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him. You win ride to Norfolk at once.

\ AAA1AAs IOu Will rue 10 NOCIOlk Ut OuCos
will you not. father dear?"
The touch on his check was pleasant
to the vain and a~ffectionate man. but
the spirit Of the girls speech, the sugS
gestion of the courtesy due from him as
a reigning prince, to this other prince
forlorn and exiled. this was %pleasanter.
He purssd his lips and smiled down.
Out of the mouth Of babes" he re-
marked. and drew his brows together
as II under stress OF large machinery
behind them. MY little girl. you have
rather a sensible idea. / had over
looked before, that'-he cleared his
throat and black Aaron standing tray
IN hand across the room, jumped and
doller his eyes-'that," he continued,
"a man OF my Importance has duties of
hospitality, even to a foreigner who
comes without Introduction into the
country"
Observation-Disclosures" remarked
daughter. The idea of a nephew
OF tine emperor of France needing'-
she stopped. This was the wrong line
or argument. II think he will be de-
llghted to come to Roanoke House,"
she Went on. 1T is so beautiful even
In winter" ard she locked proudly
about the fine room and the portraits
on It's walls locke back at her proud
ly too.
Many distinguished guests have been
delighted to visit Roanoke" Colonel
Hampton answered stiffly. 1.-The bank
rupt sprig of a parvenu royalty"
.father-what horrid big words! 1
maven any idea what they mean." the
sirl interrupted except that you're
abusing Prince Louis, who is probably
having a bad breakfast in that stuffy
mn, 20 along, father, bring him out
70 Roanoke, and We'll show him what
virginia breakfasts are like"
Coloael Hampton's sense of impor-
lance was tickled by the thought OF
mavins Tor a guest a scion of so ia
ilndliness was aroused; moreover. time
nuhg on his hands these late winter
lays, n the plan appealed to him as
a diversion. ~ 90
aaron. tell Sambo to saddle Thun-
der" he ordered.
f1ince Louis, in his dingy parlor at
.ie mn, looked at his visitor from be-
him. soul and body. He considered the
invitation for a silent moment. This
was one of the great men of the coun-
lIy. Inc prince had already heard his
lame and the name of his historic
nome; 1t was we'll to have influential
ai.enus, more particularly as no letter
awaited him as he had hoped from his
uncle, Joseph Bonaparte, with the
american lntroductions for which he
mad asked. A visit Of a few DAYS at
TINS place of Roanoke could do no harm
M might lead to good.
i hank you very much, Monsieur le
Colonel" he said gravely, yet gracious
~. You are most good to desire that
l visit You. 1 will do SO with pleasure."
me people of Norfolk were awake to
the fact that an eXiled prince had sud
denly dropped among them, and when
an aqulline-faced, foreign-looking.
small, young man rode out from the
Guy pY Colonel Hampton's side, sitting
his horse like an accomplished cavalry.
man. more than one citizen turned To
look with comprehending interest. To
a southerner it would seem not ont n?
proportion that the car of Russia, and
inc monarchs of England and France
together visit his city, and in
.nem MS best he would rest
which Is surely the well-bred ATTITUDES.
that the good people of Norfolk who
to gaze a moment at the fin
lure emperor of France. the kinsman
one OF earth's greatest conquerors.
we're not unduly impressed. One and
smile of approval. It way right = w.s
traditional. that the Hamntons If
house should take charge Of
a DISTINGUISHED stranger, and. more
over, 1T was extremely pleasant for the
AN 411lpdSSlV0 fclnCN Ixn1liS
who appeared to look at nothing'
missed neither the s~elf-respectine in
terest OF the citizens in himself nor
thelr profounder sense Of the innor-
of his host. Very little passed
within range Of those dull gray ewes
was not filed away for refer
ence In the mind behind the mask
Out they rode through the sim.
lighted, wind-whipped country dozing
restfully through its last winters nap
stirring already at the step of liveiv
April on the threshold. The air was
and nipped at the princes fin
gers n toes. but it was e%xhilaration
os across a horse again, and the
exile's spirit-the case-hardened heart
steel which failure and misfortune
never broke till it broke forever at
buoyant. That some
thing about the outside of a horse
Whlch is good for h inside of a man"
WORKED Its subtle charm on this fin-
lshed horseman and horse over. and
ne was gently responsive as the colonel
talked fuentlv on.
1t was on his own affairs that the
colonel talked. Of his thousands Of
acres. his hundreds Of slaves. his meth
DDS, his crops. his tobacco. and then
OF his family and their history here in
virsihla. ana at last. most absorbing
topic of all. he talked of himself. He
explained to the prince how it was
tnat ne came to speak French so well.
and not a CLEAN in the filmy gray gaze
betrayed the princes opinion. Rnt a
came in the stream of words
and Prince Louis resonant voice filieG
1t. 'eo
Does it SO happen. Monsieur 1e Col
mel, that there Is in these parts a
frenchman of-of Instruction. NOV
I might use as a secretary
shall have need tomorrow to write lat
ters. Would you know Of such a man
le Colonel?" '@A'
Nothing pleased Monsieur le Colone,
than to be master Of the sitnation