The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

| him before he died. Upon mention of his wish to visit home, so distinguished a person as Charles O'Malley was at once sent back as bearer of important dis 1 patches for his royal highness, the Duke 1 of York and ommander-in-chief. He de- l livered his dispatches into the hands of l the duke himself at Carleton house, and the duke, who of course knew all about his wonderful exploits, took him in and presented him to the prince regent, who kept him to dinner. All the court were so charmed with the beauty, distinction of bearing, wit (and, of couse, modesty) of Charles, so infatuated with the glam- our which hung over the young hero, that they kept him about for two weeks. could not possibly get along without him. and 1 it is doubtful if he ever would have got to Castle OMalley at all had not the duke taken pity upon him and sent him off as bearer of dispatches to the forces at Cork.
 So once again O'Malley approached his ancestral halls. But 1t too late. | Godfrey OMalley was no more He had i, left Charles considerable estate con- | siderably mortgaged, but which might, with care and good management. be rehabilitated. Charles sold out of the army, getting e2OO0 for his commission. which enabled him to pay off the most pressing mortgage and settle down at the castle. For two years he lived here a rather lonely life, which was relieved only by Irritation with one of the Blake | a;r M ba, and the call to arms resounded once more through the land.
 Naturally O,Malley at once offered his services to the government, naturally they were joyfully accepted and generals competed for the honor of having him on their staffs. He gave the honor to Gen. Sir Thomas Picton and repaired to Brussels. Sir George Dashwood and Lucy were there, but he saw nothing of them. for Godfrey OMalley had, shortly, before his death, quarreled with Sir George, had insulted him, and thus widened the pit which seemed to be digged by fate be- tween the most beautiful girl of the times and the most valiant hero. At the Duch- ess of Richmond's ball, the night before Waterloo, Charles caught a glimpse of Lucy, but only for minute.
 In the fight of Waterloo, incredible as 1t may seem, OMalley was taken pris- , cner and carried before the Emperor, who tried in vain to make him give his opinion of the disposition of the troops and information concerning the English. Sir George Dashwood was also taken prisoner and, as he had upon him dis patches from General Bourmont he was | sentenced n Ina I'll nd Ctr George were confined In the same room. A young French officer whom Charles r had taken prisoner once in Portugal and \ had released discovered the hero in cap ! tivity and arranged for his escape. !, O'Malley insisted that Sir George go in his stead, and to this Sir George at last consented reaching his own lines in safety.
 6 Soon after detachment of British dra- goons captured the house where O'Malley was confined, and he was taken back to che British army. Thus during the last half of that memorab ble fight Charles was able to give to the commander-in-chief all the benefit of his inestimable services. contributing not a little to the victory which finally crowned the day. Tn the desperate fighting which marked tte close of the battle OMalley was wounded and left for dead upon the field. But as will he seen, this youth was hard to kill, and was taken back to Brussels, where he was speedily himself again.
 He found the Donna Inez there with her father, who had been made a quar- termaster general by Wellington. He also found that Fred Powers had got his pro- motion and that he was to marry Inez and sail for India at once. Sir George Dashwood was, of course, filled with gratitude for the service performed for him by Charles in the matter of the escape, and explanations ensued all around. Charles once more told Lucy of his undying love, and Lucy this time listened In his memoirs OMalley inti- mates that Inez was nearly heartbroken ttt having to marry Fred Powers instead of himself. But then he could not marry everybody, you see, and so he contented himself with marrying Lucy, and took her off to Galway, and O'Malley Castle, where when not travelling on the con- tnent or spending the season in Dublin or London, they lived happily ever after as , far as known. Charles was. of course, . person of international fame regarded everywhere as hero and simply adored by his tenantry. He must have been nearly 21 when he married and settled s down.
 Next weeks one-page classic will bs "Corinne." by Mme. De Stael