Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1903 — Page 7

■when knighthood? I WAS IN FLOWER 8 K Or The Lore Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King’s Sister, and SK Happening In the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth ILewrittca •■"<* Rendered Inta Modern English From Sir Edwin |K C&skoden's Memoir aft* E By EDWIN CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJOR] $ dfe Copyright, M* and h* t*« Bowen-MerriU Company &k

gjfr;.,, bend nodded rapidly two or HEep times, “Yes.” And the black lashes were lifted for a fleetluminous instant |B]> is surely not necessary. Y’ou Syc known it so long already, but I ga; only too glud to say it. I love you.” nestled closer to him and hid her |K> on 'his breast. ig\Xow that I have said it what is my Kvurd*” he asked, and the fair face K |t . up. red and rosy, with “rewards,” Wy one of which was worth a king’s K*But this is worse than insanity,” IKeri Brandon as he almost pushed her fjooj him. “We can never belong to Xb other. Never!” KqXo,” said Mary, with a despairing Xke of the head, as the tears began t|bow again. “No, never!” And fallIfc upon his knees he caught both her Kids in his, sprung to his feet and H: from the room. K, r words showed him ’ the, chasm L She saw the distance between A n even better than he. Evidently ■» eemed farther looking down than Acting up. There was nothing left Kv but flight. |K<e sought refuge in his own apartKiits and wildly walked the floor, extiling: “Fool, fool that I am to lay uj) this store of agony to last me all Why did I ever come to this ■ - God pity me—pity me!'’ Arid j Kfell upon bis knees at the bed. bury.■g Ins face in his arms, his mighty Ki's frame shaking as with a palsy. ■That same night Brandon told me I Mw he had committed suicide, as he M* it. and of his intention to go to Kitol and there await the sailing of th« ship and perhaps find a partial res■fiection in New Spain. K'nfortunately, he could not start for w itol at once, as be had given some ■allonges for a' tournament at Itiehfltoad and could furnish up good excuse to withdraw them, but he would not &ve his room or again see “that girl Too was' driving him mad.” Kt was better, he thought, and wisely, too, that there be no leave taking, btr that he should go without meeting r ■’lf I see her again,” he said, “I' shall lave to kill some one, even if it is only I-"' ■I heard him tossing in his bed all Ktht. and when** morning came bo •lose looking haggard enough, but with & determination to rttn away and see ■pry no more .stronger than ever upon him. Kat Providence or fate or some one Kb red it differently, and there was Katy of trouble ahead. • CHAPTER VIII. ■ Ke’tbouble in billingsgate ward. 1 a-week after Brandon's I/ U. I memorable interview with

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1. 57—Building iots on Chest nut street, Linn treet. Penn street, Madison street and DeBfu street at from SIBS to 1900 each. <>n •cord street. Monroe nod Marshall streets t from $450 to SBSO each. . 96—A one-acre tract in northwest Decaur. good dwelling, stable, cribs, poultry ouse, etc. SISOO. «w FJB—a seven acre tract, joins the northcorporation line |of Decatur. Good location, on pike road. Price S7OO. 1 Mb. *3o3—-A 3% acre tract in south Decatur on K toned street. Plentv of good fruit and ood build&igs, price . 194—A twenty-acre tract in good location, Ki Union township, four and one-half miles rom Decatur, nearly all black land, oratory house. S9OO. ■#D. 173—A 15% acre tract in west Root towntsi. p. one half mile from ;fourths black land, no buildings, $776, ML 169—Thirty-acre two and a half MBpules northwest of Decatur, sand loam and ay. 5 acres good young timber, five-room |»ood house, SISOO. Jk. 116—A 60 acre tract toiu and one half B les northwest of Berne, a quarter of a from stone road and school. Nearly all land, ordinary buildings. $3,400. of Decatur. Improvements ail new. grade of soil. Rural mail route. $2400 MB- 105—Sixty-acre tract, southeast of Befiie. quality of soil, fair buildings, some No 109—An 80-acre tract, two and one-half northwest of Decatur, clay and sand los n, fair buildings, fruit and timber $4;*M). K 137—Eeighty acres, two miles southwest of erne, fair improvements, clay and black •am, $3600. 151—An 80 acre tract, southwest of Pleasnt Mills, black loam, poor buildings, $3600. Mb. 222—A 120 acre tract near the gravel pike, five mile, northwest of Decatur, good one half black land. $9,000. 224—For sale, a 108 acre tract of beech and land two and a half miles east ot DeNew house and barn. SSOO worth oi BMimber. Price $5,600, a -4ii act class black |MBarmins land 3 miles southwest of Pleasant HHMiils. one mile from stone road, small buildM&gs, $2,300. Me 218—A 46 acre tract four miles northeast Berne on free mail route, a qua: te* ot a

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n9R3B| Mary au incident occurred Ifiwrrl which changed everything and came very near terminating his career in the flower of youth. It also brought about a situation of affairs that showed the difference in the quality of these two persons thrown go marvelously together from their far distant stations at each end of the ladder of fortune In away 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 prompting it To begin with, Brandon had kept himself entirely away from the princess ever since the afternoon at the king’s antechamber. The first day or so she sighed, but thought little of bis absence; then she wept and. as usual, began to grow piqued and Irritable. What was left of her judgment told her it was better for them to remain apart, but her longing to sac Brandos grew stronger as the prospect' of it grew less, and she became angry that lit could not be gratified. Jane was "right: an unsatisfied desire with Mary was torture. Even her sense of-the 'great distance between them had begun to fade, and when she so wished for him and he did not come their posi--11 be reversed. At the , end 6f the third day she sent for him to come to her’ rooms, but he by- a mighty effort sent back a brief note saying th:.t 1.-’ eoulfl not and ought not to g>. This, of course, threw Mary Into great passion,, for she judged him by herself, a very cotninon but dangerous method of judgment, and thought that if he felt at all as she did be would throw prudence to the winds and come I to her, as she know site would go to, him if she could. It did not occur to her that Brandon knew himself well enough to be sure he would never, go to New Spain if he allowed’ anothergrain of temptation to fall into the bal- | anee against him, but would, remain in London to love hopelessly, to try to ’ win a hopejess cause and end it all by [placing bis Head upon the block. . It required all his strength even now to hold fast bis determination to go to New Spain. He had reached bis.limit.. He bad a fund of that most useful of all wisdom, knowledge of self, and knew bis limitations, a little matter concerning which, nine men out of ten go all tbqir lives in blissless ignore, nee. Mary, who was no more given to self .analysis than her pet linnet, did not appreciate Brandon’s potent reasons and was iu a tian i;g passion when she received his answer. Rage and humiliation completely smothered for the time hes affection, and she said to herself over and over again: "I hate the lowborn Wretch. Oh, to think what ’’

mile from the stone road, fair buildings. ’> blackband. *2,300. No. 221—An f 0 acre tract two miles south of Decatur on stone road, good buildings and black land. 16.400. No. 219—An 80 acre tract, one 'half mile west of Salem. Blue Creek township, old build, ings. productive land, some black soil. »4.1t0, No 166—A 102-acre tract one and a half miles " east of Decatur, no buildings. 18 acres of good timber. 15 aeres_ of sand and gravel, black and sand loam, $;,000. No 174-Eightv-acre tract in east Wabash township, about 50 acres black loam, new, 6room house, ten acres of timber, 14300. No 160—An 184-acre tract, in east St. Mary’s township, sand and light clay loam, some timber, brick house, frame cribs and barn. Price 114.500. jj 0 139—115-acre tract southwest of Berne, good improvements, farm, light, clay soil, principally. Price 14600. No. ITS—A 130-acre tract, two miles southeast of Decatur, sand and clay loam, 20 acres young timber, some saw timber, small frame buildiEgs. S6OOO. No 17T-A 142-acre tract one and a half miles east of Decatur, principally sand and ciav loam some blatk land, no buildings, two young orchards. 35 acres, young timber, *7OOO. N 0 163—Eighty acres, near stone road in Wabash township, oil land, some timber, fair buildings <Oim- black land, balance clag loam. $3200. No 167—An 80-acre tract, two miles east of Decatur, light clay ami sand loam, no timber. small frame buildings. SIOOO. No 220-For sale or trade for Decatur property. three we.l located and desirable city lots in Anderson. Indiana, 1650. No 207—For sale or trade, a53 acre tract of timber land in Cumberland county, Tennesee, 1650.00. No 147-For sale or trade, an 80 acre tract in Lake county. Michigan, frame buildings, some timlier, 11.350. No. 211—For sale or trade, a general merchandise store and buildings in thriving Indiana town. Will trade for 60 or 80 acre farm, stock 12,500. No. Hl—For sale or trade for a farm—A large five-stand Uouring mill in Decatur. Indiana, capacity 75 barrels of flour daily, Koller mill, steam power, price KWOO for mill and grounds.

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. As the days went by and Brandon did not come her anger cooled as usual, and again her heart began to ache, but her sense of injury grew stionger day by day and she thought she was beyond a doubt the most ill used of women. c The negotiations for Mary's marriage with old Louis XII. of France were beginning to be an open secret about the court. The Due de Longuevllle, who had been held by Henry for some time as a sort of hostage from the .French king, bad opened negotiations by inflaming the flickering passions of old Louis with descriptions of Mary’s beauty. As there was a prospect of a new emperor soon and as the imperial bee had of late been making a most vehement buzzing in Henry’s bonnet, be encouraged De Longuevllle 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 bad not been consulted, and although she had coaxed her brother out of other marriage projects Henry had gone about, this as if he were in earnest, and it was thought throughout the court that Mary’s coaxings would be a!! in vain—a fear which .she herself had begun to share, notwithstanding her usual self confidence. She hated the thought of the marriage 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 suffering—that great broadener, in fact maker, of human character. Above all. there was an alarming sense of uncertainty in everything. She could hardly bring herself to believe that Brandon would really go ’to New Spain a.nd that she would actually lose him, although she did'not want him as yet- that.is. as a prospective husband. Flashes of all sorts of wiki schemes bad 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 the countless miles of fathomless sea that would be between them. She could endure anything' better than uncertainty. A menacing future is the keenest 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 Grouche. He was also an astrologer and bad of late-grown into great fame as prophet of the future —a fortune teller. His fame rested' on several remarkable predictions which -had been fulfilled to the- letter, and I really think the man had some wonderful powers. They said be was half Jew, half gypsy, and, if there is aleheniy in the mixing of blood, that' combination should surely produop something peculiar. The city folk were said to have visited him in-great numbers, and. notwithstamiing the priests and* bishops all condemned him as an imp of Satan, and a follower of witchcraft, many fine people, including some court ladies, continued to go there by stealth in order to take a dangerous, inquisitive peep into the future. Mary had long wanted to see this Grouche, at first out of mere curiosity, but Henry, who was very moral—with othbr people’s consciences—would -not think of permitting it. Two ladles. Lady Chesterfield and Lady Ormond, both good and vifVuou» .< • • . tected in such a visit and had been disgraced and expelled from court in the most cruel manner by order of the king himself. Now, added to Mary’s old time desire to see Grouche. came a longing to know the outcome of the present momentous complication of affairs that touched her so closely.' She could not wait for Time to unfold himself and drop his budget of events . as he traveled, but she must plunge ahead of him and know beforehand the stores of the fates, au- intrusion they ..usually resent. I need not tell you that was Mary’s only object in going, nor that her heart was ns pure as a • babe’s, quite as chaste and almost as innocent. It is equally true that the . large proportion of persons who visited i Gttiuchk made his soothsaying an excuse. The thought of how* wretched • life would be -a iUi Louis had put into' Mary’s mind the Thought of how sweet it would be with Brandon. Then came ’ the wish that Brandon bad been a prince or even a great English noble- I man, and then leaped up. all rainbow ; hued, the hope that he might yet, by , reason of his own groat virtues, rise to all of-these and she become his wife. But at the threshold of this fair castle came knocking the thought that per- ' haps he did not care for her and had I deceived her to gain her favors. Then she flushed with auger and swore to 1 herself she hated him and hoped never to see his face again. And the castle faded and was wafted away to the realms of airy nothingness. v Ah, how people will sometimes Tie to themselves, and sensible people at that! . So Mary wanted to see Grouche, first, j through curiosity, in itself a stronger I motive than we give it credit for; sec- , ond, to learn if slid would be able to dissuade Henry from the French marriage and perhaps catch a hint how to do it. and last, but by no means least, to discover the state of Brandon's jheart toward her. By this time the last named motive WOS strong enough to draw her any whither, although she would not acknowledge it, even to herself, and in truth hardly knew it, so full are we of things we know not of. So she determined to go to see

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Grouche secretly and was c0n..... »■, could arrange the visit in such away that it would never De discovered. One morning I met Jane, who told me with troubled face that she and Mary were going to London to make some purchases, would lodge at Bridewell House and go over to Jlillingsgate that evening to consult Grouche. Mary, had taken the whim into' her. .willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her. The court was'all at Greenwich, and nobody at Bridewell. so Mary thought t’fiey could disguise themselves as orange girls and easily make the trip Witbout any one being the wiser. •It wits 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 cuttUroats. But Mary did not realize the full danger of the trip and'would, as usual, allow nobody to tell her. She bad threatened Jane with all • sorts of vengeance if she divulged her secret, and ‘Jane was miserable enough between her fears on either band, for Mary, though the younger, held her in coniplete subjection. Despite her fear of Mary,' Jane asked me to go to London and follow them at n distance, unknown to the princess. I was to be on duty that'night at a dance given in honor of the French envoys who had just arrived; bringing with them commission of special ambassador to De i.onguevilie' tb 'nefeouaw lii'e ti'ealy "bi marriage, and. it Was impossible for me to go. Mary was going partly to avoid this ball, and her willful persistency made Henrj- very angry. I regretted that 1 could not go,' but I promised Jane I would send Brandon in my place, and. lie would answer the purpose of protection far better than 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 behind a hedge near the private gate through which the girls intended to take their departure from | Bridewell. I They would leave about dusk and return, so Mary said, before it grew i dark. | The citizens of London at that time | paid very little attention to the law I requiring them to hang out their lights, 1 and when it was dark it was dark. Scarcely was Brandon safely eni sconsed behind a clump of arbor vitae i when whom should he see coming down j the path toward the gate but his grace, I 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 bide 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 I overheard them say they would go out ai mis gate jus; sure they go on some errand of gallantry, which your grace will soon learn, I make no doubt.” 1 He replied that he would take care ; of that. Brandon did not see where Buckingham hid himself, but soon the two innocent adventurers came down the path attired in the short skirts and bonnets of orange girls and let themselves out at the gate. Buckingham followed them, and Brandon quickly followed blm Thn <Hrla through U little

foundation, new implement house, away from barn. 2 good open wells, never Jail, steel wind mill, water tank, near barn, excellent water, should be seen to be appreciated . Price S6O 00 per acre; cash, balance on easy terms. 6 per cent. No. 42—100 acre farm 5J4 miles north-east of Decatur, one-half mile from gravel road which will tie built past the farm coon; all black, level land, but about ten acres; all cleared but five acres which is small timber, well tiled, fence fair. Good story frame house, and also a one story frame house; l>oth need painting, both comfortable homes Burn 40x60 feet, two floors, roof needs repair; corn cribs, urainery. wagon shed. etc. Drove well and steel windmill; goo-1 orchard of apples, pears, plums and peaches. This is an excellent farm, in good neighborhood, one-half in he from school, two miles from church, and is a bargain at 63‘.(X' pe acre; y t cash, balance easy payments NO. 37.— 100 acre farm 4 miles east from Decatur, on a good road about7u acres black land balance sandy clay, all verr productive low land well tiled, good outlet, over 1000 rods of tile, no open ditch on farm farly fenced all cleared but about 5 acres, which is woods pasture house land : 2 story frame 8 rooms, goods dry deilar house in good repair on stone foundation, driven well and wind mill with cement tank at barn good cistern, barn 50by 80 in good repair roomy silo in barn with capacity of 90 ton< green fodder good orchard of apple peach pears trees blackberries and other small fruits Including large grape arbor. Also cribs granaries and necessary out buildings. This farm will make a nice j home and i* well worth the price.s7s per acre one third down, balance on easy payments. NO. 114 Two lots .’7 by 165’feet. on south lYth street. 1 and 1 2 story frame h'-iis? >f > rooms, nicely papered and in good repair needs paint outside, barn 14 by I* ami J 4 feet high smoke house and other out buildInge; 50 barrel cement cistern. 4 large pear • s,' large cherry trees, apple peach-and

postern in trie wall opposite Bridewell House and walked rapidly up Fleet diteli, climbed Ludgate. hill, passed Paul’s church, turned toward the river down Bennett hili, to the left on Thames street, then on past the bridge,

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following Lower Thames street to the neighborhood of Fish street hill, whepe they took an' alley leading up toward East Cheap-to Grouche’s house. It was a brave thing for the girl to do and shonved 'the determined spirit trial Uweit'Tri tier soft whiu ' hi: ’2.8 Aside from the real dangers, there was enough to deter any woman, I should think.' • Jane wept all the way over, but Mary never flinched. • There were great mudholes where one sank ankle deep, for no one paved the street at that ‘timo,' strangely enough, preferring to pay the'sixpence fine per square yard for leaving it undone. At one place, Brandon told me, a load of hay blocked the streets, compelling them to squeeze between the houses and the hay. He could hardly believe the girls had passed that way. as he had not alw ays’lx e&*abl to keep them in view, but had sometimes to follow them by watching Buckingham. He, however, kept as close as possible and presently saw them turn down Grouche’s alley and enter his house. Upon learning where they had stopped, Buckingham hurriedly took himself off, mid Brandon waited for the girls to come out. It seemed a very long time that they were in the wretched place, and darkness had well descended upon London when they emerged. Mary soon noticed that fl man was

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plum trees, some small fruits and good grape arbor. These lot*are nicely located and the property is cheap. Price SI2OO one tnird cash balance to'suit, or will trade for small farm, NO. 11 s.— Vacant Jot on west Monroe street. Lynch’s addition r<JxK6 leet, fronts on Monroe street, .is a nicely located lot, street and sewer tax paid, and is cheap at $175.00. NO. 117.—For sale, U 4 story frame hduse on south Tenth street, four rooms, cellar, large buttery, summer kitchen, wood house, well and cistern, bouse in fairly good repair. Lot 78x180 feet with lots of good bearing grape vines. cherries and other fruit. It is cheap at 1550.00 one-half cash, balance in one and two years, at 6 per cent. NO. 119. Fine residence property on Fornax street in Decatur one ami one half story frame house of seven rooms, all nicely papered, house in good repair. Fine large cistern. Fruit on lot consisting of peaches cherries etc. Property is in flue location and is a bargain at $llOO. One half cash balance on easy terms at 6 per cent. NO loß.—Residence property, two and a halt squares from court house. Decatur. Ind., frame house of seven rooms.two closets and pantrv. house needs painting outside.in good . condition inside,barn sixteen by twentyfour feet, wood house and other out buildings. House piped for gas. good well and cistern, pair cherry and peach trees.grape arbor, ail on inlot and south half of inlot N 0.578, ona quiet street in a good neighborhood, near to business center. Price $2000.00; one half cash, balance in two equal annual payments. NO. 109. -One story Irame bouse of five rooms, buttry and closet, on Second street, one square from business center, house needs some repairs, lot 66x132 feet, some fruft, nfoely located, good cistern, barn on ! it. good sidewalk, improved street aud fa a ver.v desirable location. Price 11.450, one half cash, balance in one and ’ two years at 6 per eent.

roiiowmg rnem, ana as sue uni nor know who he • was became greatly alarmed. The object of her journey 1 had been accomplished now, so the spur of a strong motive to keep her. : courage up was lacking. “Jane,' some one is following us,” she . whispered. “Yes,” answered Jane, with an un- !' concern that surprised Mary; for she knew Jane was a coward from the top of her brown head to tpe tip of her i little pink heels. “Oh, if I had only taken your adI vice, Jane, and had. never come to ' this wretched place!. And to think, i too, that I came here only to learn the worst! Shall we ever, get home alive, i do you think?” They hurried on, the man behind them taking less care tu remain unseen I than he did when coming. Mary's feat's grew upon her as she heard his step and saw his form persistently following them, and she clutched Jane I by the arm. “It is all over with us, I know. I would give-everything I have or ever expect to have on ea.rth for—for Master Brandon at this moment.” She thought of him as the one person best able to defend her. This was. only too welcome an opportunity. and Jane said: “That is Master Brandon following us. If we urait » sow Ho will be here.” And she called to him before Mary could interpose. Sow- tills d*Scn>Sui l\ U ' ila’a '* | ways. Brandon's presence was, it is true, just what Mary bad 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 i bad succeeded in convincing herself I was the case, all of which Grouche had I confirmed by telling her he was false. I Then she had been discovered in doing 1 what‘she knew she should have left undone and what she was anxious to al-from every one. and. worst or ■ all, had Been discovered by the very person from whom she was most anxious to hide it. So she turned upon Jane angrily: “Jane Bolingbroke, you shall leave me as soon as we get back to Greenwich for this betrayal of my confidence.” [to be continued.l What a man sees only in his best moments as truth is truth in all moI ments.—Cook.