Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-22

Aales hAAAtf Ael ptdadll nat ON now bent over them, loyelier than ever be- fore, not minding her boys dress, and emiled at him. worthless There was a huge man aleo who took the horses, and Francois wondered # he had heard aright that Alike called him little Bat tista. Wondering very much at ev- erythingi the voices grew far away and the faces uncertain, and he de- cided that it was without doubt a dream and that Batusta would unlock the door shortly and bring in his break fast And with that be knew nothing more tll he awoks in a boat.
 And it was with new feeling; with a desire and hope Co live. Pietro sat watching him and brought him warm milk and held his head up as he drank it like a woman. Then. in quiet. slow tones, he explained all the puzzle which Francois had by now begun to wonder over. It seemed that just be- fore little Battista had brought Fran. uois' letter to Vicuues. Pietro had TO- ceived another unexpected letter, from a Colonel Hampton in Virginia whose estate lay next the six thousand acres of land which the Marquis Zapp had bought fifteen years before Colonel Hampton wrote with two requests The first was that the Marquis zappi should come Co Virginia, or send some one with authority Co look after his property. The land was going Co rack and ruin for want of management; the uncontrolled slaves on the place were demoralizing to the noighbor- hood. Colonel Hampton had done what he could, but he had not the power of a master, and moreover he he was busy with his own large estate. The marquis should come or send a qualified agent at once
 The next object of the letter was Co ask that the marquis should receive and entertain the nephew of Colonel Hampton. MT. Henry Hampton, who, sailing on Colonel Hamptons ship. the Lovely Lucy, would bring this letter to the marquis. The ship would go first to England and discharge there her cargo of tobacco, ana after that it was to be at the service of young Mir. Hampton, to visit such countries of Europe as he might choose, for six months. Mir. Hampton had many let ters to people in England, but none elsewhere. and Colonel Hampton would be obliged if the marquis would re- ceive him at his estute of Castelforte and let him see something of Italy from that point of vantage. The mar quis might then, r he thought good. re- turn to Virginia in the Lovely Lucy, and either set matters ou a firm enough footing to be left, or else which the colonel considered the bet ter plan-stay with them and become a country gentleman of Virginia The colonel had heard that there had been political trouble in Italy, but hoped that at this time the country was at peace and the marquis comfortably es- tablished in his own castle.
 All this the young marquis, an ex- flo of five years from his native land, had read at the chateau of Vicques He had considered deeply as to what he might do about CaruifaX, his estate in Virginia He could not go himself, for he was in close connection with the work of Italian patriots outside and inside of Italy; with Mazzini in london; with others in other places. And he did not know anyone whom he could send.
 So the matter stood when the big little Battieta had brought Francois letter to Vicques. And when Alike had appealed to him Co take Francois lib- eratou on his shoulders, with the thought of the secret passage and the vaguely outlined plan of escape had come Co him the recollection of Col onel Hampton'5 letter'and the long sea voyage to Virginia
 So when Mir Henry Hampton landed at Calais, a tall and very handsome and very silent young man took quiet possession of him and told him that he wac the Marquis ZappI and that Mir Hampton was tO go with him to the chateau of Vicques ia the yura- There was "a certain gentle force about this young marquis which made opposi- ton to his expressed wish something like banging ones head against a stone wall. Mir Henry Hampton had planned going direct to Paris, but he went to VicQues. And on the journey down the Marquis zappi opened out a plan which richly rewarded him for his pliability. Mir Hampton had some what clearer ideas on Italian politics than hia uncle; he knew enough to de-
 
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