Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-10
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TIE MARSHAL
ByMary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Aa1HoT The Perfect TZbuze. ETC.
CHAPTER v-(continued).
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The emperor!" Francois breathed-
"the emperor was there!"
Probably nothing, which had not to
do with his daughter, could have
tauched General G%ourgaud as did that
tribute. That it was a tribute to his
story meant much, but the worship of
Napoleon which burst out in the gasp
went deeper. The followers Of the
Corsican never asked for d reaso why
they adored him: it was q feeling
binder and stronger than Low which
he inspired, and it lasted in the hearts
or his soldiers to the latest moment of
the longest life. The veteran officer
who felt this possession of his own be-
ing saw it mirrored in the slim lad who
quivered before him, and he loved the
lad for it.
"Sapristi!" he growled. 1.-The arm Of
the Little Corporal reaches a long way.
The child mas not even seen him, and
VOLTA, he loves him"
The child's fac flushed. "But yes.
my Seigneur," Francois spoke quickly.
But yes. / have seen the emperor"
You nave seen Napoleon" The gen.
eral was surprised. How is that?"
In a boyish fashion. in homely
language of his class yet with that
dramatic instince which is character
istically French, Francois told his tale
as his grandmother had told 1t to him
and to his brothers and sisters-the
tale which the children called Ma
with a sincere interest. AS simple in
many ways as the child, every least
word of his demigod Napoleon was
charged for him with authority. He
considered deeply when the story was
finished.
MY boy" he addressed the lad, ST
do not know the law-1 am a soldier.
Yet by my idea you are Chevalier.
created SO by the act of the most
powerful monarch. who over ruled
France-by u Emperor Napoleon.
Another monarch sits now on his
throne. yet he was in truth Frances
ruler when he gave HI blow on the
shoulder which made you a knight; he
had the right Of an emperor-therefore
o are that which he made you-the
Chevalier Francois Beaupre. AS for
the rest"-his brows drew into q
bushy line and his eyes cleaned like
swords-"do not forget that he himself
charged you with a duty to his house;
your fate n his name are linked.
The time may come when, as the en-
peror said. o may be a marshal Of
France under another Bonaparte. But
that is a small thing If the time comes
when you may help another Bona
parte to come to his right. to rule over
France. 1t is that Of which you must
AAAAA IA b0 O0A 0IA M G1k1O IkCkl IL
is that which you must give your life
for"
Little Francois, the visionary, the
hero wOrshiper, trembled. He had no
words to answer the orders leveled at
him In those rolling tones. II will do
1t. my seigneur," he said. frightened yet
inspired. lifted into a tremendous
dizzying atmosphere. And with that a
secret which he had told no one, not
even his mother, broke forth.
MY Seigneur. a strange thing
happens sometimes Il have
dreams-yet they are not dreams-in
broad daylight. I see things-I hear
voices-which are not Of our village.
Three times I saw a long road up a
mountain, and over the mountain was
a large star. I saw it three times, and
once a voice said 1t is the star of the
Bonapartes, but also your star. Fran
co.'s. Follow IT."
son for all his cult OF Napoleon, and
vtsion-seeing appeared to him nom
sense. He pooh-hooded at once the
idea Of a star divided between the
U Of Bonaparte and q small peas
ant. your mother had better put a
wet cloth in your cap" he advised.
"Parbleu-seeing stars In midday!
Some one-legged old fighter has been
cabling before o about he star Of
h Bonapartes. and that and q touch
of sunstroke in this heat, 1t may be,
have turned you silly. Let me hear no
more Of stars. but keep at your lesson
and learn to be-"
With that he was aware that the boy
did not hear him. The light figure was
on tiptoes- the large eyes stared at
the we'll. and the child spoke in an UNI
injected voice as IL something muf1ed
spoke through him.
II see the STAR" he said. II see It
through q window where there are iron
bars . Ah!" The .interjection was
in the boys natural accent, and he
shivered violently. ''Ugh!" His teeth
chartered and he looked about vaguely.
1T Is like an ice house. I do not like
those dreams: they make me SO cold.
Seigneur, 1t Is late; my mother will not
be pleased. And I must stop at the
garden and pick the vegetables for
supper-carrots and peas. I must hurry
to get The peas and carrots
Little Alike, c%lutching her fathers
thumb. watched as the boy disappeared.
Then, to the generals astonishment,
she began to sob. I'll don't know
she answered his quick question, But
IL think 1t Ii because / am sorry the
little boy was so cold"
CHAPTER VI.
A GAME OF CARDS.
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