The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-23

feclIOn last given.
First duly noting the state Of the
weather" a. e., starting from barome-
ter in entrance hall), make your way
southwark Onto dining-room) "iIi
search OF warmer cline" (front of
fireplace). ION reaching IL, cast your
thoughts heavenward. and you shall
receive light Cook upward. you viii
see letter A stuck up over the CHM
ney glass;. Thence retrace your
steps. still keeping on the watch for
high and lofty things" docking up
ward as you leave the room. you will
observe. pinned to the wall above the
door, another letter. CO. Excelsior.
thrice five; pause and reflect (going
up fifteen stairs, you arrive at door
of bathroom, the furniture OF which
naturally includes mirror. (Admir-
ing your own reflection therein, you
will perceive. stuck in the frame. an
other letter ID you must now stoop
to conquer" Blending down. you find.
resting against the slzjrting board.
fourth letter Al Right wheel and
travel northward" Cor as the case may
BED "till seven steps are passed, still
seeking light" Make your way to
gas or electric light on landingD
Thence passing on, seek spot sacred
to calm repose" (the nearest bedroom),
and where the toiler rests his weary
feet, you shall find another clew" (This
Is the letter Y, laid In one OF a pair OF
slippers) Now HE thee down. and
down., and DOWN descend to base
ment). and mark where men begufIe
the hours with click of rolling balls
eco to marking board in billiard
room-) Thence. quick, to horsel and
IN your path behold a pearl OF ereat
price (From marking board look to
Dronze horse on mantelpiece, and
thence In a straight line to window
curtain. in which Is stuck a pearl
headed pin.) Follow it's guidance. and
1t shall lead you to the king" (This
refers to postage stamp on the wall
at some distance, IN line with the
direction Of the pin.) Note whittier
tend his eyes, Coward the letter
nxed on the wall at the same level.
again at some distance away. "Next.
turning westward. seek the scene OF a
recent strike. and you shall ind an
other clew. (This indicates box OF
matches on mantelpiece beside which
Hes one match which has been lighted
and blown out again. Pasted on one
side OF the box is another letter. d.
Ihen, upward steps a score. and
where friend seeks for latest news OF
friend find the last letter." (Thfs IL
T., concealed in letterbox In entrance
hslL) Now, from your starting point.
81 whence the wise men came (turn
eastward into drawing-roonn). s.and
prize is yours"
~ eSeouS depending upon the points
OF the compass will naturally vary ac-
cordtng to the position ans arran1a
ment OF the house.
The treasure-seeker shouId no4a
down each letter, as he finds IT, on ~,
pack OF his card. There is no need. bv
the way, that he should give other
seekers the benefit OF his discoverias
On the other hand, should he be the
first to discover a given letter. he nust
not endeavor to handicap the rest Of
the company by surreptitiously pocket
ing It, For the honor of human nature
we may Temark that we have only
was promptly detected and brought 10
trial. The general opinion was thar
hanging was too good for him; but his
actual sentence was disqualification for
tne prize and no supper. I believe bv
the way, that the latter part OF the
sentence was mercifully RENTED.
Wnen All the letters have been as
certafned the player has still to nnd
out In what order they must be ar
ranged In order to furnish the final
cleW; and this will not improbabIy be
found the most difficult part OF his
task. In the present case, for In
stance, tho letters he has secured are
A d A Y T d E. which at first
the greater the difficulty the greater
the satisfaction OF overcoming il.
The run or the game is much m
creased by having two treasures" one
suitable for lady. and one for a gen
tleman. both hidden IN the same place.
The players in this case hunt in
couples. lady and a gentleman to-
gether. The partnerships may either
be left TO individual choice or decided
by lot In the latter case as many
cards, from the ace upward. as there
are players of each sex are taken from
nn rrd or.1 IL
Each lady draws a card from the red
and each gentleman one from the black
suit, those drawing corresponding
cards becoming partners.
Where this plan Is adopted one card
of instructions may be made to serve
for the two players. though it is pref
cradle that each should have his or
her own
The only drawback to the Treasurs
Hunt is that only a comparatively
small number OF players can con
veniently take part In the game.
Where the party is much over a dozen.
they are apt to get rather In each 9TH
ers way.
Piladex, or Handball
This is an English game, which may
be classified under the head Of draw
ing-room athletics II Is OF COM
atively recent Introduction. but has al
4CoUy dNAt4CsCQ luQCl popularity. IN
deed, It is even whispered that Mr.
Balfour himself. at . time OF day when
golf was not practicable. has taken
part In it with much enjoyment
A thin cord IS stretched midway
along dining table (the larger the
better). and the players, divided into
two teams. are ranged on opposite sides
of it. Using the back of the right hand
only, they drive an inflated rubber
balloon. about eight inches in diameter.
backward and forward over the line.
Whenever either side allows il to drop
between themselves and the line. one
point is scored to their opponents. The
side which first scores six points wins
the game.
BY way Of variation. the line may be
drawn across the room itself. at a
height OF two feet or three feet from
the floor The game may be played
either sitting or standing
The requirements for the game. in
cluding half dozen balloons ready for
imitation. may be procured at almost
foySh0n aft small cost