The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-11

worst have a retreat secured and have
tho right hand scat In tho bsrouche .
Then she went In to sec Amelia In hsr
bedroom.
Dearest Amelia" said she. putting
forth her hand. you are very unwell
why are you here Rsbscca7'' cried
Amelia, drawing back her hand. You
be hsrs II you did Was I not = sister
to you when you we're very poor7 Why
did you como between my love and mer
II protest before God" said tho aston
lshed Rebecca. that have done my
husband no wrong"
Have you done me no wrong, Re
becca? You did not succeed. but you
tried"
she knows nothing" thought Becky
He came back TO me-" Amelia went
on wildly 81 knew he would He was
here but he Ia gons now. There, on that
sofa. he sat. Don't touch It, We sat
and talked and we said "Our Father
together, They came and took him away
but he promised to come back
He will come back. my dear" said
Rebecca, touched In spite OF herself. And
then she walked silently away and when
Jos said How Is Amelia?'' she replied
There should be somebody with her
think she is very m" And she wen,
away with a grave face. refusing Mr
JOS invitation to partake OF an early
dinner which he had ordered
II was while at this early dinner. which
ho shared with Mrs. MAJOR O'Dowd. that
The sound OF firing was suddenly heard
tho sound Of tho cannonade "C'est lie
fsu." said lsidor, running to the bal
cony. God defend us. rs the cannons.
said Mrs. O'Dowd, and laid down her
knife. They went to the balcony and
II seemed ms II tho whole population OF
tho city had rushed into the streets
Presently Carriages with travellers began
to leave town gnllopIng away by tn.
French partlsans "iIo has cut the arm
les In two" was the rumor. "hc will
oyerpower the English and be here by
night" shrieked lsidor In spite OF the
champagne ho drank, by nightfall Jos
was In state alarm.
The noise OF tho cannonndlng stopped
as suddenly rs II had begun. But JOS
was determined upon flight. Mrs.
ODowd," said he. hadn't you better got
Amelia ready to travel7"
And whore Is she going"
81 have ordered n carriage and horses
and lsidor is gone for them, | am of
for Ghent And Amelia must go with
me. There will be a seat for you In the
carriage" Peggy ODowd Looked at Jos
with Infinite scorn and said. II don't
move until O'Dowd gives me the route.
You .,,n may :, Co. nn II }pn . IKE but-fai'h-
she shall co. cried Jos. starting for
Amelia's bedroom. Mrs. O'Dowd placed
herself with arms akmbo In front OF the
door and said rs It her mother you are
going to take her to. Mr.. Sedley7 Or
do YOU want to go 10 mamma yourself7
you" And honest Peggy went to look
after her patient.
lsidor oame rushing In to say that no
horses could bo found In Brussels. And
to add TO Joseph's terrors a Belgian sol
dier arrived IN the kitchen telling fear
had him sent up 10 him. The English
were all cut to pieces The soldier had
seen the Duke OF BrunswIclt fall, and
the army In full flight He alone had
escaped out OF his company, JOS was
determined to get away somehow and.
caught sight OF Mrs. Rawdon Crawlcy.
She was standing In the window OF her
hotel making sarcastic remarks about
the Bareacres family. who were putting
In their carriage under the porte cochere,
not able TO get horses. Lady Bsreacres
had approached Rebeccs upon the .aues-
tlon but her ladyship had scorned Re-
becca While In Brussels and now was
Bccky's time for revenge When she
saw Jos she said to herself "Hs shall
buy my horses" And he did buy them
at such a price as made even tho stout
ClVlHHn gasp, ana nc hhu 10 ASK 1or time
In which TO pay
But Rebeccas horses had never been
In harness and much TO his terror Jos.
who We tmid rider. was obliged to
mako his flight on horseback. followed
by the faithful Isidor. After her recep-
tion OF the previous day. Rebecca did
not care to 60 near Amelia, She clipped
tho bouquet George had given her and
put II In fresh water. She read the little
note which he had placd among the
flowers and thought. Poor wrctch-how
could crush her with this" In w.
course OF this day. too, Rebscca saw
not without anger. tho Bareacres coach
drive away.
T'hs whole city seemed to think that
the emperor-king would be there by night
and n secret meeting OF tho authorities
was held and addresses prepared. II was
now Sunday and tho cannonadlng began
again nearer and moro violent than be-
fore The battle OF Waterloo was on.
All day the battle ragged, Then the gun
fire seemed to slacken and cease. No
more firing was heard In Brussels that
highland Amelia was praying for
George, who was lying dead upon his
face with n bullet through his heart.
To Ia CONTINUED