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CHAPTER I-Francois Beaupre, .
sasa,nt babe Of three years. after an
sures. Is made Chevalier Of France
~ the Emperor Napoleon. IN the home
q the lads parents in the village Of Vic
Nueg. France, where the emperor had brief
~ stopped to hold council Of war Ma
poieon prophesied that the boy might
0ne DAY be marshal Of France under
Mnother Bonaparte.
CHAPTER n-At the age Of ten Fran
l@ois meets stranger who is astonished
when the boy tells him he may one day
e marshal Of France under another
CHAPTER III-Francois demonstrates
@is nerve by climbing lofty. church
@eeeple This deed is witnessed by the
stranger who marvels at the boys game
ness and asks him to visit him at
the Chateau.
CHAPTER Iv-Francois visits General
Nhe Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, who with
Alike. his seven-year-old daughter, lives
At the Chateau. A soldier of the Empire
nnder Napoleon he fires the boys tmag-
4natiorf with stories of his campaigns
with the emperor.
CHAPTER v-Francois' father loses
Ais possessions in game Of chance.
CHAPTER vI-The general offers
Francois home at the Chateau. The
BOY refuses to leave his parents, but in
the. end becomes copyist for the general
and learns of the friendship between the
general and Marquis Zappi, who cam
paigned with the General under Napol-
iaon-
CHAPTER vIT-Marquis Zappi and
son, Pietro, arrive at the Chateau The
general agrees to care for the Marquis
son while the former goes to America.
CHAPTER v1IT-Francois shows mark
ed attention to Marquis Zappi because
he once saved the life of the general
The Marquis before leaving for America
asks the boy to be friend Of his SON
Srancois solemnly promises.
CHAPTER Ix-Francois goes to the
Chateau to live. Marquis zappi dies
seaving Pietro as a ward to the general
Alike, Pietro and Francois meet a
strange boy who proves to be Prince
Louis Napoleon. Francois saves his life.
CHAPTER X-The general discovers
Francois loves Alike. and extracts prom
fse from him that he will not interfere
Between the girl and Pietro.
CHAPTER xIv-Fyancois is pris-
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 and
Pietro hear from Francois and plan HIS
rescue.
CHAPTER XvT-Francois as a guest
Of, the Austrian governor of the castle
prison inspects the interior Of the wine
cellar Of the zappis.
CHAPTER xv1T-Francois receives
note from Pietro explaining in detail how
to escape from his prison He starts and
reaches the wine cellar.
CHAPTER xr-Francois goes to italy
IS 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
Hackeys
CHAPTER xIII-Francois takes Mar
quis Zappi's place. who is i'll, in the
escape Of Hortense and Louis. Dressed
es Louis brother Francois lures the
Austrians from the hotel allowing the
Prince and his mother to escape.
CHAPTER xvIII-F'rancois escapes
through q secret passage from the wine
cellar. Alike awaits him on horseback
and leads him to his friends on board
the American sailing vessel, the Lovely
Lucy.'
CHAPTER Francois. as guest Of
Harry Hampton, on the lovely Lucy"
goes to America to manage Pietro's es-
tate in Virginia.
CHAPTER Xx-Francois wins respect
and admiration of the aristocratic south
erners. He becomes a favorite In the
home Of the Hamptons.
CHAPTER xxI-Lucy Hampton falls
in love with Francois and pleads with
him for the story Of Napoleon.
CHAPTER xxII-Lucy Hampton hears
the story Of how Napoleon knighted
Francois.
CHAPTER XxTII-Prince Louis Ma.
poleon in America becomes the guest OF
the Hamptons
CHAPTER xXIV-Napoleon meets
Francois at the Hamptons Francois as,
sures the Prince OF his intense loyalty to
him and his cause.
CONTINUED From Saturday,