, 1910-10-15

order purposely issued to annoy him, he
wrote back: "'rhe biggest fool ean SOC that
to obey would defeat all my plans. I shall
not do it. 1T may suit folk who love loaiug
about shore, but to IN honest man such talk
is disgusting, let alone that the thing cant
be done" He was at that time twenty-six
years old, and in charge Of the whole North
Sea feet. No wonder he had encmres.
However, the King w0a his friend. Ho
made him II uObiemsn, and gave him tho
name Iordenskjold 1t means thunder
shield"
"Then, By the powers" he sworo when he
was told, 81 shall thunder in the ears Of the
Swedes SO that the King shall hear Of it
And he kept his word.
CAurles had determined TO take Donmark
with one fell blow. He bad al army assem-
bled in Skuune to cross the Sound, which
was frozen over solid. All was ready for
the Invasion on February 3, ZIG. The peo-
pie throughout Sweden had assembled ia the
churches to pray for the success OF the
Kings arms, md he WAS there himself to
lead but in Tic early morning hours q
strong cast wind broke up the ice, and the
campaign ended before it was begun. Charles
then turned on Norway, and laid siege to
the city of Fredorikshuld, which, with Its
sLrong fort, Frederikstoer, was the key to
that country. A Danish feet lay in he Ska
gernk, blocking his way Of enforcement Ivy
sen. Tordenskiold, with his frigato, HVldo
Ornou, aud SIX smaller ships (the frigato
Vindhundo3, Of sixteen gums, and five yes
sells OF light draught, two OF which were
hcuyiIy armodl was doing scouting duty Tor
the Admiral whom he learned that the entire
Swedish fleet Of forty-fOur ships that was
intended to AID in the operations against
Fredorikshald lay III tho hurbor OF Dyne-
kllen, waiting It's chance to slip out. 1t was
80 we'll shielded there that Its commander
sent word TO the King to rest eHsy ; nothing
could happen to him. He would join him
presently.
TordenBkjold saw that if he could capture
or destroy this fleet Norway was saved: the
siege must ~preforce be abandoned. And
Norway was his native land, which he loved
with his whole fervid soul. But no tame
was to bo lost. He could not go back to ask
for permission, and ono may 5~hrowdly guess
that be did not want to, for It would certain
~ have been refused. He heard thai the
Swedish officers, secure in thor stronghold,
were to attend Il wedding on shore the next
day. Ills Instructions from the Admiralty
were. ia an emergency always to hold u
council Of wur, and 10 hbIuo by Its decision.
At lay BRONX he run his silp alongside Wind
huudon, hel companion trigoto, and called to
tho captain
The Swedish officers arc hidden to a
wedding, and they have forgotten us What
do YOU say-shuil We 81 u1usked I"
Captain Grip was game. "t}ood enough
he. shouted back. ''Iho wind is fair. aud We
htvo MI dizzy. | I'm reody
That was the council OF wur and its decision.
'pordonskioId gave the slEnd to clear for
action, and sailod IN at the head Of his hand
tuI OF ships.
The inlet to the harbour Of Dynekilin is
marrow mud crooked, winding between reefs
ana rocky sleeps quito two milos, and only
ia, spots more than tour hundred feet wide.
Half way III wus It strong battery. Tordens-
kjolds feet was received with Il tremendous
ire from MI the Swedish ships, from tho
battery, and from au army Of four thousand
soldiers lying along shore. The Danish ships
made no rop,y. They sailed up grim'y silent
till they reuchod q place wide enough to let
them wear round, broadside on Then Their
guns spoke. Three hours the battle ragged;
then the Swedish fire began to slacken.
AZ soon as he noticed il, Iordensklotd slip
pod luto the iunor harbour under cover OF
Tho heavy nah of smoke. mud before the