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THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

COUNCILLOR is re- stake. And beneath the give

a woman tromboniat would palming and switching.

passions boiled. For when and ""add to the glamour of the other leight-of-hand conven- Town Band." I disagree. tions falled Rainetto call- Those rosebud lips were her, and used shamelessly a ed on her beautiful eyes, to aid never meant to be stretched voles that was now clegiac, now like cowhide across a whack lyrically gay. The players long- ing great mouthpiece the ed for a drink, but the head- master knew that if he rose to size (to her) of a breakfast

the bell his stock of cup.

spares under the large would be depleted as though by esh-tray magic. By his reckoning he had won £130 8s. 6d. By hers, she had won £207 14s. Bd.

Now, the harp allows her to show off a shapely arm and foot, and to make attractive faces through the golden wires. But who can imagine a woman flickering her

eyelashes allur while pulling away at

the The mistressos at. Schools for Young Ladies ex- presaly worn the girls against this

manly

Instrument. And. when de Musset sald to George: Sand, "I've bought you a from-

bone," she knew that he meant·

misband

press

MIAM

By Frank Robbins

DUMB-BELLS

THIS PHOTO GENT ACROSS THE SEA

BY RADIO DOESN'T LOOK TOO

GOOD!

YOUR BIRTHDAY -

aru

TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 14

it as a taunt, because her un-, you are born today, you fortunate

democratic in, the true Dudevant once accused her of playing the sense of the word. You believe

In the liberties trombone to young Pagelle in

of all, alike; the yard of the Daniell in object strenuously to interven- Venice.

tlon; and insist upon freedom of expression. You say what you mean at all times and ex- pect others to use the Bame privilege. Although you are in- clined to be critical of those who do not meet your ideals. you resent criticism from others. Correct this, for you should learn to accept what you give!

One thing and another

However, you are

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PERHAPS ON BRIDGE

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CROSSING

Larceny Lou's Trap Catches Opponents

By OSWALD JACOBY

[OST good players can read

MOST

the meaning of the play made by their opponents. The real expert goes one step farther. He reads the rocaning of the plays that his opponents fall to make! This is a dimcult point to ex- plain, but one example is worth a hundred explanations. Let us examine a hand recently played by Larceny Lou.

The bidding was reasonable chough. Against a spade open- ing lead, West would have been By STELLA down only one at four hearts. North was afraid that his vul- nerable opponents could actually | make four hearts. His bid of four spades (which he know could not be bidly beaten) was woolth will depend upon in the nature of an insurance whether You consider it guf-

policy; He preferred to take a ficiently important.

loss rather than risk a big A strong imagination gives one. You the ability to be creative West opened the deuce of diam $11 your ideas. You are in-monos, and Larceny Lou put up terested in

dummy's queen without hesita- tion. East very nearly made the mistake of playing the king of diamonds. He caught himself just in time and played a low djamond..

the supernatural and might, at some time in your Life, wish to make + serious study of the pheno- ment Your temper is high; ́so learn to keep it under con-

frol at all times.

Affectionate and loving, you will be most contented if you wed quite early in life. Select who likes the plea- sym- someone

of home, rather than sures

How ridiculous, by the way, il it was of a woman with the lovely names Amandine Larcile Aurore to call herself George The best of all the stories about her is Jules Bandeau's comment, when he heard she had written to Sainte-Beuve, "My heart is a cemetery." "A necropolis," pathetle and kindly, and those said Sandeau. But as we have heart will find

who take your criticism to that it makes travelled rather far from the

that they will are now taking" trombone, we

if they follow your in store you over to the Elmcroft Laun- prosper dry, where little Phoebe Cot-business sense and will prob- the

You have a good your birthday suggestions.

corresponding chett will imitate un

wringer and

folder.

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yul, Phoebe And now, as we have two minutes before Pro- fessor Calcroft's talk on stents we are going to play you a re- cording of Mrs Townsend sing Ing "Away for Santa Fe."

The strange contest

ever

sense

and

His frat trap having failed, Lou led a trump from dummy while cooking up his next little plot. West took the ace of spades and returned a trump,

At this point Lou realised that

As sailors and workmen watch, a crane lifts cocoon off a 10-mm. anti-aircraft gun turret on thạ battleship USS New Jersey, in Bayonne, NJ The dreadnaught was taken out of mothballs for assignment to the active fleet. In he foreground are some of the vessel's huge 16-inch guns.--(Acme).

Well, Who Ordered Unicorns, Anyway?

Who, a city wants to know, ordered unicorns?

outside activities, and you will East had the singleton king of Because two turned up in Bristol the other day-

and unusual happiness.

To find what the stars have for tomorrow, select star and read paragraph.

ably know how to make money. Let your birthday star be your Whether you do accumulate daily 'guide.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

SCORPIO. (Oct, 24-Nov. 22)--- All community affairs are in High favour.. Do your share in some important, local's project.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23.Dec. 22)-Put forth your best of forts

on some important pro- Ject, See that, a fob is don

is unlikely that history will | cfficiently.

record what

game it

*- CAPRICORN ・ (Dec. - 23-Jan⠀ was that the headmaster and

20)-A visit: to some elderly· the matron were playing.

hey

and can bring Joy themselves must have wondered relative what game it was. Sometimes happiness just now.

parts of eight different packs AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.

40

made their appearance of 101 fine time to go shopping times one would have a hand

sands, and the other a hand for your new winter wardrobe of three or four. Every time Try a new colour combination. Smart-Allick played

card, even a marked one, he felt that the honour of Narkover was at

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CHESS PROBLEM

By F. BARRON Black. # pieces,

White, 6 pieces. White to play and mate in two, Solution 10 yesterday's problem:

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POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

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TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)— Pay close attention to your job.

Don't let a career opportunity

escape your attention.

GEMINI (May 22-June 23)--- Not

good business day. Leave new ideas alone. Guara assets and be conservative expectations.

hearts!

West's bidding made it clear that he had either six or seven hearts. Why had he not led the sult? His opening lead had ob viously been a singleton, and it was possible that he had opened the singleton diamond though he held a leadable heart sult. However, after he won with

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CANCER (June 23-July 23)--- Time is an important "element Just now. Don't waste it on non-essentials. Do only the important jobs.

Follow previously-made plans LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--- if you want a project to work Don't im- out successfully. provise today.

VIRGO . (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)— If your work calls for inten- sive research, this day can prove rewarding.

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South

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21) Get your own way today finishing up on important job. Get it done effelently. - ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr, 201 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— the ace of spades, West would Work hard this morning There are good food values it not return a trump if he held a that when

them. afternoon comes, you are seeking

You heart combination from which a can relax somewhat, might stock up on necessities lead seemed desirable. Guard expenditures.

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INTELLIGENCE TEST

PANTOMIME TICKETS

by: T. O. HARE EVERY Year my friend Ledgehog conducts e ralld gamble of his own inveb- tion. He distributes a total of 200 tickets among a number of children

(Including dis own): two of the tickets are drawn from a hat, and their aynere get senta for the panto- mime. The allocations of the tickets i arbitrary, but each of Hedgehog's daughters. liațtle and lannah, geta as 'many ticketa as the years Joke-ng-Hannah, who is some ... ZBRITI POLOKW, than fattig, bas by po mesta so good chance of drawing = MA

pilast year taide and itanban both draw szata.” It'a unlikely that they both draw KIL this year; but their chance of doing so farbatek. by 20 pr cent than was their chance of doing so lasT FOREDRAG

How old was Ilannah on the occasion of the test, draw?

(Solution on Pai

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If West held all of the seven missing hearts, he would surely hold a

a leadable combination. If he held only six hearts, which could be missing? Only If West lacked the king would me

appear unleadable to him. In other words, Lou read the meaning of West's, failure to lead hearts. Having found out that East held the singleton kind of hearts, Lou was now able to plan a new swindle,

sult

Lou drew the rest of West's umps, cashed the ace of dia monds and the top clubs, ruffed a club in dummy, and ruffed dum- my's last diamond in his own. hand. The stage was now set, and Lou nonchalantly led low heart from his own hand.

By this time Wost was down to four cards, all of them. hearts. Seeing a low heart led from the South hand towards dummy's tep,

Wort played the jack. As Lou had foresten this trick, was won by East's blank king,

Now East had to return a suit that allowed dummy to ruff while South discarded a heart Bosor. Since this held the loss in hearts to only two tricks, Lou succeeded in making his con-

tract.

It important to note that Lou had

to lead the hearts eventually from his own hand. If hearts were lod from the dummy, Edat

Check Your would play his king, and West

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would have a chance to overtaka with his see. West would then cam, the queen and jack d h curta, setting the contract.

BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN [190`pollesmen in a'Kentucky Town Were fred for drunken.

nam, Pickled-then canned).

If you want to keep your good name" don't, Etio (fin

sour, umbrella,

and spread alarm.

Neither were these small statues canie from the varieties of the fabulous clerk's department animal the temporary re sults, perhaps, of a Bristol nightout.

These, Indeed,- are 12-1001- high bronze statues of unicorns, which resemble horses but have

a single horn in their brows.

They arrived at Bristol's new but incomplete £700,000 muni- cipal building, and Hot busy,

workmen

They polished the unicorns. two flat concrete They noted plinths on top of the building. They assumed their job was to get the unicorns On to the plinths.

If they know that two unicorns. Aro supporters in Bristol's coat of arms, any doubts would have been set at rest.

So they ushered one unicorn into a cradle. A crane book swung over it. But just then two men who looked important ran to the workmen.

town

Councillors' were asked why- They said they didn't even know the unicorns had beca ordered. Neither did the city's buildings committee..

In the old counelf building. the town clerk, Mr. Alexander Pickard,

could not be dis turbed."

ON HOLIDAY

A "Do not disturb" Ught flashed outside the office of his deputy, Mr T.J. Urwin, He said later, "I can't say any thing."

At the London office of the building's architect, Mr Vincent Harris,, a voice said: "He is un

holiday la, Italy.

The original plan of the net council house was studied No sign of unicorns there-ord an official artist's impression o the finished building: hanging in the town clerk's office.

Bearded David McFall, of Glebe Place, Chelson, designed the statues. He would not say who ordered them.

COVERED OVER.

The Morris-Singer Company' of Lambeth, cast the statues. There we

was a five-minute con- Its representative In Bristol ference, after which the was puzzled, and said: "Will unicorns were pulled behind a they over go up again?. I don't hoarding and covered with tar-"Imow." paulins,

And there the great unicorn mystery will have to rest until It was believed that the or- the buildings committee next

to stop putting up the meets.

der

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