The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-15

n Were Met by sleet Of Missiles.
their own kingdom, leaving behind
them the befuddled monarch who had
/ no idea that he had entertained such
vipers. -
They never reached the confines OF
Grahoffen kingdom; instead they met
the army of Cortislaw already afield
and well across the neutral lands
Look" cried Sachio. "Cortislaw
Is afoot! BY the Lord! Yonder comes
a real king
1t was even SO. Soon they were
among the advance guards, the Skin.
mishers of the main force, which were
advancing. In time they were brought
10 the bodyguard of the king himself.
Tor Cortislaw marched with his men,
after the fashion of mcnarchs of old.
He had put all his fortunes to the test
that day.
What! Sachio," he said, as he
grimly regarded that nobleman. You
have failed again?"
mo. your majesty. I have not failed.
bring you success, at last"
He opened the palm which he raised
before the eyes of his king. In it lay
he broken half of the Gretzhoffen
coin.
The coin!-by our lady! It is ours!
Bring it to me closer. Give it to me!
Let me sect"
"The secret is ours!" said he. "The
:orture chamber-the treasured"
1T. lies, in the northeast, .corner Of
he palace, deep under the walls" said
Sachio. Come, let us march steadily,
:oward the unsuspecting city of Gretz-
loffen. governed by an added king
90 far gone in his cups to suspect
LANCER of any sort-a king meyer
strong at,daew tahssh epSthansh u wsnt
1t time when all the forces Of real
ing were, needed"
Tneymet no resistance at the walls
,f.Gretzhoffen itself. The armies of
King Michael were not in evidence.
b The people Of Gyetzhoffen, ran this
way and that, leaderless. Where arc
our forces?" they. demanded. Where
tho army? Where is the king?
Where is Count Frederick"
To these demands came no present
answer The forces of the enemy adj
7anced along the avenues.
"Yonder it lies, your majesty" said
Count Sachio, pointing to the castle
which they approached. Deep be-
leath the walls yonder. in the north
east corner, my eyes saw the torture
chamber of Gretzhoffen."
did you find the treasurer" de-
handed Cortislaw.
NO, your majesty, that was explora-
ion fit for your majesty's hands alone.
+, did mot search for it. Rather, I has
ened to bring your majesty here in
FOUR own person.
I'VE soon shall know" said Cortis-
,aw, and signaled the advance.
The sound of hoofs and trampling
FEET filled the streets of Gretzhoffen.
The army OF Grctzhoffen. in close for
nation, marched forward under the
summons of the buglers. Quickly pass
ing down the main avenue which led
10 the palace, they spread out by col
umns right and left. covering the full
front OF that edifice, which lay before
Them hidden in it's screen OF shrub
berry
Look, your majesty" said Sachio,
and pointed. @
Through a little break in the screen
ing wall of green he saw the plume of
a horseman. who sat motionless as
though waiting.
One of their guards" exclaimed
Cortislaw. Go take him. Stop for
nothing. Press on into the palace
ITSELF"
The front ranks broke forward. each
eager to be the first to take captive
the foeman thus discovered
Not one man, but many hundreds.
met their coming-the forces OF Gretz-
hoffen in ambush. In the first front
the picked men Of the guard had been
stationed under the screening Shrub
berry by the actual commander in chief
Of the Gretzhoffen forces that day
none less than Count Frederick him.
self.
In such brief time as had been al
lowed him, he had made his arrange.
ments and posted his forces in what
he conceived to be the only feasible
strategy. Now the jaws were sprung.
Whether trap or victim should prove
the stronger was later to be known.
The bugles of Gretzhoffen. high and
clear, sounded the counter-chargc. The
advancing forces Of Grahoffen were
met full in the face by level sleet OF
and from their covering the
forces of Gretzhoffen sprang out. Sec
lion after sc$tion. Face to face, line
against line, the two detachment met
IN the shock of arms.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)