Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1936, Page 29

Bedtime Stories Bob Remembers Briar Patch. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Keeo always uppermost in mind Bomle place where sufety you may find, — Bob White. OMETHING was wrong. Some- thing was .very wrong. Bob White and Mrs. Bob didn’t know what to think. Farmer Brown's farm was posted. This means that there were signs warning peo- ple that no hunters were allowed on that farm. Therefore, Bob and Mrs. Bob felt perfectly safe so long as they remained on that farm. You see, they had learned by experience that they were not hunted there. They had learned by experience in past years that on one side of the fence was safety and on the other side was great danger. They had warned their big family, for this was the children’s first hunting season. L4 But now something was very, very wrong. A hunter had climbed the fence, and he, with his Dog ahead of him, was coming across the Green Meadows. His Dog ran first this way, then that wag, zigzagging, and run- ning with his nose lifted so as to catch any scent of the Bob Whites that a Merry Little Breeze might bring along. It was the opening day of the hunting season for Bob Whites and that man was taking a chance. To go on another's land where there are notices forbidding this is to tres- pass. This hunter was trespassing. You see, he happened to know that Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's Boy had gone to the village and he was taking the chance that he could hunt over the farm before they re- turned and that no one would be the wiser. The Bob Whites had been hiding, huddled together in a brush-grown | corner, and it was there that the hunter's Dog had found them, and the hunter had thrown a stone into their midst to make them fly. Three had forgotten the warning their father had given them and had flown over the fence. One had been killed and one had been wounded and had run for his life. He had managed to hide where that Dog could not find him. All the rest of the family had flown over onto the Green Meadows, scattering as they flew. It was the sight of so many of those plump, handsome game birds that had tempt- ed the hunter to trespass. Bob White and Mrs. Bob had kept together. They had not flcwn a great distance, because they felt perfectly safe. They had dropped down into the grass. “I do hope” said Mrs. Bob, “that all the children remem- bered not to fly over the fence.” “So do 1” replied Bob. “If they re- membered thid they are perfectly safe. I am afraid, however, that some fore got. Don’t you hear that terrible gun, my dear?” Mrs. Bob nodded. “Yes,” said she, “I heard it, and ever since I have been fearful that something dreadful has happened. We can find out by giving the rally call to bring the chil- dren in. Of course, it is perfectly safe to do that, because that hunter and his Dog won't come over here.” Just then Bob White turned his head to listen better and in his eyes was a look of wonder and puzzlement. | He stretched to his full height the better to look, and then suddenly | crouched close to the earth. Instinc- | tively Mrs. Bob crouched, too. “We won’t give that rally cal] now,” whis- pered Bob White. “Be ready to take to your wings. That Dog is looking for us.” A moment later that Dog discov- ered Bob and Mrs. Bob and came to a point. Bob didn't wait. He took to his stout wings, Mrs. Bob following him. As they whirred up into the air they saw that hunter, with his terrible gun, coming in their direc- tion. It was then that they knew that Farmer Brown's farm was no longer a safe place. They didn't un- derstand it at all, but there was the hunter and there was his Dog. Sud- denly Bob remembered the dear Old Briar Patch. He headed for it. There | would be the safest place on all the Green Meadows. You see, in the dear Old Briar Patch were bramble tangles, | making wonderful hiding places so | protected by thorny brambles that not even a man with a terrible gun would care to try to make his way through them. (Copyright, 1936.) Historic Sweetmeats. There are references to sweetmeats in the oldest written books of the | world. Winning Contract BY THE FOUR ACES. other system (David Burn::-fln{;,_ Reopening the Bidding. N EXPERT games, when one’s left- hand opponent opens the bidding and the next two players pass, it is generally good policy to reopen on a fairly weak hand for two reasons: First, it is quite possible that your partner holds a good hand and is “trapping”; secondly, since the open- ing bidder’s partner will always make every effort to keep the bidding open, the fact that he cannot do so shows that his hand must be practically valueless. Once in a while this practice of re- opening will prove disastrous, due to the fact that the opening bidder holds a rock-crusher and your partner's hand does not come up to expecta- tions. But in the long run we believe it pays. The following hand, in which Howard Schenken reopened, is a case in point. West,- dealer. Neither side vulnerable. MAT4ES v 4 * 8 L 2 65 N w 10 J9 K6 10 9 E s Q 1098 H K K109875 Mr. Schenken' The bidding. West North 14 Pass 2¢ 3% Pass Pass Pass Pass Since East could not respond to his partner's opening spade bid, Mr. Schenken felt that his partner must “hold a goodly share of the missing cards, and hence did not hesitate to reopen with two clubs. Then, in spite of his partner's obvious lack of strength, West felt that his hand was worth another bid and called two diamonds, over which North raised to three clubs. After East passed, Mr. Schenken made the daring bid of three no trump, reasoning that if his partner held a spade stopper and good club support, that contract could be made. (After the hand was over, . Mr. Schenken asked his partner what he would have done had West doubled .three no trump, and North replied ¥4hat he would have redoubled. Mr. Schenken then said, “The redouble would be a good bid, because other- wise I would have run out to four clubs.”) In spite of West's strong hand, three no trump could not bé defeated. /A spade opening was won by Mr. Schepken’s 10 and, . refusing the finesse, he Jed a diamond to dummy'’s ace. The jack of cluhbs was finessed, - and West, after winning with the ace, 4made the daring play of underleading his ace-king of hearts. - Mr. S8chenken was not to be fooled, and jumped right up with the queen, then proceeded to run off his club suit, making four .~ B0 trump on the hand, 8 - v 9 * 2 & K 1 East Pass South 26 3NT The Four Aces will be pleased fo answer #Jetters from readers if a stamped (3- eent), self-addressed envelope is| enclosed ‘with ‘each communication. If ¥ou desire 44 ghe pocket outline of ihe Four Aces' ‘system of Contract Bridge, send. with your request. a_stamped (3-cent), self- addressed, large size envelope wilh. Four 3 b3 KSWEET STOMACH e A el Juick ve never 0 give me " says E.H. W. Stuafl‘:[lyspep;i: are co; led to neutralize ‘mcidity. Are safe and harmless, See what . will do for you. Get X ISTUART’S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS FOR STOMACH ACIDITY Merwin D. 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