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an" Alike answered thoughtfully.
She lives like that She never let
things trouble her, not even when your
father lost everything. Did she. Fran
cois?''
NO. said Francois. She is one of
the few people who know what the
real things are and live in them. 1t
is hard to do that. can not l care
SO bitterly for what l want 1T is''-
Francois hesitated-~it is very hard
for me to give up-whatI want" He
stumbled over the words; his voice
shook so that Alike shifted in the
saddle and looked at him inquiringly-
Alike = dear - then Francois
stopped You need not be, afraid that
/ shall have more than Pietro." he be-
gan uncertainty For it is not going
to be so- He viii have what-what ]
would give my life for" Then he
hurried on Il see how it is,'' he said
gently, "and You are right to care 30
Loyalty for Pietro. He is worth It
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CHAPTER XII.
With ALI NV Soul

win All MY SOUL
The general swung around to the
lad. Francois. this letter is about
you" He tapped the rustiing paper.
his secretary"
generals face, inquiring, startled,
childlike "Pietro," he said slowly.
81 had not thought of that
yet you knew that sPietro was
heart and soul in the plots of the
Italian patriots?"
Yes
But you had not thought of going
to help him fght?''
No, my seigneur. 1 had thought
only of the fight for which must be
ready here
This Italian business will be good
practice" said the general, as a man
of today might speak of a tennis tour
nament. And you and Pietro will be
enchanted to be together again"
Francois smiled, and something in
the smile wrung the generals heart
Francois, you are not going to be
unhappy about little Alixe?"
Quickly Francois threw back, as If
he had not heard the question: MY
Seigneur. 1 will go to Pietro; it will
be the best thing possible-action and
training, and good old Pietro for a
comrade. My Seigneur, mayI go to-
morrow
Tomorrow" The general was
startled now "A thousand thunders,
but you are a sudden ladi Yet it will
be no harder to give you up tomorrow
than it would be next month. Yes, to
morrow. then,-let it be-"
Francois stood up, slim, young, alert
| and steady. yet somehow not as the
| boy who had come in to the general
an hour before; more. perhaps, as a
man who had been through a battle
and come out very tired, with tbs
noise of the fighting in his ears.
Il viii go to the farm tonight, TIC
my mother and my father. And this
afternoon viii ride with Alike, If you
| do not want me for the book. my
Seigneur-and il she will go. May ]
ask you not to tell Alike OF this-tc
1 leave It to me to tell herr
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Home. Sweet Homo.

A well known player was talking
about a brilliant but unsuccessful dis
ciple of Blackstone
His habits are to blame for his fall
ure," said he One of his remarks
illustrates his habits well. He said
to me in the Union club:
There's no place like home-espe-
cially at or a. m. when you've ex-
hausted the pleasures of all the other
places, and you're tired, and every
thing shut Up anyway
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growing up; the general already
grumbied words about kittens turning
into cats, as he looked at them
Just behind the great stone there,
Alike formulated, was the dogs bed
room. OF course, great monsieur
like the dog had his own bedroom
yes, and Office, too-and maybe his
dining-room-"
And the joke was enough on that
lazy day of vacation to set peals OF
laughter ringing through the ruins
Alike stopped laughing suddenly.
who is that?" she demanded. Her
eyes were lifted to the hill rising be-
hind the green mound, and the glance
of the others followed hers. A young
man, boy, was coming lightly down
the slope, and something in his figure
and movement made it impossible
even at distance that it should be
any one of the village He saw them.
and came forward, and his cap was
off quickly as he glanced at Alike
But with a keen look at the three, it
was Francois to whom he spoke.
lis this France?" he asked.
But yes, Monsieur" Francois an
swered wondering-and in a moment
he wondered more. The strange boy,
his cap flung from him, dropped on
! his knees and kissed the grass that
grew over the Roman governors foun-
dations. With that he was standing
| again, looking at them unashamed
from his quiet gray eyes.
1T is the first time l have touched
| the soil of France since 1 was seven
years DID," he stated, not as if to
excuse his act, but as if explaining
something historical And was silent.
The strange boy talked very little;
they could not recollect that he asked
questions, after his first startling
question; yet here was Alike, the very
spirited and proud little Alike, anxious
to make him understand everything of
their own affairs.
| Il am Alike" she began u and
stopped short, seized with shyness.
Was it courtesy to explain to the
guished father? She found herself
suddenly in an agony of confusion.
Then the stranger made a low bow
and spoke in the gentlest friendly
| tones.
at is enough 1t is a charming
name, Mademoiselle Alike. 1 believe
1 shall now think it the most charm
| ing name in France"
She has more of a name than that,
however, Monsieur" and Francois
stepped across the grass and stood by
the little girl, her knight, unconscious
of the part he played. 1T is a very
grand name, the other one.S For our
| seigneur, the father of Alike, is Mon
sieur the Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, a
general of Napoleon himself; was in
deed with the Emperor at st. Helena"
Francois had no false modesty, 40
self-consciousness he felt that he had
| placed Alixes standing now in the
best light possible. The strange boy
felt it, too, it seemed, for he started
as Francois spoke of Napoleon; his
reserved face frightened and his cap
was off and sweeping low as he bowed
again to Alike more deeply. Francois
+! was delighted. 1t was in him to en-
joy dramatic effect, as it is in most
Frenchmen- He faced about to Pietro
This one, Monsieur" he went on,
much taken with himself as master OF
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midst of close-cropped millions of
blades of grass as he stopped short
on the sloping lawn which led down
to the white stone steps which led to
the sunken garden. Alike, in her rid
ing habit, with a feather in her hat.
and gauntleted gloves on her hands,
was SO lovely as to be startling. She
looked at the ground. half shy. half
laughing, and beat the grass with her
r1dlng-whip- Francois was leaning
toward her and talking, and the gen.
eral coming slowly down the lawn.
felt flood of pride rise in him as he
looked at this successful picture of a
boy which he/had done so much to
fashion. The two had been riding to-
gether. and Francois appeared, as
most men do, at his best in riding
clothes With that, as the general
marched slowly down the velvet slope,
unseen by them, regarding them his
girl and his boy. this happy sister and
brother-with that the brother lifted
his sisters hand and. bending over it,
kissed it slowly, in a manner unmis-
takably unbrotherly.
Mon Dieu!" gasped the general,
and turned on his heel and marched
| back to his library.
up in the library At dinner he was
taciturn.
The next morning the general sent
for Francois to come to him in the
library. A letter had been brought a
| short time before and was lying open
on the table by his hand
Francois" began the general in his
deep abrupt tones. 81 am in trouble
Will you help me?''
Eyes, my Seigneur," said Francois
quickly.
The general glared at him, frown
ing. 1--WE shall see," he said again
and then-suddenly as a shot from q
cannon-"Does Alike love you, Fran
cois?''
II think not, my Seigneur," he
answered in low voice.
4 am hurting you,' the deep voice
said-and only one or two people In
the world had heard that voice SO full
| of tenderness. 81 am hurting my son
But listen, Francois. 1t was the dear
est wish of Pietro's father-it has
been my dearest wish for years-that
Alike and Pietro should one day be
married. 1t is that which would BIZ
the crown of friendship forged il
| the fires of lbattle-fields, tempered il
1.-THE freezing starving snow fields O
Russia, finished hope never finished
for all eternity"
Francois, his head bent. his eyes OF
the generals hand which held his, an
swered very quietly. Il see," he said
| You would not take her from Pie
tro, who, 1 am sure, loves herr"
Francois looked up sharply, but tn,
general did not notice. He spoke
slowly. Il promised Pietro's father
the boy seemed to be out of breath
ito be Pietro's friend-always," h,
said.
| The general smiled then and let tn,
| fingers go, and turned to the lettel
on the table before him. Good" b,
said. You are always what 1 wish
Francois" and it was quite eviden
that the load was of his mind.
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fully. but you will be careful not
to-upset her, Francois?"
81 will be careful"
"And-and you will do what you
can to help Pietro, will you not, my
SOM"
A quick contraction. twisted Fran
co.'s sensitive mouth and was gone.
but this time the general saw You
may trust me, my Seigneur," the boy
said. and moved to the door; but the
general called to him as his hand
touched the latch.
francois"
Yes, my Seigneur" He faced about.
steady and grave, and stood holding
the door.
Francois. my sonI have not hurt
you-very much? You do not love
Alixe-deep1y? Do you love her, Fran
| co.'s ?"
There was shock of stiffness in the
old dim library. Through the window
where the children's shouts had
| come in ten years before to the mar
quis and the general-one heard now
in the quiet the sudden staccato of a
late cricket. The general, breathing
anxiously, looked at Francois, Fran
co.'s standing like a statue. The gen
| 8
breathlessly. do you love her, Fran
co.'s? ''
| With that the great eyes blazed and
the whole face of the boy lighted as
if fire had famed inside a lantern
He threw back his head
with all my soul.' he said. "And
forever"
| A rushing mountain stream-white.
yelled in the falling, black-brown in
| the foam-fecked pools-tumbled
splashed, brawled down the mountain
| the mountain hung over, shadowy;
banks of fern held the rampant brook
in chains Of green. Alike and Fran
coise, riding slowly in the GOODNESS OF
the road below, looked up and saw II
| all, familiar, beautiful, full of old as
sociations.
Zone misses Pietro," Francois said
HE always wanted to ride past the
'Trou du Gouverneur'
A Roman legend had given this
name to the deep pool of the brook
by the road; it was said that the crue
old governor had used it, two Thousand
years back, for drowning refractory
peasants. Alike gazed steadily at the
dark murmuring water.
| cS, one MISSES Is lie nKe
| that, do you suppose, Francois? One
grows up with people, and they gel
to be as much a part of living as the
air, or ones hands-and then, sud
denly, one is told that they are go
ing away. And that ends it. One
must do without air, without hands
What a world, Francoisl"
I'VE are not meant to like it toe
much, 1 believe, Alixe.' said Francois
sunnily. TT is just en- PEASANT, this
world, when you stop to consider
This is school, this life, gather. Ny
mother says it is not very important
If one has a good seat in the school
room or a bad; if one sits near ones
playmates or is sent to another cor
ner, SO long as one is a good chile
and works heartily at ones lessons
1t is only for day-and then we &c
home, where all that is made right
Not bad idea of my mothers, is it
Alixe?"
"Your mother is a wonderful won
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CHAPTER x.
The Promise.

Mon Dieu.'' said the general
1t was six years later. At the new
chateau not a blade OF grass seemed
changed. The general stood In the
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
ORDERED In MEXICO
Political and Civil Offenders Will Pay
with Lives in National
Palace Plaza.

Mexico City, Dec. II delayed. Public
executions in the plaza in front of the
national palace and scenes recalling the
reign of terror and the days Of Robes
pierre in Paris are likely to be enacted in
this city.
This afternoon a delegation of Zapatis-
tas called on Provisional President
Gutierrez and demanded that hereafter
all executions be carried out publicly N
front Of the national palace.
Gen. Gutierrez at once assured the
members OF the committee that Re would
comply with their wishes. He then is
sued orders for two councils of war, pne
for the trial OF military offenders and
the other to consider the cases of
civilians.
Gen. Manuel Palafox, representing both
Gen. Villa and Gen. Zapata during their
absence in the field. has list OF at east
fifty men who will be tried before ,ne
councils OF war. the members of which
are to be chosen by Secretary OF War
Robles. II these unfortunates, among
whom are some of the best known resi-
dents OF the capital. are found guilty they
will be executed publicly
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
KILLS 3-LEGGED ANTELOPE.
Deputy Sheriff Ends Suffering OF
ChIIdren's wild Pet.

Briggsdale, Colo, Dec. 13-"Old Grip"
the three-legged antelope that has been
running over this part of the country
for the past three months with one Of
Its hind legs shot entirely from its
body. is dead at last having been killed
by Deputy Sheriff Charles Peterson, who
got special order over the phone from
Denver to kill the animal that since its
injury had become almost a household
pet for the children. He shot the an
telope on the Camfield ranch and took
the carcass to Greeley, where II is to be
skinned by George Dauth and the hide
mounted and presented to the Elks
lodge. The killing was done as an act
Of mercy to relieve its suffering.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
AUSTRIANS ADVANCE
IN THE CARPATHIANS
Passes to West of Lupkow Again in
Their Possession-Russian Attacks
Smashed BY Artillery.

Vienna Cvia Berlin), Dec. I3-The fol-
lowing official statement was issued by
the general staff today:
Notwithstanding the difficulties incl
dent TO winter conditions in the noun
famous country. the Austrians are con-
tinuing their advance in the Carpathians.
More than 1900 Russian prisoners were
taken yesterday and the passes to the
west OF Lupkow Pass again are in our
possession.
of the Gorlice-Grydow-Ne line.
Fighting continues in western Galicia
along front extending east from Tym-
bork to the east OF Cracow. The Russian
attack broke before our artillery fire.
In the last sortie of the Pryemysl
son we captured LOO Russians with
eighteen quick-fring guns and much am
munition."
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
LABOR FACTS ARE NEEDED.
Secretary Wilson Says Employment
Agencies should BE Supervised.

Secretary Of Labor Wilson. in his an
nual report, recommends that employ
ment agencies and labor exchanges en-
gagged in interstate business be placed
under supervision Of the Department OF
Labor. Secretary Wilson says:
What is needed Is timely information
Of labor conditions in every part OF the
country. This service can be performed
as in a small way It has been performed,
by cooperation between the Department
Of Labor and the Postofice Depart
ment-the former gathering information
and the latter disseminating II, as II
now disseminates weather Information
through bulletins In postofices. For best
results the two departments should not
be hampered by statutory rules"
According to the report, the net In
crease in population through immlgra-
tion for the fiscal year was 769,276. Sec
retary Wilson asks s346. 900 for improve
ments at Ellis Island immigration sta
tion
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
CHAMBER Will HEAR
TAXATION DISCUSSION
Alexandrians to Be Addressed by Capt
Donohoe. State Senator Thornton.
and J. Fred Burrell.

Alexandria, Va, Dec. l3-The segrega-
tion plan and the commission plan Of
taxation will be discussed tomorrow night
at meeting OF the Chamber Of Com
merce. Capt. 3. r. Donohoe, former
State auditor and a member Of the COM
mission which spent nine months inves-
tigating taxation; State Senator r. Ewell
Thornton and J. Fred Birren, member
OF the Legislature. will be among the
speakers.
Mrs. Susan Sullivan, wife Of G. Z.
Sullivan. died this morning at her home.
100 North Washington street. The run-
eral will be held at o'clock tomorroyg
afternoon at Demaine's Chapel. Rev.
o. w. Triplett. pastor Of the Second
Baptist Church, will officiate.
The funeral Of Mrs. Annie Newman,
who died Saturday at Sibley HospItai,
Washington. will be held at 3 o'clock L.
street. The services will be conducted
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector or
Grace p. e. Church.
The Patrons League Of Mount Vernon
Avenue School. Del Ray. Alexandra
county. will give a musical and literary
programe tomorrow night at the schooI-
house. A feature will be a debate on
Woman Suffrage.
The case Of Robert D. Kenyon, charged
with bigamy, will come before the grand
jury at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Hazel Reeder, OF Washington, sang
tonight at First Baptist Church
Scientific Confirmation Of the Mosaic
Account OF Creation was the subject OF
the sermon by Rev. DR.. ]. w. Duffey.
pastor. at the NJ Z. Church South. to-
night.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
RECORD SWEET POTATO.
Weighs Seventeen Pounds and Il
shaped Like a Goose.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. l3.-Speaking Of
sweet potatoes, II looks as II L. c. Tay-
lor, Of Billingsley. Autauga County. has
lowered all records He sent to Mont
gomery a sweet potato Of the Triumph
family which weighed when first plowed
up seventeen pounds. Tho potato is
shaped like a goose. but it Is all potato.
Having been out OF the earth many days,
the potato has lost some of its weight,
but 1t is still a big affair.
Mr.. Taylor gathered from the same
field a potato over two feet long, which
weighed 13 1-2 pounds 1t is said that
he has grown 2SS bushels Of potatoes on
one acre.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
SIOUX INDIANS NEED FOOD.
Redmen on Standing Rock Reser,
walton Face Serious situation.

Bismarck. n. Oak. Dec. 13-Indians OF
the Standing Rock Reservation, south OF
here, are facing serious conditions again
this winter, owing to shortage Of food
stuffs, according to DR.. Adam McG.
Beede, Episcopalian missionary, who
made a strenuous fight for the redskins
a year ago.
Many OF the Indians do not have
enough to cat" said DR.. Beede. Their
horses are stolen and their cattle run
on by rustlers. Some of the families
have potatoes and a few have been able
to raise some maize, but very few Of
them have meat. Fuel is very scarce"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
Lutherans Dedicate Church.

Dedication services for the chapel ot
the Columbia Heights Lutheran Church
were held yesterday afternoon. and presi-
ded over by Rev. c. II. Butler. pastor OF
the church. The sermon was preached by
Rev. II. II. Weber, secretary to the board
Of church extension of the Lutheran
Church. Rev. John Whitley. Of the
Church of the Reformation and Rev. st.
Nicholas. of Keller Memorial Church,
also took part.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14

will attend, and company of blue
jackets and marines will act as escort.
The honorary pallbearers will be Rear
Admiral Charles II. Stockton, retired
Rear Admiral Huge Osterhaus, retired:
Rear Admiral Charles O'NeiI, retired:
Brig. Gen. Medorem Crawford, retired;
Rear Admiral Uriah Harris, retired; Rear
Admiral Newton L. Mason. retired: Rear
Admiral Joseph y. Hemphin, retired
and William W. Chamberlain
Philadelphia has 9,56S factories, employ
ing 35S,21S persons and paying 500, ,933, $50
in salaries and wages.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
One Tree Inside Another.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. IA forty
foot high eucalyptus tree with n per-
fectly preserved smaller tree inside its
bulk was cut down by A. d. Ross on
his place at No. $50 Gillette street
Ross took a section Of the freak tree
to the chamber OF commerce exhibition
hall to show how the trunk, boughs and
limbs Of the inner tree were completely
covered by the new outer tree.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
Big Seal, Hit by Ship, Caught.

Bremerton, Wash. Dec. IA hve-foot
seal of the hair variety and Weighing
over $50 pounds was struck upon rising
TO the surface by the steamship Kennedy.
The seal was stunned by the impact and
was easily picked up by fishermen, who
brought the animal into town. Curious
crowds viewed the seal in front OF a
local meat market. as 1t was the first ever
brought ashore here, as we'll as being
one OF the largest seen.
Japan's 1913 foreign trade was valued
at s67S, -, ,l46. Imports, SS63, -, $50
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
HIsHEN WINS GOLD MEDAL.
Junior at Georgetown Gets Stu
dents Prize In Debate.

James D. Hishen, Of the class Of 1916.
won the George E. Hamilton medal In
debate last night of the Philodem.c
Debating Society Of Georgetown Uni
versity. Mr. Hishen was member OF
the winning negative team which argued
against the literacy test in the immigra-
ton bill.
Judges Of the contest were Justice W.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
EXPECTS NEW PROCESS
TO CUT RADIUM PRICE
Director Holmes. of Mine Bureau. Will
Patent Plan Devised by Gov
ernment Chemists.

Director Holmes OF the bureau of
mines, in his annual report states that
chemists and engineers OF the bureau
have devised a plan for extraction of
radium ores which can be used on II
large scale and will prove more efficient
than that used by foreign producers.
Through this process" says DR..
Holmes, 1T is possible that the cost OF
radium to the consumer will be reduced
to one-third Of the present price. The
process is to be patented and dedicated
to the public"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
Former Local Pastor Dies.

Word reached Washington yesterday OF
the death in Charlottesville, Va, of Rev.
Samuel Saunders, former pastor OF the
Second Baptist Church OF this city. Rev.
Saunders was here from 1881 until 1884.
During the last few years his health had
been bad, and he was unable to continue
his work. He lived with his family in
Charlottesville. -
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
Autoists Score Third Time.

For the third time within three months
an electric light pole in front OF The
Cumberland apartments at Thomas circle
was knocked down by an automobile.
Each time the driver of the machine
which ran into the pole thought that
the light was a swinging light over the
street, and was blinded ss to Lhe loca-
don Of the pole.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
WILL SEEK IMPROVEMENTS.
Congress Heights Citizens Cal
Meeting to Revive Interest.

\ meeting of the Public improvement
Association OF Congress Heights will De
held tonight in the town hall, in Alabama
avenue. to revive interest in public i'm
provement work. J. r. Williams is chair
man Of the committee in charge. The
women have been invited to participate.
Refreshments will be served.
Rev Charles NJ. Bart. pastor Of st.
Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, who
has been without an assistant since Rev.
NJ. p. Egan, assistant for Years. was
transferred to ST. Patrick's Church sortfe
weeks ago, expects TO procure an assist
ant before Christmas.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14

I. Mccoy. Secretary to the PRsiden
Joseph P. Tumulty and Danfsl "
O'DOnoghue. Members OF the debatirl
teams were: Afhrmative-Francis A. l
Connolly. William ]. Cullinan and Johl
c Mcnamara, and negative, John ]
O'Day. B. Edward Schlesinger and Mr.
Hishen. All but Mr.. Hishen are mem
bers of the class OF 1875
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
BURIED IN ARLINGTON TODAY.

Remains of Rear Admiral Watson.
Services at ST. Thomas Church.
Rear Admiral Eugene Winslow Watson.
L S. N, retired, who died at his home,
Ii07 Twenty-frst street northwest, Fri
day, will be buried in Arlington Gene
terry today. Funeral services will be
held at 10 o'clock in St Thomas Epis-
copal Church, Eighteenth and Dupont
circle northwest. The Rev. DR.. c. Ernes;
Smith will Oficiate.
Representatives Of the Loyal Legion
The Washington herald., 1914-12-14
CONCERT PROGRAM.

At United States Barracks at p. m,
By the Marine Band. William II. santeE
mann, leader.
March-'Loyal Comrades" .Blankenburg
ovcrture-"0berU1' Weber
Beroeuse from "Jocelyn" ..A.........G .GodArd
toblisatO by Musician Fritz Mueller.l
WAltz-"The AeroTraVeleTs'' .........WeiSs
Scenes from I'll TroTatore" Verdi
suits-"Peer Gynt." (O Morning." Cbl
The Death Of ASe." tc) Anitra's
kDGnce." CdD Dance Of the Imps in the
HGns Of the Mountain King '........Grieg
Galop-"viennA" -AshreT