me mad, protested and begged and tried to bribe, but It was all of no avail. Tbe keeper bad been bribed before I arrived. AI though it could do no possible good, I was glad to stand outside tbe prison walls In tbe drenching rain all tbe rest f that wretched night that I might be a near as possible to my friend and suffer a little with him. As soon aa tbe prison gates were opened next morning I again Impor tuned the keeper to give Brandon more comfortable cell, but bis reply was that such crimes bad of late be come so frequent in London that no fa vor could be shown those who commit ted them, and that men like Brandon, who ought to know and act better, de served the maximum punishment I told blm be was wrong In this case; that I knew tbe facts, and everything would be clearly explained that very day and Brandon released. "That's all very well," responded tbe stubborn creature. "Nobody Is guilty who comes here. They can every one prove innocence clearly and at once. Notwithstanding, tbey nearly all bang, and frequently, for variety's sake, are drawn and quartered. I waited about Newgate until 9 o'clock and as I passed out met Buck ingham and his man Johnson, a sort of lawyer-knight going in. I went down to tbe palace at Greenwich and, finding that the girls were still at Scotland palace, rode over at once to see tbem. Upon getting Mary and Jane to my self I told them of Brandon's arrest on the charge of murder and of bis condition, lying half dead from wounds and loss of blood In that frightful dungeon. The tale moved tbem great ly, and they both gave way to tears. I think Mary bad beard of the arrest before, as she did not seem surprised. "Do you think be will tell tbe cause of tbe kllllnc-?" she asked. "I know be will not" I answered, "but I also know that be knows you will." And I looked straight into ber face. "Certainly we will," said Jane. "We will go to tbe king at once." And she was on the qui Tive to start lmmedl tely. Mary did not at once consent to Jane's proposition, but sat In a reverie, looking with tearful eyes into vacancy, apparently absorbed In thought Aft er a little pressing from us she said, "I suppose it will have to be done I can see no other way but blessed Mother Mary, help me!" Tbe girls made hasty preparations, and we all started back to Green wich, tbat Mary might tell tbe king. On tbe road over I stopped at Newgate to tell Brandon that tbe princess would soon have blm out, knowing bow wel come liberty would be at ber bands, but I was not permitted to see blm. I swallowed my disappointment and thought it would be only a matter of few hours' delay, tbe time spent In riding down to Greenwich and sending back a messenger. So, light hearted enough at tbe prospect, I soon joined tbe girls, and we cantered briskly home. After waiting a reasonable time for Mary to see the king I sought ber again to learn where and from whom I should receive tbe order for Bran don's release and when I should go to London to bring him. What was my surprise and disgust when Mary told me she bad not yet seen tbe king; that she bad waited to "eat and bathe and dress" and tbat "a few moments more or less could make no difference." "My God, your highness! Did I not tell you that the man who saved your ne smiled at my persistency and course of the" operation an immense took me by the band, saying, "uomer deal of Information ooced out or tne We at once went off to find tbe king, barber, one item of which was tbat be but tbe amile bad faded from Mary's had tbe nlgbt before dressed nine face, and she looked as If she were go- wounds, great and small, for Master ing to execution. Every shade of color Brandon, tbe king's friend. This es- bad fled, and her Hps were tbe hue of tabllshed the Identity of tbe man who ashes. had rescued the girls, a fact of which We found the king In the midst of Buckingham had bad bis suspicions all bis council, witb the French ambassa- along. So Brandon's arrest followed, dors, discussing tbe all absorbing topic as I bare already related to you. of tbe marriage treaty, and Henry, I afterward learned from various fearing an outbreak, refused to see sources bow tbls nobleman began to tbe princess. As usual, opposition but avenge bis mishap with Brandon at spurred her determination, so she sat Mary's ball when tbe latter broke bis down In tbe anteroom and said she sword point First be went to New- L Here he read hit warrant to arrest Charlet Brandon, Eiq. life and honor, who is covered with wounds received in your defense and almost dead from loss of blood, spilled that you might be saved from worse than death, is now lying in a ray less dungeon, a place of frightful filth, such as you would not walk across for all tbe wealth of London bridge; is sur rounded by loathsome, creeping things tl'.-1 would sicken you but to think of; is resting under a charge whose penal ty is that be be hanged, drawn and quartered? And yet you stop to eat and bathe and dress I In God's name, Mary Tudor, of what stuff are you made? If he bad waited but one little minute, had stopped for tbe drawing of a breath, bad held back for but one faltering thought from the terrible odds of four swords to one, what would you now be? Think, princess; think!" I was a little frightened at tbe length to which my feeling had driven me, but Mary took it all very well and said lowly and absentmlndedly: "Tou are right I will go at once. I despise my selfish neglect There Is no other way I have racked my brain there is no other way. It must be I done, and I will go at once and do it" "And I will go with you," said I. "I do not blame you," she said, "for doubting me since I have failed once. But you need not doubt me now. It shall be done, and without delay, re gardless of tbe cost to me. I have thought and thought to find some other way to liberate him, but there is none. I will go this Instant" "And I will go with yon. Lady Ma ry," said I doggedly. would not stir until she bad seen tbe king. After we bad waited a few minutes one of tbe king's pages came up and said be bod been looking all over tbe palace for me and that the king desired my presence immediately. I went In with the page to the king, leaving Mary alone and very melancholy in the antechamber. Upon entering 'the king's presence be asked: "Where have you been, Sir Ed win? I have almost killed a good half dozen pages bunting you. I want you to prepare Immediately to go to Paris with an embassy to bis majesty King Louis. You will be tbe Interpreter. Tbe ambassador you need not know. Make ready at once. Tbe embassy will leave London from tbe Tabard Inn one hour hence." Could a command to duty have come at. a more inopportune time? I was distracted, and upon leaving tbe king went at once to seek tbe Lady Mary where I bad left ber in the anteroom. She bad gone, so I went to her apart ments, but could not find ber. I went to tbe queen's salon, but she was not there, and I traversed tbat old ram bling palace from one end to the other without finding ber or Lady Jane. The king bad told me tbe embassy would be a secret one and tbat I was to speak of It to nobody, least of all to the Lady Mary. No one was to know tbat I was leaving England, and I was to communicate witb no one at borne while in France. The king's command was not to be disobeyed. To do so would be as much as my life was worth; but besides that, the command of the king I served was my highest duty, and no Caskoden ever failed In that I may not be as tall as some men, but my fidelity and honor but you will say I boast I was to make ready my bundle and tide six miles to London in one hour, and almost half that time was spent already. 1 was sure to be late, so 1 conld not waste another minute. I went to my room and got together a few things necessary for my journey, but did not take much in the way of clothing, preferring to buy that new In Paris, wbere I could find the latest styles in pattern and fabric. I tried to assure myself tbat Mary would see tbe king at once and tell blm all and not allow my dear friend Bran don to He in that terrible place another nlgbt yet a persistent fear gnawed at my heart and a sort of Intuition tbat seemed to have the very breath of cer tainty in its foreboding made me doubt ber. As I could find neither Mary nor Jane, I did the next best thing 1 wrote a letter to each of tbem, urging Immediate action and left them to be delivered by my man Thomas, who was one of those trusty souls that nev er fall. I did not tell tbe girls I was about to start for France, but intimat ed that I was compelled to leave Lon don for a time and said, "I leave the fate of this man, to whom we all owe so much, in your bands, knowing fall well bow tender you will be of him." I was away from borne nearly a month, and as I dared not write, and even Jane did not know where I was. I did not receive nor expect any let ters. Tbe king had ordered secrecy, and If I have mingled with all my faults a single virtue it is tbat of faithfulness to my trust So I had no news from England and sent none home. During all that time tbe same old fear lived in my heart that Mary might fall to liberate Brandon. She knew of tbe negotiations concerning tbe French marriage, as we all did, al though only by an indefinite sort of hearsay, and I was sure the half found ed rumors tbat had reached her ears bad long since become certainties and that ber heart was full of trouble and fear of her violent brother. She would certainly be at ber coaxing and whee dling again and on ber best behavior, and I feared she might refrain from telling Henry of her trip to Grouche's, knowing bow severe he was in such matters and bow furious be was sure to become at the discovery. I was cer tain it was this fear which had pre vented Mary from going directly to the king on our return to Greenwich from Scotland palace, and I knew that her eating, bathing and dressing were but an excuse for a breathing spell be fore the dreaded interview. This fear remained witb me all tbe time I was away, but when I reasoned with myself I would smother it as well as I could witb argumentative attempts t self assurance. I would say over and over to myself that Mary could not fail ani that even if she did there was Jane-5iear, sweet, thoughtful, un selfish Jane! who would not allow ber to do so. But, as far as tbey go, our Intuitions our "feelings," as we call them are worth all tbe logic in tbe world, and you nmr say what you will, but my presentiments I speak for no one else are well to be minded. There Is another sense bidden about ns tbat will develop as the race grows older, I speak to posterity. In proof of this statement I now tell you tbat when I returned to London found Brandon still in tbe terrible dun geon, and, worse still, be bad been tried for murder and bad been con demned to be hanged, drawn and quar tered on tbe second Friday following. Hanged! Drawn! Quartered! It is time we were doing away with such barbarity. We will now go back month for the purpace of looking up the doings of friend of ours, bis grace the Duke of Buckingham. On tbe morning after tbe fatal battle of Billingsgate tne barber who had treated Brandon's wounds bad been called to London to dress a bruised knee for bis grace tbe duke. In tbe i gate and gave orders to tbe keeper, who was bis tool, to allow no commu nlcatJon with tbe prisoner, and it was by bis instructions tbat Brandon bad been confined In tbe worst dungeon in London. Then he went down to Green wicb to take care of matters there, knowing tbat tbe king would learn of Brandon's arrest and probably take steps for bis liberation at once. The king had just beard of tbe arrest when Buckingham arrived, and tbe latter found be was right in bis sur mise tbat bis majesty would at once demand Brandon's release. When the duke entered the king's room, Henry called to him: "My lord, you are opportunely arrived. So good a friend of tbe people of London can help ns greatly this morning. Our friend Brandon has been arrested for the killing of two men nlgbt before last in Billingsgate ward. I am sure there la some mistake and that tbe good sheriff has tbe wrong man, but right or wrong, we want bim out and ask your good offices." "I shall be most happy to serve your majesty and will go to London at once to see the lord mayor." In tbe afternoon the duke returned and bad a private audience with tbe king. "I did as your majesty requested in regard to. Brandon's release," be said, "but on Investigation I thought it best to consult you again before proceeding further. I fear tbere is no doubt tbat Brandon is tbe right man. It seems be was out with a couple of wenches con cerning whom be got into trouble and stabbed two men in tbe back. It la very aggravated case, and tbe citizens are much incensed about it owing partly to the fact that such occurrences have been so frequent of late. thought under tbe circumstances and in view of tbe fact that your majesty will soon call upon the city for a loan to make up the Lady Mary's dower It would be wise not to antagonize tbem In this matter, but to allow Master Brandon to remain quietly in confine ment until the loan Is completed, and then we can snap our fingers at them." "We will snap our fingers at tbe scurvy burghers now and have tbe loan, too," returned Henry angrily, want Brandon liberated at once, and I shall expect another report from you Immediately, my lord." Buckingham felt that bis revenge bad slipped through his fingers this time, but be was patient wbere evil was to be accomplished and could wait Then it waa tbat tbe council was called during the progress of which Mary and I had tried to obtain an audience of tbe king. Buckingham bad gone to pay bis re spects to the queen and on bis way back had espied Mary waiting for the king in tbe anteroom and went to ber. At first she was irritated at tbe sight of this man, wbom she so despised, but a thought came to ber that Bhe might make use of bim. She knew bis power with the citizens and city au thorities of London and also knew, or thought she knew, that a smile from ber could accomplish everything with him. She had ample evidence of hlu infatuation, and she hoped that she could procure Brandon's liberty through Buckingham without revealing her dangerous secret Much to tbe duke's surprise, she smiled upon bim and gave a cordial welcome, saying: "My lord, you have been unkind to us of late and have not shown us tbe light of your counte nance. I am glad to see you once more. Tell me the news." "I cannot say there is much of Inter- j est I have learned the new dance from Caskoden, if tbat is news, and hope for a favor at our next ball from the fairest lady in tbe world." "And quite welcome," returned Mary, complacently appropriating the title, "and welcome to more than one, I hope, my lord." This graclousness would have looked suspicious to one with less vanity than Buckingham, but be saw no craft In it He did see, however, tbat Mary did not know who bad attacked ber in Billingsgate, and be felt greatly re lieved. Tbe duke smiled and smirked and was enchanted at ber kindness. Tbey walked down the corridor, talking and laughing, Mary awaiting an opportu nity to put the important question with out exciting suspicion. At last it came, when Buckingham, half Inquiringly, expressed his surprise that Mary should be found sitting at the king's door. "I am waiting to see tbe king," said he. "Little Caskoden's friend, Bran don, hns been arrested for a brawl of some sort over In London, and Sir Ed win and Lady Jane have importuned me to obtain his release, which I have promised to do. Perhaps your grace will allow we to petition you in place of carrying my request to the king. Tou are quite as powerful as bis maj esty in London, and I should like to ask you to obtain for Master Brandon his liberty at once. I shall hold my self infinitely obliged if your lordship will do this for me." She smiled upon him her sweetest smile and assumed an indifference that would have de ceived any one but Buckingham. Upon him under tbe circumstances It was worse than wasted. Buckingham at once consented and said that notwith standing the fact that he did not like Brandon, to oblige her highness he woum unaertake to befriend a much more disagreeable person. "I fear," he said, "it will have to be done secretly by conniving at bla ea- : -y "What U thUV cried Henry. cape rather than by an order for his release. Tbe citizens are greatly aroused over the alarming frequency of such occurrences, and as many of tbe offenders have lately escaped pun ishment by reason of court Interfer ence I fear this man Brandon will have to bear tbe brunt In tbe London mind, of all these unpunished crimes. It will be next to impossible to liberate bim except by arranging privately with the keeper for his escape. H could go down Into the country and wait In seclusion until it Is all blown over or until London has a new victim, and then an order can be made pardon ing blm, and be can return." 'Pardoning bim I What are yon lanc ing of, my lord? He has done nothing to be pardoned for. He should be and shall be rewarded." Mary spoke im petuously, but caught herself and tried to remedy ber blunder. "Tbat is, it i have heard the straight of It I have been told that the killing was done in tbe defense of two women." Think of tbls poor, unconscious girl, so full of grief and trouble, talking thus to Buckingham, who knew so much more about tbe affair than even she who had taken so active a part in it! cure the uneasy sense, welghlni lead upon ber heart, tbut she take no chance with tbls man's iif should put no further weight of' flee upon him, but should go u king and tell him a stralghtfor itory, let it hurt wbere it would m little meditation, however, thought which decided the uestloi absolutely made everything D again for her, so great was her . bUIty for distilling light. She ! go at once to Windsor with Jaae would dispatch a note to Brando Newgate telling blm upon his ei to come to ber. He might renin biding in tbe neighborhood of n, sor, and she could see bim even The time had come to Mary VUe "ee him every day" would' turn tonlan shades into noonday bright and weave sunbeams out of titter d ness. With Mary, to resolve w, act; so the note was soon dispati by a page, and one hour later the i were on their road to Windsor. Buckingham' went to Newgate, pectlng to make a virtue, with a out of tbe necessity Imposed by king's command In freeing Bran, He bad boped to Induce Brandot leave London stealthily and lmmedl ly by representing to him the evil , sequences of a break between the sens and tbe king, liable to grow of his release, and relied on Brand! generosity to help blm out but he found the note which Mary's p bad delivered to tbe keeper of KeE be read it and all his plana changed. He caused tbe keeper to send note to tbe king, suppressing the I that he, Buckingham, had any kno edge of it Tbe duke then at a started to Greenwich, where he rived and sought tbe king a few m ntes before the time be knew the u senger with Mary's note would cot Tbe king was soon found, and Ba Ingham, in apparent anger, told 0 that the city authorities refused toi liver Brandon except upon an order i der tbe king's seal. Henry and Buckingham were : tensely Indignant at tbe conduct the scurvy burghers, and an immet amount of self importance wai 1 "Who told you of It?" asked the j played and shamefully wasted. B duke. i manifestation was at its highest wit Mary saw she had made a mistake j the messenger from Newgate arrir, and, after hesitating for a moment j with Mary's poor little note as Into answered: "Sir Edwin Caskoden. He ed by the duke, had It from Master Brandon, I sup-1 The note was banded to Henry, wl pose. Bather adroit this was, but equidistant from both truth and ef fectiveness. "I will go at once to London and ar range for Brandon's escape," said Buckingham, preparing to leave. "But you must not divulge the fact that I do it It would cost me all the favor I enjoy witb tbe people of London, though I would willingly lose tbat fa vor a thousand times over for a mile from you." She gave tbe smile, and as be left followed bis retiring figure with her eye and thought "After all, he has a kind heart" She breathed a sigh of relief, too, for she felt she bad accomplished Bran don's release and still retained her dan gerous secret the divulging of which he feared would harden Henry's heart against ber blandishments and strand her upon the throne of France, But she was not entirely satisfied with the arrangement She knew that ber obligation to Brandon was such as to demand of her that she should not leave tbe matter of his release to any other person, much less to an enemy such as Buckingham. Yet tbe cost of his freedom by a direct act of her own would be so great tbat she was tempt ed to take whatever risk tbere might be In the way that bad opened itself to her. Not that she would not have made tbe sacrifice willingly or would not have told Henry all if that were the only chance to save Brandon's life, but the other way, the one she had tak en by Buckingham's help, seemed safe, and, though not entirely satisfying, she could not see bow it could miscarry. Buckingham was notably jealous of his knightly word, and she had un bounded faith in her influence over him. In short like many another per son, she was as wrong as possible just at the time when she thought she was entirely right and when the cost of a mistake was at its maximum. She recoiled also from the thought of Brandon's "escape," and it hurt her tbat he should be a fugitive from the Justice that should reward him, yet she quieted these disturbing sugges tions with the thought that it would be only for a short time, and Brandon, he knew, would be only too glad to make the sacrifice If it purchased for her freedom from the worse than dam nation that lurked In the French mar riage. All this ran quickly through Mary's mind and brougM-reJlefuiitdWot read aloud as follows: To Master Charles Brandon, gretttt Boon you will be at liberty, perhaps tela ia to your band. Surely would I a leave you long- in prison. I go to Wlads at once, there to live in the hope tbu may see you speedily. aUBI "What is this?" cried Henrj. s sister writing to Brandon? Got death! My Lord of Buckingham, a suspicions you whispered in my a may have some truth. We will let til fellow remain in Newgate and illoi our good people of London to at their own course with him." Buckingham went to Windsor mi day and told Mary that arrangemers had been made tbe night before fa Brandon's escape and that be hi heard that Brandon had left for Xn Spain. Mary thanked the duke, but had smiles for any one. Her supply wu exhausted. She remained at Windsor nursiif her love for the sake of the very pti It brought ber and dreading the bank for more tnan life itself which abt knew she should soon be called cponti fight At times she would fall into one i her old fits of anger because Brandon bad not come to see her before be left but soon the anger melted Into tern and the tears brought a sort of jl when she thought tbat he had ro away from her because he loved her. After Brandon's defense of her in Bit lingsgate Mary bad begun to see tk whole situation differently, and ererj thing was changed. She still saw tin same great distance between them s before, but witb this difference, tbt was looking up now. Before flu: I event he had been plain Cbarles Bru I don and she the Princess Mary. Ski was the princess still, but be wmi demigod. So Mary remained at Windsor ttfl grieved and wept and dreamed tail longed that she might see across ft I miles of billowy ocean to her love, be I love, her love! Meanwhile Brandos I bad bla trial in secret down in Lontol and had been condemned to be b&ngeil drawn and quartered for having sanl to her more than life itself. Put not your trust In princesses! (TO BE CONTINUED.) Stops tbe Cough and works oil the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulnine Tablets core l uueaay. AO cure, no ray. rncesn" axative ftromo Cures a CoM in One Day, Quinine CripiiiaDaya DIFFERENT THAN other soaps. It makes woolens and linens as soft as velvet and white as snow, without weak ening or shrinking the fibre. Less labor, hence more in favor. Such is SmsJI Pric - Big Cak. Fiv. Cent. hot. 25c