New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-22
cHEcKMATE IN TEN MOVES
BY ANNA II. DRURY.


-, whom heavy STAKE OcltllutO On rs ISSUE
To, los a Stake than the life OF "a man.
20 I' rs ,nT means an easy task let me tell you
=. No Wanted me tor months afterwagd; and have
NWben The war first broke out between rance ana
cormonv was boarding at an English school for
ro1nr ladies' in Prussia 10 perfect mlseu In the
i,onage The expectation IN England OF an lnNa-
sion of the German territory by Napoleon III2 leI
~ the rapid dispersion OF the pupils and was heSl-
rating about my own WlNest PIah' "neh received
I'Ie, ia. from a very dear English friend, the
widow of a French sayaut at whose penslounat
lai sn.rt nearly q year. before my stay IN my pre-
ont ,b9rter,. She lived III town that snail only
,@.otiCn Ly the name of Iros Etolles-and her
Ior,o and garden being her sole inheritance, she
utilized them bv keeping school, which IN quiet
stra ahttorward fashion, hourished; as II deserved
~ lo i.cauors pupils adOred her, and reOeAed
When r was time TO take their leave. English and
French. however they HlAht ulIer on every o'AtI
Dout united N devotion TO Madame and no one
within her walls showed II more heartily than l.
Ne had been Intimate friends in my chIdhool
and one OF my first sorrows was the marriage WAicA
made France her home. When other ana heavier
,-..f, fell 10 my lot. and my own home existed no
longer. 90 WAS 10 slight consolation 10 Au4 l"'U
r..,Lt he preparing Tor independence uuuttr Iel
r0.f I studied French and German at lroi7
I-.'r., with such success q, TO entertain the nope
81 becoming permanently n,rlHI: Sinai rem Ii'li-
.r ,,.-Ia nav. satisfied me, If combined with me
49,. and sl,... ,f E.eauor's society; but 10 tbs
1l.r. VAS o.e t--H- obst8clo-the jealousy OF Aer
sir when .,,ta a child to her brothers. care tins
Int. enemy oil miue had learned 70 regard ms
v.it- love and ,o."tsl,. IS -,t '" ,trIl. Hat
s.,, IN li,. i'm t'c.r affections she very soon t.
,Ii r,- - I'M s- I'm Older friend; and led rs the
S.A.''t u, ... ,;,.f- .noiIeJ rrettv gIrI can
A'II ui l' ...' r -,,9n herself. CONNIE l,rr
rs Tor tire sake OF peace. 20 he constantly on our
GUARD not 20 display token of close friendship I'D
dame loved the child both for her own sake,
and for l.s who had left her TO her charge anu IL
v.xcl her so TO see Narictte dmpleG cherh IusAeG
v.ta passionate tears that endured great deaI
rather than provoke them. OF course, the more we
gave way 70 At! l.".o"IIz, Wv 80 - .I,1hfr
grew ana d. ilst il, WV, ,';j n ON nv
,ie'er c.ulu "o, d.. "' 80 ~ NV ,I,nj re-
l.--". I of tt,s sitrotion N North GER
solves; anu nearing OF '"'- 90 '''I - "a , 80
many, which combined several auNa-Ia4eS' IT,
leased Narctte from my obnoxious '".-t4t .,, t,l
To DO her J->,i'r. WI.i. St-c iu,.'lo ,i IN -
t'Hh she. vas ga 'Jls % ,,,j o., tr,.tai me- IN
lIeil-eS, L.-i'SH ~ mgr & .,,J ,,r, I,t yrart
s''. ! tooS Lcr 'p'-"-l'' In NGot ia 49, 3 NV.
nv way an we sun. 81. 49,, .Eori5 r,+,-r,,
I'ti'e4i,, i-.',',o' ,,r eboY,,b fus cyicoucics
ne Iy"1'I W NI.lJ a.. llEooI rf tbc;r 10y.
o. ..r " nN w. , natar,9n Who taught both
-, o,,5 G,r,T.n me situation was Omen and
50 Were LeI arms ''''il o''0 ''' ''-' ~ W W
W0uId come ,:. I'll. 1-+,;,.s TIL.
1851 TO 'lis J" 80 tt ~ -i.t c1cor1+c -s La-
papers Wtih ll!eA Iu- o- 'ur S'i -,, -, I,,,
tween me q. mi! anu =. cry I".f wa, J-'n-5 ;t
france hASInE ultu l'I, H.. -. 'f.j H. ~ %
glad was / when tL' neat anu au'l O- 4alt.4I!-
were al an thu ana VIZ "ttOy'Ir'' " II. I
nv laForls FQit{tI11' III" co.. r ,.. ras he
pleasdIl u 'i l,'NE'.' 1' az" l,,1r LrIf no
pared Ndre'tc came FORWARD l." asst iu t.G
pouring ana Htl. ~. Z, p, a IRE ~ u W r.-
the .I'uIa-Ir tlat 'o Wf fl, L' DJ,T'
ana the le. hNu v,CH Sot ~ =. +l .orro,,,
'IoN't 49, 49, ~ - ~. ., ~, ~, rrorc. p
oIA,i ell NUS ',i. re M, ,,',, sra NJ Lor
-, i 9i ,it rance j. TO i've mined Tie fault
I'S E bcr oven lands advice was good
wal ~! 10 4'r OWE ,'I ts soJ ycr Inn ve
1.. 81 10 U'N 0''D ''''' '''
TO ,.-. o c,i-ar Fl, h,r voice mat startled me
OIL t.s.,lr riat.v t,rurI the conversation OBJ
am. l-,e"ivI l,'.t tl,. was tf~ncs with
S ,t- - ,.re,.-s ,iot, one Erool and river
go -. ,-satirr, Vim ! vent ayyav: She had cone
MClg l,l 80, ne Iirfr Ians s,rre then ana
tIo c.rreat had grown more rapid. and the rocks
more IigmheHl, III s{%'u Ii IN he ta]crnos
INN Va S fntcJ her lad nor Shielded her from
,rs,-;-~ AID tLe srferiur whatever It's cause.
sHari IL, one rosuocr 10 have >oiteneI her nature
Lr ea9u,y o NE eo and f1rnLanl how 6c
.'.r' ~ a. al 10 tr Of ia oiilc .nn,vin,, from
j-o,,o ratters that q friend of her deceased hus-
I''e"io' @ ,.o,-i sgrIirar ri WaarInoi>rIlp
,-.tt al ,ritIIiu The year been nominated 10
hat din. lee post
H. iLe,r . rcucatcd the Young lady with
rout. he can never find enough TO keep him en-
itcvaF lie was Ten times happier and more useful
1,tsu L., Lai oriy his own business to look after.
ana let other paorlc alone Now he leaves that 10
- irl.e while he rrcs the flesh OF his bones and
- We. ~ - l-rs alI fYr tic nuilic GOOD
~, ~ ,or,. .,I1nI of his boots at the door,
H.. "a, " az, I,.5l ., tLoir 1lla,,onrr tbon and
s+li 6rin~ him within reach OF those ewes he used
So 49, -, - s,r,,ct.j
10 WtISP 40 ft, ororcb if that il What vor,
-. IC IT, t or.a yro-id not ,ry tLeInselye, blind
mean u'' '1r e., - ~ NJ ,f, -
j ne 'Ids ca Ty d. I b; ror7or tho rIorr
aho poor Hoi - ac,1@ily .,TT,ored
IoIess.r 4'' .u."'V, -, All All L;T,,,C
I;o T. s,C1-s .,r.a+ vase of ,n9.rr,2l m
.'~.Lt >. -, 80 ia III and his n.,no tonri,
4.0S lh.y pu' MN ~ ne .G anu MS ''-0 'oU'"
a'1 og ~ i,oI 80 90 said Eleanor and was
l,C va. c,nosrre ~ her r,a1,ner tI,st
." ~ ~ coot ,lor tnoLcn I}u he toId Ms the
- -. -o,lo - :, ot NV, N Inn, lac md conc
,t,'I - ali % ior and indeed saw n little SER
S,r / - pruseio vii not FORGET that vou
,r;I SEQ Ttey saw fLe EavarI9ps Viii have the