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capped II they were to be rescued, II
the arsenal was TO be gained for the
Prince. this very moment must be
seized. General Voirol, royalist. the
commandant at Boulogne. was on his
way with reinforcements and the
third might well hold the arsenal
against him but not gain 1t from him.
With his whole being concentrated
Francois thought. The orders were
plain to lead the third artillery to join
the Prince on the ramparts. But there
are times in history when TO obey or
ders is treachery. Was not this mo-
ment, heavy with the right or wrong
of his decision, one of them? Was 1t
not the part of a mind capable OF
greatness to know and grasp the flying
second of opportunity? Would not the
Prince reproach him, II he stupidity let
this one chance In thousand go by
for servile fear of disobeying orders?
He had left his Highness safe with
two regiments at his back; this other
could do nothing at the Place d Alton
barracks but swell the ranks; here, by
a turn of hand, they might win for
the cause the very blood and bones
OF success, a mighty arsenal. and for
themselves honor and gratitude from
their Emperor. In Francois mind
was a touch OF innocent vanity that he
should have the power to render so
signal n service. yet no thought at all
for himself or for the honor he might
gain or lose; intellectually he
weighed the reasons why or why not
it would be best for the Prince.
The aide-de-camp's voice broke in.
my Colonel, | beg you, implore you,
save Monsieur de Persigny. The
Prince loves him-he will be very
angry If he is left helpless-they
threaten to execute him myself
heard impore you, Monsieur lie Col
onel. For the rest, II Is indeed the
moment of fate to win the arsenal"
Francois face lit with a fire Of
decision. "My Colonel, it is for the
Prince-it would be his will-we must
not let slip the gift of destiny. To
the arsenal"
And while orders rang out sharply
and the regiment wheeled into sliding
lines that doubled and parted and
flowed together again in an elastic
stream toward the looming arsenal.
Francois, with a quick word to De
Persignys aide-de-camp, was writing
rapidly on a bit of paper.
you will take this TO the Prince at
once" he ordered, and the young off,
Ger saluted, for he, too, knew, as most
of them did, this mans anomalous yet
strong hold on Prince Louis.
Francois rode again to the colonels
side, and he did not doubt that he had
decided rightly.
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SYNOPSIS.

Francois Beaupre peasant babe OF
three years. after an amusing Incident In
Chevalier of France by the Emperor Ma
poleon, who prophesied that the boy
might one day be a marshal or France
under another Bonaparte. At the age Of
ten Francois visits General Baron Gas
pard Gourgaud. who with Alike, ms
seVen-year-old daughter lives at the
Chateau. a soldier of the Empire under
Napoleon he fires the boys Imagination
with stories OF his campaigns. The boy
becomes copyist for the general ana
learns of the friendship between the gen
eral and Marquis Zappi who campaiEned
with the general under Napoleon Mar
quits Zappi and his son, Pietro. arrive at
the Chateau. The general agrees 10 care
for the MARQUIS son while the former
goes TO America The Marquis asks Fran
co.'s 70 be friend OF his son. The boy
solemnly promises. Francois goes TO the
Chateau 70 live MARQUIS Zappl dies leaN-
ing Pietro as ward OF the general
Alike. Pietro and Francois meet strange
boy who proves to be Prince LOUIS Ma
poleOn. Francois saves his IRE. me gen,
eral discovers Francois loves Alike, ana
extracts q promise from him that he Will
not interfere between the girl and PleTo.
Francois goes to Italy as secretary 10
Pietro. Queen Hortense plans the escdpe
of her son Louis Napoleon by dlsguislnE
him and Marquis Zappi as her lacKeys'
Francois takes Marquis Zappis place;
who is III, In the escape of Hortense ana
Louis Dressed as Louis brother FRAN
co.'s lures the Austrians from the hotel al
lowing the prince and his mother TO es-
cape Francois is a prisoner OF the Aus,
TRANS for five years. In the castle owned
by Pietro i'm Italy. He discovers in MS
guard one of Pietro's old family servants.
and through him sends word 10 ms
friends Of his plight The general alike
and FietrO plans Francois escape. Fran
COTS receives a note from Pietro explain
ing In detail how to escape from nus
prison Alike awaits him on horseback
and leads him 70 his friends on boaru
the American sailing vessel, the "LoVelY
Lucy" Francois, as a guest or Harry
Hampton, on the LOVELY Lucy goes 70
America TO manage Pietro's estate In
Virginia Lucy Hampton falls In love
with Francois Prince Louis Napoleon
IN America becomes the guest or the
Hampt0ns. where he meets francois
Lucy Hampton reveals her love for Fran
co.'s after the latter saves the lie Qt
Harry Hampton and is himself injured
in tho effort Francois tells Lucy or MS
love for Alike. He returns 10 France ana
tells Alike his one wish in life Is that shG
love Pietro. Francois Joins the pohtca
plotters His health fails and he Is forced
20 return 70 America. Later Napoleon
summons him to London 10 aid him in
his plots to gain the French throne. Lucy
Hampton weds her cousin. Piotro pro
poses TO Alike and Is accented, TheN
plan a letter 10 Francois telling him MS
wish is granted. Francois on the night
before the battle shows the prince a let
ter from Alike which he thinks is
confession of her love for him.
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BROUGHT HER BACK TO LIFE
Remarkable Cure That Was Effected
by the Administration Of Ar
dent Spirits.

On his return to his native heath
a year or two ago, p. J. O'Keefe found
Nellie, the oldest woman in the parish,
was dying.
Her friends. arriving at her home,
found her lying back in her easy chair,
apparently about to pass over the last
threshold. Nellie, being a good house
wife, carried a bunch of keys at her
girdle and, thinking that she was now
gone, one Of the neighbors reached
under the folds of her dress to find
the key that would unlock the closet
where her shroud was kept. AS the
good woman was fumbling at the CIR
die she felt a sly pinch of her hand
and knew by that that there was still
a spark OF life remaining.
Perhaps" she suggested. "a wee
drop OF brandy would revive her"
A teaspoonful of brandy was adj
ministered, but with only a pickering
response. So the friends departed sor-
rowfully. forgetting. however, to re-
move the bottle from her side On
their return a few hours later they
discovered that the brandy had van
ished and that Nellie had completely
recovered. She lived to be more than
one hundred years old. But that"
says Mr. OKeefe. was the story of
Nellie's dying"
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place and shout 'Vive lEmpereur' for
you on the throne OF France; II /
might fulfill the Emperor's prophecy
and be not a Marshal some day any
longer but Marshal of your empire
II is asking much of one lifetime, above
all for a man born a peasant, is 1t
not? Yet o. th'.se three wishes one
wonderful fulfllment has come to me"
he gripped his letter closer-"and
one, | believe tomorrow brings. Be
fore tomorrow night'-his great eyes
were lifted toward the ceiling of the
room, and in them was the rapt look
of the child of the farmhouse in the
Jura, look of a seer of visions, look
that caught at the Princes nerves, and
made him draw a breath quickly
Something above myself tells me"
Francois said slowly, and the words
came with a languid power. as If his
personality were a medium, that be-
fore tomorrow night the officers who
stand about you shall hail you En-
peror over the body of a man who lies
before you"
In the silence, the Princes watch
could be heard ticking Francois shiv.
cred violently.
"Ugh!" he said his teeth chattering.
ut gives me 'crise de nerfs,' that
trick of vision-seeing. | do not like
it, and yet at times it seizes me. Why
should 1t come to a man happy as I
ana man who has dared ask three
t.fzh % h. Cot
who holds one of them in his hand
he lifted the letter-"who sees another
in easy reach, and who" he smiled
brilliantly, who will be well content
without the third, my Prince, the first
two being his" He shivered again.
is the night raw? 1t is as If | were in
a grave, this coldness," he said, look
ing about with disturbed gaze. yet
my life is just beginning"
The Prince rose and tossed his cigar
to the fireplace. 1T is simply that you
are tired, Francois" he said In the
tranquil tones which no peril dis
turbed. The nerves of us all are
stretched and yours are the finest
strung. Go to bed, and at daylight you
will be warm enough, with the work
that awaits us. Sleep well-good
night, my friend"
Later, in the darkness of his cham
Der. Prince Louis lay awake, his imag-
ination filled with the man whose dra-
matte personality appealed to him as
few had ever done He thought Of his
own life, according to his lights not a
bad life, radically strong and radically
gentle, yet complicated, abnormal from
its start, with many shadows and
many stains; then of the crystal clear
ness of this others, with his three
wishes in which he trusted as simply
as a child would trust to the fairies. A
smile almost tender stole across the
mask-like features in the dark There
is no doubt but the girl will marry the
marquis" he reflected. "Yet | am
glad left him his hope and his happi-
ness" A vision of Francois beatified
| look rose before him.
"A man fights better So" the Prince
murmured aloud, and, his own sadness
forgotten in another mans Joy, he fell
asleep.
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The main reason why so many
women suffer greatly at times
is because of a rundown con-
dition. Debility, poor circula-
ton show in headaches, Ian
guor, nervousness and worry.
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CHAPTER Xxxlli.
The Accolade at Last.

It is a common tragedy that men.
being human, cannot see all sides OF
a question; that a decision right in
one light may bring disaster in an
other If events had stayed where he
left them, Francois Beaupre and Col
onel Couard and his regiment would
have won honor and eternal graft
tude from Louis Bonaparte for the
quarter of an hours work which made
the arsenal theirs. Events, instead Of
standing still, or going forward, took
an unexpected sinister turn, not long
after Francois going
The happy Prince, smiling the shad-
owy smile which made his face win
ming, stood in the center of triumphant
turmoil; his new followers, the men
of the forty-sixth, crowded about him
shouting, cheering, kissing his hands,
and the loyal fourth artillerymen fra
ternized, embraced, congratulated the
men of the line regiment The narrow
courtyard was a hubbub of rapturous
excitement, and the Princes officers
Montholon, Vaudrey, Voisin. Parquin.
u IluUlH, -llitot anu ONutl ,
whose names Frenchmen knew, sur
rounded the small figure which yet
had so much of royalty, and laughed
and chatted light-heartedly. In few
moments, when Colonel Laity's engi-
neers and the third artillery should
have arrived the Prince would have
five thousand men under his COM
mand. The great game was practical
ly won-Prince Louis was all but EN-
peror.
Suddenly, above the sea of sound, a
commotion was heard at the farther
of the forty-sixth, Colonel Talandier,
had arrived. Very loyal to Louis Phil
lipe, very angry at the scene before
him, he would not believe the news.
He called excitedly, and the mems
voices died down as they saw him
gesticulating.
Soldiers" he cried, you are de-
ceived! This man for whom you are
shouting is an adventurer, an i'm
postor!"
In the shock of silence which fol-
lowed his words, another voice rang
out, clear and indignant, the voice of
staff-officer whom they all knew.
ct is not the nephew of the EN-
peror! It is the nephew of Colonel
vaudrey I recognize HIM" the OFF,
Ger cried In a strong staccato. and a
gasp as If ice-water had been scat
tered went through the crowded
place.
There is nothing more absurd in his
tory than the instant effect of this
uuick-witted lie. Only with a mer-
curial French mob, perhaps. could 1t
have succeeded, but 1t succeeded here
with hopeless swiftness. 1t flew from
mouth to mouth-they were cheated,
tricked; the Emperor's nephew. their
Prince, had not come: this young man
was a make-believe. a substitute, the
nephew Of an officer; some of the
soldiers who had shown most enthus-
iasm almost lost their minds now In
! rage.
Colonel Talandier began to form his
men; the Prince, composed as ever,
yet earnest, swift, tried to rally his,
but II was impossible TO start any
where, In this confusion. for line and
artillery had become mixed In an un-
manageable mob. A word from either
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CHAPTER xxxI.-continued


Prince Louis saw the dawning or
CONSERVATION. Rapidly he considered.
Was it we'll to take away mans hap
piness and courage just before fight?
He remembered some words of Fran
co.'s spoken three years before, words
whose dramatic baroness had struck
him. when knight of the old time
went into BATTLE" the young man had
said, "he wore on his helmet the badge
of his lady, and the thought of her In
his heart. A man fights better So"
Very well. This blind knight should
have his letter, with the meaning he
had read into 1t, for his lady's badge.
and he should fight tomorrow with the
thought Of her in his heart. The let
ter suggested another meaning to So
phisticated Louis Bonaparte, but there
is no need to hasten the feet of un-
happiness. The resonant French voice
spoke at last in an unused accent Of
cordially and the Prince lied, with
ungrudging graciousness.
Mistaken, my Francois! Not at all.
The little billet-doux breathes love for
you in each line-there is no question!
But, mon ami, you have not finished
your story" So Francois explained
about the letter left with Lucy Hamp-
ton and its premature sending THAT
has reached her now-she knows now
that l love her, she knows what has
really been my lifelong wish-she has
hurried this" and his hand crushed
the note tenderly-"she has hurried
this to me before the fight-that
might know her love also-that ]
might fight better for you, my Prince
--Louis-with that Joy in my heart"
Prince Louis, his head thrown back,
his expressionless eyes watching the
rings of smoke which he pulled from
his mouth-ring after ring, mounting
in dream-like procession to the low
ceiling, considered again Somewhere
in the chain of events Of this love
affair his keen practical sense felt a
link that did not fit-a link forced into
connection Vaguely he discerned how
1t was-something had happened to
the Virglnian letter--.there had been
a confusion somewhere. To him the
four words of Alixe's postscript were
final. 'Pietro sends his love-" A sub
conscious reasoning made him certain
that Pietro would not have come into
such letter If II had been indeed a
love-letter; that the three lines of
writing just before the battle could
not have held another mans name, If
they had been written to the man
whom she loved. Very dimly, very
surely the Prince concluded these
things; and then he lowered his cigar,
and his gray dull eyes came down
from the ceiling and rested, kindly on
the radiant face. you are right, my
friend. 1t was an exquisite thought of
your lady-love to put this other weap-
on, this bright sword of happiness into
your hand, to fight with tomorrow
Mon Dieu, we will reward her by send.
ing her back a Marshal's baton by
you; a Marshaps baton tomorrow
Francois! How would It sound, par
example, TO say Madame la Mare
chalet"
The light from Francois eyes was
like a lamp.
MY Prince-Sire-there are three
things | have desired all my life, al
great things, but of them that one
the baton OF a Marsbal-is the least
II I might win her love-I have said
II might help put you In Napoleon'f
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than this. He bent close to the glaz-
ing eyes.
"Courage!" he said clearly. "Cour-
age, mon ami Live for me and for
our country. Live. my brother Fran
cois-Chevalier Beaupre, Marshal OF
the Empire" And the Princes sword
flashed out and touched his shoulder.
The other world closing about him
Francois heard-they did not doubt Il
who saw the eyes flame as a FREELY
flames out OF darkness, and when his
lips stirred they knew that he wished
to cry once more "vive l'Empereur!
Frenchmen all, shaken with the liv-
ing drama, the ruined men who stood
about defeated Prince cried Il for
him-the old magic cry of the Bona
parties. With kepis lifted. as one man.
give lEmpereurl" the deep voices
cried, hailing a lost cause for a lost
life. But only the Prince knew that
thought came after; only he caught.
on the gasp which let the soul out, a
girls name. He bent quickly again,
with an eager assurance, but II was
late. The accolade OF a higher king
had touched his servant, and the
knightly soul Of Francois had risen.
THE END.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Buale-Call.

The gray dawn of Sunday morning
began to break over the sleeping city
of Boulogne, yet earlier than the dawn
anxious eyes opened to watch, and
mems hearts beat fast to meet It,
Scattered in lodging-houses and bar,
racks Louis Napoleon's followers were
waiting before daylight for the part
they had to play. No man among them
was as quiet, as little nervous as the
Prince, yet his as we'll as every gal
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liant heart of them felt throb Of
relief with its bound of excitement
when a trumpet from the Austerlitz
barracks, the barracks of the fourth
artillery, Napoleon's own regiment,
suddenly sounded.
1t was the signal, and In a moment
the Prince and his escort we're NOV
ing down the dark street toward
Colonel Vaudreye quarters, toward
that ringing note not yet died out from
the pulsing air.
The city was tranquil when Prince
Louis reached the barrack-gate, and
the soldier-blood In him rushed In a
tide when he saw sixty mounted artil-
lerymen posted at the entrance, and
beyond, In the yard. statue-like, war
like. silent, the regiment formed IN
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tvp tse ~ thr-s foe ns.>.-<s pleased Aoae~ h.ek
80. ~ 80 isss..ss,: Pss'' a''a i-' D'D -
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Red Cross Ball Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
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Only a fool will neglect his family
in order TO pose as a public benefac-
tor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-08
HUERTI WILL
NOT BLOCKADE
TANPICO PORT
Decided It Might Antagonize
the Peace ENJOYS in
Their Efforts.

TASHINGTON. D. C., June s.
w Provisional president Huerta Of
Mexico has decided, after all.
not to blockade Tampico and force The
hand Of the United States with the pos
sibility OF disrupting the mediation
proceedings at Niagara Falls Mr.
Riano, the Spanish ambassador, notified
secretary Of state Bryan officially TO
that effect today
Gen. Huerta's dispatch announcing the
suspension Of the blockade was received
at the Spanish embassy early today and
its purpOrt was Immediately COmmuni-
Gated TO secretary Bryan at his home
Later a fuller report was made to the
secretary after the translation
Gunboats Ordered to Return
The dispatch requested the Spanish
ambassador TO inform the American
government that the suspension Of the
blockade had been decreed by Gen.
Huerta, that official notification would
be published in the official paper Tues
day and that orders had been given TO
the Mexican gunboats to return to
Puerto Mexico
Gen Huerta's action in calling of the
the blockade was inspired. ir was
stated. by a sincere desire not 10
jeOpardIZe the success Of mediation
In diplomatic circles Huerta's ac-
tion was regarded as conclusive evil
dence Of sincerity that he had placed
settlement OF the Mexican problem in
the hands of the South American me
diatOrs and his representatives at Nj
agara Falls.
Pressure Was EIerted.
The wires between Washington. Nj
agara Falls. and Mexico City have
been hot with official dispatches since
the receipt Saturday afternoon Of the
dispatch announcing the procla-
nation Of the blockade. Representa-
lions on the serious nature Of the
crisis precipitated by his action, and
the decision of the American govern
ment 10 keep TampicO open were made
10 Gen. Huerta from several quarters
with appeals TO sacrifice a possible
mOmentary advantage for his govern
ment in order 70 prevent the collapse
Of the peace conference at Niagara
Falls
CarranEu's Answer Awaited.
In official circles here the rescind-
ing Of the TampicO blockade order was
regarded as an indication that Gen.
Carranza will be received into the Nj
10 the mediators. il was generally eN-
tillO tonight or Tuesday.
Upon what terms the Constitution
alist" leaders representative may
agree 10 enter the negotiations were
not definitely known here but there
was feeling that the conference at Nj
agara Falls Sunday had worked out an
understanding by which the scope Of
mediation was TO be broadened-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-08
SLAYER OF
MERCHANT ON TRIAL

a jury was selected in the saith dis
tric- court Monday morning for the
trial OF Victor Gutierrez charged with
the murder Of Teodoso Salvidar in
April Gutierrez is the third defendant
to face trial on this charge. Antonio
Andrada and AgapitO Garcia who were
tried and convicted for the same Of
fence, were sentenced TO serve 50
years each in the state peniteutiary.
Gutierrez was indicted jointly with
trial Of those two, he obtained sew
erance preferrinE to be tried separ-
ately. After the selection of the jury
evidence in the case was Immediately
taken up. the first witness for the
state being Mrs SaIvidar, the surviving
widow OF the murdered man.
The jurors trying the case are: J. f
Colley. J. c. Wallwark. J. Porter Ben
der. r =. Talpis. Arthur Ball. F. T.
Foley, J. L. wood. +. F. Mold. G. C.
Whlte, J. a. Mawrey, Dave Crockett
and w. T. Young.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-08

BANKER, GUILTY,
GETS SIX YEARS

Denver. Colo. June S.-Orson Adams.
former president OF the Mesa County
National bank. Of Grand Junction. Colo.
today pleaded guilty on so counts Of q
grand jury indictment returned several
months ago. containing 50 counts
CHARGING Misrepresentation of the banks
funds judge Robert r. Lewis. Of the
7Oth United States district court. pro-
nounced sentence OF six years in the
federal penitentlary on each count. sen
tence to run concurrently-
Judge Lewis and many OF the specta-
tors sat in court with tear dimmed
eyes as Harry Kelly. district attorney.
pleaded for leniency. statEsE that Ad-
ans was an empire builder" and had
gained no personal profit through his
mfsdeeds. which. he said. were not com
mitted with criminal intent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-08
SALVATION ARMY
REQUESTS DONATION

Inc salvation army wants the coun-
y commissioners to appropriate 500
towards the completion Of the rescue
nome now under construction on West
Minister street in the Government Hill
aduluon- Mrs. Thomas A Pitt made
the request at the meeting Of the COM
mlsSioners Monday morning.
40 Inc city has already donated 500 TO
the rescue workers association and
II IS believed that the county will make
a IKE donation The matter was re
1erred to the county attorney who Will
ascertain If il would be legal for the
ton.
The commissioners court convened
late Monday morning Judge A $ J.
Eylar was one Of the speakers who
oellVered an address at the Inaugural
ton Of the federation Of labor con-
Nentlou. The commissioners were
scheduled to hold another session Mon
day. afternoon.