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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Good News.

In the garden of the chateau of
Vicques, where the stiff, gray stone
vases spilled again their hearts blood
of scarlet and etching of vines; where
the two stately lines of them led down
to the sundial and the round lawn-on
one of the griffin-supported stone seats
Alike and Pietro sat, where Alike and
Francois had sat five years before.
AS they sat in the garden, they had
been going over the pros and cons of
his life or death for the thousandth
time. Pietro's quiet gray eyes were
sad as he looked away from Alike and
across the lawn to the beech wood.
God knows l would give my life
quickly if I could see him coming
through the trees there, as we used to
see him, mornings long ago, in his
patched homespun Clothes
Alike followed the glance consider
ingly, as if calling up the little, brown,
trudging figure so we'll remembered.
Then she tossed up her head sharply
WHO ?"-and then she laughed. Il
shall be seeing visions next, like Fran
co.'s" she said. 81 thought it was he
back in the beech wood"
81 see no one" Pietro stared
But you have no eyes, Pietro-I can
always see a thing two minutes before
you" Alike threw at him. "There-the
man.
oh" said Pietro. Your eyes are
more than natural, Alike. You see in
to wood; that is uncanny. Yes, I
see him now. Mon dieu, he is a big
fellow"
"A peasant-from some other vii
lage," Alike spoke carelessly. Il do
not know him." and they went on talk
ing, as they had been doing, of Fran
co.'s.
And with that, here was Jean Phil
lippe Moison, forty now and fat, but
still beautiful in purple millinery, ad-
vancing down the stone steps between
the tall gray vases, making sym
phony of color with the rich red of the
flowers. He held a silver tray; a let
ter was on it.
For mademoiselle."
Mademoiselle took it calmly and
glanced at it, and with that both the
footman and the Marquis Zappi were
astonished to see her fall to shiver-
ing, as if in a sudden illness. She
caught Pietro's arm. The letter was
clutched in her other hand thrust back
of her.
"Pietro,'
What is it, Alixe?" His voice was
quiet as ever. but his hand was around
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SYNOPSIS.

Francois Beaupre. a. peasant babe OF
three years. after an amusing incident in
which Marshal New figures. is made
ChevaIier of France by the Emperor Ma
might one day be marshal of France
under another Bonaparte. At the age OF
ten Francois visits General Baron Gas
pard Gourgaud. who with Alike, his
lseven-year- daughter. lives at the
Chateau A soldier of the Empire under
Napoleon he fires the boys imagination
with stories of his campaigns The gen
eraI offers Francois home at the Cha
Geau- The boy refuses to leave MS pa
cents, but in the end becomes copy1st
ship between the general and MARQUIS
Kappi, who campaigned with the general
under Napoleon. Marquis Zappi and his
SON Pietro. arrive at the Chateau The
son while the former goes to America
The Marquis before leaving for America
asked Francois to be friend OF his SON.
The boy solemnly promises FRANCOIS
goes to the Chateau to live MARQUIS
Zappi dies leaving Pietro a ward of
the general. Alike, Pietro and Francois
meet a strange boy who proves to De
Prince Louis Napoleon Francois saves
his life. The general discovers Francois
loves Alike, and extracts a promise from
him that ne will not interfere between the
girl and Pietro- Francois goes 10 1taly
as secretary to Pietro- Queen Hortense
plans the escape of her son Louis Ma
poIeon by Disgusting him and Marquis
Marquis Zappi's place. who is ILL., in the
escape of Hortense and Louis; Dressed
as IOuis's brother Francois lures the
AustrIans frcm the hotel allowing the
prince and his mother to escape: Fran
co.'s Is a prisoner of the Austrians for
1--WE years in the castle owned by Pfetro
in italy. He discovers in his guard one OF
Pietro's old family servants
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ILLUSTRATIONS 81 ELLSWORTH YDIN6~- = S

wood, his face hardly older than when
he had come to Vicques, but sterner
and sadder; his still soldiery gait less
buoyant than it had been five years
ago.
He saw Alike and Pietro coming
joyfully toward him, running light
heartedly, calling to him with excited
gay voices. 1t stabbed the generals
heart; a quick thought came of that
other who had been always with them,
now dead or worse, of that other whom
these two had forgotten. And with
that they were upon him, and Alike
was kissing him, hugging him, push
ing letter into his hand, up his
sleeve, into his face-anywhere.
''Father-good news-the best news
almost the best! Father, be ready
for the good news!"
'I am ready" the general growled
impatiently. What is this foolery ?
Sabre de bois, What is your news.
then, you silly child?"
And Alike, shaking very much, laid
her hand on his cheek and looked
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-14
CHAPTER XVII.
Loaf of Bread.

The next morning Battista came In
with a manner which to the observing
eye of his prisoner foretold' distinctly
some event. He talked more than
usual, and more grufiy and loudly, but
at last, after wandering about the
room some minutes, all the time talk
ing. scolding, he swooped on Francois
and thrust thick paper into his coat
and at the same instant his heavy left
hand was over Francois mouth.
Not word" he whispered, and
then THE loaf of bread"
Francois, struck dumb and blind.
turned hot and cold, and his shaking
hand in his coat pocket clutched the
letter.
But Battista prodded him with his
hard forefinger. BE careful he NUT
tered, and then again, 1.-THE bread
with a sharp prod-'The loaf of bread"
and the door had changed. Battista
was gone.
A strong man, who had not been
shut away from life, would likely have
read the letter instantly. would in
stantly have examined the long round
loaf lying before him. Francois was
i'll and weak and it was the first word
for five years from his own people,
which lay in his hand; he sat as If
turned to stone, touching the paper as
if that were enough; he sat perhaps
fifteen minutes
Then suddenly breathlessness
came over him that something might
happen before he could read it-this
writing which, whatever it should say,
meant life and death to him. Taking
care not to rustic the paper. deaden-
ing the sound under his bedclothes.
he read it, kneeling by the bed. 1t was
four letters-from his mother and
Alexe and the general and Pietro;
but the first three were short He felt,
indeed, reading them, that no words
had been written, that only the arms
of the people he loved had strained
about him and their faces laid against
his, and that SO, wordlessly, they had
told him but one thing-their undying
love. Weak, lonely, his intense tenn
permanent stretched to the breaking
point by the last three months of fear
full hope, it was more than he could
bear. He put the papers against his
cheek and his head dropped on the
bed, and a storm of tears tore his soul
and body. But it was dangerous; he
must not be off his guard; he remem-
bered that swiftly, and with shaking
fingers he opened Pietro's letter.
Pietro's letter which, yellowed and
faded but distinct yet, in the small
clear writing, is guarded today with
those other letters in the mahogany
desk in Virginia
my dear brother Francois" the let
ter began, and quick tears came again
at that word brother" which said SO
much. my dear brother Francois
| this is not to tell you how 1 have
searched for you and never forgotten
you. I will tell you that when 1 see
you. This is to tell you how to get
out of that house of mine which has
held you as a prisoner when you ought
| to have been its welcome guest When
Italy is free we will do that over; but
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And to Francois, considering it. the
fact seemed an odd one. And then
the governor set to work DRINKING
Pietro's wine, and little thought, as
he urged it on his prisoner, how mucn
more right to it the prisoner had tnan
he. It was a wonderful old liquid,
full of strange dim sparkle, ana OF
most exquisite bouquet As he drank
it Francois silently toasted its owner
on his return to his own again ne
took so little as to disgust the gov
ernor, but it put fresh life into MIN.
and when at last he could leave the
count, who was by that time more
than fairly drunk, he went up to his
cold prison under the roof quieter ana
more at peace than he had been for
months.
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CHAPTER XVI
The Stone staircas-.

Battista's prisoner stood at the
barred window high up the steep side
of the castle and stared out wistfully
at the receding infinity of blueness-
his meadow. In the three months
since his letter had gone to France, he
had grown old. The juices of his
youth seemed dried up: his eyes were
bloodshot, his skin yellow; there was
no flesh on him. The waiting and
hoping had worn on him more than
the dead level of the hopeless years
before There was a new tenseness
in the lightlybuilt figure, even in the
long. delicate, strong fingers The
prisoner had caught a whfE of the air
of home and was choking for q full
breath
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her shaking fingers, and he held them
strongly. What is it, Alixe2"
She drew forward the other hand !;
the letter shook. rustled with her
trembling 1T is-from Francoisi"
Jean Philippe Moison having
stayed to listen. as he ought not, lift
ed his eyes and his hands to heaven
and gave thanks in a general way,
volubly, unrebuked- BY now the un-
steady fingers of Alike had opened the
paper. and her head and Pietro's were
bent over it. devouring the welIknown
writing Alike. excited, French, Elk
ploded into disjointed running com
ment
From prison-our Francois-dear
Francois" And then: Five years,
Pietro. Think-while we have been
free" And then. with q swift clutch
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we must get you free first Francois.
1 am now within five miles of you"
The man on his knees by the prison
bed gasped; the letters staggered be
fore his eyes.
81 am living on a ship, and win
explain how / got it when see you. in
a few days now, Francois Every night
for a week, beginning with tonight,
there will be person watching for
you in Riders Hollow. from midnight
till daylight After that we shall go
away for two weeks so as to avoid Civ.
ing suspicion, and then repeat the ar
rangement again every night for
week You do not know Riders Hol
low, and it Is unnecessary to tell you
more about It than that 1t is a lonely
place hidden In trees, and supposed to
be haunted by ghosts OF men ON horse,
back; the people about win not 20
there for love or money except by
broad daylight
TO BE CONTNUEDJ
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One may be better than his reputa,
ton or his conduct. but never bettes
than his observation-disclosures
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised list for the week ending
August 70. 1914:
Ladies' List.
Mrs. Edith Brown. Mrs. l.. i. Cro-
zier. Augustine Brunei, Miss Mae
Gardner. 2 Mrs. Rogociana Gutierrez,
Miss Lola Gonzales. Mrs. Mable How
ard. Mrs. John Jackson. Mrs. Bertha
l.osan, Miss Virginia Lee. Mrs. Vir-
ginia Montoyn. 1esueita Martinez. 2
vicentita dc Madrid. Marilla Martinez
Miss Gertrude Mohahen. Mrs. Bisenta
c. de Madrid, Mrs. Ida l.. Plummer
Miss Ella Suffer. Mrs. John Sellman
Jean Thompson, ?; Miss Louise Tes-
son,
Mems Iist.
A. W. Anderson. Epaforito Baca,
Mainard Bodette. Grigoria Carera, Luz
ciano Chavez. Arch Callins. IL. Davis
oddey Dies. J. H. Duran. ]. W. Ev-
erett. VIM. l.. Ford. u. ]. Feemester
jesse Griego, Earl Hanson. Plasido ia
ramillo. Louis Lieaman. James A.
Lawrence. J, III. Mcintyre. j. G. Names
Rumaldo Montoya. santiago Nuanes
Raslto Nunex. Hugh Neil, O. NJ. oz
man. Jeo Ortiz. Rafael Pargazo. Ecu.
gene rineap. Mr.. ana Mrs. Edgar Rolf
Isidro Reanos. X. " Stuse. Y. san.
chez. Marante Sanehez Thomas Vigil
r. Williams. n. J. Woodall. ?: Fred
Widner, NJ, IL. Wilson. Roberto Ye'
ssel mo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
CARLSBAD OIL COMPANY
is RAPIDLY PUTTING IN
NEW CASING FOR WELL

Carlsbad, N. NJ, Aug. S0.-"We al
ready have over 1,d00 feet of casing
in place. said Senator William II.
Andrews this afternoon. Everybody
Is so busy that we have not been able
to get teams enough to haul out the
casing as fast as 1t could be placed.
But we expect to have II all set In
another twelve hours. Some sediment
has settled at the bottom that has to
be removed, too.
Everything is working smoothly
and drilling will be started by the
middle of the week. This is the only
outfit testing the Carlsbad oil field
that Is active at. the present. The
others have closed down for the time
being on account of the European war.
This fact il making the Carlsbad Oil
~ Gas Co many friends as II Ia evil
dent that this company is here for
business Word has just been receive
ed that M. +. Stillwell and family will
return to Carlsbad In a few days from
Denver, where they spent some weeks
on an outing Mr.. Stillwell has had
direct charge of the operations since
the beginning some months back. Dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Stillwell and
Senator Andrews, A. L. Bentley has
been in charge
The Carlsbad Oil & Gas Co. now is
prepared to drill about $500 feet, The
hole Is now 2.7l5 feet. The hole was
already cased to the first water struck.
Another lot OF casing now on hand of
$1,000 feet will case the hole to the
desired depth.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
FRA ELbERTUS
SEES PROFIT IN
WAR FOR j. 5,
Cost Of Living viii Be High
but Wages Also viii Be
High for Next Two Years,
Says Philosopher.

Ebert Hubbard--Fra Elhertus--
philosopher. writer and lecturer, tnkes
an intensely practical view of the Eu.
ropean war. He sees good for tn.
United States in the conflict of the
old powers. and he sees the greatest
tenefit TO this country in better bust.
ness conditions. which. he said, had
already become apparent.
There's no use crying about the
war" he said "Of course. It's terri.
Bile. stunning. but that won't stop II.
The country IL beginning to brace up.
II must Keep it's nerve, and keep
smiling"
Fra Elbertus arrived here last night
on Santa Fe train No. I. and remained
here Just long enough for dinner AT
the Alvarado hotel. He IL on his way
to San Diego 10 write an article on the
Panama-california exposition. The
san Diego exposition IL Just the right
size 20 be probably the best thing OF
that kind ever held. In his opinion. He
Will return In two weeks and stop here
for a day.
For the next two years this coun-
try Will witness the best business con-
ditions prevalent for years. said Fra
flbertus We have to feed and
clothe Europe.
The cost Of living will be high. AL
so wages Will be high. Low cost OF
living ls not misunderstanding power
Is the thing. | expect TO see Henry
Ford's 81 minimum wage for every
body come into reality The farmers
Will prosper and In turn the railroads
Will prosper, and when the railroads
prosper everybody Will prosper
look for the anti-railroad sentiment TO
ahate."
Another benefit Fra Elbertus sees
IN the war for the United States Is that
the curtailment of the made In Ger
many" and other foreign imports will
force Americans to develop their own
resources. and TO enter into new lines
OF commercial endeavor.
Washington and Wall street are
sleeping In twin beds" was one of his
concise utterances He expressed the
belief that Wilson would let up on his
so-called antitrust program In con-
gress.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
ENTRANCE CARDS
FOR BETTER BABIES
SHOW MAY BE HAD

Enrolment cards for the better ba-
bies contest OF the state fair may be
obtained from Thomas II. Binkert.
secretary ii2 South Third street, an
nouncement was made yesterday by
the members of the Woman's club
who have charge OF this department.
The club members have carried on
an active campaign of advertising to
secure large list OF entries. To
awaken interest of young mothers they
have made use of the following clip
ping from the Medical Review of Re-
views
The slogan of better babies. better
mothers. better city. has resounded
from the bilihoards and the city of
New York has given an entire week
TO promuleating the best interests Of
infancy az related the development of
future citizens
THE age OF the child IL truly upon
us. The interests of the community
have been aroused and there Is now
a full recognition of the Importance
of protecting infancy, particularly in
view of decreasing birth rate. The
United states Is slowly awakening to
the value Of children az II is now APP
preciated In France, Germany and
England.
No one week, however, should be
set aside as the baby week. save for
the purpose of concentrating interest
and stimulating constructive plans for
the hetterment of the conditions Of
childhood. Every week should be
babies week and every day should be
considered important for the continue
alton of the numerous activities de-
manded for the protection of child
hood, The decrease of infant mortal
ity rebounds TO the glory of lntelli-
gent. civic spirit, No plan of munich
pal hetterment Is complete, nor indeed
fairly begun, unless the plans for con-
serving infant life are well laid. The
medical aspects are of the utmost inn
sportance.
/ Better mothers means better
scheme of education and wider oppor-
tunlty for parental instruction. Bet
ter city means improved housing con-
eitIons, more infant welfare stations
lamercved rnnnieinei hyg,ene, increas-
led facilities for recreation, higher
wages. purer food supplies. and the
relief of pauperism Better babies
demand the expenditure of municipal
funds,
Wealth is purchasable and to have
better babies, better mothers and bet
ter cities demands wise and sane
constructive policy involving the In
vcstment by the city of funds whose
dividends would be evidenced in better
babies and more babies A funda-
mental asset of city growth Is found In
the protection and conservation of In
| fanf liveN'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
IN
LOVE, MAGDALENA
WOMAN SUICIDES
Mystery Surrounds Personality
of Mrs, Laura Bowman,
Who Sends Bullet Crashing
Through Her Heart.


Magdalena. N. NJ. Aug. 30.--Mrs.
Laura Bowman, who for some time
past had been employed In the Hill
ton hotel In this city, committed
suicide in her room I'm the hotel
about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
by shooting herself through the
heart. The sound of the shot was
heard by all In the hotel al the time,
and a number OF people rushed TO
the room. only TO find the unfortun-
ate woman weltering In pool OF
blood. Death had been instantaneous.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the personality Of the dead woman.
She had been In Magdalena only a
few months, coming here from Albu-
querque and during her residence
here had gone under the name of
Sanders. An examination of her eff
fects after her death led 10 the be-
lief that this name was assumed and
that her real name was Bowman.
Love Affair Relieved Cause
No ,o,a az u,,,,n. -, anv 49,, 49,
found 10 oxnlsi,, ,h, r.asa, o.. 80
rasb no, hu, ,hosa who lna,, NJ.
powu,an wei, aro oon,,,noaa ,ha, a..
nai,ad har to ,a,a har l,ea 7, ~,
,nown ,ha, sha Nos daanl, 49,, -" saa
~ n wal lsoo,, h,s,,ass nm ~ 49,
daiana aad Z, ,,,a, ,a,as.f,, ~, , ~'as
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~ oa,,,.s,,, ,,,toisn NV ~ s''0''''
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- ~ ,aa,,ss,,, .''m,'ns 49, s'. S"'s Viue
NJ p' ".a,,' 60. '1 "n "' ','n
49,, ,,',, - ,..,,,s ny. VII"
sp'a'. 800 "'9 ~ s'anu
nno'ne', "as ua''u IA ,siV anu nore
Wv Poaen"i" =, Nso''' ~. ~. othcr'
Mi.nou. hhy u".e' put eviuen,iy writ
Ten some lnle ago was ny MIS- bow
man hersei ana merely requested
tnat IN case OF accident Mrs. Lon
Lindsey OF liS East Iron avenue, Al
buquerque, n. NJ, be notified.
The Magdalena authorities have
communicated with the Albuquerque
pollce' but nave been unable to lind
any trace OF Mrs. Lindsey or TO Sc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
MRS. MANDELL
ARRESTED As A
spy IN ALSACE
German Troops, MiStaklng
Former Albuquerque Woman
for Secret Operative, Take
Her in Custody Release Her

Mrs. Felix Mandeli. formerly Of AL
buquerque. was arrested by German
troops as French Spy ~ Hagehau,
Alsace. according to information re-
Iceived yesterday by her brother-in-
law. County Treasurer NJ. Mandell.
Details OF the affair were unknown
TO Mr.. Mandell. who received Just the
bare Information that Mrs. Mandeil
had reached New York safely. lie will
receive n complete account OF the in
cident later.
Mr.. Mandell and his family knew
that his sister-in-law was In Alsace al
the time OF the outbreak Of hostilities
between the kaiser and France and
they were uneasy until they received
word OF her arrival on this side of the
Atlantic. They had no inkling OF the
fact that she had been arrested until
they learned II from her.
Mrs. Mandell lived here at one time.
She left twenty-four years ago to make
her home In New York
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-31
LOCAL ITEMS
iIorboth. painting. papering. 1850
Matteuecl-p ailadlno & Co. Phone e

iIerboth. painting. papering. 14ssI.
MatteuccI-pa & Co. Phone To-
Fees candy store. Delicious mint
and wlntergrecn crram waters.
Mr.. aud Mrs. a. NJ Jackson, Of
Lamy. \. NJ, are spending a few days
Ia this city.
n. o. Archulota returned yesterday
after spending week in Santa Fe
and Taos.
Or. and Mrs. II. II. Kauffmanu
have returned to the city after an ex.
tended stay Nv Arizona.
Or. 5. L. Burton returned yesterday
from New York. where he has been
spending the summer in post grad
uale medical work
Special eonclnvo Of Pilgrim Com
mandery No, 3, knights Templar, this
evening at 3 o'clock for work IN the
order OF the Temple and Malta. All
visiting Sir knights welcome.
The hoard OF managers OF the Won
ans club viii meet this evening az a. so
o'clock. Business of importance Will
be transacted and a full attendance Is
especially desired.
There win be regular meeting OF
Mineral Lodge No. 1. knights oil
Pythias. This evening at o'clock. 4
full attendance Is specially desired a.
Grand Chancellor Howell Earnesi
VIII make an official visit 10 the
lodge for the purpose uf presentlne
matters Of importance connected
with the meeting Of the grand iodgs
here IA October