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0n the Green Meadows, not far from the smiling Pool, Reddy Fox It was ‘easy remember

hunting, i-le couldn't ever before having had such easy hunting for he never had known a tine when there were so many Meadow Mice. There was what Faurner Brown called a "Mous

e ' W.‘ r I / - plague." They threatened to eat "m" l. “w m“ “me I've W“

the Owl cousins. and a few other hunters, to catch a breakfast, a lunch or a dinner whenever they felt hungry. So few of them both- ered to hunt others.

Reddy happened to look toward lhl Smiling Pool where all the Frog, cousins were singing as if they had nothing else whatever to do but to share their happiness -with all the Great World. Who was that standing on the Green Meadows between him and the Smiling Pool? Roddy blinked his eyes and raised urp a little on his hind feei the better to see. It was a familiar figure but not in fa- miliar surmLndingS. It tras Long- legs the Heron, called the Great Blue Heron. He was standing

wings lifted just a little. Then his long neck straightened as with his spear-like blll he struck at some- tihlng in the grass.

‘JA fisherman turned hunter.” muttered Reddy a5 he watched Longlegs swallow a Mouse. "1 wouldn't have believed it had l not seen lt."

For a moment Imnglegs stood still just as he had been standing when Redcly frlst saw him. Then with slow, somewhat stately steps the mvved forward in the some careful manner. Raddy had often seen him walk this way along the edge of the water when looking for Frogs. He took but a few steps be-

fore repeating that funny short South dealer. run and quick stroke with the long North-South vulnerable. blll. 1Y9 looked s0 awkward thatr ‘a Roddy just had to grin. Then he! ‘A; straightened up to his full height ‘QJGL and with his head tipped up swal-I ‘A K Q 9 a 4 lowed something. Raddy couldn't ‘ 9 4 3 2 ‘ A 1o 7 5 see what it was but lie guessed. vQ 1o 7 5 N ‘K8 a He looked over toward this Big 4 w E .10‘ 2 River. ﬂying low over the Green ‘K 9 3 S *7 3 z Meadows was Harrier the Marsh ‘5 ' Hawk. He was hunting. Over to- ‘KQJQ ward the Old Pasture Mouser the '39 2 Short-eared Owl, who ls abroad by ‘A 3 7 day, was flying just a little above» _ ‘J 1o 5 the Brass. He was huntInB- Clmllhs n” Md i _ not to high overhead was Redtail ‘M3 ' the Hawk. Ruddyéi suspéctiejd itllla; 222:1! 3;? zlVirﬂl an: he also was hun ng- e y a eWPDBd grinning as he looked bask 7N3‘ P81" 3N7‘ Y!" 5r mnglqs the Heron. Pa" P!" "There are hunters enqigh on ,, "We must be getting close - the Guardian Want Ad says 21in‘? rig‘ cﬁeajmsgowljﬁiultolill: West opened the tourth-hliheet - ' n ' ' _ the house has fllntllilg Water! mhmgl and leave hunting u, m, 31.18311’; aiozeirggafgheul; hggfret; are: I three-notrump contract. Whl e THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW. By Fagoly and Shorten dedarer was running use dug"- East signalled vlg°f°hsl n sue es WNISITQ Evroy ADISHFITFOIEA .0 West threw away Y.» tint. MEAL JUST FOR ltlNGll-IOIIDWDUDQF)‘ spades and one diamond to hold s?” “QM wfm Mmgops the heart suit. intact. The diamond TURNS ' - / '1 finesse lost and another heart led b West was fatal to declarer, T A 9d , a yUndouibtedly. North felt that he , could expect his partner to make " I‘ three nntrrtnu) after he had res- o, pended with two notruuip to the 1 original club bid. This, however. / ‘ \ was a questionable vpnclusio . \ South had passed originally. \ hence his jump to trwo notrump _.___ I — \ meant only that he was trying E \ to shcvw that his hand was very 2 »—— \ ' good for a passed hand. North __ might well have reasoned that I lTHiNllI 8N, any normal holding by South 3 THE INTOO WEQAl-‘D EFFlE SHOULD/ would produce’ three notrump G'lT'S 9S '1 Tl-llNl’ THIS // safely, would at the same time N‘ LAWQ DROP IN BUQNED.’ ANT M3“? TIME ‘Dill, FODW prodluce an excellent play for game f“, t in c ubs. . " 2- m I '/ _ Shifting to the South hand. n‘ I ls obvious enough that. South might. l-lAYWlRE. " have bid one spade lneead of ' ‘ _ jumping in notrump. A" player who h " o Ithas passeid virility Bléfih ptaedhandi owever. s lw c em . an 4E1“? ‘y. l . / maturally so, to make a bid that y/ggpfyqgg/m ‘ ' ’ will be more encouraglnwthen a I-[WPAIHWWW r mere one-over-one, southe hand I '- _ ‘P Y ’ " i was absolutely balanced ln dil- MHMWN/tl/G/I, = y, / trlbutlon; it was North who had LOWBAPDJZL. § .. _ the pattern that no strongly 5‘ favored e suit contract,‘ even ' t ought lt-Wtll a minor nu . RIP KIRBY

Make up your mind, but so arrange it

You may lf need be quickly change it.

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much as Reddy had so many times seen him stand at the edge of the

Smiling Pool or the Big River “oucthll, cried Roddy as he waiting for a. fish to ccme wifhln leaped aside, "My ;ni5t,5k9_" said rBMh. he, He had changed his mind. ‘This is the first Ume Fve ever

aeen Longlegs fishing on dry _ u _ lend." chuckled Roddy. "What ".I"‘t°.."°"t ‘My’ “My Fm does he think he . is going to “m” S‘

catch?"

As if ln answer Longlegs took three or four long quick steps, his

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do great harm in gardens and ‘and’ chuckled Reddy

fields of grain. So it. really was no trouble at all for Raddy and 32111515; wgward the m“ Heron. Mrs. Redd)’, the Hawk cousins and H mngmg, 53w Raddy, and .

probably he did, he paid 11° We!" “ML He went; on witth his hunting as if no one else was around. Raddy vim soon nearer than he ever had succeeded in 39mm; hem". and h! had tried oftﬂn. Still the Loni’ legged hunter paid no attention to ihim. Reddy suddenly decided that. l he would like a change of fare. He had had Mouse for breakfast, din- ner and supper [or no many day! that a ohange would be welcome. He would catch the big bird while he had the chance. He might never have another one. He crouched and crept fox-ward stealth“?

At last he was nenr enough. He leaped for that long neck. A blS wing of stiff feathers was ﬂlddﬂlll’ in the way. A long, stout, ‘pointed bill hit him, and hit hard. It hurt My how it hurt!

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