The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-07-18
Playing Chess


forehead smiled at her. I'm going to
teach you chess" he announced. Il
brought over the men,"
why, how perfectly lovely!" cried
the girl in pink, Immediately pulling
off the cover Il know I'll be just
crazy about it! Aren't they cunning"
I'm glad you're pleased" said the
young man in gratified tone. 81 was
afraid you wouldn't want to learn or
would be bored. Few women care
about chess. It's really great
game!"
1.-THE idea Of not caring about it!"
exclaimed the girl in pink, spreading
ent. Why, the other girls will simply
die Of envy when l tell them ] can
play chess! It sounds so intellec-
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! l 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 a man who could play six games
Of chess at once-let's try IT,"
The young man coughed Well, I
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
around among them. / get awfully
tired sitting still-do you? guess it's
because I have nerves. My mothers
sister,"
Nov I'll move this one" said the
young man. Then he explained the
moves to her and finally said: It's
your turn"
II think 1t is perfectly absurd not
to let them all move alike" she cried.
1T 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 II
up said the young man. Men more
brilliant than I invented the moves
hundreds and hundreds Of years ago"
We'll" said the girl In pink indig.
nantly. '"f they've been playing 1t 70
long I should think they would have
Strengthened 1t out and simplified II
before now You move 'em all alike
when you play checkers and you know
what you are doing! II this things a
queen why isn't there a crown or
something on it, and for these horses
that turn corners-how perfectly
ridiculous,"
You'll understand It after you have
played it while" said the young
man. I'D move that one to start
with If / were you"
All right" said the girl in pink
I'D rather shoot this one down the
black squares, though. It's so funn,
to see it 60 crisscross instead O.
straight ahead"
put you can't" said the young man
Your bishop can't move because tina;
rawn is in the way"
Il don't think little pawn ought tc
count when it's a bishop that wants
to get by" said the girl in pink, argu
mentctively.
Nov III move this" said tn.
young man, firmly. you see. it threat
ems your queen
i dent see why that is so awful
said the cher "Oh, you say the
queen is the most valuable of all be
cause it moves farther end in c~e-,
direction? Oh, Arthur, I saw Marie
downtown today and what Go you sun
nose she told me? You'll be surprised!
You'd never guess"
"Ycu can't move that way" said the
young man. This isn't dominoes O,
checkers-the idea isn't to take al
your opponents mem"
We'll, what is the idea?" demanded
the young woman. an checkers 20,
Try to take 'em and-oh, to checkmat
he king, you s2y? Well, I'd like t.
now how ] can get anywhere nea'
your king when you've got him on tn.
back line with all those other thing,
stacked up in front of him-you ought
to move en- out. What's that thing.
A castle? How silly! 1t doesn't LOOT
ny more like a castle than / do. Il
it's castle, why doesn't it look like
cne?"
I'm afraid" suggested the young
man, that chess doesn't appeal to
you! Perhaps we'd better stop play
inr,"
why, I'm perfectly crazy about it!"
insisted the girl in pink. II think il
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 it makes my head ache a little,
so let's play authors for a change!"