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Show I- TUB SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH FORK, UTAH ILLSVDRTtt YOUNti ILLUSTRATION OOrrfiCrtT V2 BY 60003 ttatJUU CO. Into battle!" Young Henry other aatched blm asgerly. All this Lrd more, Young llvnry Hampton, ruled dear to him; and ba wondered that ha roofs of tha building over tb trees SYNOPSIS. to had indeed coma through tba long Harry Hampton pointed It out with a out of tha larger part of hla natural laughed shortly. "Led Into a corn affair of lb troop he had dona hi to Hampton, hi naHarry pleasure then And la more It." Ilka field give manlessures law stern of fwaaant taha of nlghtmara of prison to this bapplntas. touch of excitement In bis gravo by by that Fram-nlRaaupr. ftamuclii Inrl.l.-n- t In, the only wy In which aflr "Mr. Hampton has been talking to ner. Tben, aa ona slipped along tb ture, a tilt h had mad him lama, ap- glance fired. "Moreover, t'nrl Henry, friend. It u t)f,h yrato, Lht. Marshal Now flanrra. la WwU could be on equal term lam the boy In a tha Na-h- o were If battle caae, to Francois ma every (her n about Virginia; It must ba beau- sparkling water, thers was sympathy sharp pealed kiifr.ir Chrtallrr ( Kranra l.y thaHint and Francois had Ilia buy tiful th other lth boya, to be country," aald AlUa. "I ahould bend In tb stream, and aa they turned day more deeply. The on thing ahould nil count ourselves lucky marahal of kraw-first that every lay ba E,l,l aonnut bar from the determined led ft lad do hero." could ahirh the ass tha by of lova riding, aa tha frea of At tha friendly llfa of tbosa It tha larg silvery green alope Lhi, r b 1 1 natal could which " gleaned out of Baron sniffed. Colonel Joy A as two hero!" Francois spoke, the Hampton .n Kriwta llalta great domains. I teller 1 could leava lawn lay befur them, with Its long fbmraautl, whit withUva Alisa,1 M France and should have. To b tbs captain he It A hla oan of Ian mere down French a trotted by waterpenaant shady tb countogether at and wharf (ha Vieques for such a barges lying L.n.yar-h- l dauaMor, lillar of ina Knmlra unlr A aa that.' whera thers ara no politi- side, and n ahlp unloading tl return the plantation on tha way to tha far account Of course, I have received ought to be a Joy. kaiailaon ha lira lha Mr' Imaalnathm try "II" llsrry cried and then was silent fields a here negroes worked In tha blm, because of your Infatuation for mrlaa of hla camimiana, Tha Ran cal volcanoes on top of which ona cargo from England. and then spok sorrow fully. "Buitits-,,-Rt man Kram-uiAnd haa the him. hums lha qualiaoutd autumn hat "a ra young you sunlight, must llva. With ua It la always plotoral off "It la tb Bea Lady" called young can not be!" Tha buy raftiaaa l laav lila pa . lt success baa been a socially ami Imatnnaa ft aupyial ting and secrecy. Always a war to Hampton. "Sba Is In before us and think of organlxlng a mounted troop ties. II trnin but In lhaami not be?" demanded Francola. III friaml-I.- , I Tan am a of not militia?" lha aurprlaed of Irarna 1 quit deny. ook back on aanrral or to look forward to. alia sailed so long after." iha not?" to comes exciteWhy In bri arson lha amoral ami Mamma should like to It a hen with But his flamed success, The boya far by II mads n quick movement forward go to Virginia." lha Rsnoral a'i, who rawpa'anod withZM There was n moment silence and nl hla said Francois, with hla great with hla pathetic broken atep for this ment. What aould ha think of It? Ila putting blm In a position abov men "But, omur Naptibatn. Mr-Ut- a Tb n painful effort the word cams. with I revolts. of blood It n aould think wn. Ilsiro, snMvs al lha Chalaati. waa request birth, my glorious, aonderful, I aRfam in rar for lha Mamma eyes glowing, "tha war ona now looks only son of tha Hampton family "My misfortune. I am lame." lalf a dozen big adjective. you, llenry, to use your Influenr forward to In Franra will ba short and cripple. l.n wlilla lha f'irmrr Rtaa I" Arort. And Francola cried out, "llenry all for Amorton glorious. And after I to have not endur can In men lha wer Thera this, on the many young Tha Martiula Iwfora laftyinR against Thera wrra people gathering that w ilt ba peacs, hla an, a.kril Kranmla lo ba ft friaml. of hram-la nonsense! What of It? It Is that him be should You none a for thers will ha a glv you command. neighborhood; all of them rode; promlw-aaulaoinly lionaparts ruling, lawn, negroes drawn up In line; tha of n thing you do as well as the bestsocial 2nra W lha I'halaan lo llva. Manilla and that means posiFrancola because the to bad men them your do; bright-coloreenough captain, women In turbans, strength and good aa a war.1 of such n seat, such dim laavlnn ltiro K,4amaral. ro and Krancola government" nnd women both showing whit teeth had a hold on them a man may not tion baa made lha enterprise possible. riding. aaWho has Allan. lha not then, 1 deha Why you? If soma hands If In because misfortune five a But, at ran boy who prove lo and your dungeon spend "How year aMi with a yet tha In believe tha great cappleasure they grinned 'you Franrola aavaa on. "It la settled. went And mand?" lmia Napln. color A rnrn aeema a more lib other mad of a act of painful bravery tain and In hla blood." and Allxa tha excitement of watching the ahlp dashing Ma llfa. Tha Rsnnral dlaotivara from amlted down darkened the boy'a face and bis brows I hava talked to them all see tha alg promt hwra All.' and aatrarla on Bra com In. Then n whit light flgura face at tha pals th between Intarfar Mm lhal ha will Bt The colonel went on. "I natures. You are tha captain, my n and gathered. ran down tha broad greenness, lo Italy with Its lifelong enthusiasm. irl ami I Intro. Krancola Run Hortanaa should make no objection to thaL But" llenry and I ara your right hand and an rat ary l IMetro. yunan "One must" said Francola simply, girl stood, golden curia on her about' i, tilana lha naaapa of bar non touts again be pulled at the cornets of hla your left hand yea and your feet, too, ribbons n with blua straw bat dors, by diaatilalnR him and Martiula and paused, and went on. "For me mustache with eolemnlty "I muat re- whenever you need me." hnr larkaya. Franco Vipfl you know, Allxa, bow It la. How tha tying down eome of tha golden curia, Mar'iuta Zat'pl a plsce. who la lit. In lha "But," aald Harry, dazed, It la really you to use your Influence abso- and quest watched stood and nil not but baa always lamia, firnaasd star of tha Bonaparte wat of llurtanna and from place; dont you want to be capyour to this I parvenu lutely prevent Krancola lure seemed lo bo my atari 1 bellev that waved an eager friendly hand. a. lamla'a bmthar other I the shot at boyishly. ba tain?" allowtna Auainana from lha holl being placed over you, I believe that my llfa la tied to that It Is my cousin Lucy." Harry art ore and hi molhif lo And with that Francois arm waa Harry Hampton put hla hand on tha was more than hu- Hampton aald, and Francola, looking la ft prlaonar Of lha Austrian fur house. Kopolcon about bis shoulder again as tha two flv'a ynara In lha cast la owned hr I'latro btmaelf him and lifting table beside man to my mind, his touch aet ma at him, saw hla eyes fixed on her In Ila dlaaovara In hla guard one of stood together, aid Francois waa hi before uncle, aid stood with that Ihruush aside for his uses In my cradle." ("atoi'a old family servant, and tently. "But yea." he eald. "I hhi leaning a little on the table as bl laughing. him anmln word lo hla frtnmla ofIMatro In a few minutes mors, leaving tha "And made you a chevalier," Allx That la a secret. Hla should like rlnrht. Tha Rnnnral. Alisa and rnacua. It lame foot made It necessary, but yet considered. "That waa a true acco- ship with hla halting careful atep, hear from Franco! and plan hla with laughter. "You waa brilliant faca and Auatrlnn of decision full a lha dignity. of n as rueat figure Krancola You would hava a Francois saw him kiss her cousinly lade. Francola. I " Inspect castla of my know, lha may prison llenry, that 1 am only rnr And I muat refuse absolutely, to that title under another Bona- yet It seemed not altogether cousinly "Ppl. right Interior of lha wlna cellar of lha valn-ah. very vain," he repeated Uncle Henry, to do anything of the Krancola receive a nola from IMetro es and with that ha was saying a word hla parte." from tell It. 1 love titles and how aacnpe In "Never lo detail 1 Aa ly. In am not you plaining question. about "My new friend, tba Chevalier "I believe so, Alixe." orison. Alisa awaits him on horseback and 1 Importance. I like to be shall use honors say, 1 hav- e- misfortune. and leads him lo hla friend onboard "And my father believes It Bo you Beaupre," and tha gtri'a quick hand Chevalier called though Indeed that 1 ace the to that Influence have what the American sailing vessel, tha Lovely must hurry and get well and come clasp and tba warm welcome In her Lucy. of I U my rlyht, he added with a quick made Is Chevalier captain Hraupre m feel made Francois of back to Franca and be fit for work voice honey, the company he haa organized and la I touch of dignity. "And I should like CHAPTER XIX. when the prince needs you, Chevalier If a place in her friendship bad been Thla la fitting. 1 am I very much to b captain of this com to educate. Beaupre. My father has told you that waiting for blm always. I him call to some-whermy friend, and 1 am pany of fine young ineo. the flowers proud The Sacrifice. a movement Is preparing? He Is reck Then, from back of her, from I does one to 1 aay? of the South. But It am enough glad that towered suddenly n tall man. Toun Henry Hampton, thrilled to less, my father, and it troubles me. It I la not best." He held up hls forefinger I hla aa mind a as realize that large him. over seized . the core at this drama, bent might be unsafe for him to live In with large features, and first not to be measured by petty standards and looked enormously worldly-wlaenattlata laid him on the deck, and France If hla part In these plots were Harry Hampton's band and then "My to Welcome Is the Friend not would You young mind; No. Is a peasant Nephaws If he la a prince or If he turned to the stranger with the same looked up anxiously at Tletro. known." Roanok House." la qulta Immaterial, because he Is first messieurs would not mind, perhaps and of entire Is he living?" be asked. hospitality air pleasure come to Virginia Then you could He but the fathers ah, the father!" He very great thing himself." He waa living, though for an hour or to Carnlfax," and Francola amlled. "My nephews friend Is welcome at out acquiring a halo which adheres threw back hla head and gazed at the colonel, astonished from the turned a for two the devoted friends who cared But Alixe flushed. "That la Fietro'a Roanoke house," he Mid, and Frahcols, afterward; It was fairly certain that was celling with eyes of horror. Then with hla with gone. halting atep him doubted If they had not got him estate, .not ours," she said quickly; with hla few words of English, under- military company, originating with the and a start and a hand flung out, "And the horse masters the young succeed. soul Shortly would laat to the Chevalier Beaupre, hack only to loae him. But that and then she rose and bent over the stood enough to be warmed mothers! Mon Dleul But the mothwith word left and was had ordered he Three daye later effort of the change to the ahlp being sick boy. "1 must go to my father at his first contact with southern hos- And It succeeded. went out, ers, Henry! They would make what it was started with the cordial sane Ebenezer, the butler, aa he past, when consciousness came again now, ahe said, and caught hla pltl pitality. bed' home till be you call It a b 1 of a time, la It not? not would ha that "It la my uncle, Colonel Hampton, tion of the fathers and the enthusiasm he grew strong more rapidly. ful hands suddenly In both hers. But was Camirax. off Harry roared with Joy at the territoward of the eons. Francole was, of course, time, and "I thought the Austrians would oh! Francole, I wish I could tell you Harry's voice waa explaining. fied hla whisper. "But I have neither, fa he finding began, Francola, to whisthe moving spirit and the responsible 1 came aboard," he nab me-- as They would not bear of his going how It changes all the world to have nor mother, he suggested. ther In that over hls friend papers busy Carnlfax not for daye, not for head, and Francois was hard at work pered, smiling gaily as he gasped the you back again and she was gone. masame Henry," argued Francola with "Ah, carved same at that hie library, achool alt? of old lore at In back the should he go my calling words to AUxe. "It was firm In hla tone, "that satisfaction Francois, trembling with n rapture month; why He the deep where pack desk, today r were to daye at Salnt-Cyand reading books hogany mind. he could not quiet, lay, not stirring, be- Colonel Hampton asked. If he ao suitable." makes I want you agea of old letters "Francola, And Altxe laughed at him, and told cause he feared to break the spell of be only a year or two In Virginia, why on tactics and all military subjects. "Suitable!" Inquired Henry. to apeak to f ou about something beHenry,1 " Mid Colonel Hampton one blm that they were far out on the Ad' the touch of her hands; feeling within trouble to aet up housekeeping alone "But yes, my friend. It kills Jealour fore meeting.1 Roanoke at bouse breakfast Roanoke when after American morning rlatic now, safe under the him a rebel hope that yet he would in that big house, All la grist, one says, that of out la ousy. The then? "What boy motoo to a "1 want to apeak you House, flag, and the Austrians left two bun' not let take hold of blm. Could it be? was here and In order, and only to your mill. All la fathers. comes Black You been breath. have running for a ment In my study." dred miles behind. Waa It true? Did ahe care for him and glad to keep him. So Francola to the poor orphan and mothers la all again, my Henry that horae Harry. went calmly Into the dim, Hawk Even if they had nabbed me,1 not Pietro? Was that the reason that week or two atayed. And found blm Is Monsieur the there besides that, the of soon, will strong you complain with Us paneled sees the uncle of whispered Francois, "those two daye in all these years she and Pietro were self, shortly, a notability. Harry Hamp- pleasant, old room, One that Colonel. a In such la are It you walls and portraits set Into the panel beast What with you would have paid." will be contented. - And still only Bister and brother? Yet, he ton, hla boyish ambition for adventure the across race must one captain to that say burry uncle And Alixe shuddered a little and told caught and choked the thought Even and daring denied every personal out ing; be had no fear of what hla 1 country ao of a good hour of the morm whom ahould wish to content but my nim to go to sleep and atop thinking then he had no right, he could not let, because of that accident In baby might say for he waa not merely the first benefactor In this first my host, log In hie ward life and living young nephew of Austrians, for they were out of his would not tell her what ahe wae to hood which had started him in 1 believe, Indeed, be would he land? too to talk was intent But Henry of his uncles house he wae the owner of life now forever. him. He would be Pietro's friend al' hopelessly lame, waa as proud "It la Important," he said displeased If I should take the place. of most of the acres which made the nothings. bird Austrian next the from Francola aald salvage "My seigneur, ways as he had promised long ago; must have a captain for I believe he Is not satisfied of my "We briefly. been plantation a great one. Colonel Hampday when the general took hla turn at more, a thousand times more now, prey as If Francola record had for ton considered that In hla treatment the company at once, and It muat be birth." sitting by hla bed, "may I ask a ques when Pietro had given back to him hla, own. Much more frankly proud, And beneath the nonsense of Franhe could talk about it, and did. Alixe of. Harry, and Harry knew It well you." tion? ra- cole, Henry could but acknowledge the freedom and life and hope. amlled Francois de bols!" "Sabre had told him a great deal, and the enough. Moreover, It was an unspok "Any question In the world, Fran en secret that Harry or Lucy had the diantly. "The good Idea! I can not at XX. cois, my son," the general growled episode of the headlong rescue CHAPTER a fellow more beautiful to be Prince Louie Napoleon, the capture right of strength over weakness In aImagine than I. Can you?1 him, aa if the tender words were a decaptain the house, of head the with and Imprisonment and final theatrical dealing fiance to an enemy. aerloua-mlndeA Social Crisis. combined aometlmea with . But Henry was altogether the Francols hesitated. "About Alixe On a day the ship sailed into a splem escape, went like wildfire about ro- Obstinacy he consent then? will "You the weakness, It la true, but yet the two and Pietro." It did roadstead, big enough to hold the countryside, and stirred all of "1 not did think him. at threw the that southern youngsters understood clearly mance of the The general ahook hla head. "Ah but 1 see It should this till morning, a head was colonel to the graceby only hero the wanted ere. Every bouse that! That I cannot tell you, Fran ful fiction. So young Henry Hampton be done at once. We shall all want break bread, and under young Harry cols. Sometimes I believe that I have no alarm at the quality of hla you, of course, and want nobody else.1 been mistaken, the general as proud wing Francois went gladly to felt Now Henry Hampton, not having tone. The colonel eat down In uncle's frend meet all these friends of his he stopped looked oddly at Francole of the question till this morm throne-likthought As the general had aald years ago, the biggest chair, a chair and smiled. "Sometimes I believe that had no right to make this Btate-men- t Ing, lad and faced the he In Its note finest dignity; hla simplicity struck the even I, ev.en Gaspard Gourgaud, might In a full round voice of certainty. of sophisticated high breeding; more- pulled importantly at the end of hla Tet he knew every man In the commake a mistake in trying to play the high-bremustache. with lived over, he had good God, and arranging lives. That "This troop of cavalry about organ' pany, and he felt in himeelf the force people In more than one country; the might be yes. In any case I cannot to answer for them. He answered aristocrats of Virginia were delighted ized? he demanded. tell." for them without a hesitation. And a name for rather thats big "Well, with hla young nobleman, as they Francois, thinking deeply, hazarded with that Francois laughing face grew la like going Henry, but It thought him with his charm'of man it,' Uncle answered another question. "He loves her? He pushed the letters from him grave. W Henry, junior. the with streak," ner and hla stirring history, "I believe sd, Indeed, said the genand up and came across to the boy got I tomorrow and lines of suffering still In his thin face meet again today, business. eral. "He cares most to be with us and put hls arm around hls and bent and the broad lock of gray the badge think we eball begin with her. Ah yes, I ave no doubt that as he sat still and stiff. shoulder Colonel of "1 Hampton it, approve of that Buffering In hla dark hair he loves her. But why It goes no farFrench These ways of hls friend with the quaint foreign accent too, and stated. ther eapristl! It is beyond me but they Immensely, Henry pleased The head his bowed gravely. of turns Harry the unexpectedness In the that! I would knock their foolish heads with him embarrass' also petrified on. colonel went his rapidly increasing English. together, me but that Is not conveniand appropriate ment. Francois was not in the least He It is a well-breAnd now he had left Roanoke, and Flapped It Open Before Harrys ent." He patted the broad A gentleman embarrassed. amusement of method wae living In the great old house on Eyea. "Does she love Pietro? shoulder affectionately. afyoung of military Pietros land, the old house which had should know something "Mon dleul he said How can a mere man gently. Henry, My good and clear-sighte-d the ah But faire. ranking logic. So It happened been lived In a hundred years before ay that? She 1b a woman. I do not Such details are What a loyal heart and what a reck' that Henry Hampton became captain ah old arrangements? the had It, father bought Pietros know not in the least, the general less one! How then can you answer of the Jefferson Troop, to the entire house In which grandchildren of Pie- not unlikely with gentlemen of the for all those messieurs? exploded at him. are all aa satisfaction' of all concerned. , ' except first families, you tro live today. "But Pietro loves her? Francois hls head and began. up flung a Harry The General Shook Hla Head. Into later Imporone to (TO BE CONTINUED.) broken crystallize odd his Eng Something in asked again, his wistful smiling eyes i man who has been the They will if they do not I shall make , tance. The en and his a in Into Then vivacity world. the something llsb, ships of half them but Francois stopped the bold searching the general's face. My Ladys Mirror. of of this young very leader company the of the warmth in wide flashing river, the James river, ergy, something "Yes I am sure of It" Exercise Is a splendid skin tonic. , In men will not unlikely be the man words. four or five miles wide down there at heart which the poor souls felt to And Francole Bmlled. he said quietly yet with a A brisk walk, no matter if In the rain, "No, In ah affairs a as of leader thought than negroes none the and him up quicker "No one could help it," he Bald half its mouth. And up and up which the other recog will freshen the complexion, even ad befascinated the slaves of greater moment to come. May I tone of finality to himself. will not be necessary. And it freshens the flowers, and a simple That nlzed. bright river, the narrowing river, now feel a heart is who the captain? who fell to his unaccustomed manag- Inquire In a day more little Battista came tween It low green banks, with are my good friends; aperient will do wonders for a muddy messieurs the looked troubled, and Hampton Henry met had house ement He Henry Clay Into Francois cabin and put clothes and again a glimpse of a large they will treat me with honor; they skin. It remains for all women to with the proud aristocrats of Virginia as impatient. on him and mum-m- y and of gardens and lawns green a will be better to me than I deserve. I preserve such beauty as they have him like We wrapped Why, nobody yet. Uncle Henry. men and women, and given them the In coatB and rugs, and tarried him June, b one sailed past. There were so few and to cure the defects which are peknow that well. , of to course, not But, that have met got he these In his arms world who did not, to culiar to them or that time was in the Harry Hampton told Francois whos best of himself; people up on deck, and there laid . black people no the Chevalier him In a hammock on the sunny side lived in them aa they went by seem hls good friends. "But, wrought. Every skin is different and him. Francois, Colonel same. interrupted Hampton them the of the Bhip. And the salt air blew on and Carters and Byrds and Ran otherwise, and gave so. That Is what my Henry, I will not be the captain. ipuet be treated accordingly, and It difficult, By the crystal truth In him the first Exactly. I thought strange-soundinhis face and he and It dolphs by Chevalier must 1 have thought of that, If you have not. takes a reasoning woman to experiip,' The gulped avoid. I wish to and it happened the been vanquished, bad the ear of Rnd by Alixe Look here." ment carefully and find out the projo-e- r brought a chair and sat English names in Mr. Hampton knew not differently with these other human not be.the captain." by him and read to him, and Francois Frenchman. Young to and the desk He swung words method of treatment for her skin. the slipped hotly. The boy caught up mishandled property out & drawer, and had a long folded r Most women, whether they ba ky quiet and wondered if heaven them all. It seemed; many of them beings. Pietros We done has it all he Uncle FranHenry, month by month; were hie cousins; Francois listened grew orderly could be any improvement on this. paper In hls hands. , He flapped It fleshy or thin, walk far too little. The word pic cois, in the saddle most of the time, all want him. So, on that long, bright, calm morn surprised, interested, to the not have open before ilarryB eyes. It was a woman who tends to be flesby should; must But you end to of the Exactly. end from plantariding Ing at Bea Francois lay In the ham ture which the Virginian unconsciousformal notice to Mr. Henry Hampton, walk for at least an hour every day, 1 am surprised at you, Henry! haption, found his bands full and hie work him. ock and watched the million little ly drew, aa he talked of every-dathat the Jefferson troop of Vir- and do it regularly and- systematicIs man Junior, this that Do you remember and a way of liv- Interesting, and his health and waves to be led ginia had elected him aa Its captain. ally. As she gets accustomed to the Do want peasant-born- ? you glisten and break for unknown penings, of a society from any that back though strength coming miles over the aunllt water, and li- ing quite different Harry flushed violently and hls exercise she should Increase the num- Into battle by a person whose rank was a slower progress. mouth quivered with pleasure, with ber of miles 6he walks a dav sted to the voice he loved best in the Frenchman had ever heard oL our own of Is that not above most do who are likely The people With that they were In sight of to be the world, as it told him of those otheps nervousness, with unhappiness. The she is doing fire miles. Exchange! people who can do a thing see the one might house !Whom he loved Roanoke of and the 1 a t a u. tr IM-t- fit" an-ola ' ele. -- Bad-kin- e, large-minde- d u warm-bloode- d that" e . d d . thick-lipped- Har-rlBon- dim-soule- y also, - places i. r d. |