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Be in judging always slow. There may be things you do not know. -Old Mr. Toad.
There had been no rain for a number of days. The nights had not been much better than the days. Everything was very. very dry. Old Mr. Todd and Little Toad were as dry as the plants around them. They were uncomtnrtable. Yes. indeed. they were most un- oomfoi-table. Nothing is more dis- treuing to it Toad than a dry skin.
They were i.hirsi,v. 'i'hry loll as dry inside as t.hr)' unrc outside. They needed water Just. as much s thirsty plants in tho szardell need-
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The thrilling story of JOAN OF ARO
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I seemed to them they became a lit- tle drier. when is the early morning they returned to their home under a big board in a corner of the (ar- den. they were a dusty and discour- aged looking pair.
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Both of them seemed to be grow- ing thin although they had enough to eat. You see. water was just as necessary to them as to any one else. It seemed to Little Toad that he Just couldn't go another night or another day without water. When he tried to go to sleep during the
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ed his head out-from underneath the wide hoard. Although it was still very early in the morning Jolly, round. hrixhi Mr. Bun-was shining. The air Wu very warm. In fact. it really was hot. Little Toad start- ed to withdraw under the board. Just then he heard a sound he had heard many times before that he had never given a thought to. "Cut. cut, out. cut.- out cut-da cut!" That voice came from Far- mer B'own'a henysrd. It reminded Little Toad of something he had not thought of for a long time. It reminded him of me dreadful fright he had had one time in that henyard when he had jumped in- to a tub of water when a Hen
ind tried to catch him. "Water!" exclaimed Little Toad under his breath. "water!" He
came out from under that board. and off he started. hop. hop.,hop. hipplty-hop. He was panting but he didn't stop. He was heading stnoight for the henysrd which was divided from the garden by a wide fence.
"Where are you going?" called Old Mr. Toad. who had poked his head out from under the board.
”To get a drlnk." replied Little Toad over his shoulder. and kept right on going, hop. hop. hippity- hop.
Then Old Mr. Toad .emember- ed that tub of water set in the ground in the henyud. "Why did- n't I think of that before!" cried Old Mr. Toad to himself and off he started after Little Toad, hop- hop. hop. hippity-hop.
Little Tond reached .lhe fence first. He pushed under it. He stop- ped only long enough for a quick look. Several of those dreadful: Hens were walking about, but there were none between him and that ion of water. Even if there had been I doubt if Little Toad would have hesitated. You see. he was dreadfully thirsty. dreadfully dry. dreadfully imcomfor-table.
Hop, hop. hlpplty-hop, he went. straight for that water. Then with a last long hop he landed in it with a. splash. Do you think he opened his mouth for a drink as most folks would have done in his place? He kept his mouth closed, tightly closed, yet all the time he was drinking. He was soaking it in all over through his skin. This is the approved way of drinking a- mong the 'mad folk. Instead of swallowing water. they soak it in.
A couple of minutes later, Old Mr. Toad arrived. He. too, hopped in to drink in the same manner. Oh. how good that water ieit. Side by side. the big Toad and the Little Toad floated in the middle of the tub of water. and soaked and soaked. Old Mr. Toad even partly swelled out the music-bag in his throat and triiled a note or two softly. a note-of pure happi-
A Hen came to the edge of the water. but Old Mr. Toad was too big to be of aony interest to her and she didn't see Little Toad. when at long last they went back to their home in the garden, the two Toads no longer minded the hot breath of jolly. round. bright Mr. sun. You see. they were no lon- ger thirsty. They had soaked in all
the water they could hold. ;
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"FANCY BIDDING" IUCCBID SOMETIMES .
A "fancy" bid by South in 133 following hand had a remarkable outcome.
North dealer. .' Both sides vulnerable.
her game:
North East 1 9 Pass 2 9 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
After the hand has been play- ed. south explained his one-spade response in this way: .
He had thought about a slam, of course. when North opened the bidding, but instead of making a Jump response in diamonds. south decided to bid one spade in order to hear North's voluntary bid. If North raised spades, South would naturally bid the hand to the lim- it in diamonds or, if necessary. in notrump. When. however. North simply rabid hearts. South decided that even a game at diamonds might not be there - that there might be three immediate spade losers. so. partly for that reason. but much more with a. different hope in mind. south simply jump- ed to three notrump.
It was South's "different hope" which was realized. West, who had lain in wait when he heard South's spade bid, and who apparently felt no concern about the missing diamond suit. doubled three no- trump with great gusto - but no- thing like the gusto with which South redoubledi .
Gulllble to the end. West open- ed the pluh queen. south won with the ace and run off seven dla.mond tricks. keeping three hearts and two clubs in dum- my. West could have saved a little by holding a high spade. but when he blanked himself in that suit in guard hearts and clubs. South mshed the spade queen, and then West was really in trouble ... in fact. he now couldn't keep south froth winning all iii tricks.
Collection 1600 points for over- tricka was very pleasing to North- South. especially since they could not have made a slam. '
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