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A SPECIAL MEETING

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IMa)"haIp some day It trick 0? two Will save your very life for you. -Thunderer the Grouse

Thunderer the milled Grouse. so-called because he wears a love- ly black ruffle around his neck. is a wise old -bird. it he were not a wise old bird he would not have been BIIVC this opening day of the hunting season. Of all the people who live in the Green Forest. none is hunted more than are the Grouse folk. Few are hunted as much. They are hunted by the Hawk folk, especially by Terror the Goshawk, who has a special fondness for Grouse din- ners. They are hunted by Hooty the Great Horned Owl and by his cousin Whitey the Snowy Owl, "We must use our wits with our wings." agreed Mrs. Grouse. who comes down from the Far North in winter when food is scarce up there. They are hunted by Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy, by Yowler the Bobcat. by Shadow the Weasel and sometimes by his -cousin. Billy Mink. In fact they are hunted by nearly all the meat-

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there would be no reason for such an article as today's. They do not. however, and so the following remarks about defense may not be out of order. s

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West opened his lOllTI5I"I-I'IIRI165I.I The ace was played: then South ruffed the diamondl seven. drew two rounds of trumps and led a heart. to the queen. East took his ace and shilted to the queen of spades. Now South saw that he would certainly lose another heart trick unless he Lould establish dummy's spade suit. for a discard. and so he cash- ed his other spade honor and led a third round. The fortunate break of spades established dum- my's nine, and the defenders were through.

It is quite true that a careful player in the South position would make five clubs Aizainst any defense. since he would go out for spade establishment. on his own hook. leaving the for-

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G,...:....:-aa----.-- as-if this were not enough. they are hunted by man. the 0ni,Y hum ter who can kill or hurt. them when he is still at it distance. 0! course he does this with his terrible gun. Ot all those who hunt them he is the most hated. because so often he hurts them without need. and calls is 9P0YI5- So it is only the s:na.test at the Grouse folk vthi-I live long. the smartest, and the wisest. it is those who have learned to be smarter than them who hunt them. You see. lite is a sort of a game for all the folk. big and little, of the Green Forest and the Green

the BI: River. The furred and feathered hunters hunt in order to live. If they did not they would starve to death. The hunted try to outsmart the hunters. that

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East forced his adversary into the winning line of play. Once !.East took the first heart trick.

they in turn may live.

Now both Mr. and Mrs. Grouse are quick ot wing and strong fly- ers iorshort distances. Thcylcarn- ed when still young that the real -purpose ot those stout wings is to take them out nt danger quick- ly. They are Birds oi the ground, fust as Hens are. They have good legs. very good legs. and they spend most (It their time on the ground. for that. is where they

Vxet much of their food. They do yrcost in tree where It is not safe

in go to sleep on the ground. and they do get. some or their food in wees. In winter when load on the ground is buried in snow. they get buds. leaf and fruit buds. in the trees. So, of course those stout. at. such times. and are very neccssaigv. But their best. use L: in takim: them out of danger.

At first when Thundcrer Mrs. Grouse warn young.

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I-unate or uninrtiinato poszlinn of the heart. ace to the future, Never- theloss. It is worth observing that

South had no rccourse but to go out. for the spades, but it East Ihad ducked the first heart. trick without hesitation. ifis possiible that he would have lured South into a false sense of security. In other words, it South concluded that he had found the heart ace on side. he might. return In his hand tor a second heart. lead to- ward dummy - and that would Ibe his undoing.

Granted persistence with hearts to the exclusl n of trying out the spade suit. would be an error on Southts part m but that is the very point of this cliscussion: that

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