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and was tried for it-aad all thac-fa.
Their talked about 1t 30 much l could
not help knowing little about 1t, tat
don't remember distinctly"
But certainly. Mademoiselle. 1t
was the prince" I
Then, haven't they just done some
thing to him? Isn't there something
people are interested in just now
about that Prince Louis?"
The grave bright smile flashed out
at her. I'm truth, Mademoiselle,
there is. The prince was shipped by
his jaiisrs on the frigate Andromede
more than four months ago, for what
port is unknown. One has not heard
of him lately, and there are fears that
he may have suffered shipwreck. But
do not fear. 1t Is the hope Of France,
1t is Frances destiny which the An
dromede carries. It will carry that
great cargo safely. The young prince
will yet come to his own, and land
perhaps you, Mademoiselle-wh
knows will cry for him 'Viye Fem
pereur'!"
The tone full OF feeling thrilled
through the girl. She flushed and
stammered as she went on, but Fran.
co.'s, carried away by his enthusiasm,
did not think of it. eff you will let
me ask just one question more, Mon
sieur. | will promise not to ask any
after"
The flicker Of amusement lighted
his face. Ask me thousand Mad
emoiselle."
NO, only one. Did that seigneur-
that General Gourgaud- did he have
any-any daughter"
The Frenchman rose in business
like way, the way of teacher of Ian
guage at the end of lesson.
"One," he answered briefly in mat
ter-of-fact tone. And then, Made
moiselle has talked enchantingly well
this evening, but have perhaps talk
ed too much / may have tired Mad
emoiselle. / have the honor to wish
you good evening"
His heels together. he stood in the
doorway and made his bow. "Au
plaisir de vous revoir," he said, and
was gone.
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Francois Henupre. a peasant babe 81
fifree years after an amusing INCIDENT N
which Marshal New figures, is made q
Chevaiier Of France bf the Emperor Ma
pSlc0n Who prophesied that the boy
fright one day be a marshal OF France
under another Bcnaparte. AT the age OF
@ Fssnsos Wv bs ose wt s Hae III
sfyefl-yeaT-oId daughter. lives ~ the
Chntenn A soldier 81 the Empire under
Napoleon he flres the boys Imagination
with stories OF his campaigns. The gem
srsl offers Francois home a. the Cha
senu The boy refuses 20 leave his pa.
rents. bur IN he end becomes q ccpylst
Tor the GENERAL and learns q me Lrlen4-
shin between the general and Marquiy
zmppi who cainpnlKned with the general
uudof NapoieoHs MARQUIS zappi and his
SON. pletso. arrive ~ the Chhteeu. lny
son while the former goes 10 America.
The Marquis before leaving for America
asked Francois 10 he friend of fih soy.
The boy soleWniy promises lrane s,ss
xappl dirs leaving Pietro hs ward o.
the general. Alike pletro and Francois
meet i strange boy who proves 70 pe
prince louis Nanola0n, Francois saves
Nj iifa The general discovers Francois
l0vea Alike, and extracts a promise iron,
MIN that he will not Interfere between tne
airi and Pietro- FrancoiH goes % tt nv
AZ secretary to Pietro. Queen HQrtguAe
plans the eacnpe % her son Louis N w.
roienn by Disgusting him and MARQUIS
EnnpI ns her iackeys. FRANCOIS hMen
MARQUIS Zappis place, who Y III, W wv
saeepe az Hortense and Louis. Dressed
a. isnnis'H brother Francois. lures tne
Austriana from the hotel allowing tne
prince and his mother 70 escape rt@ IN
stsla IA 4 prisoner On the Austrians TOT
AVE wears IN the castle owned by Pietro
IN italy He discovers In his guard one 81
rietro's old family servants nnd tnrouhtn
him nsnds word 20 his friends ot nus
plight The general. Alike ana Pietro
hear from Francois and plan MS rescue
Francois an n guest ~ tho Austrian gov
srnnr 81 the castle prison lnspects the
interior OF the wine cellar Of the Iaprias
Francois receives note from PietrO OK
nininine N detail how 10 Escape from his
prlsnn. Alike awaits him on horHeback
and leads him 70 his friends on board
Tho American sailing vessel, the ioveix
f.ucyr Francois. ae a guest Of thrrf
Hampton. on the Lovely Lucy, goes 20
America 10 manage Pietro's estate in
virginia Francois wins the respect anu
admiration 81 the aristoeratic southern
erR
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years before. The carved white wood
work over theedoors was yellowed 70
ivory; the mantelpiece. brought from
France in lTa2. framed In its fluted
pillars. its garlands and chiseled
nymphs and shepherds. as II under
protest the rollickiEg orange OF the
are. Over a mahogany sofa, covered
with slippery horsehair. hung por-
trait Of the frat lady Of the manor
and francois. sitting sOldieEly erect
IL a straight chair, smiIsd a. his gaze
tell On it--is wss 50 Hike yet 30 unlike
4 face which he knew. There was the
delicate oval chin and straight nose.
snf fair. loose hair. But the portrait
/ WAS staid aud serious. while Lucy's
face, "a thLs nan had seen Il, had
kiEfEy eyss and = r1oatn smiling az
ways RE saook kiz head ia gentle
amusement AZ ne grave df9nlty Of the
clc1ars
~Se< aos Nx6zrzs--yoc are not 10
shsrntax al your granddaughter be
sail. s6drsssfax = s10a6
y 8a6 tssz he sssrSsd across De roon
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is within you." she quoted softly, to
Francois. Then she considered a mo-
ment.
Monsieur. would it be impertinent
for me to ask you question: per-
sonal question:"
Il think not, Mademoiselle. he
smiled at her.
She went on, hesitating a little.
Father was talking of how Prince
Louis Bonaparte served. few years
ago, with the Italian revolutionists
| wondered if-if by chance you had
fought under him"
He shook HIS head. Il had not that
happiness. Mademoiselle,'
THE heir OF the Bonapartes now Il
that Prince Louis Napoleon. is II
not?" she questioned.
Yes. Mademoiselle."
And he made an attempt on the
city Of strasburg. few months ago
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CHAPTER XIII.
rhe Prince Comes.


The glittering morning sunlight of
late March flooded the eastern dining
room of Roanoke house. A fire blaz-
ed on the hearth hot dishes steamed
on the table; the girls face, the crack
ling fire, the polished silver reflected
from polished mahogany; the soft
shod, solicitous service of white
aproned negro; all this made the
room fragrant with LONELINESS in
spite of the fact that one could see
ones breath in the air. But they
were used to 1.-THE hardy Virginians
of those days of open fires and no fur
naces, of many luxuries and few COM
forts, and in happy ignorance of world
progress, they suffered cheerfully and
were strong.
Colonel Henry Hampton faced a por-
trait of the first Hampton of Roanoke,
stately with brass buttons and silver
lace, set in the panels seventy-five
years before. Lucy had concluded
her broiled chicken and bacon and hot
bread, and now as he, late for break
fast always, followed in her wake,
he read the Norfolk and Portsmouth
Herald with which a colored boy had
that morning ridden out from Norfolk,
eight miles away 1t was before the
time of daily papers, except in a large
city or two, and this of once a week
was an event; boy was sent to Nor
folk the day before its publication
that the colonel might have it at the
earliest moment.
How would you like to see live
prince, Lucy?" he inquired. 1.-THE Her
cid states that we have one with us,
not ten miles from Roanoke. Prince
Louis Napoleon was landed from the
Andromede, in Norfolk. only yester-
day. Poor young man." he went on
condescendingly, 'he has no money,
| understand, and here he Is stranded
in strange country with his fortune
to make, and no assets but title.
It's little that will help him in the
| states!"
Colonel Hampton glanced over to
see If she were listening to his words
of wisdom; he liked an attentive au-
| dience. He was enchanted with her
expression. She had dropped knife
and fork and. with her blue eyes
stretched wide, her white teeth shin.
ing, was drinking in his sentences.
Father! Is Prince Louis in Nor
folk? How can it be? Monsieur
Beaupre was talking to me about him
last night. and he did not dream of his
coming here. Surely he would have
known If the prince were expected"
Colonel Hampton smiled sarcastical-
| ly. You will find that your father
occasionally knows more than even
Monsieur Beaupre, and even on
French questions, may add" he an
nounced, from mountain height.
But in one point you are right, my
dear. The prince was not expected
by any one. not even by the great
| Chevalier Beaupre. He was exiled
from France. as you may or may not
know, some four and a half months
ago. on account of his attempt on Stras-
burg, and was sent out on the andre.
mede, with sealed orders. No one
knew his destination until he landed,
on the twenty-eighth, In Norfolk.
There"-the colonel got UP and walk
ed to the fireplace and stood with his
back to the blaze, and his legs far
apart, masterfully. There. my dear
have given you dose of history for
female mind. How are you going to
amuse your little self today?"
! frn DE r.0Arrr,rrrrrN
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CHATTER XXI.
Hero Worship.

RI had come about that Lucy Hamps
ton was scholar Of Francois. The
colonel. iamenting on day that there
were no capable teachers OF French IN
the neighborhood. that Lucy's school
Eirl command OF the language was
fast disappearing. and an accomplish
ment 20 vital to lady was likely soon
20 be iost--this saga OF regret being
sung BY the colonel at the dnner-table.
Francois had offered to teach madem-
oisaile his mother tongue. And the
colonel had accepted the offer,
m you are not too busy. Chevalier,
And suppose r--ah--accent---
entirely good7 One eau not BIO too
eareful. you know. Az least we shall
rot quarrel about the terms, for what
aver money you think right to ask !
shall be ready to pay. and the colonel
felt himself man OF the world and
extremely generous.
Fatherlr Lucy cried quickly
Francois eyes were on his plate but
they swept up with their wide brown
gans fall on the colonels face II am
not too busy, Monsieur the Colonel.
As for my aceent--l am a peasant, as
Monsieur knows. but yet am In
structed. was for years at Saint
Cyr. the great military school OF
France. believe my accent Is right.
AS for money"-a quick motion. all
French. spoke whole sentence III
Monsieur insists on that--that must
inlsh il. To me Il would be impos-
nlbie 10 take money for the pleasure
Of teaching mademoiselle." He
nashed at Lucy smile all gentleness,
and Lucy's eyes. waiting for that
smile. met his shyly.
The colonel clustered bit. but the
lessons were arranged as Francois
Wished. twice week throughout the
winter no rode over from Carnifax TO
give them. And little by little he came
TO know the small mistress OF the ma
nor a. few had known her. People
thought Lucy Hampton too serious and
stnid for a young girl: no one realized
that. her mother being dead and her
father such as he was, the clear.head-
ed little person had begun at ten or
twelve years old TO know that she
must make her own decisions. and
many Of her fathers also. At four
teen she had taken the KEYS and the
responsibilities OF the house. and now,
at sixteen, she was IN reality the head
nf the whole great plantation. The
eoscnel. who would have been most In
dignant 10 be told so. leaned on her
ii every detail. and IL was she who
planned and decided and often execut-
I'd the government OF the little king
60m
Al tAls lay on the slender shoulders
Of Lzcy HaEpton. and besides all this
sac had begun ia vsry childhood 10
knsd ~ fks haa1s and Do the thinking
81 a k.ecn petent father. Il pas NOT
spm1erfzl tkas STE was sraEer and
zEsxer " fsozic gn2n other girls o.
sxx1eeng Her esnsctcnrsoss yoanz
hrran wza szg ox care. sae hghtaearr
a63ezs q g0ata had newer had :
s4znes % zyg~ IA fa&f excwess place
Her esas8z Rad erase - 1--WE wfta tasu
smsy EAe Teas 5eSors. wfs1 his moe&e,
sz.1 Odd, ma fzSasr seinx dad Ions
ssSy &nA Lacy knew unite wen ia
mr. Es9Ess had Dsazned gazx tie 1Ss
sssaEd naxry szd oasSs ne srsa.
aesss - sae fznseSxs,
BsE EAs ge9ns Sozxaag ssr romance
rasea pes - aex "a spfcs q ne eisas.
Sx sszeF sBsfasss ~ her sc. -
s~aasS a. gssa She wosfd aoG Nv
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herself as well az all her thought and
effort for Roanoke. She wanted to
love somebody, and be loved for her
self as other girls we're; she would
not marry Harry because he and her
father considered It good arrange
ment. 80 strongly had this determi-
nation seized her that, looking entire
~ down that way OF thought, she
failed to see that Harry might not be
classed with the colonel In his view
Of the plan. She failed to see that II
she had not been helress TO Roanoke
House. or 10 anything at all. Harry
Hampton would still have been in love
with his cousin Lucy. For Harry saw
how the young life had been pressed
into service too hard for II almost
from babyhood; Harry saw how UNI
selfish she was and trustworthy; how
broadsminded and warm-hearted; how
ahe would like to BIO care free and ir-
responsible like other girls Of her age.
only that the colonel and the estate
were always there, always demanding
her time and her attention. He could
do little to help her az yet, but he
longed to lift the weight and carry IL
with her. not away from her, for the
FAIRY OF a person was not the sort to
lean on others or to be happy without
her share Of the burden. Yet, Harry
thought, II might only help her, and
make u all delight instead OF a
laborl"
But Lucy, going about her busy
days, never guessed this. she thought
OF Harry as the boy whom she had
grown up with, to be cared for ten
DERBY always because of his misfor-
tune. to DO helped and planned for
and loved indeed. because he was lame
and her cousin, and because he was
dear boy and her best friend, but
as the hero OF her own romance to
come, she refused to think OF him at
all. More firmly she refused such an
Idea, OF course, because her father
had limited that 1t would complete both
Harry's and his happiness.
Francois, with quick insight. saw as
much as this. and was anxious for the
boy who had been his warm and
steady friend What he did not see
was that Luck was fitting his own
personality into that empty notch OF
her imagination where an altar stood
and candle burned, ready for the
image that was to come above them
That never entered his mind for In
HIS mind Alike was the only woman
living TO be considered In such a re-
lation. And, in spite OF the seigneur
In spite OF Pietro, In spite OF his whole
hearted giving up OF her. there was q
happy obstinate corner In the depths
OF his soul which yet whispered
against all reason that It might be
that Alike loved him. that II might
be. for unheard-of things happened
every day, It might be yet that--wltf
all honor. with all happiness to those
others whom he loved---he might som,
day be free to love her. SO that al
he grew to care for and understand
Lucy Hampton more and more, nc
faintest dream OF caring for her a.
he did for Alike came ever into hii
mind.
On an evening when winter was
wearing away to cold spring. Francois
waited in the dinlng-room OF Roanok,
House for his scholar The room hat
a sweet and stately beauty. graceful
stiffness like the manners OF tn,
women who first lived in II. a hundred
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Dreadful.

Mercy. child" exclaimed Mrs.
Harlem. Il never would have be-
lieved my little boy could use such
language Been playing with bad
children again. haven't your" Nom
replied her little boy Teddy Bacon
and have been playing with par.
rot his uncle sent him from Chicago. :"
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Unclaimed Mail Matter

Women--Miss A. S. Barnes; Mrs. F.
]. Clark; Mrs. Argus Daggett; Mrs.
Mabel Hall; Mrs. r. H. Harvey: Mrs.
Chester Hall; Mrs. L. E. Huston; Mrs.
Lucy Hallowell; Nellie NJ. Landry;
Mrs. Mary Miller; Miss Pearl NJ
Moores: Mrs. Games Made; Mrs. ].
P. Otis; Mrs Antoine Otto; Mde. Ida
Pelletier; Miss Tressa Quinn: Miss
Ethel Rowe; Miss D. Sayer; Mrs. G
X Sampson: Jennie Thompson; Miss
Sarah E. Whitehouse; Mrs. B. G.
Vaughan.
Men-Fred Austin: r. C. Bartlett
Edna Colburn; Theodore Canon F
L. Elwyn: ALT NJ. Edelmann; o, j
Fuller; Clarence Flanagan; Howard
S. Harrington; DR.. P. T. Haskell;
Frank E. Jackson: VIM. E. LongfeI-
low; F. A. Manchester: H. E. Merrill;
William r. Neal; c. E. Papouleas, E
Runnells; w. C. Seaman: B. Smith;
Harry A. Stoddard; H. F. Taylor
Esq.
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VASSAL BORO.

EAST-The East Vassalboro Gram
mar school will hold it's graduating
exercises Thursday evening, June 20,
in the Grange hall. Tine following pro-
gram will be carried out: Dream of
Fairy Land" Little Women" Cast:
Mrs. March, Lillian Campbell; Meg,
Marie Mclaughlin; 10. tom Boy,
Elaine Rowe; Beth. Mildred Clark;
Amy. Louise Gates; Hannah (servanD,
Nina Pierce; Lawrie, Wilmer Hussey;
Mr.. Lawrence. Herbert Dow; Making
Mud Pies" duet, Ethelyn and Evelyn
Hussey; May Pole dance; reading,
Rural Infelicity,' Marie McLaugh-
lin: presentation Of diplomas.
Mrs. Mae Robbins and son Percy
left Wednesday for California, where
they expect to make their future
home. r..
L. c. Barker passed the weekend
with friends in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tilton of AL
bion were Saturday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Gates
Miss Elona Pierce is passing few
DAYS in Augusta, visiting her aunt,
Mrs. George Weeks.
The financial campaign for the M.
z. church was held Thursday and
waa very successful. Pledges amount
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Price of Aroos-
took Potatoes
Takes Big Jump

Last years record potato crop in
Aroostook county is now pretty well
cleared up fr the seasn, says the Ban
gor Commercial, and while shipments
of the present time over the line of the
Bangor & Aroostook are heavy the po-
tatoes are most all gone, and the ship
ments will stop in a short time until
they begin again with the new crop
in the fall.
During the present month the ship
ments have been unusually heavy av-
eraging about so carloads day. There
had been sent down over the line up
to Friday 965 carloads of potatoes. Last
were only 423 carloads shipped. There
year during the entire month there
were a great many potatoes in the
houses in the county at the beginning
of the month but they are pretty well
cleaned out now.
Some of the shippers havey entirely
sold out. while others have few left
for the late shipments, and these are
going as fast as the orders come in.
Potatoes are bringing 50 a barrel in
Caribou, a sharp jump in the price
having occurred as they were selling
at the same point up to day or two
ago at 81 a barrel.
1t is believed that the dry spring in
the South is responsible for the adj
vance in price The season in Virgin
has been backward owing to the dry
weather, anr instead of the shipments
starting there for the Northern mar
ket by about June S.. which is the u.s.
ual date, they did not start this year
until the 18th or goth of the month,
hence the increased demand for the
old potatoes in the north.
The potato fields in Aroostook coun-
ty are looking particularly good this
spring, and where the potatoes are up
the plants are in excellent shape. 1t
is estimated that through the county
generally the acreage Of potato fields
will be about the same as last year. al
though in some sections more potatoes
are being put into the ground.
More care IL being used in planting
the product Of the county this year
owing to the danger from scab. and
this is responsible in large degree
for the present good appearance of the
elds.
The Bangor & Aroostook n. r. IL
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AFTER 80 YEARS
William Young Closes Store-Will En-.
ter Capitol Market

William Young. who for the past
SO years has operated a fish market
in Augusta, closed the doors to his
place of business at las Water street
Saturday night. He will enter the en-
ploy of the Capital Fish Market at
once.
Mr. Young has been a prosperous
business man and has always done
large business. His reason for going
out of business for himself is due to
the fact that he ha not the accom-
modations that he would like. In 1882
he started the fish business where
the Charles E. Downing insurance Of
flee is at the present time. He had
been there but a matter of a few
years when he was burned out. He
then moved to 279 Water street, where
he conducted prosperous business
for % years. 1t was but two years
ago when he left that location, owing
to the fact that the block was leased
by C. S. Woolworth & Co., making 1t
necessary for him to change his To-
cation. At that time there was no
convenient place for him to locate
that was large enough to accommo-
date his customers. The nearest build
ing that he could find that would
come anywhere near what he wanted
was at las Water street.
Mr. Young has host of friends, all
of whom regret that he will not con-
tinue. Nevertheless he does not intend
to go out of the business entirely,
for as above stated he will enter the
employ of the Capital Fish Market
this morning. His telephone number,
las, will be transferred to that store.
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NORTH AUGUSTA

The Ballard school held its annual
picnic Friday at the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Folger on the
Belgrade road. very pleasant day
was enjoyed by all present. sand
witches, coffee, fruit, ice cream and
cake were served at noon. A very
pleasing program was enjoyed, con-
sisting of several graphophone selec-
tions and piano solos by the Misses
Mildred Cummings and Ada Davis
The party broke up at late hour
congratuiating Miss Nina Stevens on
her successful term of school and all
wishing for her return in Septem-
Der.
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quite a bit of work is being done

Quite a bit of work is being done in
the store of l.. S. Young, 312 Water
street, which when completed will re-
suit in a decided improvement in that
place of business. The work is done
in connection with the erection of a
new west wall to the building in which
the store is located and on the street
floor will give Mr.. Young an addition
of Is feet at the west end of the store,
which has been fitted up for a fish
room. A cement floor has been laid, a
large sewer connection installed and
the room will be convenient and SAM
tary in every way. A stairway has
been built at the north side of the
store leading to the seond floor where
Mr.. Young will have a storeroom and
he will also use this room for the dis
play of hen food.
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ing to $685. were received and the e1
ecutive committee wish to hearth
thank every one for their generot|
assistance.
Miss Louise Hescock of Malde1
Mass, arrived last week and will pas
the summer with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Chapman, on Star
ley Hill.
Mrs. Celene Forsythe and siste
Miss Eca Butterfield, have arrived an
opened their house for the summe
months.
No service in the M. E. church neS
Sunday afternoon, in order to give TIL
people an opportunity to attend tn
Friends yearly meeting at Oak Grov
Seminary.
Mrs. Jennie Bryant and Mrs. Ell
Sylvester of Knox were calling o
friends in town Saturday.
NORTH-The town schools will clos
the spring term Friday.
st. Johns day was observed by tn
Masons in this village Sunday by al
tending services at the Baptist church
Rev. Mr. Klein preaching the sermon
The degree will be conferred Tues
day evening upon two candidates b
Vassalboro Rebekah Lodge.
+. Fl. Cook is visiting his son, d
E. C. Cook of York
The Children's day concert at tn
M. E. church Sunday evening was we
attended and very interesting.
A new fence has been built on on
side of the schoolhouse yard and add
much to its looks and will keep team
from crossing.
The Baptists of this village ane1
Sunday will enjoy the annual visi
to the Center Baptist church. with a
all-day service. Rev. C. G.. Moshe
will speak in the afternoon.