' Contract Bridge 81, Joaephtne Ciilbei-non IIOPENING THE BIDDING

on the aurtnce. south made the logicnl "reopening" bid in the fol- lowing hand. but in a practical sense that bid was futile.

South dealer. Both sides vulnerable. Q K 10 c Q A7 2 Q 4 3 2 Q A 8 5 2 Q AQ9 Q 8 5 7 6 o 9 6 4 9 K Q 10 9 10 9 7 5 a W E 4. 10 6 4 3 o S KJO I Q J 3 2 Q J 5 3 Q A K Q J 8 4-0 7 The bidding South Vvest North Exist Fun 1 Q Pass Pass 2 5 Pass Pass Pass South made 10 tizcks at dia- monds - but he could haw g')ll9 game all. notrump. The point may be lhiwflfl tliiil North was to blame for friiluic in

rrach game e- that with ll lll"l1- i-ard points he should have 'ilo.:c something" nl'El' his pniincrs ti-.;i diamonds. This nhserrnticii. hm- ever. would not take into actount the experts handling: n! such s;tii:i- tmns. The fact was -- ziitd .V::lii knew it and hid to Wow to. that Sotitii, iii 'F'l,".PIl.'lE tion, was couiriii: ialucs in Norths ii. thcm inr h.iii. n .:n could not art at all ovrr vlir- one iparie.

Admittedly". this S'tZ" o' li. iwlilch is ra..cil "b.iIiu WV not a pcrfccl. S7l:U'.D'.l n tlut. arises time and iinlortunatc fact 25 ' be a solution it zrh 0 Ms all facets. That iieziig so. in this tort of case the reope Lvrirlrr try to be more en, Lll'1'l1;t hp has a hand rlei i.l five or six or scion trump contract. Under the circum- stances, it would have been far wis. er for South to rcripcii i'.'.:h a double or with one lli'Il'Jll7lD. 'l'riic he had no sum spade sit,-iipN' tor the latter call. but J-x-x can Cflsll) be raised to the status of a trick by partners putting down Q-x or 10-x-x-x. The crucial point was North would pro'aabli' iazsc one im- triiinp nil 5lt"l1(lPl' lbilt .ir-lrrrri-rtni

ilic

xi lion Cl(:li'P:

values, nh.arca: he .-oiilrl srarrrlv 3e expected to r won't to 3 minor- suit. bid aftsr had passed originally

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YOWLEII LIES IN WAIT

Beware of those who lie in wait, Lest. they be masters of your fate. Old Mother Nature.

Buster Chink, who was making his home in ii rocky lodge in the Green Fortst, shivered and shook as he peeked out of his rocky door- ii.iy and watched a big stranger, one whom he llf'VEi' had seen be- lore It was Yciilcr the Bobcat.

Yimlrr nas standing on a big rork yawiiing Hc yairiiti two or ilircc times. He opened his mouth so uidc that he shoucd all of his s'nai'p teeth. The mere sight of ltlicm made the )'0llll,'.' Cliuck'ti'em- "rile. At the some time Yowler

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lHl.l('llPfl his stub of 8 (all just iisy

you time seen a Cat twitch the

ltip of her long tail.

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I'll just hide and EYowIcr to himsclf.

unit," said

”This must be the fellow that Jumper the Hare warned me to watch for. and to keep out of the xi ii- of," thnuglit. the young Chuck. "l uondei' if he knows that I'm .l.i'iiig here. Never before have I lseeii him around hero, so perhaps ?he knows nothing about me."

That. this might be true was A i-My pleasant thouzht. But the voi:ii;: Chuck didnt have it. for ilon: Ynwlcr leaped clown lightly on the big rock Then he began smelling about among the rocks and stones Hastily the young Chuck ran downtohishomedeep down in rmong the rocks. Even as he did so he heard Yowler sniffiiig at the niitranrc. Then he knew that Yowl- cr l(l'lf".V now, it he had not known before. that someone was living down here among the rocks. "I've cot. to be careful. I have been care- ful, but now I've got to be more careful whcn I go oiitsirlr-. That Irillow might be lying around wait- in; for me. I must see him. bofore

he secs me." thought the young Chuck. He had forgotten that. he was

hiiiigry. and had had no breakfast. Biit forgotten hunger h.-is Fl wily of reminding folks. There cime a time when it. was his stomach. and not Yowler the Bobcat, about which he thought. He crept up to his iloorway. but. he didn't go out at once. He pokrd his head only for cnnii,:h for hint to be able to Iook ('71l'('lllll)' in all dirr:ct.iril1s. The

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way seemed clear; but somehow he had a feeling that it. wasn't. He didn't. know why he had that feel- ing. Everything looked safe enough, but somehow he felt. danger.

Now Yowler the Bobcat had not gone home to his own den as he usually did. When he had milled in there among the rocks, he had found the scent of the young Chuck, and knew that he was down among the rocks.

"He'll come out. He probably has- n't had his breakfast yet. I'll just hide and wait." said Yowler in him-

.Pv-se 10

-The hen ven's voice

sell. "I don't mind taking an extra

sunbath." l 50. Yowler crouched down be-i hind a rock, just. as you have seen

Black Pussy the Cat Cl'0lICl'l downy beside fl Mouse hole. with one eyei he could peep around that rock. and watch for the young Chuck tol come out. Just that one eye and ea;l iiere all that could be seen Ofl him from the entrance to Buster Chuck's home.. And those werel not easily seen. The young Chuck didn't see them, although he looked so carefully. Anyway. if he saw; them, he didn't know what they here. It wasn't what he saw, but what he felt. that kept him froml leaving his doorway and going ln' search ol breakfast. It was just- ll feeling that he was being watch-i ed. He had already learned, youngy 'IS ho was. to be governed by his feelings.

T The Gun-din Friday. Sept. 17. 1954

IN CONDOLENCE

sings sweet like violins

Tun.-d o'er a soundleu see. And my heart aches

To hear such beluty wnated. It begins

Perhaps too soft upon the III. and mukes

No true alliance with the humnn

so ; For first impulse breeds love. sweet bird; the mind -

The Ingrlte heart is slow with God": blessings: Thy tender sonnets loll Unheeded end neglected.

kind I - I That peasants peace should be the dream of kings!

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There is no name for thee, en- chanting bird;

1110;! art the emblem o! a slighted (it.

The harmony is sweet, and surely heard.

But nursed in man's proud ear is soon forgot.

Yet. 'tis not through a superficial

That makes true worth a sullied circumstance:

The fault lies in an all-to-lofty theme,

From thy melodious heart, In tones of mystic sadness. Sweet romance Is born of thee remote - an ob- scure dream! -Danny McCarron. Montague. P. L. i.

BOOST CIVIC PAY SAINT JOHN, N. B.. (CF)-Higher salaries for municipal government. will be effective after the next election Oct. 18. The mayor will receive s2,5tJ0 a year and each of, the six councillors sl,.'i00. At pres-

lent. all receive s750.

DAIALY CROSSWORD

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