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ROAD-GAMES 177two or more of you together you need have nowasted minutes.I have known it more than once save an unsuccessfulpicnic which was tottering to failure.A garden party of the most discordant elements,dependent solely upon this device in the handsof an enthusiast, may be worked up into scenesof hilarious geniality. For the thing rests uponno unstable foundation, upon no other indeedthan the strong inherent desire common toall families of the human race to throw somethingat a mark. And, encircled by a curved forefingerand swung freely from the shoulder, whatcould be more pleasing in its flight than apenny ?It is a great game of skill.the pitch,Much depends uponand one's whole style and method ofattack must be adapted to the local conditions.On turf allowance is made for the spring. Onemay play short with a run-up, by dropping flat,on concrete. On a dusty roadway some of theleading exponents throw beyond the mark andfall at a sharp angle for the rebound. But thesurface of one's dreams is wet sand. The OldCampaigner and Ihave more than once walkedseveral miles to mark out our course above thefringe of the ebbing tide. There only can one