( y- Page 14 hy Thornton PETER LOOKS FOR. AN OLD FRIEND Time alone applies the test, To prove old friends or new are best. -Old Mother Nature 1 was really spring. Wherever he went Peter Rabbit was rc- minded of it. He dearly loves mo spring in this he is no dliv lerent lrnin nilicr inlks. it is the season oi clziili wonders. many people seem not In KDOW Lontract Bridge 3, Josephine Culbertson SEIZING AN OPPORTUNITY in the deal below a defensiveil pip gate Smith a chance Lhati was based on a good guess. and Smith proied Liiat he was an ex- cirilent giiesser. 3 East dealer. Nwdwstiuili vulnerable. guess East Smith WY-32 North 3 & Pass Pass Dblo. Pass 3 NT Dblo. Pun Plu Pun N'o'rrli's' double of three clubs Bun i-nriui liiii. Ha it liappened. ll gziir Ntillil quite a problem Sliuiild he pass and play for a penalty which was pretty sure and possibly might be substantial, or should he go out for his own vulnerable game? His d i ' to W. Burgess this. Tile omaiu Satan-da.y. Apni so. 1955 iner tha Swallow. quarreling. Mrs. Winsome and Mrs. skimmer were doing their part. Each couple anted a certain house Farmer Brown's Boy had put up. That happened every spring. It was while Peter was over there watch- ing them that he was reminded .of an old friend whom he had not seen since late in the fall be- yfore. it was Old Mr. Toad. "I wonder where Old Mi: Toad is? if he is still sleeping he is sleepingilate." thought Peter. He asked Winsome Bluebird if he had seen Old Mr. Toad. Win- t Peter simply couldn't atav at550m' W” '09 b"”' m bum” home in the dear Old Briar-iwnh P"'"' He was bound he patch Eve” My there were new would have that house. He had and ilm,eW'nower5 .0 look my managed to get into it. and now And. of course. every day Peterllsw. was i" "'9 d&"r'swa5' keeping looked for new patches of sweeti kimmer and Skimmer clover. That was his excuse to i) ' Mrs. Old Briar-patch. Many of the old friends in fcath- ers had returned from the Land- thoughiof-Always-Summer. and more were returning every day. Long since. Johnny Chuck had kicked oli hisl winter blankets and come out -tui see what happened in the Great; World while he had been sleep-l in the Old Orchard were Winsome Bluebird and Skim- The smooth K , ing. Over wakes chewing? up your . smile -while it helps to keep your mouth fresh and clean! Peter for leaving the dear F2? Toad. l Peter decided he would run over to Farmer Brown's garden which .was close by. it was there that he had last seen Old Mr. Toad. .He had been doing a funny thing when Peter had last seen him. , He had been digging a hole. and ; hacking into it as he dug it. He :had told Peter that he was going” l to bed for the winter. and Potartbe garden, and only a tow gr hsd watched him gradually sot- ile down into the ground until the earth tell in over him and covered him up. The next day when Peter was over there. he couldn't iind the exact place where Old Mr. Toad had started to bury himself. He wondered if Old Mr. Toad had really meant what he had said, and if he had really buried himself for the winter. Peter was thinking about this ow as he hopped over to Fargo: Brown": garden. Peter hopped this way and that way. all over the garden. Farm- er Brown had not yet planted Willi were showing; things tli 00510 Ill! WIT! you. and do have to be -planted. Petu- under. that you: leaves or the rhubarb. There was no sign of Old Mr. Toad. no asked every one he met if they had'seen Old Mr. Toad. and no one had. Could itbot.hat0ldMr.'l'oadhodroally hurled himself. and Mistress Spring had not been able to woken him? "I hope that isn't true," thought Peter, lld I he” - of amine" drove out the feeling of gladneu with which he had Itartad to look for his old friend. it. September- GHARLDTTETOWH 0PTOMETRl8l'8 Will be closed all day SATURDAY for the months of May. June. July. August and COMMENCING MAY 7 PAINT 52.95 PER 53.75 PER in Red. Green. Grey and Brown Outside White Special DOUGLAS "BROS. & JONES sans: GALLON GALLON Henry wnininifs i HEWINQGUM Macauww biri three notrump was question- ahle. him it turned out well. West ripened his trip club. and East. with nn ill!!!) of an outside entry. made the correct play of the jack. South won and led the spade queen. West covered. and, aiier winning in dummy. South lcd a diamond to the ace and re- DAILY CROSSWORD turned another spade. When West played the deuce. South went into a long huddle. As he as lained later. South realized that it both defenders had played correctly. East now had either the spade ten or the. spade six. blank. But. South said. 1 he had a strong hunch that this was not the case; be felt that East's seven-spot had been a bin- gieton and that West had neg- , lvrted a vital precaution: cover-; ing Smith's second lead of thel spade four with the six. In any case. and howovary sound or unsound louth's reason- ing was. he let the spade four ride. playing dummy's three-spot, and that settled the matter. Now! South could finesse again (through West's remaining to-61. run the entire auit. and the cash the heart ace and diamond king to round out the contract. Needless to say, West should. have covered the spade four Wm, the six. and South could not have! returned to his own hand for dial ' we RENT TELEVISION srrrs RADIOS VACUUM CLEANERs FLOOR POLISHERS ELECTRIC WASHERS REFRIGERATORS RECORD PLAYERS CAR BATTERIES POWER roons BABY CARRIAGES PLAY pays cams ELECTRIC srovas ELFXTTRIC PAINT SCRAPERS room). SANDERS . FIRESTONE HOME AND AUTO CO.. LTD. ACIOSS 2. Downy I. A month part at of tho duidcllono Egyptian I. Constol. vague year lation I. Appear 4. Chum 9. Girl's aunt 5. One of s t 30. River night of in China steps I. Fillwitn 0. Merit conaternao 1. Wore swag tion (van) 8. In solo l8. Ascended Whiil. the M. 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