Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-11
FOURTEENTH iNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER II.
The Last Arbitrament.


The call to arms was az music to
rouut Frederick's ears. Leaving his
Ms. added king stepped In his follies,
i, hurried to the front.
The army was ready enough to put
a,,If under his control; recognized
lin As the one ruler in all the realm.
BIs quick orders, supplementing the
,rangements OF the day before, soon
:. al events in train. It had been
M plan to mask his men deep within
,bs town: and, as has been said, the
.vs Of the trap now were sprung.
The charge Of the forces of King
Cotislaw was met by the counter.
,hock Of the Gretzhoffen arms. Fred.
,sicks forces sprang forward with the
enthusiasm Of troops long in leash.
md swept back the invaders. For a
NV moments the two lines writhed
here and there in deadly embrace, as
mo well.matched wrestlers. neither
hring the advantage.
Deep within the palace Kitty had
iursotten her errand in the greater
import Of these sudden events. The
coin had done all this-it was indeed
Z thing Of omen, thing of destiny.
She peered from the palace win,
dovs here and there. seeking to gain
pns knowledge Of the fray. Now and
tlsn Z wounded man limped back.
others came, carried BY the litter.
hesrss Of the palace. Defeat was at
hand for the defenders Of the palace.
10 there no hope, them" she de.
handed Of one Of the high oficials OF
tis household. where are our re.
,@ves! Sec. our men can hold them
no losgsr-they must have help or all
b lost"
4 The omcial. thus adjursd, pulled
himself together for Z moment OF
thought.
YES" be exclaimed, there is
regiment held in reserve back Of tho
palace, toward the water front"
Then summon them at once!" OK.
claimed the young woman.
Presently the retiring troops heard
the sound Of bugles, the clatter OF
boots from the opposite direction:
saw the advance of the Gretzhofen
reserves so badly needed. They swept
on now to the front. rallying their
retreating men. The leader OF the
reserves looked around for the com.
lnander Of the battle: instead he saw
Inc ngure OF young girl flash down
the palace steps and hurry toward
them.
Yonder!" she cried. "He is at the
mont, supporting their full attack"
II was time now for the reserves
mat was sure. Close to his own thin,
alns iront line, Frederick sat, from
al' saddle scanning the work of a bat.
'efy hidden somewhere back of the
iaavance OF the Grahohfen troops,
"alcn was raining ruin on his own
men. 1t was hidden somewhere, he
c'ula not tell where. although he
swept the line beyond with the
glasses time after time.
at last he found it. marked It BY
'ae smoke belched from a screen OF
sreen-green branches dashed to the
Hames Of guns.
'ouht Frederick called an officer to
u'al' We must take that battery" he
'a'a' If we don't, in five minutes
we will be gone"
. meantime Sachio himself, bold lead
y OF armed men, albeit self-seeking
openly exulted at what
y, to him the quick success Of
10 eoantrys arms. He held on, d.
''..'y under the eve OF Cortislaw him.
'e'f' and no unskilled soldier he now
showed himself to be.
m five minutes. your majesty"
sa'u ne, we will have broken their
.Oat' There will remain nothing but
''l Us to advance"