By Thornton W. Burgess

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Fright, more often than we know, Proves a friend instead of foe. , -Peter Rabbit.

Peter Rabbit was in a. bad spot. He was in just as bad a spot as he could be. He was over in the Green Forest. He had no business to be there, but he was there. He was in a bramble-tangle. a small bramble- tangle. Had it been a big bramble- tangle he wouldn't have been in quite such a bad spot. He had used that small bramble-tangle many times, and always before had felt perfectly safe in it. Now he didn't feel safe. He didn't feel at all afe. You see. Terror the Goshawk. one of the fiercest hunters of the Far North. had come down to the Green Forest and now was actually getting into that bramble-tangle. He was big and strong. and the' briars and the brambiu didn't hurt him as they would have hurt most other hunters.

This was bad enough. but Peter had felt that he could get out of the bramble-tangle and run for his life if he had to. Then more trouble had arrived. It had come on broad. white, silent wings. Now it was waiting just outside the bramble- tangle, waiting for Peter to dash out. It was Whitey the Snowy Owl. also called Arctic Owl. His home is in the land of snow and ice. But when food becomes so scarce that he is in danger of starving to death. he comes down where there is 9. better chance of finding food. ,

What to do? Peter didn't know. If he stayed where he was that great, fierce. hungry Hawk would be almost certain to get him. If he ran for his life he would be almost sure to lose it. for that big white Owl was swift of wing. He didn't look it, but he was. Peter would be caught almost before he started.

Peter looked this way and that

For common ordinary sore

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It was Whitey the Snowy Owl, also

called Arctic Owl.

way to see which way would be the best way if he had to run. He was sitting right in the middle of the thickest tangle of briars and bram- bles. He had his choice of three little paths that he had long ago cut through thegbriars to the outside. The one by which he had entered he couldn't use because that would be running right into the claws of Terrordthe Goshawk. He would wait until the very last minute. then dash out one of the other paths and Just hope that he could find a place of safety before those cruel. great. curved claws of one or other of those feathered hunters clutched him. Somehow he felt that it was going to be difficult to even hope.

Peter decided on a little path that

opened outside on the opposite s'lde from where the big Snowy Owl. who now and then was snapping his bill in the most unpleasant manner. was waiting. Peter wished he wouldn't do that; it gave him a most uncomfortable feeling. It was quite clear that he would have to run. He edged over where he could make a quick dash. Just as he was about to do this. he caught. a I glimpse of something moving back of some trees. It was almost like a moving shadow, Peter didn't run. ,He knew that that was no shadow. - He knew that there was someone over there hidden by the brancheslof the trees. It wouldn't dodto run until he found out who it was. '

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Then he saw a pair" of fierce

yellow eyes peering out from be- neath an bough. Such fierce eyes as they werel Peter froze right where he 'was. That means that he kept as . still as if he had been frozen stiff. I. K c He didn't so much as twitch an ear,

overhanging hemlock

or blink an eye. He didn't for the very good reason that he couldn't. He couldn't any more than he could have had he been frozen stiff. when a. bird or an animal does this they are said to freeze. -

It was fright. great fright. that had caused. Peter to Yreese. Fright does that sometimes. The feeling' that you cannot move. is a dread- ful feeling. Peter wanted to run, but he couldn't. 'All he could do was to squat there without moving. and stare at those yellow eyes peer- ing out from under the hemlock boughs. In a moment Yowler the Bobcat crept out. He was crouching close to the show. He made no sound. His stub of a tall twitched. His fierce eyes glared hungrily. He was creeping as you have seen Black Pussy creep up to a Mouse hole. It seemed to Peter that never had he seen such a fierce hungry look, Then Peter suddenly made a discovery. Those eyes were not glaring at him at all.

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GRAHAMS ROAD W. I.

The regular monthly meeting of Success W. I. was held December 9 at the home of Mrs. George Mae- Leod with an attendance of 19 members andone visitor. The meet- ing opened by singing "Jingle Bells", followed by the creed in unison.

Mrs. J. M. Campbell reported that two boxes had been sent to East Clandon Institute. and that several photos and a book "Royalty Annual." had been received from East Clandoni Institute.

Mrs. Ray MacLead and Mrs. Francis Murray gave a report of the annpal meeting of the Film Council which had been held in the school November 12th.

It was moved andlseconded that a wedding gift of s5.00 be sent to a girl from the district. It was decided that the usual Christmas treat would be given to the school children and Mrs. Miller Camp- bell and Mrs. Louis Campbell kind- ly offered to attend to same.

Mrs. Roy MacLead said that the blankets from Fairfieids had ar- rived and five blankets had ' been sent as premiums.

As the school concert was to be held December 19th, each member was asked to make three pounds of candy. T

It was moved and seconded that 310 be sent to the T. B. League. The Red Cross convener. Mrs. J. M. Campbell, distributed sewing and knitting among the members. Mrs. George MacLeod and Mrs. John MacL od were appointed in visit the sc col. ,

Mrs. John Ma.cLeod and Miss Mary C. Campbell very capably conducted the third lesson on First Aid and gave demonstrations on bandaging. A sale of articles was then held with Mrs. John Mac- Leod as auctioneer and the sum of 335.45 was realized.

Mrs. Angus Green kindly invited the members to her house for the next meeting ,when roll call will be answered with "My Birthday Month and stone".

The meeting closed with the Na-

tional Anthem.

ll':: contract Bridge

& By Josephine Clubertson .M..fCOM0 REGARDING FINESSES

Here is a bit of advice that may produce excellent rasults: when you play a hand which seems to 'require two finesses, take a second look to see whether you can't pm-T fitably refuse to take either finesse. If this seems cryptic, consider the following not-unusual case.

South" dealer. North-South vulnerable.

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The hand was well bid. at any rate, particularly by North. When that player made ll Jump takeout of the opening bid and later jump- raised the diamonds, it was easyl for South to visualize a fine play for a. slam,

West opened the spade jack. and when the dummy was spread South said approvingly. "Nice bidding. partner. Even if we lose this finesse welve still got a good chance." Un-

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t a spade finesse. and when he la- ter had to guess where the vital heart queen lay, he guessed wrong and lost the contract. i The fact that West opened the jack of spades should have made south suspect that the king was wrong.- an opening lead from K- J-x or even K-J-10 is not often made against a slam contract. But in this case South did not have to give the slightest thought to the position of the spade king; he was assured of success, no matter where that card lay, if he simply put up the spade ace immediately. This was a hand made to order for a strip-and-throw-in play. After winning with the spade ace it would be simplicity itself to draw the necessary one or two rounds of trumps, cash the top clubs and ruff away dummy's third club. then lead a spade, giving the trick to whichever defender had the king. That defender would very obviously be end-played. A heart return would give south an automatic finesse. and a black-card return would let South discard a heart from either hand while ruffing in the other.

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