W. Burgess house they ever had built. Really it was her house. (or it was she !who had insisted on having a new to house. had decided where it should ;he built. and had taken charge -1 sold Mother NatureQihe uork. Jerry would have "been satisfied with a smaller house and Jerry Muskratls new house was would have been less iussy as to ursctically iinished. A few morelhow it was built. But now that :ushes and perhaps a iew small it was imished he was so proud sticks might be added to the mailer it that he acted and talked as :0 make it a little thicker and soil! it were all his own idea and a little uarmcr inside by the timelwork. some people are like that. lack Frost was due. But (or the! For a few days Jerry and Mrs. present it was complete, and Mrs.iJerry rested. They had worked Jerry declared It was the bestihard and neededna rest. They ate By Thornton nu: noose IN rm: namc Phat iolks so often disagree Most fortunate may prove he. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CHAPTER CANADIAN FOFNDATION (or POLIOMYELITIS Annual General Meeting To be held in the Agriculture Room VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, THURSDAY, 29th OCTOBER, AT 8 O'CLOCK All interested persons are invited to attend. sr. nuNsTaN's CREDIT UNION LTD, ANNUAL MEETING TUl5SDAY, ocmann 27, 3:00 PM. HOLY NAME HALL All Members Are Requested To Attend "chug-a-rum! What are you two quarreiing about?" called Grand- father Frog. when they were hungry, slept when they ielt like it. and did some visit- ing around the smiling Pool and for a little way up and down Laughing Brook: Then one evening as they idly floated where the black shadows had crept across a large part of the Smiling Pool Jerry remarked: "My dear. don't you think it is time we started work on the new house?" Mrs. Jerry turned to stare at him. "Just what are you talking about? We are all through with work on the new house. You know lthat as well as I do,'' she squeak- ed. ' , 1 "I mean the house in the bank live agreed it would be nice to iiiave," replied Jerry. i "Oh that!" exclaimed Mrs. Jerry iscorniuily. "We don't need that any more than I need two tails, and what I would do with two tails I don't know." ; Jerry grinned "You could hit the iwater twice as hard and make -,twice as big a splash when you Jdive." he chuckled. Then he added: 1,”With a good bank house we would be twice as saie'as we are now." ' "Sale from what?" Mrs. Jerry She spoke impatiently and her 1voice was its squeakiest. t "From a flood ii there should .be one. From Jack Frost it he should Ireeze the water clear to the bottom around our new house. E-rm: ouaantan. contract Bridge Dy Jouplalne Culbertson MATHEMATICS OF SLAM- BIDDING A great deal of mislnlorrmtion has been spread about the mathe- matics oi slam-bidding - just what chance you should have to Justify bidding I email slam, and what - ior a grand slam. southdelltr. North-South vulnerable. gaosas QA10948 Q1 QAO . .932 QKIOTO .5 .332 001096 W O KQQ AJIOO C32 5 55 All OKQJTIZ QAKIBA AT Thehiddingi South Wat North East 19 Pan 2 Pan 3. Pun 4NT Pass so Pau sN'r pus sq Pan Pass Pass vuineianiiity plays a part.. but for most piractical purposes these iigures will auiiioe: i For a small slam, have a. 50-50 chance. For a grand slam. you should have at least a. 2 to 1 chance. Let's apply these percentages to a. case: Thirteen tricks were ironclad, and so North-South passed up .the extra 750 points they could have collecte . North, explaining his pass to six hearts, argued that with South an- nouncing only two kings, it had seemed dangerous to assume that no spade tricks would be lost. South, he said, might have hadi two spades. requiring a tinesse. 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