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which was under the steeple AS she
reached 1t the little lad came out, his
face flushed, his eyes shining with ex
element and triumph. She took his
hand silently, hardly looking at him,
and turned SO. quietly, without word
of either joy or reproof, her face inn
passive. She had got her boy again
from the dead, 1t seemed to. Claire
and those first moments were beyond
words or embraces. To touch his warm
hand was enough. The man on the
bay horse, trotting slowly along, saw
the meeting.
1t is a woman out of the common
that one" ne spoke aloud She rules
herself and the boy" And the boy
tugged at his cap with the hand which
his mother did not hold.
Good morning, m'sieur," he said
with friendliness, and the rider stared
"Sacre bleu." he flung back in his
strong sudden voice. 1T is my friend.
the marshal Was it you, then, glued
up there? Yet another fashion to play
with death, Ell? Nom dun chen! You
have a star OF good luck-you are
saved for something great, it must
be-"
"Msieur the Marshal" he flung at
Francois. Come and see me in the
chateau"
There was a clatter of galloping
hoofs; the bay mare and her rider
were far down the street.
Who is it. my mother-the fierce
gentleman" Francois asked.
You are fortunate today, Fran
co.'s" Claire answered him. THE good
God has saved your life from very
great foolishness, and also l think you
have made a friend. 1t is the new
seigneur"
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Necktle Maanate.

Twenty-Five neckties at SO each.
$3.50. The above is the smallest item
which the king of necktie manufac-
turers" will allow to appear in his
books. He has just reached Paris on
his annual tour of the capitals of the
world and his taste is regarded by the
most exclusive set of male society as
the last word in necktie design. The
super-tie merchant, whose cheapest tie
costs so and who will not accept an
order for fewer than 20 ties, is re-
puted to make profit of $4,000 a
year. He is delighted to be in Paris.
which he says is the capital of the
world as regards elegance and dandy
ism.
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CHAPTER v.
A. Game of Cards.

~ 1uiHC " val dSs
Francois Beaupre-Le Francois OF
Vicques-sober. laborious, had in him
a certain pig-headedness. and also a
vein of the gambler which had swollen
with use: yet because it had so far
brought him only good luck the neigh
bors called this good judgment. He
was a dealer in working oxen; he
bought and raised and sold them, and
only his wife knew what chances he
often took in buying young beeves. II
was simple solid form of speculation,
yet it was that.
On a day in September he left Vic
ques early in the morning TO drive to
the market in Delesmontes, league
distant, two pairs of oxen which he
had bought as calves for almost moth
ing from poor stock out of a farm
leagues away. He had fed and trained
and cared for them till now they were
all well set-up and powerful and
woodworking to sell for a
good price. At the market he found
that there were few oxen to be dis
posed of, none which compared to his,
and his ideas Of value went up-he
would get nine hundred francs for
them, which delayed the sale.
So it came to be, by the time his
bargain was closed three o'clock in
the afternoon, and he had had no din
ner. With the cattle off his hands
and the money in his pocket he felt a
sense of leisure and of wealth. Hun
cry as wolf he felt also. and he
turned into the inn of Delesmontes,
where the sign of huge bear, cut out
of tin and painted black. swung before
the door
A waitress approached him-a som
melliere-trim in her short calico skirt
and white apron. her hair done in the
picturesque fashion OF the place. The
girl took his order; as she turned TO
go "a man just coming in knocked
against her, and apologizing with
many words, caught sight of Francois.
Good day" he saluted him heartily.
Good day, Monsieur Beaupre," and
Francois, friendly always, answered
Good day" but with reserve, for he
did not recall the man. You don't
remember me? That is natural, for
we met but once. Yet have not for
gotten you. II was at the house OF
my cousin, Paul Noirjean of Devillier. "
Now Paul Noirjean was an old ac-
quaintance and a solid man, and
though Beaupre did not see him often.
living six leagues away, he respected
him highly. A cousin OF his was TO be
considered, and Francois was embar-
raised that his memory could not
focus on the meeting. He tried to
cover this with cordiality, and invited
the stranger to share his meal.
Not at all. not at ALL" the other
answered. Yet we must have a bottle
of wine together. but it shall be my
bottle"
Francois objected; the man insisted.
At length: See, we win play cards
for that bottle" the unknown man sug.
gested, and the cards were brought,
and a game of La rams-euchre-was
in progress in two minutes.
Meanwhile the wine had come, and
Francois, a touch more generous and
more cordial for, 1t, was genially sorry
when he won and the stranger must
pay.
CTo BE coNTINuED1
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he kicked there was sudden strong
grip on his shoulder; he was jerked
backward and rolled on the grass.
Are you tired of life at this age
them" strident voice demanded, and
Francois lay on his back and regarded,
wondering. at ease, the bronzed lined
face OF big man standing over him.
Francois smiled; then laughed with
assurance OF the others friendliness
up into the strange mans face. He
got to his feet and stood.
NO, m'sieur." he said politely. Il
was only pleased at thinking what
am going to be some day"
"Ahl Is It permitted to ask what
magnificence II Is that you are TO be?'
Certainly II is permitted. m'sieur.'
Francois answered in his courageous
courteous way. 81 shall one day be q
marshal OF France under another
Bonaparte.
The stranger watched him, aston
ished. and then he laid his hand on the
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SKIN CLEARED.
BY Simple Change In Food.

1t has been said by physician that
most diseases are the result of indi-
gestion.
There's undoubtedly much truth in
the statement, even to the cause OF
many unsightly eruptions, which many
suppose can be removed by applying
some remedy on the outside.
BY changing her food a Kan. girl
was relieved of an eczema which was
a great annoyance to her. She writes:
For five months / was suffering
with an eruption on my face and
hands which our doctor called eczema
and which caused me great deal OF
Inconvenience The suffering was al
most unbearable.
The medicine | took only gave me
temporary relief. One day happened
caused by indigestion. Then | read
that many persons had been relieved
of Indigestion by eating Grape-Nuts.
II decided to try it, liked the
taste Of the food and was particularly
pleased to notice that my digestion
was improving and that the eruption
was disappearing as II by magic. I
had at last found, in this great food.
something that reached my trouble.
When | find victim OF this affiic-
ton l remember my own former sui.
fering and advise trial OF Grape-Nuts
food instead of medicines"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are gesuine. true, and full OF hu.ss
tnterest.
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CHAPTER II.
The Stranger.


On an afternoon in July in the year
of 1920, Francois, being ten years old
and dreamer, came alone through
the gate and sat down with his short
legs dangling over an ancient wall.
| fifteen feet sheer down. He sat there,
quite comfortable and secure, and
kicked his heels, and thought of his
brilliant future, and also of the story
Of the great dog and the treasure. The
tradition ran that ages back, in the
time of Caesar, fifty years after Christ,
a Roman governor in this Gallo prov
ince had built formidable castle on
this hill outside the village The castle
had great granaries to hold the grain
which the governor tortured from the
peasants and sent to Rome 10 sell. So
he grew rich by oppression, and the
gold wrung from the people he piled in
cellars deep in his castle. When il
came TO be a great amount he sent far
TO the north and got a huge dog, and
this dog he trained to a terrible fierce
ness, so that anyone coming near in
the long underground corridors where
he guarded the treasure was sure to
be torn in pieces, except always the
governor.
For years things went on in this
way, the governor grinding the peas
ants, and the giant dog guarding him
and his treasure, till at last there came
a thunderbolt-the governor was sent
for to come to Rome TO give an &C
count of the riches which he had kept
from the emperor. He had to go. but
he left the dog in charge, and the night
after he was gone the peasantry gath
cred and set fire to the chateau and
burned it to the ground. and the dog
and the treasure were buried i'm it.
and there they are to this day. The
people of VicQues believe that if a
man will go to dig that treasure and
will stay till midnight, that at twelve
exactly colossal dog will rise from
the ruined stones and come, breathing
flames; in his mouth will be the key
of the treasure-yault, and back of him
will stand the ghost of the Roman gov
ernor wrapped in white, his face COW
cred. And if the man will be bold
enough to take the key from the fam
ing mouth then dog and governor will
vanish in a clap OF thunder, and in
front of the daring one will rise the
door of the treasure-vault, and he may
turn the key and go in and help him.
self
Francois considered, and, feeling no
fear in his soul decided that he was
the man destined TO take the key out
of the dogs mouth and get the treas
ure, which he would at once transfer
intact to his mother. He had no need
! for treasure; there were things more
important # was for him TO become
a marshal of France. Napoleon had
said so; it must be so; but he should
like. OF the way to this goal 10 face
the dog and take the key and give his
mother the treasure
In the gaiety of the thought. and
feeling both ambitious all but accom-
plished by this decision, he lifted him
self on the palms of his hands and
kicked out lightly over the abyss. AS
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Terrible Dilemma.

Our friend Tom married recently,
says a contributor TO the Boston Tran
script. His bride. being from the Pa
cific coast, where thunderstorms are
rare and moderate, became terrified
when a genuine eastern "riproarer"
broke loose. and she sought safety in a
closet.
Presently came a scream from her
place of refuge.
What's the matter?" inquired her
hus band
20 Tom" she answered, half-cTying.
half-laughing. I'm afraid to come out
because of the lightning, and I'm
afraid to stay in here because there's a
mouse"
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Francois started-but not Alike.
Sabre de boisi" he threw at the
two children. You have ruined my
morning between you. / meant to fin
ish those cursed chapters this morn
ing But let them walt. Having the
honor to receive visit from an officer
OF high rank, the least | can do is to
entertain him. What amusement do
you prefer. M'sieur the Marshal? |
am at your service"
1t was natural to Francois to believe
every one kindly; he accepted with
simplicity, if with slight surprise, the
generals speech.
The seigneur has fought battles un-
der the great emperor himself?" the
boy asked in an awed tone.
eyes" came the abrupt answer.
Think" whispered the French boy.
ITO have fought under the emperor! "
And the old soldiers heart thrilled
suddenly. The child went on. IF the
seigneur would tell me a story of one
fight-of just one!'
"Ratisbon. Ratisbon!" clamored
Alike, and She scrambled over the arm
of his chair to her fathers knee and
her hand went around his neck. Tell
about Ratisbon and the ditch and the
ladders, father"
Halt" ordered the general Il have
not a week TO talk But I will tell
about Ratisbon if you wish"
The deep voice stopped, then went
on again. THE Austrians held Rats
bon and the bridge across the Danube
river. The emperor wished to take
the town and that bridge. Marshal
Lannes was ordered to do it. You see.
my children, the walls were very old
but filed with Austrian artillery. and
there was infantry on the parapets.
An old ditch lay under the walls, a
large ditch, dry, but twenty feet high
and fifty feet wide All the bottom Of
IL was a vegetable garden. To take
that town II was necessary to go down
into that ditch and climb up again to
the walls, and all the time one would
be under fire from the Austrians on
the walls-do you understand that,
children? Very well. Twice the mar.
shall asked for fifty volunteers to take
the ladders and place them in the
ditch. Twice one hundred men sprang
forward, and it was necessary TO
choose the fifty. Twice they dashed
out, carrying the ladders, from behind
the great stone barn which had Gov
cred them, and each time the detail
was wiped out-fifty men wiped out. 1t
was like that, my children, the fight at
Ratisbon."
THE emperor" Francois breathed
the emperor was there"
Probably nothing, which had not to
do with his daughter. could have
touched General Gourgaud as did that
tribute.
"Sapristi!" he growled The arm
of the little corporal reaches a long
way. The child has not even seen him,
and VOLTA. he loves him"
The child's face flushed But yes.
my seigneur." Francois spoke quickly.
But yes. have seen the emperor
You have seen Napoleon ?" The
general was surprised. How is that?''
In boyish fashion, in homely Ian
guage OF his class yet with that dra-
matte instinct which is characteristic
ally French, Francois told his tale as
his grandmother had told it 10 him and
to his brothers and sisters-the tale
which the children called Napoleon
Comes" The general listened with a
sincere interest.
MY boy" he addressed the lad. 81
do not know the law am a soldier
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CHAPTER ~.
COMING to His Own.

coming 10 his OWU.
Six years ago. before Waterloo Ma
poleon had given the new chateau of
Vicques and its lands to general the
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud whom he
had before then fashioned into very
good pattern OF a soldier out of mate
rial left over from the old aristocracy.
Vicques lay in the Valley Delesmontes
of the mountains"-a league from
the little city Delesmontes, whose six
thousand inhabitants constituted il the
chief city OF this valley of the Jura.
Over Vicques hung the mountain
called LIE Rose, behind lie Rose doomed
that greater mountain called lie Raj
meu: back of lie Raimeu rolled the
Jura range.
The Baron-General Gourgaud, taking
possession of the chateau in this
month of July, thought 1t lucky he had
not seen this domain of his before,
else the vision would have turned his
heart from his duty. After a full career
almost in boyhood-for the Cross of
the Legion of Honor had come TO him
at twenty-four-aft service in the
Spanish and Austrian campaigns and
diplomatic missions; after saving the
emperor's life at Moscow; after Water
loo. Napoleon had chosen him as one
of three officers to go with him to st.
Helena. The chateau and estate Of
Vicques had been given to him by the
emperor after that brave and lucky
moment at Moscow when. the first
man TO enter the Kremlin. he had
snatched the match from a mass of
gunpowder which would a moment
later have blown up both officers and
emperor.
Ten years before he had married.
four years after that his wife had died,
and the daughter she left was now a
girl OF seven, a fairy type of girl.
You are perfect in every way but
one. Alike" he said. as he swung her
high to kiss her. You are"
81 know" the little girl interrupted,
comrade-like. 81 know the fault have.
| am not a boy But do not wish to
be a boy, father | would then grow
to be great fierce person with mus
tache-like you. Imagine me. father.
with mustache," and the two laughed
together.
.
Father. father!" Alike dashed into
the library.
There is queer. little. village boy
but a good boy. father He has
brought you a bunch of lettuce-such
white fat lettuce! Will you see him
He is a very good boy"
Alike, you are impayable," the gen
eral groaned. 81 am your playthlng!
Yes, send for all the village-that will
help me with my writing"
Alike, ignoring sarcasm. had flown.
In a minute she was back and led by
the hand Francois.
"Ahl" the general greeted him stern
ly my friend, the marshal! You
have already begun the attack on my
chateau. il seems?''
mo, my seigneur,' the boy an.
swered gravely. Not yet bring you
some salade as present IL is from
my mothers garden. chose the best"
IL thank you, said the general with
seriousness IL am not sure IL your
mother will thank you equally. II is
a good present"
Francois was gratihed. lie Claire
had this morning sent him to the gar.
dens with a wide margin OF time. and
the inspiration had come as he looked
down the cleaning row OF white let
tuce that he would take tribute and
make the visit which the seigneur had
asked him TO make.
General Gourgaud brought down his
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slim shoulder in its homespun blouse,
and his grave voice was gentle. my
child, be careful how you say words
like those; you may get your father
into trouble. II is a good belief to
keep in ones heart, and you and may
yet shout 'Vive pEmpereur for a Ma
poleon again Yes. who knows? But
must go on. Good day, my friend,
the marshal"
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Yet by my idea YOU are chevalier, Gre
-sted SO by the act of the most power
full monarch who ever ruled France
by our Emperor Napoleon. The time
may come when, as the emperor said.
you may be- marshal OF France under
another Bonaparte. But that is a
small thing IL the time comes when
you may help another Bonaparte to
come to his right, to rule over France
1t is that of which you must think till
the hour strikes, and then il is that
which you must give your life for"
Little Francois, the visionary the
hero worshiper, trembled. Il will do
II, my seigneur," he said. frightened yet
inspired, lifted into tremendous dir
Tying atmosphere. And with that a
secret which he had told no one, not
even his mother, broke forth. MY
seigneur. strange thing happens
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Rise Chevalier Francois Beaupre,
he said clearly. and in the pause he
added, with look in his eyes as II
one gazed forward; Some day, per
haps, a marshal of France under an
other Bonaparte.
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New Pine Cleaner.

For cleaning pipes used for con-
veying liquids there has been invented
a machine that forces crushed quartz
through them, much as bottles are
washed.
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Don't buy water for bluing Liquid blue
is almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue, the blue that's all blue. ADV.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-24
Light
Company Announces Free
Electric Fan Service
to Invalids.

Free electric fan service for
the benefit of the sick is offered
to the public this summer by
the Powell Valley Light and
Power Company. The offer the
Company makes in effect is
that electric fans and, where
necessary, the current to
operate, will be furnished with.
out cost to persons seriously i'll
who are unable to pay for the
service. The only conditions
are that the attending physician
must certify to the reasonable
necessity for fan service, and
to the patients inability to
afford it. The offer, OF course,
applies where the sick room is
within the reach of the Com.
pany's lines.
"The reason for making con.
ditions of any kind is for the
obvious purpose of protecting
the free electric fan for the use
of those who really need it and
cannot afford it," says the local
manager. at is a public well
fare proposition and is evidence
of the general policy of our
Company. No hard and fast
rules are enforced regarding the
free service, our aim being to
make it do as much good aa
possible. During the summer
months there are always cases
where the use Of an electric fan
greatly improves the condition
of the patient, and sometimes
represents the narrow margin
between life and death.
"This offer has been made
and received with approval and
at once utilized by physicians
in other cities where our Com.
pany operates"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-24
Miss Matte White Dies in
Bristol

Miss Matte p. White died at
2:40 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the home of DR.. r. NJ.
Echols, on Moore street. Miss
White, who was seventy years
old and Il sister of Mrs. Echols,
came to Bristol in February for
visit. She sustained fall
and the injury was the indirect
cause of her death.
Miss White was n native OF
Rockbridge county, Virginia,
but her recent home was at
Roanoke, Va. She WINS n mem
Der of the Presbyterian Church
and a most estimable Christian
women.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted ut the home on Moore
street at $40 o'clock Wednes-
day evening by DIR. Adolphus
kistler, of the Central Pres
byterian Church. The body
will be taken to Lexington,
Va, for burial, leaving Bristol
ut 6:45 o'clock this morning
over the Norfolk and Western.
Bristol Herald Courier.
Miss White was an aunt of
our townsman, II. ID. Morrison,
and visited at this place three
years ago.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-24
French Remedy Aids Stomach
Sufferers.

France has been called the
nation without tomac Ii
troubles. The French have for
generations used a simple mix
ture of vegetable oils that re-
lieve all stomach and intestinal
ailments and keep the bowls free
from foul, poisonous matter.
The stomach is left to perform
its functions normally.
Mr.. Geo. II. Mayr, u leading
druggist of Chicago, cured him.
self with this remedy in short
time. The demand is SO great
that he imports these oils from
France and compounds them
under the name of Mayr's Won
derful Stomach Remedy. Peo-
Pile everywhere write and testi-
fly to the marvellous relief they
have received using this remedy
-one dose will rid the body of
poisonous accretions that have
accumulated for years and con-
vince the most chronic sufferer
from stomach, liver or intestinal
troubles. Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy is now sold
here by the Mutual Drug Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-24
Greatest Wheat Crop Ever In
Sight

Washington, June l9.-Nine
hundred million bushels of
wheat, almost half of the
average worlds wheat produc-
ton, and q now record for the
United States, is the prospective
total yield of the farms of the
country this year, the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced
today in its June crop report.
The enormous crop will be
1877, 100000 bushels more than
ever was grown before in the
United States in any one year.
There also will be large yields
of oats and barley, probably
second in size in the history of
the nation.
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tears at rest. She has ALWAYS
lived in the hill country. she
IL one of those women fitted for
domestic life.
When occasion demands that
she appear in society none at
any function is more to the
manner born than she. She
has always presided over the
social festivities tat the Mayo
nome with charm and dignity.
put she finds her real happiness
now with her little boy and her
little girl and with the home
people, who helped her husband
to riches, and the people whom
he loved 10 help.
Mrs. Mayo is probably As, but
she does not look 1t. She has a
keen grasp of affairs, and her
counse! was always sought by
ner husband in business deals.
These condolences enabled her
TO step into his business shoes
with more readiness and ability
when the time came that she
must succeed him. She can
see the weak points in an areu-
ment for extension here, de-
velopment there, investment
over there, more readily than
most men, and she makes her
decisions quickly. She has
surrounded herself with assis.
tants who know how to assist,
but Mrs. Mayo is the main.
spring-she knows what she
wants to do and how to do it.