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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 W 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 Joy.
1T" Harry cried and then was silent
and then spoke sorrowfully. Bot
it can not be-"
Can not be?" demanded Francois.
"Why not?"
There was moments silence and
with a painful effort the words came.
"My-misfortune. l am lame"
And Francois cried out, "Henry-all
that is NONSENSE! What OF it? II Is
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.
have talked to them all-see the sig
natures. You are the captain, my
Henry-and | am your right hand and
your left hand-yes and your feet, too.
whenever you need me-"
But" said Harry, dazed, lit 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. Il
should like it. That is a secret" His
face was brilliant with laughter You
only may know, my Henry, that | am
vain-ah. very vain" he repeated sad
ly. Never tell it, love titles and
honors and importance. like to be
called hevalier-though indeed that
is my right" he added with a quick
touch of dignity. And | should like
very much to be captain of this COM
pany of fine young men. the flowers
does one say?-of the South. But il
is not best" He held up his forefinger
and looked enormously worldly-wise.
mo. You would not mind; the young
messieurs would not mind, perhaps
but the fathers-ah the fathers!" He
threw back his head and gaZed at the
ceiling with eyes of horror. Then with
start and hand flung out. And the
mothers! Mon Dieu! But the moth
ers, Henry! They would make-what
you call it--a HI OF time, is IL not?"
Harry rOared with joy at the terri.
fed whisper. But | have neither IA
Their nor mother" he suggested.
"Ah. Henry" argued Francois with
deep satisfaction in his tone, that
makes you so suitable"
"Suitable!" inquired Henry.
But yes. my friend. 1t kills jeal.
ousy. All is grist. one says, that
comes to your mill All is fathers.
all is mothers to the poor orphan-and
besides that. there is Monsieur the
Colonel. One sees that the uncle of
the captain will be contented. And
whom should | wish to content but my
first host, my first beDefactor in this
land? | believe, indeed, he would be
displeased IL 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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out acquiring a halo which adheres
afterward; it was fairly certain that a
military company, originating with the
Chevalier Beaupre, would succeed.
And IL succeeded. Three days later
1t was started with the cordial sane
ton OF the fathers and the enthusiasm
Of the sons Francois was. OF course,
head, and Francois was hard at work
calling back the old lore OF mis- 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. 81 want to speak to you a mo-
ment in my study"
Harry went calmly into the dim,
pleasant. old room, with it's 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
uncle's 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 il well
enough. Moreover. IL was an unspok-
en- secret that Harry or Lucy had the
right of strength over weakness in
Obstinacy combined sometimes with
weakness, it is true, but yet the two
youngsters understood clearly that the
colonel was the head only by 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 a 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
lzed?" he demanded.
We'll, that's rather a big name for
Il. Uncle Henry, but IL 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.
ut is a well-bred and appropriate
method OF amusement. gentleman
should know something OF military af-
fairs. But-ah-the ranking and
Heterogeneous? Such-details are
not unlikely with gentlemen of the
first families, as you all are-except
one-to crystalline into a--later lmpor-
lance. The man who has been the
leader of this company of very young
men will not unlikely be the man
thought of as 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. thought so. That is what
wish to avoid. The Chevalier 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 I am surprised at you, Henry
DO you remember that this man is
peasant born? DO you want to be led
into battle by person whose rank
is not above that OF our own serv-
ants?"
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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. I believe could leave
France and Vicques for such a coun.
try as that, where there are no politi.
cal volcanoes on top OF which one
must live. With us il is always plot.
ting and secrecy. Always a war to
look back on or to look forward to.
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
glorious. And after that will be peace
for there will be a Bonaparte ruling
and that means strength and good
government"
How you believe i'm 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 il is. How the
star of the Bonapartes has always
seemed TO be my star! believe that
| believe that my life is tied to that
house. Napoleon was more than hu
man to my mind, his touch set me
aside for his uses in my cradle"
And made you chevalier," 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. ChevalieT
Beaupre. My father has told you that
a movement is preparing? He is reck.
less, my father, and it troubles me. II
might be unsafe for him to live in
France il his part in these plots were
known"
Then you could come to Virginia
to CarnifaX," and Francois smiled.
IBul AhAC uuSutu. nat is ;
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, | wish | could tell you
how ii changes all the world TO have
you back again 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 rebel hope that yet he would
not let take hold of him. Could 1t 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 10
him. He would be Pietro's friend al.
ways as he had promised long ago;
more, thousand times more now
when Pietro had given back to him
freedom and life and hope.
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MY OKLAHOMA FARM FOR SALE trad.
TOR land. Bonska. Beatrice Creamery. Lincoln. Neh
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Sacrifice.


Young Henry Hampton. thrilled to
Che core at this drama, bent over him,
as Battista laid him on the deck, and
looked up anxiously at Pietro.
rs he living?" he asked.
He was living. though for an hour or
two the devoted friends who cared for
him doubted it 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.
Il thought--the Austrians-would
nab meas | came aboard" he wills
pered. smiling gaily as he gasped the
words to Alike. 1T was--hrm in my
mind"
And Alike laughed at him, and told
him that they were far out on the Ad-
ratio now. safe under the American
flag. and the Austrians left two hun.
dred miles behind
Gwen IL they had--nabbed me, 4"
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 we're out of his
life now forever
MY seigneur." said Francois next
day when the general took his turn at
sitting by his bed, may / ask ques-
tion?'
ANY question ia the world, Fran
co.'s, nay 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 believe that | have
been mistaken. that" the general as
he stopped looked oddly at Francois
and smiled. Sometimes | believe that
even |, even Gaspard Gourgaud. might
make 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 herr"
Il believe so, indeed" said the gen
eral. Gle cares most to be with us
with her. All yes. have no doubt that
ne loves her. But why IL goes no far
ther-eapristi! It is beyond me
that! would knock their foolish heads
together, me--but that is not convent.
emit"
Does she love Pietro?"
Mon dieu! How can a mere man
say that? She is woman. | do not
kRow-not i'm the least" the general
exploded at him.
But Pietro loves herr" Francois
asked again, his wistful smiling eyes
searching the generals face.
Yes am sure of it,"
And Francois smiled
NO one could help it." he said half
TO himself.
In 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 a hammock on the sunny side
OF the ship. And the salt air blew on
his face and he gulped 1t in, and by
and by Alike brought chair and sat
by him and read to him. and Francois
lay quiet and wondered II heaven
could be any improvement tn this.
So, on that long. bright, e1Im morn
ing at sea Francois lay In the ham
mock and watched the million little
~aves glisten and break fer unknown
miles over the sunlit water. and lis
tened to the voice he loved best in the
world. as IL told him of those Others
whom ne loved also. and of the places
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Nelahborly Bitterness.

Mrs. Murphy-Take in that face and
put out your pups.
Mrs. Maloney--I did this morning.
and everybody passing by said:
Good morning, Mrs. Murphy. sgd
ney Bulletin.
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A PrnNiaion

A Provision.
do you think there will be short
age OF ice this winter"
well, not il we have any winter"
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Red Cross Ball Blue gives double value
for your money. goes twice as Tar an any
other. Ask your grocer. Adv.
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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
CrO Re CONTINIfEDl
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200 Farms
Absolutely Free

We will give away FREE of charge
and without restrictions as to inn
provement or settlement 400 farm
tracts of from S to 40 acres in
Palm Beach County.
81 900 an acre is often made on
similar land from winter vegetables
alone and fortunes in grape fruit
and oranges. This is the land of
three crops a year, below the frost
line; s65 growing days. The last
day for registration is April go,
1914. Low excursion rates March
3rd, 18TH, April 9TH and April 2Ist.
Write for full particulars to
Secretary, Chamber OF Com
merce, Lake Worth, Florida
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TO
INSPECT ROUTE
CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER TO
LOOK OVER PORTION OF LINE
OF A. & w. INTERuRBAN.

+. l.. Cunningham, a railroad con-
tractor of FL Paso, Tex, is here today
and will leave tomorrow to look over
a portion of the proposed route of
the Ardmore Western Interurban R.
r. Mr.. Cunningham has been in Mex
leo for the past four years and says
the United States looks somewhat
more healthful than the Mexican re-
public at this time. Mr.. Cunningham
will make an estimate of the cost of
the construction of the portion of the
road proposed from Joiner City
through the oil fields and to Oil City.
w. c. Burke, former city engineer
of Oklahoma City, was also here yes
terday, and last night, and was in
conference with the local company
which proposed to build this line of
road.
d. B. Welty, an attorney of Oklaho-
ma City has joined the promotion end
of the company and will devote his
energies toward helping the Ardmore
men who are behind the proposition.
Mr.. Welty was here yesterday and
last night and was in conference with
the company.
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Huerta's Denial.

Mexico City, May 20.-Provisional
President Huerta in the course of an
interview Wednesday said:
"The Mexican peace delegates have
no instructions to offer my resigna-
ton at the conference at Niagara
Falls"
The president spoke with energy.
standing erect and emphasized his
words with characteristic gestures.
Prior to this the acting minister of
foreign affairs, Esteva Ruiz, had de-
clared that the Mexican delegates had
been given "ample powers" by the
government to deal with everything
that may be discussed at the peace
conference with the object of solv-
ing the international difficulty.
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Eiaht Prisoners Escape.

Okmulgee, Okla, May 2O.-Eight
prisoners held in the city Jail on var
ious charges filed paddock on the
outer door Monday night, and made
their escape. None of the men have
been apprehended. Two of the pris-
oners were held on charge of bur
glary, one for criminal assault and
the remainder on minor charges. The
Jail is on the ground floor and the
men, after filing the paddock, swung
open the door and quietly walked out
The escape was made shortly after 8
o'clock when the streets were crowd
ed with people, and party of women
coming down the street saw the men
skulliing. through the alley back of
the jail and gave the alarm. By the
time that the search for the prison.
ers had started, the men had escaped.
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Gets Carnegie Medal.

Bennington, Okla, May 2O.-Sam
Murray of Bennington, has been
awarded a Carnegie hero medal and
$1,000 in cash for an act of bravery.
Last summer Murray risked his life
in an attempt to save S. D. Halsell
and three young girls from drowning
in the Blue river A skiff in which
the four were boating, overturned and
the three girls, Annie Halsell, Geneva
Jones and Alice Spell were drowned.
Murray swan to the aid of the party
and attempted to save the girls who
were crazed with fear and fought
him off. He then swan to shore with
Halsell who could not swim. Murray
was exhaused when he reached the
shore. He will use the money award
given him in completing the payment
on his home in Bennington.
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Royal Wedding.

Athens, May 21.-The marriage OF
Crown Prince George of Greece and
Princess Elizabeth of Roumania, will
be celebrated in this city today in
the presence of the German emperor
who, i: is said, arranged the match
Prince George was born July 10, 1890
while Princess Elizabeth, a beautiful
girl, is the oldest daughter of Prince
Ferdinand, born October II, 1894. Re
cent political events have shown Ger
man Influence is being drawn to the
Hellenic regime and German prestige
is growing apace in the near east, caus
ing a slight manifestation of jeal
Ousy among the powers.
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MELLEN CONTINUES STORY OF
FINANCIAL DEALS BY NEW HAV-
EN- RAILROAD.
He ADMITTED DEFICIT
MelIen Declared Price Paid for Rhode.
Island Trolleys Was lmmaterial,
Beng Simply an Inter-Company
Transaction.

Washington, May 21,- gain taking
up the New Haven's pvHis,o the
Rhode Island trolleys, Uv,,"'ical c.
today asked Charles S. Mellen. ~
mer president of the New Haven rail
road, if the road paid nineteen or
twenty million dollars for trolleys
worth eight million dollars.
All Mellen replied was: 81 don't
accept your eight million valuation" "
Me!len admitted that the deficit re-
suting from this purchase was never
made up. He said the price was i'm
material, as it was simply an inter
company transaction.
He also said that the trolleys had
a great prospective value.
Mellen told the interstate commerce
commission that he favored a rail-
road monopoly controlled and regu-
lated by the government.
Mellen. told of the twenty-milfion-
dollar offer made the New Haven by
Charles w. Morse for the New Hav-
ems steamship lines.
Mellen said he feared that the gov
ernment would soon prohibit railroads
owning steamship lines. He said he
asked Roosevelt, who was then presi-
dent, about selling it. Mellen said
that Roosevelt apparently desired to
checks Morse's acquisition of the
steamships and that Roosevelt said
if the New Haven would not sell he
would use his influence to keep that
road from having trouble. Mellen said
he thought Roosevelt had kept his
faith.
Mellen's statement that a meeting
of the New Haven directors without
Morgan present was as tame as a
lot OF cats with BULL" made all
laugh.
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Indian Student Receives Honor.

Norman, Okla, May 21.-Dartmouth
College, at Hanover. New Hampshire,
awarded to David II. Markham, who
completes his work for the Bachelor
of Arts degree at the University OF
Oklahoma next month. a scholarship
for next year. This scholarship was
awarded largely because of the un-
usually good work Mr.. Markham has
done in chemistry and because of the
further fact that he is of Indian blood.
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postal Robbery Charged.

Muskogee, Okla, May 2O.-Dave
Reed, Ell Flynn and Ben Casey, none
of them over twenty years old, were
brought to the federal Jail here yes
terday by Deputy United States Mar
shal Sterling Stamper. The boys
are charged with robbing the postof'
flee at Duval, Okla, on May II. They
were all bound over by a commission
er under $3.50 bonds. Only about $40
in money and stamps was secured
from the postoffice.
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REFUGEE ARRIVING AT PENSA-
COLA TELLS OF THE PERllS
THREATENING MERiCANS.
START TO HONDURAS
j. p. | evils of Virginia Says Six Amer
leans Started on TWo-Hundred Mile
March Through Dense Forests in
Effort to Reach Honduras.

Pensacola, Fla, May 21.-Thirty
Americans in the Mexican state of
'"mpeche are in danger of violence,
'eG - food and unable to es-
cape J. unicate to the United
States, ling to J. P. Lewis of
Virginia, who arrived here today.
He said that six Americans started
on a two-hundred-m journey through
the dense forests trying to reach Brit
ish Honduras.
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MAY Fl IN HISTORY.

1S56-The ship canal around the Falls
of st. Mary's river, Mich, COM
pleted.
1S74-The marriage of Nellie Grant,
daughter of President Grant,
took place in the white house.
190O-Secretary Hay informed Boer
delegates that the United States
government could not interfere
III the war
1SS2-Opening of the railway between
I.ucerne, Switzerland and Milan
Italy
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Railroads Suffer Also.

Houston, Tex, May 21.-Railway Of
flcials regard the flood conditions as
most serious. Reports from the lower
sections are that all streams are over
flowing. The crop damage has been
heavy Many washouts are reported
along the railroads. Rain is still fall
ing here today
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Neuress SLAYER Held

McAlester, Okla, May 2O.-Idel
Smith, negress, charged with murder
ing Oscar Ross, negro, at Carbon last
week, was bound over to the district
court without bail, following a prelim-
mary hearing here Wednesday after
noon.
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CHARLES BECKER
IS NOT CALLED
DEFENDANT IN MURDER TRIAL
NOT CALLED TO STAND - SUM
UP THIS AFTERNOON.

New York, May 21.-The defense
in the case of former Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker, on trial for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler, rested this morning without
Becker taking the stand.
The state called one witness in re-
buttal Court then adjourned until
this afternoon and then will sum up.
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SOUTH AMERICAN MEDlAToRS
DEVOTED ToDAYS SESSION TO
MEXICAN DELEGATES.
AMERICAS LAST NIGHT
AuthoritativeIy Announced that Huer.
ia Has Placed Himself in Hands of
Mexican Delegates and Will Allow
Them to Eliminate Him if Ne 'ssary

Niagara Falls, Ontario, May 21.-
The greater part of today was spent
by the South American mediators in
formally conferring with the Mexican
delegates, as they did with the Amer
lean delegates last night. No devel-
opments were announced today.
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MAY Eliminate Huerta.

Washington, d. c., May 21.-Secre-
tary Bryan today said that everything
was working smoothly and that there
has been no hitch in the mediation
authoritatively announced here today
that Huerta has placed himself in
the hands of his delegates, who have
the right to eliminate him if necessary.
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Neqro Killed by Train.

Ada, Okla, May 20.-Will Young, a
negro 16 years of age, was killed by
the southbound Katy passenger train
just before noon today on the trestle
in the northern edge of this city.
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HEAVIEST RAIN IN TEN YEARS
FELL AT kERRvlLLE, TEXAS,
THIS MORNING.
RAILROAD WASH0UTS
All Streams Are Bank Full and Some
Overlooking. Crop Damage Heavy,
And Will Have to be RepIanted.
No Fatalities Reported.

Kerrville, Tex, May 21.-The Qua
dalupe river rose thirty feet in five
hours this morning. The rain is be-
lieved to have been the heaviest in
ten years and still continues today.
The property loss is heavy. No fatal
tiles have been reported.
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Encampment Odd Fellows.

Regular meeting of Indianola En-
campment No. Is, |. o. o. F., will be
held Friday night at o'clock. The re-
port of the representative to the
Grand Encampment will be received
and other business of importance to
all, attended to.
D. T. NISBETT, Scribe.
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State Offices Closed for the Day.

Oklahoma City. Okla, May 2O.-Pub-
lie offices of the state of Oklahoma
we're closed today in honor of the
late Justice Russell Of the supreme
court, today being the occasion of the
funeral at Ardmore, his late home.
Many state officials. including the
governor, went to Ardmore to attend
the funeral.