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Contract Bridge

By Jouphlno (tulhnuon

A SILLY "PIlEl"EIlBNCli"

In it purely academic Isnne. North was in no may to blame for what happened in the folloviing deal. But in a purely practical sense. North share responsibility,l nlonl Ivith the loss.

south dollar. North-louttu vulnerable.

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North's mere preference for South's first.- bid and consequently longer heart unit. it may seem unfair to put any Iespmisibility on hi even in preference bidding there

CHRISTMAS GIFTS SIIERWIII - WILLIAMS

131 Great George St.

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COLLSIN GRAY TAKES A LOOKI9.

' There was a funnyslook on the -face of his young cousin as Cousin Gray reached the foot of the tree, iind lightly jumped up to the lll'EI.

Never boast unless you know, What you say is truly so. e-Old Mother Nature.i l b ' h , r i th t t a p Of course it is best not to boast ghilgx? hm H m was E N5 lat all. Probably Old Mother Nature means that It is best not to make t , 1 t f d L Con in , '. positive statements about anything (;.;;,Ewgnltuxxmoup";ro;ubmnChsmLsoiinded a little anxious. Isa ' k '. A d 'h d . . . . . I . une s iie non n it 0 06! b.iaucl;LiiI,the n.osttiIiatEtcit;it.tfiilc.t3.! "who is he masmB?.. me you"; . , Vin" M" pm". O 5 9 I iiox minted to kiioii. (tray Fox had declared that helu-as quite at home in that tree, and had done this sort of thing often. He didn't go very high. because. - n the red branch Of 1110 (OX family. there uasn't need to. He went onlysout of slgmi doubled Very much limb Cousliilhigh enough to look over the tops' Gray could climb. He didn't besint bushiis and small trees to the here it, and he said so. Now, CON-lope" Items sin Gray was running touard it that direction tiiat the steady bay tree with branches growing near mg by the dog has coming, the ground. Far in the distance, a dog was haying. and Cousin Gray'stiii where the tno Ioxcs were. The hall Said he Would 80 UD Mid lake ionly sound was the distant bayizigh Wow and then it stopped tor a.

He didnt go very high, because Jhere nasnt need to.

The young doubter didn't have1

”No," replied the other.

. "I don't. know " replied Cousin cbuld climb trees, and his cousin 4 . .. . '- Young Too-Smart, who belonged to 1”" whnevm 1'' ”' 1! hem”

Young Too-Sinart jumped down

ground felt. He ii.shed he could clinib as his cousin did, but he know he couldnt He knew he didn't dare to. He had new respect for this newly found cousin of his in the gray cost. What he didn't know

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FOL l IEW IIIIHULES IL W35 VPILY

sonuetimex called the Tree Fox.

Smith did as well as he could in the play, but the defense uas also skillful and the outcome was an 800-

was a at St

.moment or two. Both the Gray Fox such a thing its common sense and in the tree and his young cou. self-protection. True, North's bid oils”, dawn bglow knew just what tirollihose breaks in the steady sound uspades was not an announcement 01 mm, dog; vane meant. They reifgth e Iiot even of mod- mum mag icrate strength - but consider tlieicmsed had managed gomghow 19 break the trail. When the baying

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The December meeting of Pia- quid West Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Cofiin with 10 members and two visitors present.

Roll call was answered with an exchange of Christmas glfu. Plans were made to pack a box for the orphanages and to buy one cuddly

whoever was being lniatter Irom South's point of view. III was one thing to expect I neakistai-ted again it meant that the

I and quite another thingidog

s shoulders. butl””"”"3'v lslto allow pboroughu As little as trio queens llll ' the North hand would give South young 10,; at, the too; or the tree, ”Not yet." barked Cousin Gray North": possible possession of thoselfmm, up above "Vfhy (torn, you limlld CCNRIHIF not come up here and look too?" His young cousin hesitated. He lmoved closer to the foot of the 35 tree. Fiiially, he ventured to jump NOVUVS. U18 WISE COUFSC 15 10 8CC8Plgup on the lower branch. He climb-I a second best contract, insofar as ed up to one branch above, There the lmml? SUN is COHCBWECI. lnihe stopped. He felt uncomfortable. lorder to hold the bidding down toiue mg ,the lowest possible level. South had much not at home. He just didn't not started with I two-bid; hence dare climb any higher. dog now," barked Cousin Gray from up above. "I: he coming this way?" asked is young cousin from below. He

play for game, sndi teacher 38 to help buy Christmas gifts ior pupils, and each member bring two pounds of fudge. Roll call for next meeting is to be at riddle. A cniitas-t was put on by Mrs. John Ostridge and resulted in a draw by three meniboiis.

Mrs, George Hcndricken invited members to her home for next meeting.

have inspired I real bid on his;

part. I With 3 hand as hopeless

uncertain. He felt very

NAPLES, Maine, (AP).-Cltarles W. Proctor, 81. a former director of the Trotting Horse Breeders of New England, died Saturday.

Northis only important consider- ation was to avoid I. double. East scarcely could have

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BUT HOW ABOUT HIS MEALS...HOW DO YOU HE'S IN EXCELLENT HANDS

IT MUST E TERRIBLY LDNESOME HIM KING AWAY LIKE THAT...

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