The time is that of the Revolution, and the Marquis d'Auville and his wife are among the suspected. Their old servant, Gorga, hides his real feelings under demeanor stern and menacing of a "son of the people," but d'Auville, taking him ...See moreThe time is that of the Revolution, and the Marquis d'Auville and his wife are among the suspected. Their old servant, Gorga, hides his real feelings under demeanor stern and menacing of a "son of the people," but d'Auville, taking him aside, confides his little boy to his care, ere he and his wife are taken before the tribunal and sentenced to death. True to his trust, Gorga determines to save the young Marquis, and the boy is disguised in girl's clothes, and succeeds in escaping. Twenty years elapse, and the Marquis, now a well-grown young fellow, learning that his beloved country is in d anger, sails for France, and hastening to Napoleon, offers to fight for him, at the same time throwing the white cockade away. With a grim smile Bonaparte regards the young aristocrat, and then taking the tricolor from his hat, pins it to d'Auville's coat. Subsequently, in a fierce battle, the young man is severely wounded, fighting to retain the flag. Napoleon passes, and has the Marquis carried away. A few weeks later the Marquis rides up to his old home, and dismounting, seeks out the old servant, Gorga. With a cry the old man staggers forward and is greeted by the man he served so well and truly. Written by
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