The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-05
A GAME OF
 PENOCHLE

referred iO. Heod as you go. Inefe your car now"
 The chief thrust letter Into my hand. and ran out of the office just fin time to ap on a car going downtown. knew the letter referred to the com Ing or Inc prince for we had no time to attend to other business than his pro tecton In the car I read:
 G.'s saloon. n a. m. Beer. Glass over
 PENoCHLE.
 At precisely 1O;50 l strolled Into G.'s saloon. Sitting at one Of the tables, l called for beer and cast my eyes about the room. There was but one person seated. and tho moment l saw him knew him to be my man. Fortunately for me he had come early. must get him away before the man he was to meet entered. That man did not know him. but did he know that man? We shall see. sat for a few minutes watching him and saw that he was nervous Then, fixing my eyes upon his, emptied my beer glass and turned 1t upside down on the table He start- cd. got up and, going over to him, said in a low tone Follow me" He did SO, and as we left the saloon a man with red beard entered and cast on us both a piercing eye, which be did not turn away tin we were out of his sight "A narrow escape" muttered. That's the man who was to meet Penochle."
 "Why did you not wait for me to give the signal instead of giving it your. selfy" asked my man.
 "Had no time to waste. Have you arranged overythlngT
 q have the bomb"
 It would be impossible for nc to keep up a conversation with him, even Cor a few minutes, without beuay!ng myself My only hope was before do- ing SO to gain sufficient Information to locate the conspiracy.
 "Where is itT l asked, referring to the bomb.
 'Between the mattresses of my bed"
 I wanted to ask where his bed was, but dld not dare do SO.
 "He Is expected in the morning" ] said Instead. "When Is it to be donc| "While he Is being driven to bis ho- tel That is the order"
 "Where win you standT
 oIY" He looked at me. susprlsed. "You mean where win you stand-'
 CT win attend to that You must hand me the bomb. However, these details must be arranged later. At present I can only make an appoint ment for thls evening Meet me to- night at-let me see. Go to No. - - street. rex ball room. third floor, 10 o'clock"
 "But'-
 'Tt won't do for us to be seen talk Ing together on the street. Goodby.'
 We were watched. though ] did not know lt and by one whom ] rather than my anarchist had cause to fear
 1 went to the office and reported the programme to the chief. We arranged that a number Of men should appear at the point of rendezvous at lOO9 o'clock and arrest Penochle. l pur- loosely made the hour five minutes aft CT that of the meeting. hoping to gain some information before taking my man in. A few minutes before 10 o'clock went to the rendezvous, room that l kept for such purposes in the worst part of the city, and, going upstairs, opened the door.
 l started back. There sat the man with the red beard who had eyed us when we left the saloon.
 "Vhere-is"- ! stopped.
 "Penochlei Penochlc is a very hnz' ardous game. Just now I happen to bold six aces.'
 "Slxf Ordinary packs held but four Perhaps you count the joker"
 "You show your ignorance of Che game" be replied knowingly.
 "The game Is one of life and death I know that"
 'What card do we playT
 'The knaye, who arrives tomorrow "very good. By whose orderT
 "The circle"
 Good again. And who Is PenochlcF The man would soon trap me- h. deed I believed this question would prove my ruin. heard a clock strike 10. Five minutes yet before the men would comel One may be killed in as many seconds.
 'PenochleY l repeated to gain time Then. remembering that my compan' ion of the morning had said, 'Nou, not l." l replied evasiyely: That seems Go be the question: Is it you or lf
 "Who Is PenochleT be repeated sharply, moving his hand, which now for the first time l noticed was con cealed under hls coat
 "Don't bully me" l said as mcon cernedly as 1t was possible. "l am not the one designated by the circle to be done It has assigned me special work, and if you kill me you VIII break the chain"
 'what workT At that moment the door opened, and my companion of the morning entered eIcltedly. "A letter has gone astray," be said to the man with the red beard. "Ihe man must have used it'
 In,n q nnsh my interrogator raIsod