Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-21

SYNOPSIS.
Frzsecois Beaupre. a peasant babe of
s1ree years. after an amusing incident In
negaii ei Of france by the Emperor Ma
Rokeon. who prophesied that the boy
szder another Bonaparte. At the age OF
Ten Francois visits General Baron Gas
-l-vea-year-ofd daughter, lives at the
fsafcau. A soldier of the Empire UNDER
efaaae he o arsi ss t eanpasgns The gem
rrsa sffers Francois a home at the Cha
cents, but I'm the end becomes copyist
Cor Che general and learns of the friend
Esppi. who campaigned with the general
Hadsr Napoleop: MARQUIS zappi and n, his
general agrees to care for the MARQUIS
fou while the former goes to America
zss<ed Francois to be a friend of his SON.
The boy soiemnly promises. Francois
Esppi dies leaving Pietro as a ward of
Efse general. Alike. Pietro and Francois
Rrince Louis Napoleon Francois saves
4fs Iife, The general discovers Francois
asm that he will not interfere between the
E and Pietro p ErancoS goes to ttag
plans the escape of her son Louis Ma
Eoieon by Disgusting him and Marquis s
Marquis zappfs place. who is i'll. in the
sf SresPss f4a ure sSe
Aastrisns from the hotel allowing the
s and pr his mother 6s the to for
Pve years I'm the castle owned by Pietro
Italy He disc1yeTs in his guard nd tb 0ns on
Asn sends word to his :. friends of his
from Thf ana Ap pfan a his
Ersncois as a guest of the Austrian COY
saseriot of the Wine cellar of the Zappis-
CHAPTER xvii.-Continued.
This is the way you are to get
there. In the wine-cellar OF the cas-
Gle. which opens from the governors
Eoom-in old times always the room
nj the Iord-in that wine-cellar, on the
aerfh wall. is a square block OF stone
6E93ecting slightiyrbeyond the wall. If
@ou press the lower corner on the left
nar1d side. of the stone under this, the
dig stone above will swing out and
show an opening large enough for a
zaan to pass. Going through, you close
the door by pressing the same stone,
and you then will find yourself in an
underground passage which leads
straight half a mile through the earth
20 Riders Hollow. The passage is five
sandred years old and only the family
sf the Zappis have ever known of it.
with my father, and it was in perfect
sendition, SO believe it will be now.
Ct Eas built with solidity-as one may
7eiIeFe. for If the old Zappis wanted it
at ali they wanted it in working order.
~Yeur part will be difficult, Fran
-ois, but 1 believe you can do 1t. You
will Nave to get the key of the wine
-eEisf, or else force the lock. Can you
10 that? 1t is necessary to do it,
Francois, for we cannot get on with
nut you, and we shall from now live
only to set you free. send you some
hing which may be useful
Francois dropped the letter and
picked up the long loaf and tore it
apart There was file in the center.
As if a powerful tonic had been IN
used into him he felt strength and
..aimness pour through him. He read
he letters over and over till he had
hem by heart; then he concealed them
carefully, with the file, in his mattress
After that he sat down and eoncen-
rated his mind with the new force
sorking in it, on his plan.
The governor was almost certain tc
save him down to dinner again in two
sr three days; it was pity that while
Se was there, all but on the spot, he
zoukd not possess himself of the key
sud escape. He thought over one Oh
WO plans on that basis, but they al
<ssfpwrecked on the fact that the
guards were accustomed to take him
sack to his room at eleven, and that
siiing notice from the governor they
would certainly come to find out why
they were not called. That would
<tart the pursuit; he must have the
afght clear. So he unwillingly let &C
az the great advantage of his owl
presence in the governors room, sc
near the scene of action, and planned
.fherwise. With infinite forethought
Eifh an eye to every contingency pos
ssbie co imagine. he planned, and whe1
2fie notice came. two days later, tina
The Count Won Gersdorf wished him t.
size with him that night, Francois
aeart leaped madly but exultantly, fo
ne was ready.
Never had the young Frenchmai
.oeen more entertaining, more winnin.
20 his tyrant than tonight, but the ex
Sitement of what was before him mad,
u almost out of the question to ca
the counts dinner. As before. tn,
count prescribed old wine as a tonic
and took Francois with him to get 1t
Tonight there were three bottle.
brought up-the count was preparin,