Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-04
The Advancing Hosts by slice. Of m.,l.s

l
N Were Met by a slsst 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 afeld
and well across the neutral lands.
Look" cried Sachio. "Cortislaw
is afoot' By the Lord! Yonder comes
real king
1t was even so. Soon they were
among the advance guards, the Skin
mlshers of the main force. which were
advancing, In time they were brought
to the bodyguard of the king himself.
for Cortislaw marched with his men,
after the fashion of monarchs of old.
He had put all his fortunes to the test
that day.
What. Sachio.' he said. as no
grimly regarded that nobleman. You
have failed again."
mo, your majesty. have not failed.
bring You success, at last
He opened the palm which he raised.
before the eyes OF his king. In it lay
the broken half of the Gretzhoffen
coin.
THE coin!-by our lady. 1t is ours!
Bring it, to ME closer. Give it to me-!
Let me see" {.
"The secret is ours" said be. 1.-THE
torture chamber-the treasured"
1T lies in the northeast corner Of
the palace. deep under the walls" said
Sachio Come. let us march steadily,
toward the unsuspecting city of Gfetz-
! hoffen, governed by an added king
too far gone in his cups to suspect
danger of any sort-a king never:
strong. ard now. weaker than his wont,
at time when all the forces of real|
king were needed"
They met no resistance at the wallaI
of Gretzhoffen itself The armies OF
King Michael were not in evidence.
The people of Gretzhoffen ran this,
way and that leaderless. Where are.
our forces9' they demanded Where
is the army Where is the king?l
Where is Count Frederick"
To these demands came no PRESENT.
answer The forces of the enemy ad
vanced along the avenues
"Yonder it lies. your majesty" said!
Count sachio, pointing to the castlel
which they approached. Deep be-.
meath the walls yonder, in the north-t
east corner, my eyes saw the torture
chamber of Gretzhoffen"
did you find the treasurer" do
handed Cortisaw.
NO, your majesty, that was explora.,
ticn fit for your majesty's hands alone.
did not search for it. Rather. has-t
tened to bring your majesty here in
your own person"
I'VE soon shall know said Cortis-
law, and signaled the advance.
The sound of hoofs and tramplinxl
feet filled the streets OF Gretzhoiien..
The army OF Gretzhoffen, in close for
nation, marched forward under tho
summons of the buglers. Quickly pass
ing down the main avenue which led
to the palace. they spread out by col
umns right and left, covdring the full,
front OF that edifice, which lay before
them hidden in its screen Of shrub.
berry.
/; Look, your majesty" said sachio.
and pointed.
Through little break in the screen
ing wall Of green he saw the plume Of
horseman, who sat motionless ~
though waiting.
{ One of their guards" exclaimed
Cortislaw. go take him. Stop for
i nothing. Press on into the palaco
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 Gretx-
hoffen In ambush. In the first front
the picked men Of the guard had besn
stationed under the screening shrub.
berry by tho actual commander In chief
Of the Gretzhoffen forces that day
none less than Count Frederick him.
self.
In such brief time % had been u.
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 b known.
The busles Of Gretzhofsn. high and
clear, sounded the er.charge. The
advancing forces Of Grahof1en wore
met full in the face by Z level sleet u
missiles, and from their covering thu
forces Of Gretzhoffen sprang out, sec
ton after section. Face to face, lin,
, against line, the two attachments me
In the shock Of arms.
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