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see to it, and they were necessary. So
l did it." And then, "chevalier, read
your letter. l see it is foreign ono"
"Will mademoiselle pardon"
At that moment an uneven step
came down the slope and Francois
flashed a smile at Harry Hampton and
retreated to the other side Of the sum-
mer-house with his letter; while the
colonel, murmuring complaints about
harnesses, went strolling up the
shadowy, bird-haunted lawn.
Harry Hampton stood by his sweet
heart with boyish air of proprietor
ship, radiant, as he had been through
these two years of his engagement. u
have it," he announced. Don't you
want to see it?"
wait, Harry" the girl glanced at
Francois. But the lad caught her
waist. Look" he said, and opened
his free hand and plain gold ring
glittered from it. With quick move
ment he slipped it over the little third
finger. There" he said, that will be
on to stay pretty soon, and then Uncle
Henry shall not badger you about har-
nesses. He has made me wait two
years because he needed you, but J
won't wait much longer, will l, Lucyf
Next Wednesday-that Is the wedding
day, Lucy"
With that Francois turned around
His face shone with an excitement
which could not escape even preoccu.
pied lovers.
What is it, chevalier? You havE
news-what is it?" the girl cried.
For a moment he could not speak.
Then: "Yes, mademoiselle, great
news" he said. "The prince has sent
for me. And l am we'll and fit to 60. l
have lived for this time; yet l anu
grieved to leave you and Harry. ray
two old friends"
But, Francois, you cannot go before
Wednesday," Harry Hampton cried
out. I'VE cannot be married without
you"
And Francois considered. "No, nov
before Wednesday," he agreed
That last French lesson in She SUM-
mer-house on the banks of the smooth
flowing James river was on q Satui~
day. On Monday the Chevalie% HeaO
pre- rode over from Carnifax and aR&e6
to see Miss Hampton.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER XVI.
The FInekS rhinus.

Endurance, Francois own negro boy,
brought note to Roanoke house on a
morning five days after. 1t read:
My Dear Miss Hampton:
The doctor has given me permis-
sion to ride tomorrow and | wish to
ride to Roanoke house before all 9TH
er places. Will mademoiselle see me?
Will mademoiselle permit me to see
her for short time alone? I await
anxiously a word from you, and l am
your servant,
FRANCOIS BEAUPRE."
Mademoiselle sent a fair sheet of
paper with few unsteady scratches
across it, and sat down to live over
1t was accomplished. The colonel had
ridden to Norfolk for the day-had
Francois known of that, one wonders?
Lucy, waiting in that small stately
study with the dim portraits and the
wide vague view across the fields Of
the James river, heard the gay hoof
beats Of Aquarelle pound down the
gravel under the window, heard Fran.
horse to Sambo, and waited one min
ute more, the hardest minute of all.
Then the door had opened and he stood
there-the miracle, as it seems at such
moments to a woman, possibly to
man-of all the gifts and qualities
worth loving.
He had made his precise bow, and
she had heard his voice saying gently:
Good morning, mademoiselle," and
the door was closed: and they were
alone together. In flash she felt that
it could not be endured, that she must
escape. She rose hastily.
Pm sorry | must go; cannot
stay"
But Francois had laughed and taken
her hand and was holding it with a
tender force which thrilled her. He
understood. She knew he understood
the shame and fear Of woman who
has given love unasked; she was safe
In his hands; she knew that With a
sigh she let her fingers rest in his and
sat down again and waited.
Dear Mademoiselle Lucy" said the
deep kind voice, my first friend in
Virginia, my comrade, my little
scholar"
Why did Lucy grow cold and quiet
at these words of gentleness? Fran
co.'s was sitting beside her, holding
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CHAPTER XVII.
Once More at Home,


In fewer words, with less told, Fran
co.'s straightforwardnes metamor-
phosed the angry lad Harry Hampton
into a follower more devoted than he
had been even in. the first flush of en-
thusiasm for his rescued prisoner.
Again the boy dogged his footsteps
and adored him frankly. And Francois.
enchanted to be friends again with
his friend, wondered at the goodness
and generosity of the people of this
world. 1t is roughly true that one finds
life in general like a mirror; that II
one looks into it with a smile and
cordial hand held out one meets smiles
and outstretched hands in return.
Through all his days it had happened
so with this child of a French village.
So that when the day came at last
when he stood once more on the deck
Of the Lovely Lucy, loaded with her
cargo of tobacco for foreign ports,
Francois felt as if he were leaving
home and family. The long green car
pet of the rolling lawn of Roanoke was
crowdedHwith people come to tell him
good-by. All of his soldier boys were
there, the lads trained by him, one and
all ready to swear by him or to die for
him. Lucy and Harry stood together,
and the servants we're gathered to do
him honor, and people had ridden from
all over the county for the farewell.
His eyes dimmed with tears Of .grate-
fulness, he watched them as the gang
plank was drawn up and the sails
caught the wind and the ship swung
slowly out into the stream.
Come back again-come back
again." they called from the shore.
Francois heard the deep tones of
the lads and the rich voices Of the ne
groes and he knew that some there
could not speak, even as he conld not.
So he waved his hat silently, and the
ship moved faster and the faces on
the lawn seemed smaller farther away,
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her hand in both his, gazing at her
with the clearest affection in his look
Yet she braced herself against she did
not know what. The voice went on
with it's winning foreign infections, its
slip of English now and then, and its
never-to-be-descr power of reach
ing the heart
See, mademoiselle," said Francois.
eve are too real friends, you and |, to
have deception between us. We will
not pretend. you and l, to each other
is 1t not, mademoiselle? Therefore l
shall not try to hide from you that ]
heard that day those words so wonder
full which you spoke to me so unwor-
thy. | have thought of those wordc
ever since, mademoiselle, as lay i'll
with this troublesome arm; ever since
all the time My heart has been full
of a-gratification to you which cannot
be told. shall remember all my life;
] shall be h0nored as no king could
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and yet he heard those following
voices calling to him, more family:
Come back again-oh, come back
again!"
And with that the negroes had
broken into a melody, and the ship
moved on to the wild sweet music.
Way Down Upon de S'wanee Ribber,
the negroes sang, and the ship was at
the turn of the river. The stately walls
of Roanoke house, the green slope
crowded with figures Of his friends,
the sparkling water front-the current
had swept away all of the picture and
he could only hear that wailing music
of the negroes voices, lower, more fit
full; and now it was gone. He had left
Virginia; he was on his way to friends.
And for all his joy of going, he was
heavy-hearted for the leaving.
The weeks went slowly at sea, but
after a while he had landed, was in
France, was at Vicques. He had seen
his mother, with her hair whitened by
those years Of his prison life-a happy
woman now, full Of business and re-
sponsibility, yet always with a rapt
look in her face as of one who lived In
a deep inner quiet. He had talked long
talks with his prosperous father and
slipped into his old place among his
brothers and sisters, utterly refusing
to be made stranger or a great man.
And over and over again he had told
the story of his capture and the story
Of his escape.
At the castle the returned wanderer
picked up no less the thread dropped
so suddenly seven years before. The
general, to whom the boy seemed his
boy risen from the dead. would hardly
let him from his sight; Alike kept him
in tingling atmosphere Of tenderness
and mockery and sisterly devotion,
which thrilled Him and chilled him and
made him blissful and wretched In
turns. The puzzle Of Alike was more
unreadable than the puzzle of the
sphinx to the three men who loved her
The general and Francois spoke OF It
guardedly, in few words, once In a
long time, but Pietro never spoke,
Pietro was there often, yet more often
away in London, where the exiled MAJ.
zini, at the head of one wing of Ital'
ian patriots, lived and conspired. And
other men appeared suddenly and dis
appeared at the chateau, and held con-
ferences with the general and Fran.
co.'s in that large dim library where
the little peasant boy had sat with his
thin ankles twisted about the legs Of
his high chair, and copied the history
of Napoleon. These men paid great
attention nowadays to the words oi
that peasant boy:
"As soon as you are little strong
err" they said, there is much work
for you to do" and the general would
come in at that point with growl like
distant thunder.
"He Is to rest" the general would
order. HE is to rest till he is well
He has done enough; let the boy alone
you others"
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friends always? II Is indeed 80 for
life with me-"
And little Lucy felt healing peace
settling on her bruised feelings and
heard herself saying generous words
Of friendship which healed also as she
spoke them. r-. 3
Then. Il must find that savage boy
Henry. and beseech him to spare my
life," spoke Francois at last. my life
is Of more value today, that it pos
sesses a sure friend in Mademoiselle
Lucy" he said and smiled radiantly.
And was gone.
He said-that Harry loved me-!
What nonsense!" Lucy whispered to
herself And the broken-hearted one
was smiling.
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for right things to come. Some such
crosswise heavenly messenger grfpped
the mind Of Alike, and che said what
she hated herself for saying, and saw
the quick result in the downcast
misery Of poor Francois face And
then the same cruel. wise angel turned
his attention to Francois. "If she
thinks that, let her." whispered the
perverse one. Let 1t 90 at that; say
yes"
And Francois lifted mournful eyes
and repeated, That you should love
Pietro-yes-that is what / have
wished for all my life.
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Women and Exercise.

Most women, whether they be ficshl
or thin, walk far too little. The WON
an who tends to be fleshy should walk
for at least an hour every dSy, snd
do it regularly and systematically. A.
she gets accustomed to the extsS&Ss
she should increase the number q
miles he walks day until she is do
ing a. miles.
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"Shure. siHA an O'm goin' ter hunt
rabbits in tn woods beyant."
But that gun is no good; 1t has
been out of order for 20 years!"
Faith thot may be, sir; but shurW
tn rabbits won't know thot!"
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Sea Furnishes Their Living

In Norway and Sweden 36 persOsA
out OF every 1000 live by seafaring
The next best average in this raEticn
lar vocation Is Great Britain.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10

The death rate of the area Of the
United States in 1918 was 14.1 per
1000 estimated population, says the
Engineering News. This figure re-
fers 10 what is technically known as
the registration area of the country,
and is based on So9.S23 deaths re-
turned from twenty-four registration
states. the District of Columbia and
forty-one registration cities in nom
registration States. The total esti-
mated population Gas of July l, 1873
in these States and cities was
63. 299. 1874. or 65.1 per cent. of the pop
ulation of the United States. The
average death rate for the period
1901 -05 was 1862 and for 1906-10 it was
15.1 The 1912 death rate was 1873, or0.2
lower than that for 1918. By States
the 1913 death rate ranged from III
for New Hampshire to 8.5 for Wash
ington. The decline from the average
death rate of 1901-05 to that of 1913
was Is per cent. for the whole
registration area; 1871 per cent. for
Rhode Island, 1873 for New York and
11.2 per cent. for New Jersey, Mich
igan showed an increase of As per
cent. and New Hampshire 3 per cent
Among cities of over 100000 popula-
ton in 1910 there were declines of
24.7 per cent. in New York, % per
cent. in Newark and between u and
20 per cent. in San Francisco
Lowell, Spokane, Denver and Pater-
son, in the order named. Of the fifty
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10
SENATORIAL RIGHTS or WHAT?

1t may be senatorial courtesy or it may be some
thing entirely different that is actuang the members
Of the committee on banking and currency of the
United States Senate in their attitude towards
Thomas D. Jones. of Chicago, and Paul M. Warburg,
Of New York named by President Wilson members
of the Federal Reserve Board II the feelings of the
senators have been hurt it is really too bad but let it
be hoped that it will prove to be national calam-
ity Certain it is that strong sense OF resent
ment been aroused the situation and its raml
fcaions and the adverse feeling is against the sena
tors The banking sentiment and the big business
sentiment unquestionably favor the selection of
Jones and Warburg Their recognized ability as bank
ers and fnanciers and the fact that they are known
as upright honorable and conscientious men, have
aroused belief that in the quzzing tactics employed
the senator's have exceeded the limits of reason in
the cases of these
That the senators have rights that must and
should be respected will not be denied, but in the
present the opinion is that they have strained
the lines of traditional privileges Jones has been fat
ly turned down by the committee, while Warburg case
is held over The New York banker, at the request
of the president has consented to allow his name to
stand but he resoutely refuses to answer any more
questions submitted by the senators. President Will
upholds Mr. Warburg in the position he has taken
On the other hand the senators declare that it is
within their province to quiz presidential appontees
In their own way and maintain that they will adhere
to the policy adopted
That is the situation at present and it remains to
be seen whether President Wilson the Senate
committee will first recede The president has made
It known that If the nominations not favorably
reported he will go the head of the committee
and have the appointments brought up the floor
of the Senate for action by the committee of the
whole.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10

From The Asheyille IN. CO Citizen.
The signs of material advancement
on great scale are evident ali over
the SoGth. The universal interest II,
good roads is leading communities To
vie with each other in their construc-
ton. Roads open new territory and
make the traffic of commerce cheaper
and quicker, The increasing perfec-
ton of the automobile is an important
factor.
Competent observers say that, while
there may be psychological depres-
sion in business in the North. there is
optimism and prosperity in the South
Atlantic States, particularly in North
Carolina, and it is not psychological,
either. but based on solidly-founded
business and industry. And healthy,
active enterprise and good crops are
not to be daunted by psychological
influences.
1t is this particular mountain sec
ton which has the most promise OF
benefit from near approaching events,
because it has advantages peculiar to
itself. Advertising has drawn steady
attention to il, and still greater ad-
vertising is coming from the now as
sured creation of a great national
park here, And more .nan advertis
ing is coming. Necessity and a wide
general interest will cause the build
ing of automobile highways to con.
meet larger government purchases in
the different States-great highways
whose unriyaled scenic attractions
will concentrate attention here. And
that in turn means development in
every line, an exploitation OF which
we hardly dream.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10
THE THIRD DEGREE.

In the days of old in Europe it was customary
to force confessions from the accused by means of
torture. The rack common and usual appurte-
nance of the tribunal. Civilization has progressed
since then and the decree of justice is that
be held innocent until he shall have been proved
guilty In other words, punishment may justly
be inflicted upon him before conviction under the
due processes of law.
But there has recently arisen in this country
practise which is known as administering the third
degree This is nothing than another name for
the torturng of suspected criminal either by mental
strain or, in cases, actual physical pain Cases
have been known where officers of the law have
prevented prisoners from sleeping until they became
so exhausted that they ready to confess to
almost any crime.
This amounts to punishment before conviction,
and in number of States has been forbidden by
statute. If the officers OF the law unable to
obtain sufficient evidence to convict by lawful means
they merely manifest their own incompetence when
they resort to means outside of the law.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JULY 10
ARA Behn
Copyrighted
BY MARY MARSHALL
Copyrighted 1914,

July 10 is the birthday of that first
of all English women to live by her
pen. Afra Behn. Her name is some
times spelled Afra, sometimes Aphra
or Aphara, and sometimes Ayfara.
This celebrated woman was the
daughter of barber, and she was
born in England two hundred and
seventy-four years ago. When she
was a very little girl she was taken
into the family of a gentleman who
was appointed Acknowledgement of
one of the West Indies, and with his
family the fair Afra sailed away to
tropical chimes. 1t was in the West
Indies that she met the Indian chief,
Oroonoka, whom she afterwards made
famous in her romance of the name.
Just how much of this romance was
based upon fact and how much was
the product of her own imaginings 1t
would be hard to say. Gossps and
busybodies of the time used to say
that the handsome chief had been
Afra's lover. Modern historians go
so far as to say that there never was
any Oroonoka at all But, fact or
fiction, he created some little sensa-
tion two hundred and fifty years ago.
When Afra was seventeen she re-
turned to England and married a rich
London merchant, through whose in
fuence she was introduced at court
Here, it is said, she used to keep the
king In continual state of good
hunor when she was present by her
clever sallies and witty stories She
was also pleasing person to behold
and possessed fair brown hair and
bright eyes that the king liked to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10
WHAT MAKES THE PORK BARREL.

Really great and much needed river and harbor
Improvements often have to give place in river and
harbor bill to appropriations for work that has no
justification whatever. Millions squandered on
waterways that either already adequate which
no amount of money render serviceable to
commerce. while necessary appropriations with
held or denied.
One instance of expenditure of this kind is the
outlay upon the section of the Mississippi river
between the mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of
the Ohio. Seventeen millions have already been
spent for the purpose of deepening the channel,
whereas it's average depth of eight feet should be
sufficient for all practical transportation purposes.
And the tonnage of this section is only 100000. But
that is not ALL The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill before the Senate calls for further ex-
penditure of SIT $50, 900 for the same purpose.
In comparison with the tonnage of the navgable
waters of Newark Bay and connecting waterways
that of this portion of the Mississippi is trivial
And yet it is proposed to expend thirty-four
million dollars it, and the comparatively small
amount asked for Newark bay is sayagely criticised
by western congressman egged on by local knockers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10

In a recently published study of the
Confederate general j. e. B. Stuart,
which was written by Gamaliel Brad
ford, of Boston-who appears to have
inherited the fine discriminating and
descriptives ability which was char
acteristic of his distinguished ances-
tor, Governor Bradford, of Pilgrim
days-he speaks admirlngly of an I'M
official companion who was with
General Stuart throughout the war
until he received his mortal wound.
Mr. Bradford says that General
Stuarts banjo player, Sweeney, was
as near to him as an aide-de-camp
and followed him everywhere. Stuart
used to write his most important cor
respondence while Sweeney was play
ing the banjo, and frequently would
pause and join uproarlously in the
chorus.
This reference to Sweeney brought
to mind an incident of the day in
the summer of 1881 which | spent at
AppomattoX Court House.
1t was my good fortune at that
time to have the companionship Of
James Hicks, leading citizen of
Appomattox Court House. He was
especially qualified to point out to
me places which had gained perma-
nent historic interest since he was
the owner of the field which con-
tanned the famous although partially
mythical apple tree Mr. Hicks
showed me the place where the apple
tree stood and called my attention to
a great hole in the ground which, he
said, was made by the relic hunters,
who, after the tree had been de-
spoiled and carried away bit by bit,
actually dug up all the roots.
While we we're upon this field,
worthy of place in history, since
there General Lee sat in the shade,
and from that point General Gordon
went forth with an improvised flag
of truce, Mr.. Hicks turned and, facing
the northeast, pointed out the place
upon the highway at the top of the
hill where General Lees army rested
while he, with his staff, went forward
to begin negotiations with General
Grant and General Sheridan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10

the United States cigarettes would for the cost
of the Panama Canal.
Apart from any question to the statistics points
emphasized were that many women and children
are victims of the harmful influences of tobacco in
this FORM and that SO per cent. of the boys in
formatories their conditions to cigarette
smoking.
The proper regulation of the manufacture of
cigarettes will of course, be helpful from health
and sanitary viewpoint, but again comes in the
unanswerable argument that home influences, the
watchful care of children by parents and kind and
solicitious training the most wholesome and eff
fectve guards against the impairment of the health
of the young.
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Shall We sleep:
e Pittsbnrgh Dlspatcb.

From The Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The doctors are debating a ques-
ton on which there is profound diff
ference of opinion, but much greater
uniformity of practise. The issue is.
shall man-the average, healthy, NOR
al person-sleep much or little?
Some men have succeeded in getting
themselves into condition where
they did not sleep at all The result
has been an early death. Man is still
akin to the animals in his physical
system, and. while we cannot make
accurate comparisons as to their men
fal or nervous system, we find that
these go awry when deprived of sleep
II is true that individuals vary as to
their need of sleep. but those who gel
along with four hours or less very
soon show the results. The professions
or Occupations which turn night into
day have a lower average of longev-
ity than those which set aside from
seven to nine hours for unconscious
recuperation.