DECEMBER 26. 1953

By Thornton W. Burgess

cross. He had to go around them. There were certain places where he had alrmat never failed to catch a mouse. Most of these were buried deep in snow now. He was finding out what all foxes who live where there is snow in winter, sooner or later find out. It was that snow

There had been a bad winter is one of the best friends of the norm. For three days Too-Bmart.mouse folkfespecially those mice lad been more or less of a prisoner that live on the ground. Their little ll his underground home, It was paths through the grass, become 10 weather to be out in, and the little tunnels through the snow, or young fox had felt himself fortun- under it. They can go and come lie in having such a snug com-lalong these little tunnels as they ortable homeu '

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tn what you think and what you do.

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But WW9 ("W5 Wm"-W" eammi Too-Smart first went straight to is A 1003 Mme 19" 3"yb”dy- 3"” fl place where never before had as soon II the Sim" ended T9""'lhe failed to catch a mouse. i-re Smart WIS 9"" lwkmi 19' 3ldm'ifailed this time. There was no ier. In mlny P1393 m5 3”” had islgn of a mouse, yet he had a

iriiled deeil Mmy M mass drmslfeeling that the mice were there?

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West's penalty double in the fol- lowing hand seemed ironclad, but the expert declarer proved that things are not always what they seem.

life could just feel a pair of eyes

;horing into him.

He pretended to go on uith his Hustiiied South's confidence. y

iiunting just as he had been do-i

ing, but all the time he was look- lilnd the moment dummy appeared ling for the one whom he felt sure :South was sure that West's d

”sporllnz." since North had shown! no real values, but the outconiei

West opened the diamond nine,

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By this time, the young fox was .A,Q943

thinking oi nothing but getting 'T '

something to eat. He had . no The blddinli

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had tried in vain to catch up Pua Fall 19 PM!

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lsliort; the feeling was stronger than g lever. Somebody was watching him.' South's redouble was rather-

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,was watching him. He tried to look -had been based on the A-Q-10-x gwithout seeming to be looking. No- of trumps, Winning with the dia- where did he see anyone. In fact, mond ace, declarer laid down the there in the xxoods it was as still hcart king, and when the four-spot "as if there were no living thlngmcame from East-West having taken There wasn't a sound of any kind. the trick-South was more sure lNot a single Merry Little Breeze that his diagnosis had been car- was around. -rect.

"I must have imagined it," said: West continued with diamonds. the young fox to himself. "Ini Declai-er won. cashed the spade the only one around here." ace, then deliberately risked A l Presently hunger put everythingifinesse against the club jack. put-

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-else out of hislmind. and he start- iting in dummy's ten-spot. Natural- led hunting again. He Just had telly, this added nothing to his club iliave a dinner, however small it ' tricks, but it did add an entry. and ;n-.ight be. But a few moments later this (as will be seen) was vital.

3.118 had that same Strange l'eel- South now ruffed a spade, then sing of being watched. What did went back to the king of clubs.

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discarded a club on the diamond queen. and finally 1' fed a second spade. Now. with fe r trumps left in his own hand than in West's, South led a good club. West had no choice but to ruff with the eight of trumps. and then he could not avoid giving South A trump trick by leading away fronr thei queen-ten.

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