The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-11
ARenane Observation-Disclosures
IHE MARSHAL
ByMary Raymond Shipman Andrews
As1Hor Tie Perfect XZbuze, etc.
Copyright, The BobbeMerEn Company.
CHAPTER v-(Continued).

THE emperor" Francois breathed-
the emperor was there!"
Probably nothing, which had not to
10 with his daughter, could have
tauched General Goargaud as did that
tribute. That it was a tribute to his
story meant much, but the worship of
Napoleon which burst out in the gasp
went deeper. The followers of the
Corsican never asked for a reason why
they adored him; it was a feeling
binder n stronger than love which
he inspired, and it lasted in the hearts
or his soldiers to the latest moment of
the longest life. The veteran officer
who felt this possession of his own be-
ing saw it mirrored in the slim lad who
quivered before him, and he loved the
lad for 1t. y
"Sapristi!" h growled. "The arm of
the Little Corporal reaches a long way.
The child has not even seen him, and
VOLTA, he loves him" y
The child's face flushed. But yes,
my ~Seigneur," Francois. spoke quickly.
But yes. l have seen the emperor"
You have seen Napoleon?" The gen
eral was surprised. How is thatg'
In a boyish fashion, in homely
language OF his class yet with that
dramatic instince which is character
tstically French, Francois told his tale
as his grandmother had told 1t to him
and to his brothers ~ sisters-the
tale which the children called ma
poleon Comes" The general listened
many ways as the child, every least
word of his demigod Napoleon was
charged for him with authority. He
considered deeply when the story was
finished.
MY boy" he addressed the lad, ct
do not know n law-I am a soldier.
Yet by my idea you are Chevalier,
created so by the act of the most
powerful monarch who ever ruled
France-by u Emperor Napoleon.
Another monarch sits now on his
throne, yet he was in truth Frances
ruler when he gave that blow on the
shoulder which made you a knight; III
had the right of an emperor-therefore
you are that which he made you-the
Chevalier Francois Beaupre. AS for
the rest"-his brows drew into a
bushW line and his ayes cleaned like
sWords-"do not forget that he himself
charged you with a duty to his house;
your fate and his name arc linked.
me time may come when, as the en-
peror said, you may be a marshal of
france under another Bonaparte. But
that is a small thing If the time comes
when you mayhhslp another Bona
parte to come to his right, to rule over
france. 1t is that Of which you must
th1nk till the hou strikes and then 1t
is that which you. must give your life
for"
Little Francois, the visionary, the
hero worshtper, trembled. He had no
words to answer the orders leveled at
him in those rolling tones 81 will do
1t, my S%eigneur." he said, frightened yet
Inspired, lifted into a tremendous
dizzying atmosphere. And with that a
secret which he had told no one, not
even his mother, broke forth.
My Seigneur, a strange thing
happens sometimes - I have
dreams-yet they are not dreams-in
broad daylight. I see thingslI hear
voices-whic are not Of our village.
Three times I saw a long road Up a
mountain, and over the mountain was
a large star. I saw it three times, and
once a voice said Tt is h star Of the
Bonapartes, but also your star, Fran
eois. Follow it,
The general was a hard-headed per-
son For all his cult of Napoleon. and
sense. Hs pooh-hooded at once the
Idea of a star divided between the
house Of Bonaparte and q small peas
ant. Your mother had better put a
wet cloth in your cap" he advised.
"Parbleu-seeing stars in midday!
Some one-legged old fighter has been
Cabling before you about the star of
the Bonapartes, and that and a touch
of sunstroke in this heat, it may be,
nave turned you Silly. Let me near no
more of stars, but keep at your lesson
and learn to be-"
With that he was aware that the boy
lid not hear him. The light figure was
. n dptoes- h large eyes stared at
the wall, and the child spoke in an un-
infected voice as IL something nufled
spoke through him.
II see the star" he said. II see 1t
through a window where there are iron
bars Ali" The ~interjection was
in the boys natural accent, and he
shivered violently. 'Ugh!" His teeth
chartered and he looked about vaguely.
1T is.like an Ice house. / do not like
those dreams; they make me SO cold,
Seigneur. it is late; my mother will not
be pleased. And / must stop at the
garden and pick the vegetables for
Bupper-carrots and peas. I must hurry
to get the meas and carrots
Little Alike, clutching her fathers
thumb. watched as the boy disappeared
Then, to the generals astonishnent,
she began to sob. I'll don't know
she answered his quick question, But
IL think it is because / am sorry the
| Httle boy was SO cold"