The Caucasian., 1913-12-18
4 LETTER THAT
WENT ASTRAY
Secret Service Man IN Game
az life and DEATH

@k3ere; make hasae oe you esilq be Goo
late Take ahis and 80 60 che saloon
referred 60 Read as yoH go There's
vour cor NoU.
Che CHIEF ahrusa q qetser aneo my
e,an6, ond Q can OUT OF che office just
10 aime 90 step on Q car going down
town. { knew ahe aettee seferre6 90
the coming ~ Che prince, eos ~e had
mo aime go attend to othee business
chan his protecsion aD the cas- 3 eead:
Gas saloon G1 O. un Bees. Glass oveR.
PENOCHLE.
As psacisely $3.50 9 eeeolled into G!ss
SELDOM. Sitting ne one Of che tables. ]
called for Deer and cast my eyes about
the soorn. ghere 9as out one person
seated. aaa the moment Z saw him
&new him 90 be my man. Fortunately
Cor me. ne had come early. must get
him away before the man he was to
neca entered That man did not know
Nira. bue did Ne know that manp We
ehall seq SAG eoe Q feW minutes
waecNing aim ana saW ehae ns Nas
aeesoua Then, liking n9 oyee upon
bis. q empeiea my beef glase and turn-
ca 6e upside Gown on che table He
etartea 3 soc up and. going over 60
Ain. oai0 IN o qow Gone, "FolloO me."
Gle alia SO. and 40 ~o lefe Che ealoon
q man e1it9s Q eco oeard entered and
ease cn 10 Doth . piercing eye. which
he aii0 ooe susp evsg eilA % ~ere out
oe his oghe
90 narrow escape.m Mueeefed.
eThaee che ma@ eho Wae % 0eet
Penochle.e
"Whs dia goo ooe ~aie fof ne 20
give Che signal instead OF giving II
yourself?" asked my man
.{laA 40 aime 60 &asta Hov0 gov
asrangeA everythine?
u have the Nomb.~
q would be impossible Zoe onO -
keep up a conversation with him. even
For few minutes. without betraying
myself aiy only hope was before do
ing so 20 gain sufticienE inforOation
to locate the conspiracy.
where ID it?" q asked, seferrine D
the bomb
"Betwee~ the mattresses % 0y
bed.''
wanted to ask where his bed vas
but did not dare do SO.
HE is expected in the morning
said instead when is it to be done?
while he is being driven to his no
tel That is the order"
Where will you stand?"
1Y" He looked at me. surprised
You mean where will you stand"
Il will attend to that You must
hand me the bomb. However. these
details must be arranged later. Al
present | can only make an appoint
ment for this evening. Meet me to
night at-!et me see. Go to No. . -
street. rear hall room, third floor. 4
o'clock"
But
cit won't do fbr us to be seen talk
ing together on the street. Goodby
We were watched, though l did no
know it, and by one whom | rathe
than my anarchist had cause to fear.
| went to the Office and reported tn
program to the chief. We arranged
that a number Of men should appea
at the point of rendezvous at lOO
o'clock and arrest Penochle. l pur
posely made the hour five minutes AFT
er that of the meeting. hoping to gan
. some information before taxing m.
i, man in. A few minutes before Il
o'clock | went to the rendezvous.
room that kept for such purposes Il
the worst part OF the city, and, goini
upstairs, opened the door,
| started back. There sat the ma
: with the red beard who had eyed U
when we left the saloon.
"Where-is''- 1 stopped.
, "Penochle? Penochle is a very haa
: ardous game. Just now l happen t
hold six aces"
six? Ordinary packs hold but foul
Y Perhaps you count the joker"
j "You show your ignorance of tn
: game" he replied knowingly.
= "The game is one Of life and deatf
e / know that"
s what card do we playY
n "The knave. who arrives tomorrow.
e avery good. BY whose order?"
+ 1.-THE circle"
a "Good again. And who is Penochlel
e The man would soon trap me.
n 'Penochle.'" l repeated to gain dm'
; Then, remembering that my compa1
l. ion Of the morning had said. You, nc
t l." replied evasively: THAT seems
d be the question: Is it you or l?'
"Who is Penochle?' he repeate
sharply. moving his hand. which no.
! for the first time | noticed was col
! ceaied under his coat
If Don't bully me- said as uncol
!, cernedly as it was possible. Il am M
r the one designated by the circle to
10 done 1t has assigned me speci'
$ work, and If you kill me you wi
break the chain"
% What work?'
N At that moment the door opene'
u and my companion of the morning el
O. tered excitedly.
n "a letter has gone astray." he sal
IF to the man with the red beard. ''Th
n nan must have used it."