Show A A Cool Chess Player PlayerS V Washington Star StarA A L Parrott formerly of the Texas rangers a man famous along the frontier of a thousand miles for his cool daring was once with a band that pursued some cattle thieves only to find that they had crossed the river into Mexico Parrott swam the river in the face of the whole party narty of thieves and stole a boat from the bank literally under their noses One nl ht a few lew months after Parrott had left the state service he was play In chess with a friend in a small town In Texas The night was warm and the two men were sitting near an open win window wIndow window dow Parrott had the white men and his Quean cuban was in direct line Une with the black king with a black knight Interposed It was move more Suddenly there was a sharp report just outside the window und and anda a bullet carried the black knight off of the board The missile had been intended for Parrott who was at the moment bending over over the table studying his men For a few sec see seconds seconds he lie had not stirred but as he saw the knight disappear in the same pe peculiar peculiar culiar Yia nr drawling I voice fc that thit he ev would have used had he made a triumphant play he called Check |