CONTENTSCHAPTERPAGEI.The Thirty-first of July1II.The First Rumblings18III.“State of War”38IV.The Mystery of the Satin Slippers52V.One Way to Acquire a Wife59VI.The Snare80VII.In the Trap102VIII.Presto! Change!130IX.The Frontier151X.Fortune Frowns172XI.The Night Attack196XII.An Army in Action214XIII.The Passage of the Meuse234XIV.The Last Dash249XV.Disaster267XVI.A Trust Fulfilled285