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SYNOPSIS.

Francois Beaupre. a peasant babe of
three years after an amusing incident sdn II,
Chevalier of France by the Emperor Ma
poleon. who, prophesied that the boy
under another Bonaparte- At the age OF
ten Francois visits General Baron Gas
seven-year-oId daughter. lives at the
Chateau A soldier of the Empire un tGer
with stories of his, campaigns The gen
eral offers Francois a home at the Cna-
rents but in the end becomes a copyist
for the general and learns of the friend
Zappi, who campaigned with the general
under Napoleon. MARQUIS Zappi and ms
general agrees to care for the MARQUIS
son while the former goes to AmeT 1fas
asked Francois to be friend or ms SOL SOL
The boy solemniy promises trancoiis
the general. Alike. Pietro and Francois
Prince Louis Napoleon Francois saves
his life. The general discovers tranco1s
him that ne will not interfere between the
girl and Pfetro. Francois goes 70 JULY
plans the escape of her son Louis Ma
poleon. by Disgusting him ana MaI 9las
MARQUIS zappi's place. who is i'll. in the
escape of Hortense and Louis; DresSSa q
Austrians from the hotel allowing the
prince and his mother to escape; ran an.
five years in the castle owned by Pietro
in Italy He discovers in his guard one OF
him sends word to his friends of his
plight. The general. Alike and P1etro
hear from Francois and plan his rescue
Francois as a guest of the Austrian gov
ernor of the castle prison inspects the
interior of the wine cellar of the Zappls-
Francois receives a note from Pietro eX-
planning in detail how to escape from MS
prison. Alike awaits him on horSeback
and leads him to his friends on board
the American sailing vessel. the Lovely
Lucy
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dear to him; and he wondered that he
had indeed come through the long
nightmare of prison to this happiness.
Mr.. Hampton has been talking to
me about Virginia; it must be beau
tiful country" said Alike. Il should
love the free friendly life of those
great domains. l believe 1 could leave
France and Vicques for such coun-
try as that, where there are no politi-
cal volcanoes on top of which one
must live. With US it is always plot
ting and secrecy. Always a war to
look back on or to look forward to. 1
should like to go to Virginia"
But" said Francois, with his great
eyes glowing, ''the war one now looks
forward to in France will be short and
for there will be Bonaparte ruling,
and that means strength and good
government"
How you believe in the great cap
tain and in his BLOOD and Alike
smiled down at the pale face on fire
with its lifelong enthusiasm.
"One must" said Francois simply,
and paused, and went on. For me
you know, Alike, how it is. How the
star of the Bonapartes has always
seemed to be my start 1 believe that.
I believe that my life is tied to that
house Napoleon was more than hui
man to my mind, his touch set me
aside for his uses in my cradle"
and made you aschevalier," Alike
considered. THAT was a true acco-
lade, Francois. You would have a
right to that title under another Bona
parte.''
Il believe so, Alike"
And my father believes it, So you
must hurry and get well and come
back to France and be fit for work
when the prince needs you, Chevalier
Beaupre. My father has told you that
movement is preparing? He is reck-
less, my father, and it troubles me. 1t
might be unsafe for him to live in
France if his part in these plots were
known"
Then you could come to Virginia
to Carnifax," and Francois smiled.
But Alike flushed. THAT is Pietro's
estate, not ours" she said quickly !;
and then she rose and bent over the
sick boy. 81 must go to my father
now" she said, and caught his pitt
full hands suddenly in both hers. But
OH Francois, l wish 1 could tell you
how it changes all the world to have
you back again'-and she was gone.
Francois, trembling with a rapture
he could not quiet, lay, not stirring, be-
cause he feared to break the spell of
the touch of her hands; feeling within
him a rebel hope that yet he would
not let take hold of him. Could it be ?
Was it true? Did she care for him and
not Pietro? Was that the reason that
in all these years she and Pietro were
still only sister and brother? Yet, he
caught and choked the thought. Even
then he had no right, he could not,
would not tell her what she was to
him. He would be Pietro's friend al
ways as he had promised long ago;
| more, a thousand times more now
when Pietro had given back to him
| freedom and life and hope.
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other watched him eagerly. All this
affair of the troop he had done to
give pleasure to Harry Hampton. his
friend 1t was the only way in which
the lame boy could be on equal terms
with the other boys, and Francois had
determined from the first that every
joy which could be cleaned out of
it he should have. To be the captain
ought to be a joy.
IL" Harry cried and then was silent
and then spoke sorrowfully- But
it can not be,''
Can not be?" demanded Francois.
why not?"
There was a moments silence and
with a painful effort the words came.
"My-misfortune. 1 am lame"
And Francois cried out, ''Henry-an
that is nonsensei What of it? 1t Ia
a thing you do as well as the best
riding. Who has such a seat, such
hands as you? Why not then, de-
mand?" And went on. 1T is settled.
l have talked to them all-see the sig.
natures. You are the captain. my
Henry-and 1 am your right hand and
your left hand-yes and your feet, too,
whenever you need me-"
But" said Harry, dazed, cit is really
your place; don't you want to be cap
tain ?" he shot at the other boyishly.
And with that Francois arm was
about his shoulder again as the two
stood together, and Francois was
laughing. But yes" he said. 81
should like it. That is a secret" His
face was brilliant with laughter. You
only may know, my Henry, that I am
vain-ah, very vain,' he repeated sad
ly. Never tell it. 1 love titles and
honors and Importance. 1 like to be
called Chevalier-though indeed that
is my right he added with quick
touch of dignity. And 1 should like
very much to be captain of this com
pany of fine young men, the flowers
does one ay?-of the South. But ii
is not best" He held up his forefngeI
and looked enormously worldly-wisa
mo. You would not mind; the young
messieurs would not mind, perhaps
but the fathers-ah, the fathersi" He
threw back his head and gazed at the
ceiling with eyes of horror. Then with
a start and hand flung out, And the
mothersi Mon Dieu! But the moth
ers, Henry! They would make-whai
you call it-a HI of time, is it not?'
Harry roared with joy at the terri
fed whisper. But l have neither IA
Their nor mother he suggested.
"Ah, Henry" argued Francois with
deep satisfaction in his tone, "tha
makes you so suitable"
"Suitable!" inquired Henry.
But yes, my friend. 1t kills jeal
ousy. All is grist. one says, thai
comes to your mill. ALI is fathers
all is mothers to the poor orphan-ane
besides that, there is Monsieur thu
Colonel One sees that the uncle OF
the captain will be contented. And
whom should 1 wish to content but my
first host, my first benefactor in this
land? / believe, indeed, he would be
displeased if / should take the place
believe he is not satisfied of my
BIRTH
And beneath the nonsense of Fran
co.'s, Henry could but acknowledge the
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Sacrifice.

The SaCrlrce.
Young Henry Hampton. thrilled to
the core at this drama, bent over him,
as Battista laid him on the deck, and
looked up anxiously at Pietro-
rs he Iiving?" he asked.
He was living, though for an hour or
two the devoted friends who cared for
him doubted if they had not got him
hack only to lose him. But that last
effort of the change to the ship being
past, when consciousness came again
he grew strong more rapidly.
81 thought-the Austrians-would
nab meas l came aboard" he whis-
pered, smiling gaily as he gasped the
words to Alike. at was-firm in my
mind"
And Alike laughed at him, and told
him that they were far out on the Ad-
Tiatic now, safe under the American
flag, and the Austrians left two hun
dred miles behind.
Even if they had-nabbed me-"
whispered Francois, those two days
with you would have paid
And Alike shuddered little and told
him to go to sleep and stop thinking
of Austrians, for they were out of his
life now forever.
MY seigneur," said Francois next
day when the general took his turn at
sitting by his bed, may 1 ask ques-
tion?''
ANY question in the world, Fran
co.'s, my son." the general growled at
him. as if the tender words were a de-
fiance to an enemy.
Francois hesitated. About Alike
and Pietro."
The general shook his head. 'Ah
that! That 1 cannot tell you, Fran
co.'s. Sometimes 1 believe that have
been mistaken, that" the general as
he stopped looked oddly at Francois
and smiled. Sometimes 1 believe that
even l, even Gaspard Gourgaud, might
make a mistake in trying to play the
good God, and arranging lives. That
might be-yes. In any case / cannot
tell
Francois, thinking deeply. hazarded
another question. He loves her?"
Il believe so, indeed said the gem
eral. He cares most to be with US
with her. All yes, have no doubt that
he loves her. But why it goes no far
ther-eapristi! 1t is beyond me
that! 1 would knock their foolish heads
together, me-but that is not convent
ent''
Does she love Pietro?"
say that? She is a woman 1 do not
know-not in the least" the general
exploded at him.
But Pietro loves herr" Francois
asked again, his wistful smiling eyes
searching the generals face.
''Yes-I am sure of it"
And Francois smiled.
mo one could help it," he said half
to himself.
In a day more little Battista came
into Francois cabin and put clothes
on him and wrapped him like a mum
my in coats and rugs, and carried him
In his arms up on deck, and there laid
him in hammock on the sunny side
OF the ship And the salt air blew on
mis- face and >he gulped it in, and by
and by Alike brought a chair and sat
by him and read to him, and Francois
LAY quiet and wondered il heaven
could be any improvement on this
So, on that long, bright, calm morn
ing at sea Francois lay in the ham
mock and watched the million little
waves glisten and break for unknown
miles over the sunlit water, and lis
r<ened to the voice he loved best in the
-rworld. as it told him of those Others
whom he loved also. and of the places
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out acquiring a halo which adhereS
afterward; it was fairly certain that
military company. originating with the
Chevalier Beaupre, would succeed.
And it succeeded. Three days later
it was started with the cordial sane
ton of the fathers and the enthusiasm
of the sons. Francois was, of course,
the moving spirit and the responsible
head, and Francois was hard at work
calling back the old lore of his school
days at Saint-Cyr and reading books
on tactics and all military subjects.
Henry" said Colonel Hampton one
morning after breakfast at Roanoke
House, Il want to speak to you a mo-
ment in my study"
Harry went calmly into the dim,
pleasant, old room, with its paneled
walls and portraits set into the panel
ing; he had no fear of what his uncle
might say, for he was not merely the
young nephew and ward living in his
uncles house-he was the owner of
most of the acres which made the
plantation a great one. Colonel Hamp-
ton considered that in his treatment
of Harry, and Harry knew it well
enough. Moreover, it was an unspok-
en- secret that Harry or Lucy had the
right of strength over weakness in
dealing with the head of the house.
Obstinacy combined sometimes with
weakness, it is true, but yet the two
youngsters understood clearly that the
colonel was the head only by a grace
full fiction. So young Henry Hampton
felt no alarm at the quality of his
uncle's tone. The colonel sat down in
the biggest chair, chair throne-like
in its dignity; he faced the lad and
pulled Importantly at the end of his
mustache.
This troop of cavalry about organ
ized?" he demanded.
We'll, that's rather a big name for
it, Uncle Henry, but it is going like a
streak" answered Henry, junior. I'VE
meet again today, and tomorrow
think we shall begin business"
Il approve of it," Colonel Hampton
stated.
Harry bowed his head gravely. The
colonel went on.
1T is a well-bred and appropriate
method of amusement. A gentleman
| should know something of military at
| fairs. But-ah-the ranking and
| ah-arrangements? Such-details are
not unlikely with gentlemen of the
| first families, as you all are-except
one-to crystalline into a-later impor-
lance. The man who has been the
leader of this company of very young
men will not unlikely be the man
| thought of as a leader in-ah-affairs
| of greater moment to come. May /
inquire who is the captain"
Henry Hampton looked troubled.
| impatient
| why. nobody yet, Uncle Henry. We
have not got to that But, of course.
| the Chevalier-"
| Colonel Hampton interrupted him.
Exactly. 1 thought So That is what
l wish to avoid. The Cheyalier must
not be the captain"
The boy caught up the words hotly-
Uncle Henry, he has done it. all We
all want him"
Exactly. But you must not have
him am surprised at you, Henryi
Do you remember that this man is
peasant-born? Do you want to be led
into battle by a person whose rank
is not above that OF our own serv-
ants'"
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clear-sighted logic. So it happened
that Henry Hampton became captain
of the Jefferson Troop, to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned
TO BE CONTINUEDO
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Social Crisis.

On day the ship sailed into SPLEEN
did roadstead, big enough to hold the
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BOARD TO REQUIRE.
Continued from Page One.)

he has contracted for in eleven days,
and if such is the case he still has UNI
til July Is to complete the work. The
local agent of the bonding company
has informed the board if Curry does
not begin the work in time to COM
plete it by July Is, he will secure Mr..
Davis, a private contractor, to carry
on this work.
Trouble Starts Early.
Plans for having streets oiled under
public contract were first considered
by the board last February and it was
their desire to have this work done as
early in the summer as possible. When
bids for this work were first adver-
tised for prospective bidders were UNI
der the impression that the city did
not guarantee payments for the work,
and as a result no bid was received.
This greatly vexed and disappointed
the board members and it was neces-
sary to re-advertise for bids. That
time 1t was made plain that the city
guaranteed payments for oiling done
under it's direct supervision and as a
result two bids were received, Curry
securing the contract. He agreed to
start work within two weeks, but at
the end of that time he had failed to
oppCol ACIC oO q ClJy CHlpAOyC Woo
sent to Eaton to see him. He told this
man that he would be ready to start
to work in Richmond today.
The board agreed to order a water
main extension on South Nineteenth
street to Reeveston road today on the
agreement of the Richmond Home
Builders company that they would
have five houses constructed on that
street within one years time. The
contrat prepared by City Attorney
Bond for various public improvements
on South Nineteenth street. in Reeves
ton addition will be amended to that
effect. A fire hydrant is to be located
at Reeveston road corner.
The street car company was today
ordered to improve number of bad
places in the paving between it's tracks
on Main street from Eleventh street
to Twentieth street. The American
Telegraph and Telephone company
was given permission to trim trees
along it's right of way under supervis-
ion of the city.
Ask Neff Street Paved.
At the request Of Wilfred Jessup
who represented interested property
owners, the board is to push proceed
ings for the paving of Neff street
which is a much used street for heavy
hauling to the two freight stations
The Pennsylvania railroad will be ask
ed to sign a contract to run switch
across the street, which will be placed
on a concrete foundation. 1t is prob
able the work on this improvement
| will start about September 1.
The Light, Heat and Power com
pany expressed dissatisfaction with a
contract offered by the city which pro
vided that the city make street repairs
where streets had been torn up by the
company, the company paying the cos,
of this work, because one provision
was that the company would be hello
liable for all damage that might be
done to the street roller. The company
refuses to assume such liability bu
offers to pay ten cents an hour for the
roller The board has taken this mat
ter under consideration. A petition
| for the extension of a water main or
West Ninth street was received bu
| not acted on.
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CITY STATISTICS

Births.
Mr. and Mrs Harry c. Clawson, 719
North Sixteenth street, boy.
Deaths and Funerals
LANE-Hiram Lane, s, died at the
home of Samuel Mcclure, Muncie,
yesterday The body will be brought
here today Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
McHERVEY-Notic of the death of
Rev. John Med. Hervey was received
yesterday by David Roberts, brother
to Mrs. Hervey, and son-in-law to Wal
ter j. Doan. Rev. Hervey suffered a
severe stroke of paralysis a few days
ago while attending a conference at
Chicago.
TAYLOR-Angeline NJ. Taylor, 81,
died at her home at 314 North A
street, Sunday morning. One nephew,
Herbert Cooling survives her She
was member of the Grace M. E.
church. The funeral will be held from
the home. Tuesday afternoon at 400
o'clock. The funeral will be private.
Burial will be in the Earlham Gene
terry.
SIMMS-Josiah Simms, Y, died at
his residence at Chester yesterday
morning. Mr.. Simms was native of
England and had resided here for sew
eral years. Two brothers and one sis
ter survive him. The funeral will be
held from the Friends church at Ches-
ter, Thursday at 100 o'clock. Burial
Don't fail to hear Miss Kaufman at
the Wesley Howard concert tomorrow
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edge of marine law had been proved.
Il am going to leave, but | want it
understood that it is not because | am
forced to, but because those directors
are bunch of scOundrels, and | don't
want to do business with Them was
the characteristic statement of the cap
tain when he spoke of his compromise.
On the other hand, the counsel for
the Lake and Park company admit
Captain Rogers knowledge of his
rights on the lake The chief reason
that a settlement was not made soon
er is the fact that Captain Rogers mis-
understood the advances of the COM
pany and refused to try to make terms
with it.
Il only hope to have a good month
in July. Everything with me depends
on that" the captain said Il will dis
pose of my two lots and my home and
leave Richmond after sell my boat.
] intend to build another boat down
south during the winter
The captain is an interesting char
acter for those who are acquainted
with him. Because of his candidness
he is often misunderstood He has
been hot-headed when anything came
up relative to his contract with the
company or his boat business, because
this is all he has had, and he believed
an effort was being made to rob him
of it.
He reads three library books every
week and remembers what he reads.
Since he has been in Richmond his
wife says he has read the Bible four
times, He can talk Interestingly on
almost any subject, and can tell new
stock Of stories every day.
At the time of the March flood last
year. Captain Rogers and his wife were
prisoners three days in the old mill
property below Twelfth street in Flos
sic Dale. After the mill was wrecked
the captain and his wife rescued, Cap
tain Rogers used the old timbers ia
build the Wild Rover.
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PIONEER RESIDENT
ANSWERS CALL

CENTERVILLE. Ind, June 29-One
Of Wayne county's Oldest and best
known pioneer citizens, Henry L. Fen
der, aged 81, died Sunday afternoon
on the farm where he was born, at
Locust Grove, after an illness of three
months. Mr.. Fender was one of the
wealthiest farmers in the county
Until recently he had taken an &C.
tive part in the work on his large
farm. His numerous friends in the
western part of the county were
shocked to learn of his death.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the Lo-
Gust Grove church, the Rev. Mitchell,
of Centerville, officiating Mr.. Fender
is survived by his son, John of Locust
Grove, three grandchildren, Eugene
Fender, Of Centerville. Mrs Victor
Bordale, OF Locust Grove. and Mrs. J.
/. Helms. Of Locust Grove, -
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RICHMOND MARKE7
LIVE STOCK

Corrected daily by Anton Stole
Phone 1870
HOGS.
Primes average 200 lbs.) per 100
lbs. $500; heavy mixed, per 100 lbs,
$7.vOM7.25 roughs, per 100 lbs, $3.50
$500; light $S.15@S.20.
CATTLE
Choice steers, per h., TIC to SIC;
butcher steers, per lb., 707hc, COWS,
per h., 81 @6hc; bulls, per h., " @
612; choice veal calves, per h., S1ac.
PRODUCE
Corrected daily by Ed Cooper
Phone 2577)
Old chickens dressed paying 20 to
&c; selling 25 to Csc.
Young chickens dressed paying csc !;
selling soc.
County butter paying Is to 25c i;
selling % to soc.
Creamery butter selling 33c.
Country lard paying lie; selling 15c.
Eggs paying 1Sc; selling 22c.
FEED QUOTATIONS
Timothy hay, paying SIG.
Straw, paying SIS.
Oats, paying 40c.
Corn, paying 72c.
Red clover seed. paying Sc bushel
Timothy seed, paying $3.50 bushel.
Cracked corn, selling $1.75 bushel.
Bran, selling $2S ton.
Middlngs, selling s29 ton
Chop feed, selling $50 cwt
Corn meal, selling $1.6O cwt.
Salt. $1.40 barrel.
HIDES AND WOOL
Corrected by Clendenin &, Co. Phone
2436.l
Wool-Medium grade 221ac Id; re
lection 1920 ID.
Green Hides-No. 1 COWS and steers
lie Id; No. 2 COWS and steers, loo