The Glenwood post., 1912-09-28
Chess

brought over the men,
why, how perfectly lovely" cried
the girl in pink, Immediately pulling
off the cover. 81 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. 81 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. 81 know it's so differ
ent. Why. the other girls will simply
die of envy when I tell them l 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 surpyipe.
How funny! I should think that
would mix you up, dreadfully! Don't
you thihkfit would be lots easier to
play II they were all alike? l heard
of a 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 l think it would be
loads of fun to have six games at the
\
around among them. I get awfully
tired sitting stiiI--do you? / guess it's
because / 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: Its
your turn
81 think it is perfectly absurd not
to let them all move .alikei" she cried
'It 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 irdig
nantly. "if they've been playing 1t SC
long should think they would have
Strengthened it out and simplified II
before now. You move 'em all alike
when you play checkers and you know
what yon are doing! II this things a
queen why isn't there crown OF
something omit, and for these horses
that :tnrn corners-how perfectly
ridiculous!" ... 49,.
You'll understand it after you have
played it while" said the youne
man. I'D move that one to start
with II were you
"All right" said the girl in pink
I'D rather shoot this one down the
black squares, though. It's so funny
10 see 1t go crisscross instead OF
straight ahead" -.....
But you can't" said the young man
Your bishop can't move because that
pawn Is in the way!"
- IT don't think a little pawn ought to
,onuts when IT'S a bishop that want,
% get BY" said the girl in pink, arsu
tentatively. q. -.,s-7..
Nov I'll move this" said the
roung man. firmly. You see, it threat
ms your queen" 7-
7 don't gee why that ia 80. awful
said Ne aothef. ..--'Dh, you say the
FIsen lis, the most valuable of all be
:aQsH- 1t moves farther and in every
Erection? : OH Arthur. l saw Marie
DOWNTOWN today and what. do you sup
,ose she told me? You'll be surprised!
fou'd never guess
You. can't move that way" said the
'oung man: This isn't dominoes O,
:heckersI-the idea isn't to take all
Iour opponents ,men!" IN .-s-
well, what is the idea?" demanded
he young woman. - TN. checkers yor
:ry to take 'em and-oh, to checkmate
he king, you say? Well, I'd like tc
Know how l can get anywhere neal
7our king when you've got him on the
,ack line with all those other things
stacked up in front Of him-you ought
% move EN- out. What's that thing,
A castle? How silly! 1t doesn't look
my more. like castle than | dol II
It's castle, why doesn't it look like
,ne?" -.--- ------ ---
I'm afraid" suggested the young
man, that chess doesn't appeal to
you! Perhaps we'd better stop play.
lngi"
why, I'm perfectly crazy about it!'
insisted the girl in pink. 81 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 it makes my head ache a little,
30 let's play authors for change!"
- T. 10y -g--3 N7'1F