La Junta tribune., 1915-04-17

rived ~ peoaeuro frU0 peay1ng wfn
them. Ton -. IN redurad 70 wosk
Ing out problems
n. too. somstimes s0uas myself 10
that way said ths ssraness. and
drawing . ehair 10 ths tabis on whirt
ths board rsstsd. b bsgso 70 ~ tb~
pieces.
The ONT game ths jsilss <hsrkmaied
bis adversary IN eaght mUses. The
stanSsf seemed very much pleased
With his opponents plan Of attack and
asked him 10 90 over The moves again
that he might learn them. 10 sbe
second game the TALLER bad more troD
BILE. but In the third be Won easily.
Il think would plsy batter for =
stake" said she stranger. snd. takinR
gold louis from his pocket. be laid Il
on the table.
The jaiier looked st the shining piece
covetousiy. He was very poor. but be
had enough to cover that i0uis. snd
be covered L. The stranger played
badly and lost Two other louis went
on to the table. and four louis were
transferred to the jnller. Two more
were ventured and lost The TALLER
won. and the stranger instead Of play.
ing better for q stake played worse.
After several hours sitting 6fty louis
had gone from his pocket to that Of
The jailer.
Then the stranger won Q game The
jaiier doubled the stakes and lost
again After this the stranger played
better and on certain gnmes where the
stakes were doubled Or tripled won
back nearly all he had lost. The jailer
began to get excited In spite Of Ger
tain bunders his opponent seemed to
be constantly getting the advantage
When at last he saw the dfty shining
gold pieces go back into the strangers
possession be was beside himself With
nge
Il have no further stake" be said.
"Have you not some article" said
the stranger. looking about him, that
would accept for stalker
But he saw nothing Of any value.
The jailer urged him to accept certain
articles Of furniture. bot be declined
them all Finally be said:
Have you any prisonsssr'
-One"
"On what charge b be connnedr''
Murder He is to b executed pext
week"
.Ah. a Iifer'
Eyes: q life. The prisoner has Of
fered me money to release him"
And why did you not acceptT
''lt would be my ruin"
The stranger seemed lost In thought
then suddenly be said:
II will give you n chance to win lW
louis without taking any risk. You
are n good fellow. and ! have iesrned
much about chess from you vil'
stake 100 louis against your prisoner
that heat you three games IN success
sion. In the first will checkmaie you
In ten moves. In the second 10 nine and
10 the third In eight moves."
The Jailcr's eyes were big With won
der. IF you could do that you wonhi
he Garnier. the great chess player ~
Paris"
did I not say wished you weiif-
"You nrc very kind. monsieur
Come. write out an agreement 10 ~
lease your prisoner on the terms have
made" AMI the speaker began u ae'
the ciiesstncn
This was too much for the jailer
The stranger was willing 10 present
him with 100 louis for the instruction
hc had given him On the tcrma Il
was impossible that he should not win
Tie had beaten his adversary most of
the games. Ills losses had happened
TO come on games where the stak~-
were high. What the strnn.er nov
proposed wss impossible. when the
chcssncn were set the strangcr places,
100 louis on the table. and the gsn,~s
began
To the jnilcr's amaRemcnt his sdycf
sary checkmnied him In ten moves
rerccivin. that somrthius WAS wrou.
the beaten man would have hacked
out. but the stranger reached for the
order for the prisoners release and
held II.
-Prr~ei.- he aaid. IF tose . game
! will give Il hack 10 yoa"
The jailer's only hosss being In the
cppcn~nt's failure. he consented. The
stranger won. The jailss lay hsct In
his chair snd gasprd
shall wr play the thlrdr- ssked the
man Who had come 70 lsaru ehssA
NO You are Garnise. yeu ean win
without moving . psece"
The stranger pnt The order fee ~
lease In HE p0rket and shovsd ~
hundrpsl louis over 10 the )aiiee.
y en- ruined" saA The pese 0as.
rrfvsias 20 toech Il
TIE strsnees soot out Q peetsehest
and drew frun u Q iafps ou0bae q
billa. Take thia.. ~ saiA -ss1 . se|
vlrsiuiA will rsmais = yeae poaee
tili you aes safely est q fsaseAs
Thas nighe the jaiiss asd ~ esolty
dtsappeaFvsa. snd ihe est lay - ~
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