Cañon City record., 1902-08-28
A GAME OF
PENOCIILE
tOriginaLl

Elcre; maze LuSse or ycu Will lie t2p
late Take this ARA 80 to the s.a.- "
referred TO- Eead as YOU go. rnais
your car uo7s.f
The chief tlrGst letter into my
hand. and ran cut of tile oG.ce J-ss IN
time to step on car going dowu1avu
l knew the letter referred'to the con-.
ing Of the priace. for we had 10 tine 20
attend to other business tiuu his pro.
lection. la the car read:
& G.'s saloon. II a. m. Beer. Class over
PE%JCIILE-
AT precisely 1850 strolloI ia.J G.'s
saloon. Sitting at che Of the tables, /
called for bC>r aad' east my eyes about
the room. There was but one person
seated. and the moment | saw him |
knew him to be my man. Fortunately
for me, he had come early. must get
him away before the man he wls to
meet entered. That man did no, know
him, but did he know that nIanE We
shall see. / sat for few minutes
watching him and saw that he WAS
nervous. Then. fixing my eyes upon
his, emptiel my beer glass and turned
it upside down ON the table. He start
said in low tone. Follow me-" lie
did SO, and as we left the saloon man
with rcd beard entered and east on us
both II piercing eye. which he did not
turn away till we were GU. of his sight.
"A narrow escape" muttered.
,x-hp
Penochle."
why did you not wait for me TO give
the signal instead of giving il your
self?" asked my man.
HAD no time to waste. Have you
arranged everythingT
81 have the bomb"
1t would be impossible for me to
keep up n conversation with him, even
for "a few minutes, without betraying
myself My only hope was before do
Ing SO TO gain sufficient Information
to locate the conspiracy.
where Is it?' l asked. referring to
the bomb.
Between the mattresses of my
bed"
wanted to ask where his bed was,
but did not dare do SO.
He is expected In the morning." !
said instead. when Is 1t to be doneT
while he is being driven to his ho-
tel That is the order"
where will you stnndf"
Tf" He looked ut me. susprised.
"You mean where will you stand"
81 will attend to that. You must
hand me the bomb. However, these
fI. hn Insa
present | can only make an appoint
ment for this evening. Meet me to-
night at-let me see, Go to No. -
street. rear hail room. third door. 10
O'clock"
But
ut won't do for us to be seen tuik-
ing together on the street Goodby."
We were watched. though | did not
know it. and by one whom rather
than my anarchist had cause to fear.
went to the office and reported the
programme to the chief We arranged
that numrcr OF men should appear
at the point of Rendezvous Mt lo05
O'Clock and arrest Peuochle. ! pur-
posely made the hour five minutes aft
er that OF the meeting hoping to gain
some Information before taking my
man In. 4 few minutes before 10
O'Clock | went TO the rendezvous, a
room TINT | kept for such purposes in
the worst part OF the city. and. going
upstairs. opened the door
l started Jack. There sat the man
with the red beard who had eyed us
when we left the saloon.
"Where-is"-- | stopped.
"Penochlef Penuchle is very hnz-
ard9us game. Just now | happen to
hold six aces
six Ordinary packs hold but four.
Perhaps yo'- count the joker"
"You show your ignorance of the
game" he replied knowingly.
"The game is one of life and death.
l know that
"What cnrd do we playF
"The knave. who arrives tomorrow"
Every good. By whose order?"
''The circle"
"Good again. And who is PenochleY
The man would soon trap me. In
deed | believed this question would
prove my ruin. | heard clock strike
10. Five minutes yet before the men
would come! One may be killed In
as many seconds.
'PenochleT l repeated to gain time.
Then, remembering that my compan-
ion OF the morning had said. You. not
l." l replied evasively: That seems to
be the question: Is 1t you or IT.
"Who Is Penochler' he repeated
sharply. moving his hand. which now
for the first time | noticed was con-
cealed under his coat
Don't bully me-" | said as uncon-
cernedly as 1t was possible. II am not
the one designated by the circle to be
dome If has agsipnpd mo sppCiQl