The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-07-14
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CHAPTER Francois Beauprs, 4
peasant babe Of three years, after an
amusing incident in which Marshal Ney
ngureE. Is made q Chevalier Of France
of the lads parents In the village of Vic
ques. France, where the emperor had BRIEF
" stopped to hold council Of war. Ma
poieon prophesied that the boy might
one day be a marshal of France under
another Bonaparte.
CHAPTER HAT the age of ten Fran
co.'s meets a stranger who is astonished
when the boy tells him he may one day
oe marshal of France under another
CHAPTER IId-Francois demonstrates
s ms nerve By climbing lofty, church
stranger who marvels at the boys game
ness and asks him to VISIT him at
the Chateau.
CHAPTER IV-Francois visits General
the Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, who with
Alike, his seven-year-old daughter, lives
under Napoleon he fires the boys imag-
1nation with stories OF his campaigns
with the emperor.
CHAPTER v-Francois' father loses
mis- possessions in a game of chance.
CHAPTER vI-The general offerB
Francois home at the Chateau. The
BOY refuses to leave his parents. but In
and learns Of the friendship between the
general and Marquis Zappi, who cam
paigned with the General under Napol-
con.
CHAPTER VII-Marquis Zappi and
son, P1etro, arrive at the Chateau. The
general agrees to care for the Marquis
son while the former goes to America
CHA pTEE VIII uNS,7oo,, .l.- ..,
ed attention to Marquis Zappi because
ne once saved the life of the general
The MARQUIS before leaving for America
asks the boy to be a friend Of his SON.
Francois solennly promises.
CHAPTER K-Francois goes to the
leaving Ptetro as a ward to the general.
Alike, Pietro and Francois meet
strange boy who proves to be. Prince
CHAPTER x-The general discovers
iT sa 3coI loves S Alike and extracts prom
between the girl and Pietro.
as secretary to Pietro. He has an inter-
view with Alike before leaving and near
~ reveals his love for her.
: CHAPTER XII-Queen Hortense plans
the escape of her son Louis Napoleon by
disgusting him and Marquis Zappi as her
lackeys.
CHAPTER xIIIFrancois takes Mar
Quis ZappPs place, who Is Ill, in the
escape of Hortense and Louis. Dressed
as Louis brother Francois lures the
Austrfans from the hotel allowing the
Prince and his mother to escape.
CHAPTER XIV Francois is a pris-
oner of the Austrtans for five years, in
the castle owned by Pietro in Italy He
discovers in his guard one of Pietro's old
family servants and through him sends
word to his friends of his plight
CHAPTER xv-The general, Alike ana
Pietro hear from Francois and plan his
rescue.
CHAPTER XVI-Francois as a guest
of the Austrian governor Of the castle
prison tnspects the interior of the wine
cellar of the Zappis.
'SNCHAPTER XVII-Francois receives a
note from Pietro explaining in detail how
to escape from his prison. He starts and
Aea9hes the wine cellar.
Il lie next OBJECT OF the IeCrer was "
AsH that the marquis should receive
and entertain the nephew of Colonel
Hampton, Mr.. Henry Hampton, who,
sailing on Colonel Hampton's ship, the
Lovely Lucy, would bring this letter
to the marquis. The ship would go
first to England and discharge there
was to be at the service OF young MI.
Hampton, to visit such countries OF
Europe as he might choose, for six
/ months Mr.. HAMPTON had many let
tiers to people in England, but none
elsewhere, and Colonel Hampton would
be obliged if the marquis would re
ceive him at hts estate Of Castelforte
and let him see something of Italy
from that point of vantage. The mar
quis might then, if he thought good, re-
turn to Virginia In the Lovely Lucy
and either set matters on 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 al
peace and the marquis comfortably es
tabNshed in his own castle.
All this the young marquis, an ex
lie of five years from his native land
had read i the chateau of Vicques. He
had considered deeply as to what he
might do about Carnifax, his estate in
Virginia He could not go himself
for ne was in close connection with
the work of Italian patriots outside
and inside of Italy; with Mazztni II
london; with others in other places
And he did not know anyone whom he
could send.
So the matter stood when the big
little Battista had brought Francois
letter to Vicques. And when Alike hac
appealed to him to take Francois lib
Grafton IN his shoulders. with the