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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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New Year's Eve out Tuesday, lleo. 31 st, 1946

Grand Opening ol

the CLOVER CLUB

Formerly Legion Auditorium OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Refreshments — Novelties

Dress, Optional

Tables Reserved.

Make lyour reservations early by calling

i222.

Tickets on sole at Hughes Drug Co. Reddin Bros. and Legion Home

Dancing from l0.00 P.M. -- 2.00 A.M. Admission, $2.00 Couple

Contract Bridge

By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON

THE BLACKWOOD CONVENTION

A great ntany" arguments have raged around tile Biacltuood Con- rantion. its detractors pointing out ;he horrible mixups that have re- sulted from its inept “mite its protagonists have been even more enthusiastic in dacrib- 1mg the catastrophes resulting from the convention's non-use. The latest exhibit from the latter contingent

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is the following. reported by a cor- respondent:

To quote; “East almost fell off his chair when he heard the seven- spade bid. with hltn ltolding the ace oi trumps, and his double shook the chandelier. Needless to say.

‘perhaps. North-South were not us- yillg Blackwood, but after this tru- gedy they solemnly agreed that they would never bid mother slam without using it to locate aces.“

_ It is not difficult to understand East's reaction. and undoubtedly North-South had CflliSt: for the ‘deepest regret that they had not Agreed to use an ace-locating con- ivention. A four-notrump response

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on the poimt of sending a message to Miss Siennlng by one o! that maids when the girl he-seA came? down the stairs.

" e're going back at once. he told her.

"I riust see Mr. Roiliter first. Then I nuppose I shall go. too I

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want to thank you for you ind- xoootxrs. '\7~ - near." “Cut it outl" he urged. "The

At tit- moment the police hurl no evidenrc to offer and the Coroner prunes-tied to address the jury, The newspaper men were leaking at each other dnubtfully. They lend

main t. ing is that I wan’. to keep] in touch with you, Can you givci mc a permanent address?"

"Yes 1f you want it. My cousm is Dr. Lovell Tukes, of 317.. Harley

iby North. with a five-club. ace- ;Cl€ll_\‘lIZ'§ rebid by South. would have {kept the partnership out of the humiliattng grand slam and brought them to the profitable small slam. Admitting all this. however. it is

South dealer. North-South vulnerable-

:8AI{,2 still highly pertinent to observe

‘AK Q9 ‘that in the absence of a four-no-

‘A K Q 7 _ 11mm: ccnventiott it was indiscreet

‘a 4A6 ‘cf North tto be kind about it» to . 9 8 7 5 N Q 6.1 3 2 assume that South's preemptive . J e 3 w E Q 10 B 5 4 opening bid had guaranteed the ab- ‘10854 s 2 soluie solidity of the spade suit. 2 #5 3 5llllllost- Eouth had been attic to Q K Q J 10 9 5 4 announce the possession of the

QK Q 1° spade ace — would that have as-

07 sured North that South's spade suit

#9 5 could not be headed by ace-queen-

jack? And if South revealed toth

din to my “n” Tm,’ we” g the spade acc and one king, would

‘ lpondent, was the biddinST

. N rm m"; Norihbe able to decide safely that $0M“ g2‘ 7,‘; Duublg the king was il’l spades instead of in?” Pass Pass i hearts?

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come nnwn for a story and so far. had emerged —e\'en Roillirr had said nnthlnz beyond the irwducible minimum. Bur when the Coroner began tc point out certain facts to the ju": the eentlemcn nt‘ rho Prcss sat up The Coroner dwelt at lenzih on the lorirmnie fact that we dis- tinguished detectives from Scotland Yard here ~ctually stavir-q ‘n the club when the crime was connniiteri. Dticrns rrtt vith n frown on it's

Street A letter sent there \vou'd reach me -sooner or tater."

"Tharksl ‘Vili you keen In touch with me? Let me know where you are and what you are doing? uCOk here, Meet me for luncn one clay?"

"I'm not sure what I shal! h» doing But I will write to you and i lo. you know what happens. Scot- land Yard will find you, won't it?"

"Yes."

face. ll" could do nothing 0,, 5m; him. The stnrv was out

The vcrdit‘ u": in nwortl with the Cut-otter "lvice: "Murder by 50ml‘ :‘t“rsnti or persons tutknorvn."

Ducrts w." surrounded the ‘nurnalists the moment th~ nro- Mrdinws were over but he refused‘ it maize Pm’ statement Hvn-iti the Ferny": “Inquiries are baht; pur- "it"! "

"I've nothing whatever t» 53v,

‘tfl-nten," he smiled. "You'd

\“1"r in’ my colieaqtte. Inspector Dmtimore.” he said in dun-t‘ ll’.‘l1.

Doll more had been it-atr-‘tinc- the newsnnpcr men and did not ev- il?" P-fll illc Sitperinienvlcnt \Vi'llilll turn ilrcm on to him.

"I fully endorse everythmr! that Superintendent Dttcrns ha: said," he io-ld them. "hut I have nothing to add to the statement." l

Oniv a verv yount! padre nnn ivould expect Journalists to be sat- isfied with that. They pressed hlzn izflori-humouredlv-

"Wlat were you doing at club?"

"We came down for n uui-et Week-end in the country." Dolll. more assured them, "Son-v. acn- tlemen but at the moment there is nothing I can any." 1-1,. w“ so emphatic that his questloners re- nlizcd that they could expect no more

Ducrcs was grimly silent most of the way hack. hut Dnlllmore kept up a cheerful lflckle nf ‘(Jflvfly-cry- lion over his shoulder. tvifh the Qirl in the hack of the c-r. With a hrief- ‘Thanl: _vou." she went n‘. once to her rnom when tltev rcacn- ed the cluh.

"We'll get hack to town at once." the Superintendent announced.

"Immediately?"

"Yes, Get your hugs. ‘l‘ltere'i‘. b0 .a veritvhle song.and dance m-rr the afislr in the papers this eve- ninrz. Looks an if we came ilown to herd the habv for them white they d:rl it. Fernandez wi‘! rub it in. Making sure that they didn't sell cQQ-arettes after time-n! the public expense. tc-o, remember __ ivhllc n muroer is committed un- dr-r their noses."

"Han; it all. we about rlzarettes!" .

“No But we might just as well have "inr all the good wove done."

“Wi‘h respect. I dinner-ac." Dolli- more mslsted "Arid I'm erttitn that I can convince the chief."

"I lu-pe you can." said Ducros dmtbtfully.

"I'll say good-bye to Miss Sten- ning lid we'll be off. we may just

the

didn’: come

"Then good-bye! And thank you more than I can say!"

For a moment their ~95 mp; l5 he prrsced her hand: "I'm anxious to help you." he urged.

She smiled and he felt tho answering pressure of her hand.

CHAPTER V "Reporting at "The Yard"

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run from New Scotland Ynsrl w'th

a f-tst car and a competent iriver-

"Thirty mile limit" Ducrne rzrnurle". It was the first time he had spoken fn-r some time.

Doliimore grinned and lessened lhc pressure of his foot on the ac- celerator. "So-try!" he said ,'

"It would be a fittin". fin-sh in. a brilliant weekend ii’ we were run! in for exceezhnz the speed imit.’ Dizcro; said tltterlv. l

“We could explain that \Vi‘ were detect-yes." lhls youthful colleague retorterl.

"I "o-ubt it" Ducros said grim- 1y.

“Do you mean to let m? out my point of view to the Cit of?" Dol- limore asked some time. later.

"I'm point: to insist on it. my lad. My own story in one of unrualifled negation.”

"Yes But will you do your best to make him see the case as I do?"

"I don't think you ivill need a street real of help. Dolly. Tm can do the talk part a lot belie;- than I ever could."

"Apazt from my belief that ‘Us the work of n dangerous gang which includes Flash Carrie-w, we haven; zot f'~r Nothin" else will excuse our no-t having carried out a routine search ot the servants’ rooms for one thine. in spite of the fact that‘ we could ACCJlJll for everv one of them."

"They've not the photos and the finger-prints, Ducros sa'i with in~ creasimt: bitterness.

"Look here. chief. you're letting thin ge: you down Hang it .ll. you can't manufacture clues and you can't arrest people on suspicion. Anvw-iy here We are. Now ‘or it!"

From his office. Ducros ‘phoned in tht- Chief. DUlllmOrg watched him and listened rather grimly to the part of the conversation he could hear.

"Come on.“ he said ns he rc- r-laced the receiver. "He seemed very aurpri-serl that we ivcre here a: all.‘

"You open the hall." Dullimnie said, "If he fllet off the handle I'll come in at once"

"Didn't expect you two hack as soon m. this" the Chet‘ Enid.

get the chief tonight." “The first Question will be: “What I are yru: doing here?" Dueros polnt- = ed out. l "I tcnow that. We c-u: it Dori worry."

IIISWUT

OUT OUR WAY

He tttmed into lhc club anri was‘

By y R_ W|LL|AM5OUR BOARDING HOUSE

"What's the news?"

“Broadly speaking, sir. {ivere isn't wit." Ducros said. "I take t ‘Ml arc acquainted with my telephone report end have seen the evening papers?"

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