-JULY. 14,. 1951

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May the Best your efforts bless. Be not satisfied with less. -Old Mother Nature.

Jimmy Skunk hal crawled under the fence into the Old Pasture. Tho f.r5t person he met there was Old Jed Thumper, father of Mrs. Peter Rabbit. Jed Thumper was a gray old Rabbit who had lived in the Old Pasture all his life. He was born there. When he saw Jimmy Skunk he thumped with his stout hind feet. He has long been famous in the Old Pasture for the way in which he can thump, and does. That is how he came by his name.

”l-lowdy." said Jimmy Skunk. He didn't have to be polite to Old Jed, but he was. Jimmy believes in politeness. He says it always pay: ;n the end. Probably he is right. Certainly he doesn't lose anything. Just try 3- '

'l-lowdy," replied Old Jed Thum- ppr. He was polite. too. But nobody -. ..h any sense is ever impolite to Jimmy Skunk. "What are doing over in the Old Pasture at this time of clay?" added Old Jed.

"Looking around. Just looking around." replied Jimmy Skunk.

"Where are you living now?" Old Jed Thumper asked.

"Oh," replied Jimmy Skunk. "Ilm Lving around. I'm looking around and living around too. These days home is where I curl up."

'But I thought you were living svmewhere over in the Green Mea-

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All bridge players of experience know the importance of entries, but they are not so lmowledgable regarding exit plays. Consider this case:

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In view of North-South's 60 more it might seem that East-West should have done some compet- ing. but the fact was that neither 1' these players could well risk In.v action.

West felt that a trump lead was least likely to do harm, so he open- ad his top card in the suit. South drew a second round 'of trumps, '.'iPl'l led a heart from dummy. He hoped to have the enemy "break" spades andlpr clubs I East, in with the heart queen. led his top spade, and West took rifsclarerfs Jack with the queen. how. without much thought, West cashed the spade ace and exited -nth a third rouadot the suit. Declaror, after winning with the spade king.'drew West's last trump

and led another heart. EaatV.col-

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dow." said Old Jed Thumper.

Jimmy skunk grinned. It was a rueful sort of grin. "So I was," said he.

"rhen why aren't you living there now?" demanded Old Jed Thumper.

Jimmy grinned again. isn't room." said he. "I'm not-want- ad.” "Huhl What do you care?" said said Old Jed Thurnper.

"I don't care," replied Jimmy Skunk. "In fact I'm glad of it. Now I can do what I please. While l was at home i never could. No one at home can ever do iust what he pleases when he wants to."

"Have you a big family?" Old Jed wanted to know. Once more Jimmy grinned. "I don't know," he confessed. "I had to leave before I found out.

"Are you looking for someone or something special over here?" asked Old Jed.

"Yes." replied Jimmy Skunk, "I'm

always looking for something special. "What?" Old Jed Thumper

wanted to know.

"The best." replied Jimmy.

Old Jed looked puzzled. "The best of what?" he asked.

"The best of everything or any- thing," replied Jimmy. '1 believe the best is none too good and I'm always looking for it. But I'll take

what I can find. How about the berries up here in the Old Posture?"

"Berries," repeated Old Jed

Thumper in a wondering sort of voice. "How should I know? I don't eat berries."

"Some folks don't know good things when they see them,” said Jimmy Skunk.

"Do you mean me?" asked Old Jed Thumper. He thumped with

his stout nd feet. "Don't that to me!" replied Jimmy S k. He spoke rather

sharply. At the same time he lifted his big plumy tail.

"I wasn't thumping at you" re- plied Old Jed Thumper hastily, his eyes fixed on that lifting tail.

"I'm glad of that," said Jimmy. "I don't like being stamped at. When there is any stamping to be

done I do it myself."

This was quite true Jimmy docs stamp, and when he does it means something. He stamps with his little-black frontfeetand it means for anyone near to watch their step. Jimmy turned now and started up an old cowpath through the bushes. "Good-by," said he over his shoulder.

"Good-by," grunted Old Jed Thumper, and he sounded as if he

lected his king and ace. but he was then reduced to clubs. and

'when he led a low card of that

suit. declarer ducked and won the trick with dummy's queen. The important contract was fulfilled. West should have foreseen and provided against the end-play that trapped his partner. There was no hurry about cashing the spade ace: the far better play was to return a heart or a trump. This would have led East cash all of his hearts and exit safely in spades, and eventually South would have had to lead the club suit. him-

self.

It is true that East could have saved himself from West's error by cashing all three high hearts before exiting with a spade, but he could not be blamed for his actual defense. It was quite pos- aiblo that South had K-Q-x or K-J-x in spades, and East would then need a second heart entry for a second spade lead through the closed hand.

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