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Ountrzt Bridge

I By Josephine Culbertson

aw d-'x)&!'Os3.-l saw &K91)-

Mrs. Culbertson continues

the presentation of the new Culbertson point-count inc-

Lhod.

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THE LOGICAL LEAD

Perhaps the best rotiimeiittiry mil

ipeniiig leads is this: there arr inquestionably thousands at plai- -.rs in these United States iii:-i -.i-in play or delend liaiids beauti- 'ull,v. even to the execution nri ivoidance at squet-7,0 plays tind he like. but there are prutiubl. inly A few dozen nluyeis itlm uid do produce ”ki1lin;:" openn- ends with any l't'gUial'll).

And yet.tlie selectioii til the k:ll- ng lead is often it lllllLlPl' at" )llllt' ngic. Keen illlCl'Dl'N.llll(lll ii! the )lds and passes lll1Ki(' iiitiuiitl lllf table. coupled iiitli ouuull) km-ii magitiatioii of the t'tJulSl' xiliic he play will Dl'0LlLlblV take. ("A iroduce excellent results.

As a SE”-L951-WSllpllOSP the hid- ling iuith lllll" Nllllll-Stlulil rule ieiiiblel has t.,..t.

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Ywu art um: :v.:1,.- . g S 5 Q K .1 .” uL A Q lu 5 7 Kv.i.i. uiieiiitigleiid do ion lll.IRt"'

It. might be profitable tu giie .. i. . . the matter wine thought before. -lhele 0llzQl1t l0 B9 A 14'-WV

reading further or even tzlaiicii at the diagrzini below. 'l'he m't West had no iimrr inlorniiitt than you h.-in-, yet he uiierruip, chose the one Urlld uhieli coultl upset the coiitiuct. This tins Lil' 1eal'

QSS .l,3)t)i VQIW U42 gAs43 ' M3 87 4. 2 4Ai(.tsis;; 9.t.ia.3 Q1076. - ts

You may not aDlll(H't' oarh mitl every call made hy the parties tnticerned. but the lnur players were wcll-knuiin experts, so it :an be assuniort that tlir illddll”. was reasoiiablv expressive. 0! course you liave decided on your lead?

West. liter dur rviiisidvnitioti. led the jack of dizininnds. and that was the only card that muld bring lils side lour tricks, xxlictnnr nr not declarer covered with duniniy's queen. Mnrcover, it uas a thor- nughly logical selection. The lead of a spade, a trump or n club mix ruled out by the bidding or by

win is 1' d&Il"tilll'3.'Z tioubles liitglit.

e Old Mntlier Niiture

ltiglitt-tied little 1”ux lav euilcd up under (I. hush l.tr up 1::

run ul R('(ifl)' l-iux and A115 Ruti(i'.'. He was the siiiiii'lt-st til 'I'liere nits no doubt til lie liiitl hcmi tun stntiit lur his unit

.iit)llP. suio lhiit hr cuultl t:uu- caiv

t'ltlbblll;: iitid i'i--rtuxsiii

Id.” .lllt,,';1 a he lelt ilUllll', but PMS ht-

.Wrst's nu ll Iiultluit Ll

tiirk iutittzntl iiiiii-::- lt ix:is lint-.iiise Ntutll li.iti

lpnuit 1' l . . 3 M J (l.('i1Ul(i' it mtlier

. S.-OQT 07 AV EAR it-Q3 E H AK? 90? U3 N HEN iA S-.317 ENOQZEL

Frl;;1lLPlli'd is he was he went tn:

tSl9('D. You see. he was very, t.red. for he hlld run and

2110111; this little path and tliitti

THE' GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

1llli(' path. and many other littl".Wh0 "mid H115 dlmdful 5111588?

piuhs. His small legs aehetl. llis

he saw but dimly be?

iii”iol2””i.ii5eSf.sl”ii?.i”iE”?lflig .151; um that Thev took -muse ' l (1 rest It lHl'1 late aftei'tino'i ishapea Just as ms was opened i” ' i i” there was a sudden thump. He

He nus so llFPd that he slept until utter jolly. l't)tllld. bl'l;:llL Mr. Sun hntl guiie to bed behiiitl the Purple Hills. and the Black Shudovis hiid crciit uut over the Old Pasture.

was sure it was rlose to him. He was too frightened to move. What could have made that noise? He .lind never heard aiiytliiiig like it

betore. It must be something

and dmiii zicrnss the Green hteutlmdmadtul, HE 5hh,m.ed and shook

tins cltuir to the Green l"tii'est. !t uas a good thing: that lie slept tor ilild he liecii intake all that llltlP.

lw utitzltl hiire bcmi sliuliliu; until

sliitteitiiig itith tctir. ziiid in;'.'lit lizvir t-vcli started mi titzniii tryiiiy: tu tiiid his lost home. I.iLl10 'l'iio-Sniiiit imsi :::t.tkt-iir-d ht" kl sziirtlii iliisc iit li.iiid, It iiiis ll ltiurl thuiiip on the tziouiid. Little 'l1m- Sziiiiitls (ates llmi npcn lt ii.-5 (lurk. He could see thtntzs only (lllllI)'. The darkness itselt tltdn". i'ri'glitvn hun, lor all his short life

he hitd lmcti used in the dEllkllPSS:

ut the snug; l)t'dl'O()lll (lrvti clowii

ill the ztrouiid nlier:-, he had UC'.'lli

i)(ll'll. Dmiii there there had hem

iiritiitiig but darkness. Now, wliilej lilClP ixzis darluioss. things eouhil he :;t'0li dimly", hut only dimly. It '1” "W- ” M” Ii” ""”” M” W b'- itiis aliimst impossible to see justi

7By Fagtily A QAMK: uP1.;on.i..- soda: so mzso

He wanted to run. but he couldn't.

tAl))'Wa)', there was nowhere to run

to. lie might run right into dan- ger instead of intiiy from it. What mis tliat? The sound mnie from the old cow path bin side wliicli that bllSh' grew. It tiitsii't loud. It nus more of a

irustlr than zitiytliitist else. but it uiieaiit that there tins someone in

the old iitith. Witle-eyed. Little Too-Simirt peered into the dark- ness. Pi-csrntly he saw dimly what seviiied like a moving black shade on", To his (riglitoned eyes, it

looked tl'NllClldnllS. It was coming along that path. and would pass close to that bush under which he

lay.

Nearer it canio. and nearer. Little 'I'oti-Siiiiirt ll('i(l his breath. What nus going to happen to

mCuntttitied our ptigenl4A

iid V Sit-(.)irVte-n

But Ar N am on H6 swat:-sorr MA'QSl-lMAL...QH - HOWE;

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Low CAN I 51.293 tvim ALL THIS RiACk'ET '2

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IN THEQE DAY5WE A FIARLESS HELMSM ,

lADMlEEl7 DY DOGS,FOK THE NOBLE woe is A GREAT JUDGE or- we HAND ON THE INF OF THE LEASH.

Nupulcun and llnclv Elby

INASMUCH AS 7068 A22 MEN'S ZIENDS ISPEAK FOKA

Afar A LEAD5l,v 5257 F N A MAN MAN we A MAN wum ammo at:-amp, A

A MAN 70!! STAND5 BEHIND---I

I GIVES You A MAN WHO:-v

WHO--UH---1 GIVES vou A

WHO A MAN ti”--wuo--uH ems by A N--rwuo N WHO -wuo

: I 1191.0 VOU IT M9 HOT ENOUGH TO FRYAN sac ON THE SRPEWALJ-41 LOOK!

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41 Ave! 90, BUT Ive GOTTA 5ET BACK TO HORKI

By Alex Raymond

A-Cu RE DQEAWV! T .,.'.3 A LC37'A 5.4007

THEN DO SOHEi'e-W31

MEAN av inrzzrsmei 6-Ax".E 7” s w sscrze-rmzv 5 5591 suov My WA AND we DOCTORS attws -w x A .5 AMBULANCE! ,a r”fr

T Murat:-R. I TELL You!

T FOR :10, NO. rr Ms ATTEMPTED ALLOW

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C2EE&ES, PENNY! SOMETINES: I WlgH 1 VVERENT AN ONLY

s--THINGS t.tKE DOING THE DIE;-UE5, CLEANING MY ROOM

LECTIJRUNIG I'M NG'

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OOK YE. ELLY! kwa 5 F915 M1 vs Fatwa Aim ,1

JULY 23. 1952

PADDY SAID T"l'ELL VKTNCT T'WA5T'EhDRE TIME . HE. ALREADY BOUGHT A NEW ON

BLUEBIRD. HE WANTS ME T'LARN rw BUSINESS.

. DOTTY DRIPPLE

'auT, coin--A GOOD ciAizei.EV CLEARS MY mean so I

LK BETTER--I WASH MY eves TO see 351152--

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FILLY THE TOILER

MAC HOPESTO CONVINCE MR. etMDKtNs,Tl-tnoueu iusrowan OF SUIGIITION HOW MIGEPABLY HOT IT IS IN THIS STEAMNG OFFICE

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PIPPY AND "CAP" STUBS V

By Edwina

iE.tV3”'ViKl'- -i I 5 alt Kelly GEE! DlD You 60 AN' "AN WOULDYWT

COOKIES YOWQE 60lN' TO GET!',

DO YOUBWANT TO

WELL- MAGGIE 15 OUT FOR THE DAV-SO I'M JUST GONNA R5511 THE DOOQl& LOCKED SO THAT NEW BUTLER WON'T cow? IN ANP

JVGGS - BUT I HAVE

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VOU ONLV HAO CEREAL, HAM NA-HANDURE REALLY A 3 VOU'RE GOOD FOR

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