South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-01

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AS soon as his letter was finished to
: The sword Of Austerlitz must not
/ be in an enemy's hands" he wrote 10
! his father. 1t must stay where IL may
\ again be lifted in the day OF danger
/ for the glory Of France" His let
ters were apt 10 be slightly OratOricali
| il was moreover the fashion OF the
! day TO write 90.
He raised his hea6 an stared into
/ the street 1t was en- gh 10 decide
| his expedition for this Summer that
Gen Bertrand, well-meaning. and IL
/ judging, had given 10 Louis PHILIPPE
the arms Of the emperor, TO be placed
| in the InValides. Every member of
| the BOnaparte family was reused
and To the heir il was a trumpet call.
! He could hardly wait 10 go to France,
wrote on. finished the letter 10 the
| exiled king. his father. gloomy and
lonely old man whom the son did not
forget through years spent away from
! him.
Then he drew out fresh sheet Of
paper. and his faint smile cleaned;
for the thought Of this adherent IN
! Virginia was pleasant TO him.
"Cheyalicr Francois Beaupre," he
| headed the letter, and began below,
! My Friend and Marshal Of Some
Day" He considered q moment and
! wrote quickly as If the words boiled
to the pen. The baton awaits you.
7 Come. l make an expedition within
three months. and l need you and
your faith in me- Our stars must
shine together to give full light. SO.
I mon ami join me here at the earliest,
/ that the emperOr's words may come
true. Louis Bonaparte.
A knock at the door ana a man en-
tered, a man who seemed sure of his
~ afafNr "A
the prince as if he were a bit of per
/ sonal belonging an extra arm or leg
| ready TO slip into place. The prince
looked up affectionately at the valet
/ de place who had been his mothers
servant. who recalled bOyish days in
! Switzerland: who had managed es-
| Capes and DISCUSSES in the youthful
exciting times Of the Italian inSurrec-
ton, the dangerous journey from An
coma; who even now, under Thelin,
was getting togethr uniforms and
equipments. was casting buttons of the
fortieth regiment for the great event
that was in the air.
Fritz, here are letters to mail
He pushed them toward the man
then, as the last slipped from under
his hand, he curved his fingers about
it, BE careful of this one, Fritz
he said. "It ought 70 bring me the
brightness of my star"
Across the water in Virginia, two
years had made few changes. ON the
June day when the princes letter lay
in the pOstOffice of Norfolk the last OF
the roses were shOwering pink and red
over the gardens in a sudden breeze.
The leaves of the trees that arched the
road that lead to Roanoke house were
sappy green, just lately fully spread,
and glorious with freshness. Their
shadows, dancing on the white pike,
cft f1lr ha hr.igr IN nos
And through the light-pierced cave of
shade a man Travelled on horseback
from one plantation to another. man
who rode as a Nirginian rides, yet
with a military air for all that. He
patted the beasts neck with a sooth-
ing word, and smiled as Aquarelle
plunged at the waving Of a bough, at
a fox that ran across the road. But if
an observer had been there he might
have seen that the mans thought was
not with horse or journey. Francois
Beaupre, riding out to give a French
lesson to Miss Hampton at Roanoke
house, as he had been doing for four
years, all unconscious as he was of
the letter waiting for him at the mo-
ment in Norfolk, was thinking of the
event to come to which that letter
called him.
Down the velvet that swept from
house TO river at Roanoke house, by
| the DTlck wall WHICH SITelCneu dei III
against the waterS--a dark arm jew
eled with green of vines and white of
marble Statues-there was a rustic
summer house. It was furnished
with chairs and a rustic table. and
here, on this June day, the lady OF
the manor elected to study the French
language. The Chevalier Beaupre
was taken here OH his arrival.
Branches of trees whispered and
waved; afternoon shadows ran silently
forward and silently withdrew across
the lawn; the James river flowed by.
The two good friends bent together
over the rough table, and the James
| river, slipping past sang in a liquor
undertOne. And the time went fast
in the pleasant lights and shadows of
the place, and shortly il was two
hours that the French lesson had
been going on.
Lucy! on, Lucy" A voice called
from the lawn. and in a moment more
| the colonel was upon them. Lucy"
he began, somebody must arrange
about the new harnesses; my time is
too valuable to be taken up with de-
tails. Uncle Zack saws they are need
ed at once. 1t has been neglected. I
do not understand why things are so
neglected"
will be ready in a week" Lucy an
swered.
Then the colonel noticed Francois.
Good day. Chevalier." he spoke con-
descendingly. abby the way"-he
put hand into one pocket and then
another OF his linen coat. They gave
me letter for you, Chevalier. know
ing that you would be at Roanoke
house today Here il is''-and Lucy
saw a light leap into Francois eyes
az they fell on the English pOstmark.
About those harnesses, Lucy. Why
did you not ask my permission before
having them made. I do not under
stand how you can take so much on
yourself"
And Lucy spoke quietly again. Il
did ask you, father. but YOU aid not
see TO il, and they were necessary.
So I did it," And then. "Chevalier
read your letter. I see il is a foreign
one"
will MademOiselle pardon ?"
At that moment an uneven step
came down the slope and Francois
flashed a smile at Harry Hampton
and retreated To the other side of the
summer-house with his letter; while
/ the colonel, murInuring COMPLAINTS