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T-ai.pl aixt ratnpalaned «nh Iha •■natal
under Napu|e<m Mar<|uia /.appi and Ma
•oa. Pletro. arrive al Iha Chateau Tha
general ati * t -ere fur Iha Marsala
anii while Iha former (wa in America
Tha Maripila t-fur- lasting fur America
aah.it Kranrola In l>a a frl'iul of hie a* fi
TI.a laijr solemnly prumla^a Kranrola
in iha 4'hai«au lu llta Mam ila
Zappl dtea lasting I'leiro aa a ward "f
Iha general Allte. I'leir* and Kianmi*
meet a etrange ho* who provee l ha
hliwn l> ila Napoleon Krancole aa*ea
hie Ufa Tha Briinral .liannara Kranrnla
fovea Aliae. and eatrart* a prmnlee from
him that ha will nnl Interfere betwi-en Iha
«trl and It.iro Kranrola *oa in llalr
aa aai-r.larr m Pletro y .wn lli.rlanaa
plana Iha eerap« of liar aon Umla Na-
poleon by dlagulalng him and Marau'a
/«PPl aa har larkeya Kranrola taaea
Muriiula Xappl'a plai-a. who la III. In Iha
aacapa of llorlanaa and l.oule. Hreaei-d
aa (>iula'a brother Kranrola luraa Iha
Aoatrtan* from Iha hotel allowing tha
prim a and hla mothar to ea< ape Kran-
• ola la a prlaoner of the Auatrlana for
B a )>a In tha caatle owned bv I'latrn
In Italy. Ila dlerovera In hla guard ona of
I'lajro'a old family eervanta, and through
him -n U word to hla frlanda of hla
Rlilthl Tha general. Allaa and Pletro
aar from Kranrola and plan hla reecue
Kranrola aa a gueal of tha Aualiian fov-
arnor of tha eaatle prlaon Inaporta tha
Iniarlot of tha wln« rallar of tha Zappla
Kranrola rerelvee a note from Platro a*,
plaining In datall how to aarapa from hla
prlaon. 4|l*a awalta him on horaabark
and laada him to hla frlanda on board
tha American aalltng veaael. tha "Lovely
Lucy."
de r la kin; and h* wondered that ha
bad Indeed rume through Iba lout
nigbltuarw of prlaon lu tbla bapplneea
"Mr Hampton hae be.m talking 10
me aU>ui Virgin la. 11 muai b a keen
ilful country, said Alia* "I abould
! «• Iba free friendly Uf* of those
great domain* I believe I could leav*
Kranr and Vlrotaa for rark a coun
try aa tL«i. tkira ib r* an no palul
cal trolcanoaa on lop of vblrb ona
uuat ll*o With m It la ftlwajra pkn
tin« nnd aarrarjr Alvaya a war lo
look bark on or to look forward to.
abould Ilka 10 go to Virginia "
"ttnli" aald Francola. with bla «raat
ayaa glowing, "tha war ona now look a
forward to In Kranra will ba abort and
glorloua And afti^ that will b« praca.
for ibara will ba a Itonaiiaria ruling,
and that maaoa atrangtb and good
goyarnmaot."
"How you baliava In iba graat cap-
tain and lo bla blood." and Allga
amiled down at tha pala fata on #ra
with Ila lifelong antbuslaam.
"Ona muat." aald Krancoia almply.
and pauaad, and want on. "For mo---
you know. Allia, how It la. How th*
"tar of tha Mooapartoa haa alwaya
-teemed to b« my atar! I believe that
I belie*, that iny life la tied 10 that
bouae. Nopoleon waa mora than bu
man to my mind, hla touch aet ma
aalde for hia uaca In my cradle.
"And made you a chevalier." Allxa
considered. "That waa a trua ^co-
lade. Francois. You would have a
right to that title under another Bona-
parte."
"I believe ao. Allxa."
"And my father bellevea It. So you
must hurry and g* t wall and come
back to France and be lit for work
w-hen the prince needs you. Chevalier
Heaupre. My father has told you that
a movement Is preparing? He Is reck-
less. my father, and It troubles me. It
might be unsafe for him to live In
France If hla part In these plots were
known."
"Then you could come to Virginia—
to Oarnlfax," and Francois smiled.
Hut Alixe flushed. "That ia Pletro'a
estate, not ours," she said quickly;
and then she rose and bent over the
sick boy. "I must go to my father
now," she said, and caught his piti-
ful hands suddenly in both hers. "But
oh! Francois, I wish I could tell you
how It changes all the world to have
you back again"—and she was gone.
Francois, trembling with a rapture
he could not quiet, lay, not stirring, be-
cause he feared to break the spell of
the touch of her bands; feeling within
him a rebel hope that yet he would
not let take hold of him. Could It be
Was it true? Did she care for him and
not Pletro? Was that the reason that
in all these years she and Fietro were
still only sister and brother? Yet, he
caught and choked the thought. Even
then he had no right, he could not,
would not tell her what she wae to
him. He would be Pletro's friend al
ways as he had promised long ago;
more, a thousand times more now
when Pletro had given back to him
freedom and life and hope.
CHAPTER XX.
A Social Crlsi*.
On a day the ship sailed Into a splen-
did roadstead, big enough to hold the
CHAPTER XIX.
Th* Sacrifice.
Young Henry Hampton, thrilled to
the core at this drama, bent over him.
as Battlsta laid him on the deck, and
looked up anxiously at Pietro.
"Ia he living?" he asked.
He waa living, though for an hour or
two the devoted friends who cared for
him doubted If they had not got him
hock only to lose him. But that last
effort of the change to the ship being
past, when consciousness came again
he grew strong more rapidly.
"I thought—the Austrian*—would
nab me— aa I came aboard," he whis-
pered, smiling gaily as he gasped the
words to Alixe. "It was—firm in my
mind."
And Alixe laughed at him, and told
him that they were far out on the Ad-
riatic now. safe under the American
flag, and the Austrians left two hun
dred miles behind.
"Even If they had—nabbed me,"
whispered Francois, "those two days
with you would have paid."
And Alixe shuddered a little and told
him to go to sleep and stop thinking
of Austrians, for they were out of his
life now forever.
"My eeigneur," said Francois next
day w hen the general took his turn at
sitting by his bed, "may I ask a ques-
tion?"
"Any question In the world, Fran-
cols, my son," the general growled at
him, as if the tender words were a de-
fiance to an enemy.
Francois hesitated. "About Alixe
and Pletro."
The general shook his head. "Ah
that! That I cannot tell you, Fraq-
cois. Sometimes I believe that I have
been mistaken, that—" the general as
he stopped looked oddly at Francois
and smiled. "Sometimes I believe that
even I, even Gaspard Gourgaud, might
1. make a mistake in trying to play the
good God, and arranging lives. That
might be—yes. in any case I cannot
tell."
Francois, thinking deeply, hazarded
another question. "He loves her?
"I believe so, Indeed," said the gen-
eral. "He cares most to be with us—
with her. Ah yea, I have no doubt that
he l" -tt« her. But why It goes no far-
ther—eapristl! It Is beyond me—
that! I would knock their foolish heads
together, me—but that is not conveni-
ent."
"Does she love Pletro?"
"Mon dleu! How can a mere man
•ay that? She Is a woman. I do not
know—not In the least," the general
exploded at him.
"But Pletro loves her?" Francois
asked again, his wistful smiling eyes
searching the general's face.
"Yea—I am sure of it."
And Francois smiled.
"No one could help It," he said half
to himself.
In a day more little Battlsta came
Into Francois" cabin and put clothes
on Tim and wrapped him like a mum-
my In coata and rugs, and carried him
in his arms up on deck, and there laid
talm in a hammock on the sunny side
of the ship. And the salt air blew on
his face and he gulped It In, and by
and by Alixe brought a chair and sat
by him and read to him, and Francois
lay quiet and wondered if heaven
could be any Improvement on this.
So, on that long, bright, calm morn-
ing at sea Francois lay in the ham-
mock and watched the million little
waves glisten and break for unknown
miles over the aunlit water, and lis-
tened to the voice he loved beat la the
world, aa it told him of those other* J With that they were In alght of
• bom be loved alao. aad of the places I Roaooke bouse—one might see the
The General Shook His Head.
ships of half the world. Then Into a
wide flashing river, the James river,
four or five miles wide down there at
Ita mouth. And up and up and up the
bright river, the narrowing river, be-
tween its low green banka, with now
and again a glimpse of a large house
and of gardena and lawna green with
June, as one sailed paat.
Harry Hampton told Francoia who
lived in them aa they went by—Har
rlsons and Carters and Byrds and Ran-
dolphs — strange-sounding, difficult.
English names In the ear of the
Frenchman. Young Mr. Hampton knew
them all. it seemed; many of them
were his coualns; Francois listened,
surprised, interested, to the word pic-
ture which the Virginian unconacioua-
ly drew, aa he talked of everyday hap
pen-nits, of a society and a way of liv-
ing quite different from any the
Frenchman had ever heard of.
ronfa of Ike building* over Ih* tr***
Harry Hampton puint*ddi oul with a
•ouch of ••rlt«OMMii la bla grave man
■•r Than, as oo* *npp d along Ik*
sparkling water. Ikere waa a aharp
band in ike atr«a . and aa they turned
It Ike Ian* silvery green slope ot the
laws lay before them, with Ila Ions
wharf and barges lying at the water
aide, and a ship unloading Its return
cargo from Kngland
"It Is the tfes l«dy" called young
Hampton Mb* la In before us -and
she sslled so long sft*r."
II* made a quick movement forward
with his pathatlc broken atep-for tbla
only aon of tbe Hamptoo family was a
cripple
There were people gathering on the
lawn, nagroe* drawn up In Una; the
woman In bright colored turbaua. men
and women both abowlng white teeth
as they grinned with the plesaure and
the excitement of watching the ship
come In. Than a white light flgure
ran down tha broad greenne**. and a
girl stood, golden curls on her shoul
der*, s strsw hst with blue ribbons
tying down some of the golden curls,
but not all stood snd wstcbed snd
waved an eager friendly band.
"It Is my cousin Lucy." Harry
Hampton said, and Francois, looking
at hltn, saw hla eyes fixed on her In
tently.
In a few mlnutea mora, leaving the
ahlp with bis baiting careful atep.
Francois saw him kiss her cousinly—
yet it seemed not altogether cousinly
—and with that be waa saying a word
about "My new friend, the Chevalier
Heaupre," and the girl's quick hand
clasp and the warm welcome in her
voice of honey, made Francois feel as
If a place In her friendship bad been
waiting for him alwaya.
Then, from back of her, from some-
where, towered suddenly a tall man.
with large features, and first seized
Harry Hampton's hand and then
turned to the stranger with the same
air of entire pleasure and hospitality.
"My nephew's friend Is welcome at
Roanoke house," he said, and Francois,
with his few words of English, under-
stood enough to be warmed to the soul
at his first contact with southern hos-
pitality.
"it Is my uncle, Colonel Hampton,"
Harry's voice was explaining.
They would not hear of his going to
Carnlfax—not for days, not for a
month; why should he go at all?—
Colonel Hampton asked. If he were to
be only a year or two In Virginia, why
trouble to set up housekeeping alone
in that big'house, when Roanoke house
was here and in order, and only too
glad to keep him. So Francois for a
week or two stayed. And found him-
self, shortly, a notability. Harry Hamp-
ton, his boyish ambition for adventure
and daring denied every personal out-
let, because of that accident In baby-
hood which had started him In life
hopelessly lame, was as proud of his
salvage from the Austrian bird of
prey as If Francois' record had been
his own. Much more frankly proud, for
he could talk about it, and did. Alixe
had told him a great deal, and the
episode of the headlong rescue of
Prince Louis Napoleon, the capture
and Imprisonment and final theatrical
escape, went like wild-fire about the
countryside, and stirred all the ro-
mance of the warm-blooded southern-
ers. Every house wanted the hero to
break bread, and under young Harry's
proud wing Francois went gladly tc
meet all these friends of his frend
As the general had said years ago,
his simplicity struck the finest note
of sophisticated high breeding; more-
over, he had lived with high-bred
people in more than one country; the
aristocrats of Virginia were delighted
with his young nobleman, as they
thought him—with his charm of man-
ner and his stirring history, with the
lines of suffering still in his thin face
and the broad lock of gray—the badge
of that suffering—In his dark hair;
with the quaint foreign accent too, and
the unexpectedness in the turns of
his rapidly Increasing English.
And now he had left Roanoke, and
was living in the great old house on
Pletro's land, the old house which bad
been lived in a hundred years before
Pletro's father had bought it. the old
house in which grandchildren of Ple-
tro live today.
Something in his odd broken Eng-
lish. something In his vivacity and en-
ergy, something in the warmth of the
heart which the poor soul* felt In
him—none quicker than negroes to
feel a heart—fascinated the slaves
who fell to his unaccustomed manage-
ment. He had met Henry Clay and
the proud aristocrat* of Virginia as
men and women, and given them the
best of himself; he met theee thick
lipped, dim-souled. black people no
otherwise, and gave them the same.
By the crystal truth In him the fli*st
had been vanquished, and it happened
not differently with these other human
beings. Pletro's mishandled property
grew orderly month by month; Fran
more Young llenty Hamptos. ruled
oui of ike larger pert of bis natural
plaaaurea by that ateru by-taw of na
lure, which bad made bin Ian*, ap
P* al d lo Kranrola eyi pslhy evert
day moro deeply Tbe one thing
wbirb the Isd rould do was riding
' Henry." Krsnrois spoke, ss tks two
trotted together down s absdy Una of
Ike plantation on tbe way to ibe far
fields where negroe* worked la the
autunn sunlight, "what would you
think of organising a mounted troop
of mlllita?"
The boy's face flamed wiib eirlie
met.I Wbst would h* think of It? II*
would think It glorlou*. wond*rful,
bslf a dosen big sdjoctl***.
There were many youog men In th*
neighborhood; all of tbem rode, none
of them had enough to do; Franco!*
had a hold on them -a man may not
spend five years In a dungeon berause
of a daahtng mad act of bravery with
'My Nephew's Friend Is Welcoms to
Rosnoks House."
out acquiring a halo which adheres
afterward; it was fairly certain that a
military company, originating with the
Chevalier Beaupre, would succeed.
And It succeeded. Three days later
it was started with the cordial sanc-
tion of the fathers and tbe enthusiasm
of the eona. Francois waa, of course,
the moving spirit and the responsible
head, and Francois was hard at work
calling back the old lore of hie school-
days at Saint-Cyr and reading books
on tactics and all military subjects.
"Henry," said Colonel Hampton one
morning after breakfast at Roanoke
House, "I want to speak to you a mo-
ment in my study."
Harry went calmly Into the dim,
pleasant, old room, with its paneled
walls and portraits set into the panel-
ing; he had no fear of what his uncle
might say, for he was not merely the
young nephew and ward living in his
uncle's house—he was the owner of
most of the acres which made the
plantation a great one. Colonel Hamp-
ton considered that in his treatment
of Harry, and Harry knew it well
enough. Moreover, It was an unspok-
en secret that Harry or Lucy had the
right of strength over weakness in
dealing with the head of the house.
Obstinacy combined sometimes with
weakness, it is true, but y§t the two
youngsters understood clearly that the
colonel was the head only by a grace-
ful fiction. So young Henry Hampton
felt no alarm at the quality of his
uncle's tone. The colonel sat down in
the biggest chair, a chair throne-like
in its dignity; he faced the lad and
pulled importantly at the end of his
mustache.
"This troop of cavalry about organ-
ized?" he demanded.
"Well, that's rather a big name for
It, Uncle Henry, but It is going like a
streak," answered Henry, junior. "We
meet again today, and tomorrow I
think we shall begin business."
"1 approve of it," Colonel Hampton
stated
Harrj bowed his head gravely. The
colonel went on.
"It is a well-bred and appropriate
method of amusement. A gentleman
should know something of military af-
fairs. But—ah—the ranking and—
ah—arrangements? Such—details are
not unlikely with gentlemen of the
first families, as you all are—except
one—to crystallize Into a—later impor-
tance. The man who has been the
leader of this company of very young
men will not unlikely be the man
thought of as a leader In—ah—affairs
of greater moment to come. May I
inquire who Is the captain?"
Henry Hampton looked troubled,
impatient.
"Why. nobody yet. Uncle Henry. We
have not got to that. But, of course,
the Chevalier—"
Colonel Hampton Interrupted him.
"Exactly. I thought so. That is what
wish to avoid. The Chevalier must
not be the captain."
Tbe l«y caught up the words hotly.
'Uncle Henry, he has done it nil We
cois. in the saddle most of the time. I all want him."
riding from end to end of tbe planta "Exactly. But you must not have
tion. found his hands full and his work him. 1 am surprised at you. Henry!
Interesting, and his health and Do you remember that this man Is
strength coming back— though tha: peasant bem? Do you want to be led
was a slower progress. 1 Into battle by a person whose rank
The people w ho do most are likely I ia not abov* that of our own **rv-
to be tbe peopl* who can do a thing I *
CO*rAK#r /9/j by nfraaa ne**ux ca
"Led Into bslite!" Voting llesry
laughed shortly i.*d into s corn
field Is nor* like It " And tbe« bis
glance • red Mor*o«*r. I 'ncle ll*sry.
If there wers bnttlo Is Ike esse, we
abould sll const ourselves lucky to be
led by —s b*ro "
"A hero'" t'olonel llnnptoa *nlff*d
"A mere French peasant by bis ows
account. Of course. I have r**ei«*d
bin, becau** of your Infatuation for
him. And th* young nan has qusll
tie* ||* has been n success socially
I will not deny I an quit* surprised
by bis surceas Hut wbsn It conss to
putting bin In a position sbov* nan
of birth, ny blood revolts. I request
you. Henry, to use your Influence
against ihls. I ran not andur* to ba**
hln glv* you rommanda. You should be
th* captain, beraua* your soclsl posi-
tion baa mad* the enterprla* possible
But. yst. If- your misfortune- If soma
other seems more fit—" A painful color
darkened tbe boy'a face and hffe brows
gathered. The colonel went on. "I
ahould make no objection to that. But
again hs pulled st the cornets of hi*
mustscb* with solemnity—"I must re-
quest you to use your Influence sbso-
lutely 10 prevent this psrvenu from
being placed over you."
Harry Hampton put bla hand on the
table beside blm and lifting himself
with that aid stood before bis uncle,
leaning a little on tbe table sa bla
lame foot made It neceasary, but yet
a flgure full of declalon and dignity.
"And I nust refuse absolutely,
Cncle Henry, to do anything of the
kind. I am not In question. As you
say, I have—a misfortune. I shall use
what influence I have to see that the
Chevalier Beaupre la made captain of
the company he baa organized and Is
to educate. This is fitting. I am
proud to call him my friend, and I am
glad that I am large-minded enough to
realize that aa large a mind aa his Is
not to be measured by petty atandarda.
If he Is a prince or If he is a peasant
Is quite immaterial, because he la first
very great thing—himself." He
turned from the astonished colonel,
and with his halting step waa gone.
Shortly the young master's horse
was ordered and he had left word with
Ebenezer, the butler, ae he went out,
that he would not be home till bed-
time, and waa off toward Carnifax.
"Francois," he began, finding his
friend busy over his papers In that
same library, at that same carved ma-
hogany desk, where today lie the pack-
ages of old letters—"Francois, I want
to speak to you—about something—be-
.fore our meeting."
"What then? The boy la out of
breath. You have been running Black
Hawk again, my Henry—that horse
will complain of you soon, the strong
beast. What ie it you are in such a
hurry to say that one must race across
country so of a good hour of the morn-
ing?"
But Henry was too Intent to talk
nothings. "It is important," he said
briefly. "We muet have a captain for
the company at once, and it must be
you."
"Sabre de bois!" smiled Francois ra-
diantly. "The good idea! I can not
imagine a fellow more beautiful to be
a captain than I. Can you?"
But Henry was altogether serious-
minded. "You will consent then?" he
threw at him. "I did not think of it
till this morning, but I see it should
be done at once. We shall all want
you, of course, and want nobody else."
Now Henry Hampton, not having
thought of the question till this morn-
ing, had no riglft to make this state-
ment in a full round voice of certainty.
Yet he knew every man In the com-
pany, and he felt in himeelf the force
to answer for them. He answered
for them without a hesitation. And
with that Francois' laughing face grew
grave. He pushed the letters from him
and got up and came across to the boy
and bent and put his arm around his
shoulder as he sat still and stiff.
These French ways of his friend
pleased Henry Immensely, but they
also petrified him with embarrass-
ment Francois was not In the least
embarrassed. He patted the broad
young shoulder affectionately.
"My good Henry," he said gently.
"What a loyal heart—and what a reck-
less one! How then can you answer
for all those messieurs?"
Harry flung up his head and began.
"They will—if they do not I shall make
them"—but Francois stopped the bold
words.
"No." he said quietly—yet with a
tone of finality which the other recog-
nized. "That will not be necessary. And
the messieurs are my good friends;
they will treat me with honor; they
will be better to me than I deserve. I
know that well." There were so few
people in the world who did not. to
Francois, seem his good friends. "Bat,
my Henry. I will not be the captain.
I have thought of that, if you have not.
Look here."
H* swung to the desk and slipped
out a drawer, and had a long folded
paper in his hands. He flapped It
open before Harry's eye*. It was a
formal notice to Mr. Henry Hampton,
junior, that the Jefferson troop of Vir-
ginia bad elected him as its captain.
Harry flushed viol en ti a^d his
month quivered with pleasure, with 1
other watched kin eagerly All Ifcti
affair of the troop k* bad dons '■*
give pleaeure to Harry Hsnpton. kit
friend It ess Ike only way In wklcfe
Ik* Isne boy could be oa equal lertna
with ike otksr boys, aad Francois bad
detern 1 tied fron iba Rrst that e*ery
joy wblrb could be glessed out ot
It b* should kavs. To b* tks captaia
ougki to ba a joy
"I!" Ilsrry cried snd ik*n was slleol
snd th*n *pok* sorrowfully "Bui-
lt can not b*!"
"Una not be*" d*nanded Fraaoola.
"Why not?"
there waa s moment* stl*nc* sad
with a painful *ffort tko words can*
My —nlsfortuns. I sn Isne "
And Frsncols cried out. "Il*nry—alt
thst Is nonsense! What of It? It la
s thing you do ss wsll ss ths bsst—
riding. Who has such s seat, suck
hands as you? Why not then, I d
tnsnd?" And went on. "It la settled.
I have tslked to th*n all—s*e the sig-
natures. You ars th* captain, mj
Henry -and I am your right hand and
your left hand—y** and your f**t. too.
whenever you need me."
"But." said Harry, dased. "It Is reall?
your place; don't you want to be ca^
tain?" be shot at the other boyishly.
And with that Francois' arm was
shout his shoulder sgaln as ths two
stood together, snd Frsncols was
laughing "But yss," be aald. "I
should like It. That la a secret." His
facs waa brilliant with laughter. "You
only may know, my Henry, that I am
vain—ah. very vain," be repeated aad*
ly. "Never tell It. I love tltlea and
honors and Importance. I like to ba
called Chevalier—though Indeed that
la my right," he added with a quick
touch of dignity. "And I should lika
very much to be captain of tbla com*
pany of fine young men, tbe flowera—
does one say?—of tbe South. But It
la not best." He held up hla forefinger
and looked enormously worldly-wise^
"No. You would not mind; the young
messieurs would not mind, perhaps—
but the fathers—ah, tbe fathera!" Ha
threw back bis bead and gazed at tha
celling with eyea of horror. Then with
a start and a hand flung out, "And tha
mothers! Mon Dleu! But the moth-
ers, Henry! They would make—what
you call It—a h—1 of a time, is It not?"
Harry roared with Joy at the ter^
fled whisper. "But I have neither tie
ther nor mother," he suggested.
"Ah, Henry," argued Francois with
deep satisfaction in hie tone, "that
makes you so suitable."
"Suitable!" inquired Henry.
"But yes, my friend. It kills jeal-
ousy. All Is grist, one says, thai
comes to your mill. All Is fathers,
all is mothers to the poor orphan—and
besides that, there ie Monsieur the
Colonel. One sees that the uncle of
the captain will be contented. And
whom should I wish to content but my
first host, my first benefactor In this
land? I believe, indeed, he would be
displeased if I should take the place.
I believe he is not satisfied of my
birth."
And beneath the nonsense of Fra
cole, Henry could but acknowledge th*
He Flapped It Open Befor* Harry's
Eyea
clear-sighted logic. So it happened
that Henry Hampton became captain
of the Jefferson Troop, to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
nervousness, with anhapplne
My Lady's Mirror.
Exercise is s splendid skin tonic.
A brisk walk, no matter If In the rain,
will freshen the complexion, even as
It freshens the flowers, and a simple
aperient will do wonders for a muddy
skin. It remains for all women to
preserve such beauty as tbey hav*
and to cure the defects which are pe-
culiar to them or that time was
wrought. Every skin is different and
must be treated accordingly, and it
takes a reasoning woman to experi-
ment carefully and find out the prop-
er method of treatment for her skin.
Most women, whether they be
fleshy or thin, walk far too little. Th*
woman who tends to be fleshy should
walk for at leest an hour every day.
and do It regularly and systematic-
ally As she gets accastomed to the
exercise she should Increase the cam-
ber of miles she walks m day until
The 1 she la doing flvw mU*n—Exchange
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