I'd been searching my feebly memory banks for the name of a certain story. No luck.
I searched the authors listing for authors I thought might have written the tale. No luck.
I used advanced search for terms that should have been in the story. No luck.
I was pretty sure that the author had passed many years ago, so I clicked here: https://readerinfo.net
Sure enough. The name clicked in my mind and I followed the links to this…
https://storiesonline.net/a/John_Wales
https://storiesonline.net/s/50903/proeliator
So… if your memory sometimes frizzes out, check readerinfo for a possible memory tickler.