Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-11-14
Playing Chess

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forehead smiled at her. I'm going to
teach you chess" he announced. ''T
brought over the men,"
why. how perfectly lovelyi" cried
the girl IN pink. Immediately pulling
OF the cover. IT know I'll be just
crazy about III Aren't they cunning!"
TIN glad you're pleased" said the
young man In q gratified tone. II was
afraid you wouldn't want to learn or
would be bored. Few women care
about chess. IT'S really Q great
camel"
"The idea Of not caring about TT"
exclaimed the girl IN pink. spreading
out the board. IT know It's 80 differ
emit. Why, the other girls will simply
die Of envy when I tell them I can
play chessi It sounds 20 intellec'
tuali" i"
Nov, wen set up tho men," an
nounced the young man with the high
forehead. \
"oh, they're not all alike, are
theyr she continued in surprise.
How funny! I should think that
would mix you up dreadfully! Don't
you think It would be lots easier to
play II they were all alike? / heard
Of q man who could play six games
Of chess at once-let's try IT."
The young man coughed. Well. !
have men for only one game" he said.
Maybe Il would be better just at f1rst
not to try any more!"
"All right" agreed the girl IN pink,
cheerfully. "0nly think II would be
loads OF fun to have six games at the
same time. Then we could walk
around among them. I get awfully
tired sitting still-do you? guess it's
because have nerves. Ny mothers
sister"
Now I'll move this one" said the
young man. Then he explained the
moves to her and finally said: TITS
your turn"
IT think II is perfectly absurd not
to let them all move alike!" she cried.
TT Just mixes you up! Is that really
the way you have to play or are you
just trying to fool met"
I'm not smart enough to make II
up" said the young man. "Men more
brilliant than I invented the moves
hundreds and hundreds Of years ago"
WELL" said the girl in pink indie
nantly, "if they've been playing It 90
long I should think they would have
Strengthened It out and simplined II
before now. You move 'em all alike
when you play checkers and you know
what you are doing! II this things
queen why isn't there q crown OF
something on It, and for these horses
that turn cOrners-how perfectly
ridiculous!"
"You'1l understand It after you have
played It q WHILE" said the young
man. 'T'd move that one to start
with II were you"
"All right" said the girl In pink.
'1'd rather shoot this one down the
black squares, though. It's 30 funny
TO see It 90 crisscross instead Of
straight ahead"
But you can't" said the young man.
'Your bishop can't move because that
pawn 10 In the way!"
II don't think q little pawn ought to
count when It's q bishop that wants
to get by" said the girl in pink, argu'
mentatively.
Nov I'll move this" said the
young man, firmly. 'You see, 1t threat
ems your queen"
II don't see why that 10 80 awful ,
said the other. "Oh, you say the
queen is the most valuable Of all be.
cause It moves farther and in every
direction? Oh, Arthur! I saw Marie
downtown today and what do you sup
pose she told me? You'll be surprised!
You'd never guess"
You can't move that way" said the
young man. "This isn't dOminOes or
checkers-the idea isn't to take all
your opponents men!"
"Well, what 10 the idea" demanded
the young woman. Elm checkers you
try to take 'em and-oh. to checkmate
the king, you say? Well, I'd like to
know how I can set anywhere near
your king when you've got him on the
back line with all those other things
stacked IN IN front Of him--you ought
70 move EN- out. What's that thlngi
A castle? How sillyi II doesn't look
any more like q castle than / do! II
its . castle, why doesn't It look like
onef" -
I'm afraid" suggested the young
man, 'that chess doesn't appeal to
youi Perhaps we'd better stop play.
ingI"
why, I'm perfectly crazy about ST."
insisted the girl In pink. Il think It
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