Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-07-15
ARbmane Observation-Disclosures
THE MARSHAL
@Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Ao1'r The Perfect HZbuze. etc
CHAPTER x11-(continued,.

CHAPTER Xu-(Continued).
~ like people to admire Francois"
Pietro answered sturdily. II admire
him. too" Then. his shyness lost in
eagerness to set the case right with
Alike. he went on. Francois always
has a thing done before I think OF 1t.
That is not my fault. I believe I
should not have been afraid to do that
-but-Francois did It,"
1t is always So" said Alike in deep
disgust Francois always does 1t. II
you would only prove once that you
have-courage."
And at that the stranger broke in,
smiling his faint smile. "Mademoiselle
Alixe is severe" he said gently. mo
one can doubt the courage OF q Marquis
zappi." He faced with q quick move
e to Francois, and his look
changed. One would not have thought
that the controlled cold features could
so show warmth. II have to thank you
Tor my life. Monsieur he peasant" he
said. and held out his hand. Moreover,
II IS seldom that a prophecy is so
quickly fuldlled." They gazed at him.
seemed new.
He ven on. "You said a few min
utes ago that you should n day do a
thing worth while for q Bonaparte.
You have done 1t. You have saved my
life"
Bewildered. the children stared. re-
luctant to comprehend something which
hand crept to his cap and he pulled it
OFF and stood bareheaded.
Monsieur, who are you?" he brought
out.
The strange boys vanishing smile
Frightened his face a second. II am
Louis B~onaparte," he said quietly.
The little court Of three stood about
the young prince. silent. And in a mo-
ment. in a few sentences, he had told
them how, the day before. he had been
seized with q hunger for the air Of
France. which he had not breathed
since, as a boy Of z, his mother had
escaped with him from Paris during
the Hundred Days. He told them how
the desire to stand on French soil had
possessed him. till at last he had run
way from his tutor and had found the
path from his exiled home, the castle
of Arenenberg, in the canton OF Thur
govie, in Switzerland, over the noun
tains into the Jura valley.
1T is ~imprudent." he finished the tale
calmly. "The government would turn
on all its big engines in an uproar to
But I had to do It." He threw back
his head and filled his lungs with a
great breath. 1.-THE air Of France" he
whispered in an ecstasy. The romantic
spirit Of this boy always flashed out as
a surprise from beneath his calm self
contained exterior. Then. in his usual
quiet tones Il am fortunate" he said. IT
Mademoiselle Alixe-the pretty name"
and he smiled his e%vanescent smile
sis almost Of my family because Of her
father; Monsieur the peasant has
proved his loyalty with his life. and
ne turned to the tall Pietro-'a Bona
parte is safe with Monsieur the Mar
Quis Zappi."
Il am Ptetro." stated the boy shyly.
The prince looked at him. narrowing
his eyes again. Then "And 1 am
Louis" he flashed back. 1T is a good
thought. Why not leave out the titles
for his afternoon? We are all young
1T is summer-it IL q holiday. we
have an ancient castle and an adven-
ture to play with; what use have we for
titles? We shall never see n another
again. 1t Is likely. So. shall W. not be
Alike and Pietro and Francois and
Louis. four children together for this
n day Of u friendship" And the
others laughed and agreed.
For two hours more they told stories
and played games through the soft old
ruins Of the savage old stronghold. as
Oly 00 Ok000ky III. III tI0I0
were no or intrigues or politics or
plots which had been and were to be
close to the lives Of all Of them. Till.
Is the red round sun went down be.
hind the mountain Of the Rose, Fran
co.'s quick eye caught sight Of q figure
swinging rapidly down the mountain
road where the prince had ome
hind the rock where he was preparing.
as q robber baron, to swoop down on
Prince Louis conveying Alike a. an
escaped nun to Ptetro's monastery in
another corner. Look. Louisl Some
n 10 coming whom I do not know. Il
1t 2 danger for your"
.h aas 'h Si. 10y eye5 Dr, Wish 1 II. Ssynd frs sna
gazed up tho mountain. Then his hand
fell ana he sighed. 1.-THE adventure ID
over" he said. II must 90 back to the
prince business. Il 10 Monsieur Lebas."
Monsieur Lebas. the tutor. arrived
shortly In anything but Q playful
humor. The boys mother. Queen Hor-
sponsibls: he had been frightened to
the verge Of madness by the princes
escapade. Il was In fact % serious an
escapade - one my think, or it~might
have been. The movements Of the
l6onapartes were watched at that time
by the authorities Of France ana all
VSAoE countries ~ Wen Wlgu coo0en030
ana Q Jealousy out OF proportion.
Europe having been turned upside
down lately by that name. that name
Wa hedged out by bayriers - II the
combination OF letters In itself was q
peril to Q government. Louis Napoleon
ct 10 was twice removed from the
heedship OF his house: the Duke Of
Reichstadt. o OF Napoleon ]. VA stu
living In Austria, and Louis own
brother. the older o Of King Louis
and Hortense. was with his father In
Rome; % that this runaway lad was
not the heir { anything. IN TO the
pretensions Of = dethroned and exiled
Bonapartes. and the marie az the name
AAd OF taosiaN O NAa about him. Il