The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-13
Playing Chess

in pink. The young man with the high forehead smiled at her. I'm going tc teach you chess" he announced 'I brought over the men"
 Why. how perfectly lovely" cried the girl in pink. immediately pulling of the cover. T know I'll be just crazy about 1t! Aren't they cunning!"
 I'm glad you're pleased" said the young man in gratified tone. "I was afraid you wouldn't want to learn or would be bored. Few women care about chess. It's really great game!"
 "The idea of not caring about it!" exclaimed the girl in pink spreading out the board. q know it's so differ ent. Why, the other girls will simply die of envy when I tell them I can | play chess! It sounds so intelec- tual!"
 Now, we'll set up the men" an- nounced the young man with the high forehead.
 "Oh, they're not all alike, are they?" 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 If they were all alike? I heard of 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 1t would be better just at first not to try any more!"
 "All right" agreed the girl in pink, cheerfully. Only think it 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? I guess it's because I have nerves. My mothers sister"
 Now I'll move this one" said the young man. Then he explained the moves to her and finally said: "It's your turn"
 T think 1t 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 me-"
 I'm not smart enough to make it 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 indig. nantly. 'if they've been playing it so long l should think they would have straightened 1t out and simplfied 1t | before now. You move em all alike | when you play checkers and you know | what you are doing! If this things a l queen why isn't there crown or something on 1t. and for these horses that turn corners-how perfectly ridiculous."
 You'll understand it after you have played it while" said the young man. 'Pd move that one to start with if I were you.' | Al right" said the girl in pink 1 "Pd rather shoo. this one down the | black squares, though It's so funny to see 1t go crisscross instead of straight ahead"
 But you can't" said the young man Your bishop can't move because tha, pawn Is in the way!" | T don't think little pawn ought tc count when it's a bishop that wants to get by" said the girl in pink. argu. ! mentatively
 l Now I'll move this" said the young man, firmly. "You see, 1t threat. | ems your queen"
 | T don't see why that is so awful, |" said the other "Oh, you say ths queen is the most valuable of all be. cause 1t moves farther and In every direction? Oh, Arthur, l saw Mario downtown today and what do you sup pose she told me? Youll be surprised, {, You'd never guess"
 You can't move that way" said the young man. This isn't domlnoes CT checkers-the idea isn't to take all your opponents men!" Well, what is the idea?" demanded the young woman. Tn checkers you try to take 'em and-oh, to checkmate the king. you say? We'll, I'd like to know how l can get anywhere near your king when you've got him on tha back line with all those other things stacked up In front of him-you ought to move em' out. Whats that thing castle? How silly, It doesn't look any more like castle than 1 do, II it's castle, why doesn't it look like one?"
 I'm afraid" suggested the young man, "that chess doesn't appeal to you! Perhaps we'd better stop play. ing,"
 Why, Pm perfectly crazy about it," Insisted the girl in pink q think it Is terribly interesting and I'm so glad I've learned how, And don't see any. thing so awfully hard about it either! But 1t makes my head ache a little so let's play authors for a changei" |. Dolls Always Known. History fails to tell us the inventor