Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-11-18

IN were Net ~ a ssst ~ Nssssls..
taeir eva xfnxfum. leaving benind
them the oer,ddief monarch VAC had
no iass that ne bad ent-r-afned such
vfperx
They never reach.<f rhs enrsn>s u
Grzhnfen kingdom. instead th<y met
the ARMY of Cur-tniAw alrsndr HEeld
and val across the 1<ufrzi Iands.
-Look." ersed sachia. -cursssixw
10 .ooos. BY ths Lord. Tandsr CONS.
. real k.nE-
II vas even % Som tney we're
amonx the sdvsncs <rnr<fs, the sk1r&
mishrrs Of tho main surcs. v1irn w-rs
advancing In tins thsy wsr. hrsuxhr
% ths oodyxzarf Of the hing himself.
1ur Cors1slaw marched WITH his nen.
zfrer the fashion Of nonnrcaa Of old
&c bad put all his fur<unes % the rest
that day
what, Sachic.- he sasd. as ne
xrsmly Regarded that nunlemzn. You
have failed again
No. your majesty. I have not fallsd-
bring you success. NJ last
He opened the palm wnicn he raised
before the sTes Of his hing. In it hay
the hroksn half Of the Grsfzhoren
coin
The euins-oy cur lady, II ls ourzt
Bring Il 70 me closer. Give 4 % nal
Let ma SEE
The secret is ours said he. The
torturs chanher-she trezsuret-
II les in sha northeast corner Of
the palace. deep under the walls said
Sachio- Come. let u march steadily.
toward the uusuxDecssng city az Eretx-
hofsn. governed BY an added king
too tar gone In his cups 90 suspect
danger N any surc-a hing never
st-unx. and now weaker than his won't
n a time when all the forces Of real
king were needed-
They met no resistance az the walls
Of Gretzhoiren itself The armies Of
King Michael were not in evidences.
The people az Gretxhnffsn rzn thiz
var and that IeaderiesaL Where are
our fnrcesy" they demanded Where
Ii thu army Where 10 the king.
Where Is Count Frederick
To these demands came no present
answer The forces Of the enemy adj
vznced along the avenues
-yonder Il lies. your majesty" said
Count Sachfo. pointing 70 the castle
which they approached Deep be-
meath the walls rundsr. IN the north
east corner. nv eyes saw the torture
chamber Of Grerzhuffen.s'
Did you ind the treasure de-
nanded cursislax-
No your majesty. that was explora-
ticn dr for your ma1esrys hands alone.
I did not search for IL Rather. has
tened % bring your majesty here IN
your own person
We soon shall know said Currfs-
Inv. and sigraled the advance
The sound Of hncfs and t-ampling
feet filed the streets az Grefzhofen
TIE army az Grefzhofsn. In close for
nation. marched forward under tina
summons or the bugters QUICKLY pass
ing down the main avenue which led
20 tha palace. they spread out By col
umns right and len. covering the TIM
front OF that edifice. which Iay before
them hidden In its screen Of shrub
bery
LGOk. your majesty said Sachirs
and pointed.
Through little break In the screen
ing wall Of green he saw tina plume az
n hcrseman. who SAT- moriunIess as
though waiting.
One Gf their <uar1ss- exclaimed
Ccrtislav- Go take him. stop for
nothing. Press IN into the palace
ITSELF
The frcnt ranks broke curward each
eager 70 be the first 20 take captive
the foeuan thus discovered.
Not enc man. but many hundreds.
met their enming-she forces OF Cretz-
hcfen IN ambush In rhs first front
the picked men Of the guard had been
stationed under the screening shrub
berry by the actual commander IN chief
OF the GrrfxhofKsn nurcss that day
none less than Count Frederick aim
self
In such brief time as had been nj
loved him. Ia bad made his arrange
ments and posted his frrces In what
he cuncnfved % be tins anly rszsibIs
strategy. Now the izws were sprung.
Whether trzp or victim should prove
the stronger vas later Co b known
The bugies of Grctzhofen. high and
clear. sounded the cuunt=r-eharxs. The
advancing nurcss Of Grahoffen were
nat tun in the face by q lsxsi siee< Of
missiles. and from their crxerfng the
forces Of Gretzhuifen sprzng cur. sec.
ton altar section Face 10 face. linz
against line, the two detzchmerfs met
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