The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-03
lcopyright. 1892. by A. Conan Doyie.)
sxNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHARAc-


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11NOPStS OF PRECEDING CHARAC-
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= his chum. The Napcieonic wars are
reeing on the Continent and both lads
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farm to live while Jim is absent al col
lsee Her dainty beauty and charm ut
ts him. but later throws him over tor
Jim Horscroft. News Is brought from
rrsncs that Napoleon Is captured ana
inr himseif yDe i.spp" comes TO the cal
Ger farm a. q boarder. He and Edith
s1ops' directly after Napoleon escape.
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list. Their regiment 10 brought into ac-
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II no. TOT me 10 ten you the story
tnat oe.he, anu inoeeu snouio
na,e nep. iaI enough away from sucn
enins nau ~ not happeneu that our
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toih VINO came from the poroer coun-
were All just az much mixed up
- as nose Oh any KING OF emperor
Vi tnem All
To tell the honest truth. have
learned more about that battle from
what l have read than from what I
saw. for how much could see with
comrade on either side, and a great
white cloud-bank at the very end
or my fire-lock? II was from books
and to talk OF others that learned
now the heavy cavalry charged. how
they rode over the famous cuirassiers,
and how they were cut to pieces be-
fore they could get back.
From them, too. / learned all about
the successive assaults and how the
Belgians fled. and how Pack and
Kempt stood firm. But of NV own
knowledge | cant only sneak of what
we saw during that long day in the
rift, of smoke and the IulIs ~ the
firing. and it's lust of that that 7 will
tell you.
We were on the right of the line AM,
in reserve. for the Duke was afraid
that Boney might work around on that
side and get at him from behind. so
our three regiments. with another
British brigade and the Hanoyerians
were placed there TO be ready for anv.
thing. They were two brigades OF
light cavalry. too. but the French at.
tack was all from the front. SO IL was
late In the day before we were really
wanted.
The English battery which fired the
first gun was still banging away ON
our left, n German one was hard M
work upon our right. so that we were
wrapped round with the smoke. but
we were not so hidden as to screen us
from line OF French guns opnosite
for a score OF round shot came piping
through the air and pumped right
into the heart of us. "A heard the
scream Of them pass my ear. my head
went down like diver. but our ser
geant gave me prod in the back with
the handle OF his halbert.
Don't be so blasted polite" said