Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
The Great
Game
b. Agnes Louise ProroSf
Copyright. by SLorts,ory pub. Coz

| II was q biz dav ~ the race Track
| and As il WAS Also holiday. there
| were at Ica-i four thousand men
crOwding and pushing one another III
the pool room
| There We're three men among the
; 100 who were vitality interested iii
I e?"h others movements, but II Was
not until they came IN from The see.
ond heat that Mr. William Lyman II
address NO; found in 'h" directory
discovered J. BROMLEY Of the nan
Francisco detective force standing be-
fore the boards well in front OF th..
crowds and apparently studying tn"
odds with thoughtful eye. II occurred
TO Mr.. Lyman that j. Bgown!"ys other
eye MAS keeping watch on the rear
q, exits.
Mr.. Lyman melted away into iE"
crowd like fog before the sunshine. he.
ing by nature ever modest and retiring
when An official appeared on the Land
scape. lie wIisgled his wa% back I'M
Ill nc sighted his friend and ro-rir'-
ner. Mr.. Collins. and retired with him
from the range OF inqnisitive ears.
Mickey" he mumblrd cautiously.
We're pinched."
He'll" observed Mr.. Collins pro-
fanely. staring around him in an IN.
pleasantly suspicious manner.
Sure thing. Bruwnley's up in
front. He's done up something great.
bs, you can't fool Inc on Brownley.
It's him SIRE
Mr.. Collins expressed = desire that
the immortal part OF J. Browniey
might be subjected to a roasting pro-
cess for an Indefinite futurity. Under
stress of emotion. MIR. Collins WAS apt
10 BE- vituWTalive.
Hes follered us all the way from
Frisco" he grumbled wrathfnly. AN
three times this lIOnth we've lust got
on with our necks. The only way to
get rid of Brownley is tn kill him.
And have the whole l.. S. know we
did il" Not on Your tin-'rp". Mickey.
! don't throw my head away like that.
Never kill man unless You hav" IN.
SpOse you sneak around front and see
IL the roads clear lOr break.
Mr.. Collins wuvxrd his wa swiftly
hack TO the front entrances aud Casu-
ally looked out. One would h,". said
that he was enjoying the beauty OF the
c!undiess SKY. 50 innOcen,!y distant
ard abS,racted Was his gaze: certainly
no one would have suspected that he
saw Two men look quickly a, him and
away.
The two men outside looked at one
another. and moved closer. They were
In NJ hurry. J. Brownley's orders
were that unless these two shy birds
could he captured together at The
track. they were to be quietly and eau
uously followed to their lars, and
there invited TO take up their resi-
dcnce in the nearest police station.
The reasons why Mess:s Lyman
and Collins were So greatly in demand
were numerous and interesting. These
were versatile gentlemen. and IL our
vocation proved irksOn,e OF unhea!'h-
fnl from the legal point OF view. the?
couIt always pass on 10 another. They
found it convenient 10 change thei:
occupation frequently. as we'll as their
pos, office address: it diverted the o.
fetal mind. aud KEEP, it guessing
Mr.. Collins found his partner N
maryel0usly short time: he was used
20 IT, lie shook his head tribe.
which lI.-an, tina: their immediate fu-
ture was NOT Of all encou! aging nature.
Mr. Lyman thrust ont his under lip in
token OF his displeasure. as they edged
away from their nearest neishDarS.
II We run for it VIXEN the crowd
goes out 10 the track. therell BE-
million smart Alecks ready 10 help
em catch ia" he uIused di.cCnirnl-
eddy Il think they mean 10 catch rs
here II they en-. or track u down To
. good pl.ce aud nab US. but they
don't know that we're onto 'eIn. VEL
fool 'cn. We might rsise q big row.
Mickey. and light GU, In the racket,
Wen stampede the crowd. that's IT,"
Mr. Lyman radisted Sooi nature
again as he thought Of the misc!:ios
n; his command.
FIRE" queried Mr.. Collins dubi
ously
Mn no. Mickey; that's an I'D
gag Wen do somclhin Original.
BrovnIeys in front OF the whole
bunch-awful reckless TO stand in
front OF a cruwd-thc other chap; are
bact Of il. ard we'll keep about TIRE.
quarters hack. and save on: shins
while we lone III. other fellows. Chase.
Mck-,: is most time for he start.
Nj Collins vas not I,sn Of r'any
words. hut h;s Eitie eyes tsinii~d As
M Lyman hastily told him what 20
10 lie wEigxird swiftly away. lost
himself in ne ,hick.s. Of the crowd
and mnuaSrd 10 get hts brown derby
knockcd ~ When b. cane up from