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By Thornton W.' Burgess

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big as his father. but he was still lino young tohave learned wisdom. The hPEdStr0nE. heedleiu of ad-LThe result was that now he Will vice. iin trouble-the very worst kind Wm hm, Lhm. mm. at am. price of trouble. He was caught. by one -md Mother Nature. , leg in the jaws of a terrible steel ..n.n. trap.

Blacky the Crow never will for- get the dreadful thing he saw one cold morn.n:. it was beside a little brook running through the woods. On the ice. beside a small stretch of open water, were

He won whimpering. He had reason to whimper. Billy Mink had just told him that to be free he would have to lose at least part. of that leg that was caught in the trap. it was bad enough to two Mlnks. One was Bitty Mink think of havinz only three legs whom Blacky had known as long Wllrh which W Fun Eboulv Ind 50 as he could rcniornbr. A smart. Swim ll W35 W07-99 W think 0! Mink was B.Ilv Mink. He had talwhnt he would have to do to izet be smart to have lived as longlk” hm" that ll'3P- as he had. The othcr was a sont "There is only one way for you or Billy 3l:nk. He was nearly as to get free." explained his father.

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"There is only one way for you to get tree." explained his father. ,

"You'll have to pull and twist and perhaps gnaw that leg off. That is the only way."

"But I can't do that." cried the young Mink. "It will hurt dread- fully. I just ranlt do it!" a

"All right." said Billy Mink. "if you can't do that I may as well leave you and go on my way."

"Don't do that! Please don't do that! Don't leave me alone!" cried the young Mink. There were tears in his eyes. They were partly from pain and partly from fright. it was it question as to which he suffered most from-pain or fright.

Meanwhile, Blacky the Crow had taken to his wings and had flown high above the treetops for a look around to see it any-p one was coming that way. At firs-ti he saw no one. Then far away in the direction of the Old Pas- ture, he spied ii spot of red. He looked long and hard. That red spot. moved over so little. Blacky flew clown near the two Mink. "I just saw Reddy Fox." said he. Billy Mink looked tip atart.lcd.. "is he near?" he asked. 3

Blacky shook his head. "No," said he. ”He has just left the Old Pasture. and that is a long

way from here. but he IS headed

this way. Oi course he may not come way over here, but you know when food is scarce and

Reddyl is hungry he travels long distances hunting for something to eat."

"I know," said Billy. ”lf he does come over here. I won't be here. but this young fellow will. and that will be the end of him."

"No, I won't. and it won't!" ri-led the young Mink. He began to tug and pull and turn and twist. It hurt. terribly. Of course. He squealed with pain. It was a pitiful scene. Both Billy Mink and Blncky the Crow had seen many pitiful scenes during their life- timen, but none more pitiful than this one. The bone of that leg was broken. Once or twice he bit at the leg where it was held by those wicked steel jaws. All the time he was whimpering. You see, he was young and terribly frightened.

as well as terribly hurt. Blacky the Crow flew up again for another look. Almost at once

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. contract Bridge 3: Jolephilu Culbertnoo

n3o6s3cost-so-teat-at AN INDISCREET DOUBLE

It would have been hlrd en- ough for West to find the "kill- ing" lead in the following deal. under any circumstances. but whatever chance he had was ruined by his partner's indis- creet double.

south dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

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East said later that his double of four diamonds had the inten- tion of scaring the opponents out or a slam bid, but the double not only back-fired in that respect but also trapped West into lead- ing a diamond. As tar as West could tell. his partner wanted,

lthat. lead, and so West was coop-

erative, selecting the diamond deuce. it was South, however. who was pleased hy the lead! He drew trumps and tinessed against the spade Jaok.

Experhs often make doubles in the hope of keeping the enemy out of a slam, and. when the con- ditions are just right. these doubles have a (air chance of success. In this case, however. the conditions were decidedly not right for East to double the four-diamond cuc-bid! The great flaw in this action was East's possession of a singleton in his partners spade suit. True. there was no assurance that West's suit was headed by the ace. nor that. even it it was, West would open the suit and give East a ruff, but certainly East should have done nothing to discourage a spade opening! As a matter of fact. it East. had maintained a discreet. silence until the enemy reached six clubs. and then risked ii double of that contract. West, I shrewd player. might well have seen the light and opened ace and another spade.

over at him in-iuirlngly. Blacky nodded. "He's coming." said he.

At this the young Mink strugg- led harder than ever. He twisted that vauitlit. leg. He was trying to twist it off. He pulled with all his niiglit. He bit at it once

he returned. Billy Mink looked

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