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By Thornton W. Burgess

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5. .. time in the water,

limb n.' Joli)" round. .1 re lily didn't bother

Old E:'ic:'-pntcli it" 'i5."V t-mild find

ll '15 uilteci. That :hr- htuit had clriedvvou had any sense at all you would

out all the moistiire in the ground where it was growing. it needed writer. Looking at it reminded lPeter that he was pretty dry him- isz-tr. "I'm thirsty." said Peter.

t't'n1F' ”Sn am I." said Mrs. Peter. "but

it guess we'll have to stay thirsty

., olrl Mothtr Naturemquite it while."

”We could run over to the smil-

vrrv wnrln day. It iing Pool," said Peter.

a hat day.l "And cross the Green Meadows ur.t-inrr thaniin broad daylight! Are you crazy. . Rubiilt illwd i-Peter Rabbit?" exclaimed Mrs. -i 5 lll'.i.'i1 inn uxirm

Feter.

Peter said nothing. He knew Mrs. Peter was quite right. It wouldn't be sale to try to cross the Green

O””iMeadows before dark. Too many

keen eyes were constantly on watch

Brier-patch until alter shadow time. Peter sighed. "I ought to have

instead of coming back here be- fore daylight." he muttered.

Peter. The heat made her cross

3Sl'C9di”Ynu belong right here. and not over in the Green Forest. You

have no business over in the Green Fm-est. One of these days you are going to be caught over there. It

&a1' wu.onooi-J3 SISEAM-ogll. in runs

Come to Belfast Church Tea on Wednesday,

.-Xuuusi Tith to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of 1 tho i'riilCiillf.( of the Selkirk settlers.

Supper served from 4:30 to 6:30.

(or a Rabbit dinner, to make it safe in go outside the dear Old

stayed over in the Green Forest.

”No such thing." snapped Mrs.

I one hit Peter right on his wobbly little nose.

stay where you are safe."

”Ir something happened to me. you wouldn't have to worry about me it would be a load or! your mind," said Peter. and turned his head to hide a sly grin.

”Don't talk that way." said liltle Mrs. Peter sharply, and stamped a foot.

Just then. jolly, round. bright Mr. Sun stopped shining. Peter and Mrs. Peter looked up. A black cloud had just covered his lace. It was a very black cloud. It had been climbing up in the blue. blue sky for some time but they had not seen it because they were under the thickest bushes they Could find. Peter hopped out now to 3 place where he could look up and see more of the sky. ”I be- lieve we are going to have a show- er," said he.

"It can't come too soon to suit me." said Mrs. Peter. "For any I won't mind a good wetting," she added.

The day which had been so bright was almost dark new A few drops of rain tell. They were big drops. They pattered on the

dry leaves as they struck. one

hit Peter right on his wobbly little nose. Then something else hit him on his wobbly little nose and tell to the ground in front of him. He looke down. There, squirming about. w s a small worm. It was an earthworm, the kind of worm you sometimes see Welcome Robin nullirig out of the ground. The kind of worm that boys take tor bait when they go fishing. Peter stared. then he looked up. Could

LOST CHANCE

It is oiiiy logical to be extremely cautious in the bidding oi grand slams. because when a sure small slam is jeopardized, the noterthl 105.5 is tremendous. However, this does not mean that partnersiiips can afford to pass up the sort oi opportunity North-South had in the following deal.

North dealer. Both sides vulnerable gasms Q84 QAK93 q.A86 B OVQ76 4 5 . :32 N Q-3:51 QQl03 W E O ' 9142- S 30543 i H to: VAK95 QQ76 .y.KQJ1o71 Thebiddlng:

North East South Woof 1 Q Pass 3 Q Pan

3 Q Pass 4 5 Pan

5 .5 Pass 6 Q Pass

Pass Pass

South had the next thing to

a iaydown for all 13 tricks. and .

made them without having to finesse or play for any unnatural break. Thus, North-South lost 750 points by landing at the small- slam level.

A grand-slam contract most cer- tainiy should have been reached in this case. and it was North's fault that it wasn't reached. North failed to put the proper interpreta- tion on South's series of bids. and the proper emphasis on his own suoport for in. club contract.

Specifically. North did not give due consideration to the fact that South made his superstrong series of bids on A maximum of one ace, This is always a highly significant point! A jump takeout with only one ace is a comparative rarity,

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