Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

Lieutenant Larive, an officer under
Napoleon, finds himself stationed at
a point in the south Of France, close
by the home Of u near relative. In
order to be near him his wife and
two children undertake q dangerous
journey across country, but are way
laid by bandits on the way. In the
ensuing conflict the wife dies, and
the two children, Robert and Rina,
are left alone to wander in the for
est. They finally are found and
adopted by kindly peasants and grow
to maturity under their affectionate
care.
After q futile search Lieutenant
Larive returns TO the army and by
his reckless bravery attracts the at
tention of Napoleon. He advances
rapidly IN the service and becomes
one Of Napoleon's trusted marshals.
Long before he reaches manhood
Robert leaves his benefactors and
enlists as a drummer boy Natu-
rally heroic Robert one day rallies
flying column and turns an almost
certain defeat into victory. Watch
ing from a hill the emperor observes
the brave action and that night finds
the drummer boy in the field hos
pital, desperately wounded. He gives
him the "medsille d'honneur," with
which the greatest Valor is rewarded
In the armies of France. A few
years later the boy Is made captain
of cuirassiers, and serves, unknown
to either, in the division commanded
by his father Marshal Larive
Meanwhile Rina, anxious to be near
her brother, joins the army as a vi
vandiere. About this time the youth
full captain meets Nine. de Tongue
I'll oA nd hannTpAes
enamored of her great beauty This
awakens the jealousy and enmity of
the notorious Count Darcy. Fearful
of the evil influence Of madame, Rina
pleads with her brother to break his
relations with her. This he at first
refuses to do, but at last consents,
thereby winning madame's everlast-
ing enmity and tempting her revenge.
One day Robert is selected by Ma
poleon for a lengthy and dangerous
mission. Before his departure he re-
oeives q letter from Nine. de Tongue
vile, telling him of her fatal Illness
and asking him to call at q country
chateau for q last fare well. Rina
catches her brother in the act of read
ing the missive and wins his consent
to ignore 1t. Unfortunately, however,
the chateau lies on the route of his
journey, and Robert succumbs to
IeInpCdIlOn. lie IS lIllIiculdleiF SelHeu
and thrown into a tower prison, where
Nine. de Longueville and Count
Darcy gloat over their victim.
Suspecting the truth, Rina obtains
leave of absence and follows Max
ing herself known to him, Robert
drops the message through the bars
and the brave girl, remounting her
horse. after many adventures delivers
the document safely and returns to
camp.
Meanwhile, Robert finds in the old
butler of the chateau former soldier
of Napoleon. The aged servant en-
ables Robert to escape by n perilous
climb down the tower of the castle.
He hurries TO camp, gives himself up
and is promptly imprisoned.
BY a trick of fate Marshal Larive,
his father, is president of the court
martial. To him Rina goes with a
plea for her brother, and in describing
the tragedy of their early lives, the
marshal learns their identity. Torn
by love and duty he nevertheless sits
in Judgment upon his son, and, with
two other members of the board, con-
dems him to die. He spends a sleep