Title: The Iron Game A Tale of the War

Author: Henry Francis Keenan

Language: English

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Virginia Paque and PG Distributed Proofreaders

[Transcriber's Note: The spelling inconsistencies of the original have been retained in this etext.]

The Iron Game

A TALE OF THE WAR

BY

HENRY F. KEENAN

    "Heavy and solemn the cloudy column
     Over the green fields marching came,
     Measureless spread like a table bread
     For the cold grim dice of the iron game."

1898

TO

BERNARD JOHN McGRANN

WHOSE LIFE AND CONDUCT EMBODY AND ILLUSTRATE

THE MANLINESS, MODESTY, AND WORTH

THAT FANCY DELIGHTS TO EMBALM IN FICTION

THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED

BY ONE AMONG THE MANY WITNESSES OF HIS NOBLE CAREER

HENRY F. KEENAN

NEW YORK, 25th March, 1891.