The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-31

which invaded the Low Countries in 1915 was a host of civilians. Officers took their wives and families along as matter of course, and hundreds of fashionables, looking on the invasion as sightseeing jaunt, went to Brus- sels to make merry and dance up to the very verge of battle.
 Amelia went along and so did Jos. At Brussels they found the Crawleys installed in much splendor. Rawdon was aid to Major General Tufto. and Becky was with him. They lived at footed the bills. People talked, of course, but people will talk anyway, and our little adventures flew in the very best military society.
 The Crawfeys never noticed Amelia at all. but George was a constant mem Der of Rawdon's card parties. Dob bin lectured the dandy on his neglect of his wife and his good advice was received as such advice generally is.
 At last came the night of the cele- brated ball given by the Duchess of Richmond. Rebecca achieved a great triumph. She was radiant, and a crowd of officers swarmed about her her sitting in a corner and neglected her for hours, fluttering around Re becca like a moth around a candle. Amelia would not even have had any thing to eat had not Dobbin looked after her.
 it no longer. Take me home, Will liam" she said. TT am not we'll"
 George stayed to see Rebecca to her carriage and when he handed her her bouquet there was foolish note ask ing her to elope with him concealed amid the flowers. Rebecca saw 1t and gave her admirer an enigmatical look Nf hAr into the street, over which the dawn was just breaking, the bugles began to play, there was stir through the town and the troops began to move. Napoleon had broken into Belgium and the great struggle was impending.
 The orders to the front sobered George. He took his wife in his arms and kissed her when he reached home. He wished passionately that the fool ish work of the preceding night were undone-that his whole life had been other than it had been. Amelia wept upon his shoulder; they knelt and said Our Father" together and then tho whiskered dandy rode off toward Waterloo.
 Even great, stupid Rawdon, after he had pressed Becky to his heart, rode away to battle with something very like a prayer on his lips for the wo- man he was leaving. As for Rebecea, after her lord had ridden away she took an account of stock and found that, should Rawdon unfortunately be killed in the coming battle, she would be able to raise tidy sum to begin life anew on by selling his horses, his watches and other personal belongings and adding the amount to the sum which he had earned in play while in the Belgium capital and left with her. IT Rawdon should be shot In the con- fiict, the English defeated and the Emperor march into Brussels-why, a clever woman could turn all events to her account. And so the brave little philosopher went to bed quite comfort ably and dreamed of living In a French palace and being called Madame La A{arechale.
 The rest of Brussels did not share Mrs. Rawdon Crawleys peace of mind Quatre Bras was fought and the Bel gian allies broke and fled. They poured into the city with wild tales of defeat, which increased the con fusion and fears of the town.
 The Duke fell back upon Waterloo and made his final stand on Mount St. Jean. Proclamations In the name of the Emperor King were circulated everywhere and the town authorities prepared a palace for his reception.
 Of the gay company which had fol- lowed the army all fled who could get horses-Jos, among them. leaving poor Amelia to the care of Peggy O'Dowd of OsboFne's regiment.
 Then. at last within hearing of Brussels was fought the last of the