On through the snow the Tall Enemy marched. He reached the six white soldiers who stood so still, with their guns over their shoulders.
He stopped and called out to the three little soldiers in the fort in a loud voice:
"SURRENDER OR WE ATTACK!"
"Never!" was the brave answer of Captain Jehosophat.
"Fire!" he commanded.
Then he let a snowball fly.
He hit the Tall Enemy right in the face.
Then Marmaduke let another snowball fly.
That hit one of the white soldiers and knocked his black eye out.
And Hepzebiah threw her snowball. She tried very hard. But it didn't go very far and didn't do any damage.