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your highness to your throne" he said
low, as If the weight of the wish hushed
him. That l should be q marshal OF
your highness' empire is not Of inn
portance. yet was the prophecy of the
emperor. 1t will happen-I believe 1t
ness will be emperor"
That n man, not a great man,
should say such words seems a little
thing to influence the iii Of a per-
sonage such as was Louis Napoleon
even in his dark days. But his mind
was thirsty for such words, and such
a confidence to reinforce his wv The
failure at Strasburg had been a bitter
blow, and his later trial and condem-
nation to exile, pluckily as he had
borne it. had shaken his courage: the
four months at sea had been solitary,
the landing in an unknown country
without friends or was hard
and LONELY. 1t seemed as if a sword
were fitted into his empty hand as he
watched the Illuminated face of this
breathed sure trust in a destiny, that
was the destiny of both
Since the world began, in the ranks
of men there have been those whom
the world has laughed at, prosecuted
and followed. 1t is they who, stepping
marks time. rush forward often to pit
falls. to sudden graves; sometimes to
heights where men see and admire, and
follow in herds. If the first. they are
despised and forgotten, but if the other,
they are discoveries, inventors, heroes.
Yet there is the same enthusiasm and
the same stress in the hearts of those
who succeed and of those who fail;
there is for both the vision which duller
eyes do not see, the beautiful. unat-
tainabl for which one must risk
everything. These are the dreamers.
the fanatics, perhaps. and perhaps
they move the world. To Francois
Beaupre a wide dream of power and
happiness for France took concrete
form in the name of the emperor whose
childhood. To his mind-the mind of
a devotee-that touch had sealed his
years to the service of the family
which meant for him Frances great
ness.
AS the man who was to be Napoleon
fields, to all seeming cold and apathetic,
the other began to speak again, his
face working, his tones trembling.
My prince, l will tell you-though
1T may be of little moment to know
that it is not for my own advancement
would throw away 100 lives if 1 had
them, to see the house of Bonaparte
rule France. 1t is only so, 1 believe,
that France can become great once
more. We need heroes to lead us, we
Frenchmen, not shop-keeper kings such
as Louis PHILIPPE; if it has not a hero
the nation loses courage, and it's in
terest in national life. But the very
name of Napoleon is inspiration-it
pricks the blood; a monarch of that
country will wake, will live. You, my
prince. are the hope of the house of
Napoleon"
With a quick steps forward he
threw himself OF his knees before
the quiet figure in the throne-like
head bent, kissed it with passion. There
was a line of color in each cheek as his
face lifted, and his brilliant look was
shot with a tear.
IF I may. die believing that 1 have
helped to win your throne. 1 shall die
in happiness"
Prince Louis had his mothers warm
heart, and this went to it. He put his
hand on the others shoulder, familiarly
as II the two were equals, kinsmen.
Mon ami" he said kindly, do not
speak of dying for me-live for me
that is better. We will rise together.
Remember, we are brothers for some
days; remember, I twice owe you my
life; also 1 car not forget that it was
in he uniform of my own dead brother
you r1sked yourself for me. Luck will
turn-we both believe it, and you shall
be, as the emperor said, "a marshal of
France under another B~onaparte.'"
The laconic prince had found language
1 IN was talking. with unused freedom.
people was consecrated in France by
the most powerful revolution the world
las ever seen. I stand for the rights
deposited by the people in the hands Of
my family-the rights which the nation
na never revoked"
The brotherly touch on Francois,
shoulder was withdrawn, and with
gentle dignity. with a glance the prince
lifted him to his feet, and Francois
stood happy. dazed. before him. He
methods, his efforts to fit himself for
the usefulness that might be on the
way. ~A0
II have studied enormously. NV
prince. All known books on warlike
subjects. all l could borrow or steal
I have studied. All, yes! / know much
of those things"
Louis Bonaparte. with an exhaustive
military education. a power of appli-
cation and absorption beyond most men
IN europe. let the CLEAN Of a smile es-
cape !, he listened with close attention
while Francois told Of his organiza-
ton OF The youth Of the neighborhood
n a cavalry company. and of their
drill twice a week.
sieur?!" ~
Francois smiled a crafty, worldlv-
wise smile-or perhaps it was as If a
child would seem crafty and worldly
wise. my Prince" he answered.,
shaking his head sagely. THAT would
no be best. I am little known. a for
eigner. They think much of their old
families. the people Of these parts. So
that 1t is better for the success of
the company that the captain should be
of the nobility of the country. One
sees that. So the captain Of the COM
pany Is Monsieur Henry Hampton.