The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-14

which enabled him TO pay of the most
pressing mortgage and settle down AZ
the castle. For two wears he lived
here a rather lonely life. which was
renewed only BY a Irritation with one
Of the Blake girls. Then NAPOLEON
returned from Elha. ana the call IL
arms once more through
the land.
Naturally o'Nall.y at once offered
ms services 10 the government. natu-
rally they We're joNfully accepted. and
generals competed Tor The honor OF
having him on their STATS. He gave
the honor to General Sir Thomas Pic
ton and repaired TO Brussels. Sir
George Eastwood and Lucy were
there. but he saw nothing of them.
for Godfrey oMalley had. shortly be
Tore his death. quarreled With Sir
Gecrge-had insulted him-and thus
WI4ened the Pit which seemed 10 be
dlgsed BY fate between the most beau
uful girl Of the times and the most
valiant hero. AT the Duchess of Rich
mond,S ball. the night before Water
loo, Charles caught a glimpse OF Lucy.
but only for a minute.
In the fight Of Waterloo. incred ible
as II may seem, OtMalley was taken
prisoner and carried before the en-
perof. WHO tried in vain 10 make him
give his opinion of the disposition of
the troops and Information concern
ing the English. Sir George Dash
wood was also taken prisoner ana. as
he had upon him dispatches from
General Rourmont, he was sentenced
to be shot. Charles and Sir George
We're confined in the same room. 4
young French officer, whom Charles
mad tab en- prisoner once in Portugal
and had released, discovered the hero
IN captivity, and arranged for his es-
cape. OAalley insisted that Sir
George go III his stead, and to this Sir
George at last consented, reaching his
W line in safety.
soon after a detachment Of British
Dragons captured the house where
OMalley was confined, and he was
taken back to the British army. Thus.
during the last half OF that memora-
BILE fight. Charles was able to give to
the comnafder-in-chief all the hene-
fit Of his inestinable services. con-
tr1butinS not a little to the victory
which finally croUned the day. In the
desperate fighting which marked the
close Of the battle, O'Malley was
wounded and left for dead upon the
field. But. as Will be seen, this youth
was hard to Kill. and was taken back
TO Brussels, where he was speedily
himself again.
lie found the Donna Inez there,
With her father, who had been made a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by Wellington.
He also found that Fred Powers had
got his promotion and that he was to
marry IneZ and sail for India at nee.
Sir George Eastwood Was, Of course
filled with gratitude for the service
performed Tor him by Charles i'll the
matter of the and explanations
ensued ali around. Charles onc more
old Lucy Of his undying love, and
Lucy this time listened. In his me-
moirs O'Mailey intimates that Inez
was nearly heartbrOken at having to
marry Fred Powers instead Of him.
self. But then he could not marry
everybody, You see, and SO he con
tented himself with marrying Lucy,
/ and tool her off to Galway and O'Mal-
ley Castle, where, when not travelling
! on the Continent or spending the sea-
| son in Dublin or London. they lived
| happily ever after. as far as is known.
Charles was, OF course. a person OF
international fame, regarded every
where as 8 hero, and simply adored
by his tenantry. lie must have been
nearly twenty-one when he married
and settled down.
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