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Case said Vancouver , but though two or three steep games had there or thereabouts occurred -- games in which his soldier comrades had withdrawn as too big for them -- he , with his luck and brilliancy , had dared to pursue to the end and came out envied as a winner . And still this did not seem to point to Case . Not two hours ' sleep did Willett get that Sunday morning . He was awake , hot , feverish , and athirst at noon , craving ice , which could be seen in the mountains only a day 's march away , but had never yet been made to last through the homeward journey . Craney brought him a cool and dripping canteen and some acetic acid , the best he could do , and had proffered bottled beer , cooled in the big olla and retailed at fifty cents , but Willett sought information rather than sleep , and indirectly inquired as to Case 's antecedents . Inferentially , he wished Craney to understand that he believed Case to be a professional , and Craney blamable for permitting him to play . Craney saw the move and checkmated at once .