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the brook. Here, at the plore Everyone sitting around the where the willow hung over
table cloth looked up as3
the water. King Nep Ilved. Long, and Hanld came over. long ago, longer than anyone can remember, King Nep used to be King
Ruler of Neptune.
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1. When Is the root Leap Year?
2. How was the loganbeny produced?
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Schenken played the South cards the hand shows today in the I was lypteal team chainplunstilps of him that he practically apologised for making the right play, while the expert who held the South hand t the other table commidely overlook the play that would cinch the slam contract
At both tables West
opened
the an-
are of spades Schenken then nounced aloost apologetically that Just he would take the safety play fur the fun of a work it out fur yourself What's the right play at the second friek to make sure of the Contracts
At the second trick. Schenken laid Since East down the ace of hearts failed follars ult. Schenken eon- 1inued by Anessing through West's queen.
WAS His lack of hearts covered by Wesis queen and won by day's king. A third
[ round
ten. and trumps fell to declarer's
on the how was safe to begin diamonds West could ruff whenever he liked. If that was the only trick the defenders could take
The neef hearts would be the sale play even East happened to have all four trumps A 4-0 trump break was the only danger). In that case, Schenken could continne with the jack of hearts to force out the queen He could ruff a second spade with the eight of heurls, cash the ten of hearts, and enter duminy with a club
to drow the last trump with dummy's king
When the hand was played at the other table. South ruled the first
the apude and then led
eight of hearts to dummy's king. This play cost him his slam consimet He had
to draw trumps to prevent West from rulling a diamond, but West captured the ten of hearts with the queen and then led spade to make the Jack This South ruff with established West's nine of hearts wi a second natural trump trick,
CARD Sensen
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The bidding, with East-West vulnerable, is: West
North
South 1 Heart
Pass You, South, hold: Spades Q-8-5-3 Hearts 4-2. Diamonds K-J-8. Chabs A-10-9-7. What do you do?
Jallure A-Double. East's
to re- spond shows that he has a really dismet hand. Hence it is very uni- likely that West can make a game at anything. If North has a hand of modest strength, your side will If North us make a nært þeore. heart strength and has made "trap" pass, your double will give film chance to pass for penalties. TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades A-Q-5-3, Hearts 4-2 Diamonds A-3-8, Cluba A-Q-9-7. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
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trousers Edwardian narrower
and single-breasted coats "
Inspiration for the Edwardian CONCH dress revival for from another dress designer,
who 40-year-old Nell Roger,
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Author RICHARD
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Interesting Sight
By this time. Knarf and Hanid looks as comfortable and had reached a tangle of black- as at home with his heard asberry and raspberry bushes that
grew a dozen or so yards from he does with his pipe
Beards that never flattered King Nep's place. Peering over the tops of the leaves, they saw their wearers;
an interesting sight
PHILIP.....never PRINCE got his shaggy effort under con- trol. It spoiled his natural good looks.
A
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Stern-Faced Man
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King Nep introduced them one by one to Knarf and Hanid. Pointing to the stern-faced man sitting at the head of the table eloth, he said: "This is my father, Old Jup."
"How do you do," said Jup. nodding his head.
"And this," said Nep, is my mother, Juno"
Old
"Very pleased to know you, dears," said June, who was quite handsome and had golden hair:
Join the party," said King Nep
There were two other guests at the picnic. One of them look- ed like a smiling baby with wings. King Nep said this was And then there was a Cupid. man named Orph who carried a little harp in his artis.
Knarf and Hanid sat down be- tween Jup and Juno. "I'd cer-
are my
see you throw brothers tainly like to "And these large table cloth had been spread on the grass and around and
lightning," sald sisters-Vulc, Merc, Mini, that stroke sat, eating and drinking, Dian, Bacci." As the names were Knarf.
Jup frowned. "It's a thunder- called, each one rose and bowed eleven small guests. They were
lud. Not a Koarf and Hanid. bolt, my Actor ALEC GUINNESS.....
stroke of all dressed very
ruriously not politely to
Vule his imperial beard caused
be Vulcan," lightning." at all as people are dressed to said Huid to herself) was lame,
("He must to- storm
the during
With that he looked up at the six-week day! Both the men and women summer run of Hamlet. One
thunderbolt Tunics which resembled Mere ("He must be Mercury" sky, picked up the Beards on men are like long critte called it "prim and silly."dresses (though they weren't said Knarf) wore winged shoes, and flung it. There was a crash-
Minerva," salding and rumbling noise and capes and Mini ("That's really dresses) Conductor WARWICK
togas.
clothes were of all Hanid) carried a knitting bag thunderbolt struck The BRAITHWAITE. daes noi
purple, red, yellow, Dian ("That's Diana") carried a The next instant it colours Jook happy with his beard. One
bow and arrow slung ov
her rain blue, and brown.
Bacci ("That successfut forls. he has put it on just for for
At the head of the table cloth shoulders. And the performance.
Bacchus") wore But, good or bad, beards seem sat a stern, red-faced man with must be
his. to be creeping back, How did curly beard, eating a sandwich. wreath of grape leaves on of cult to be a fashionable male Stuck in the ground next to him head instead of a hat.
was something bright and shiny "And this gentleman." said and very zigzag. It looks just King Nep, "is Here, who used to in an Edwardian 1952.
like a stroke of lightning." Knarf be known ав whispered to Hanid.
Artist AUGUSTUS JOHN. lends an irresponsible look elfin charm to otherwise serious
features.
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CHRISTMAS
AND THE NEW YEAR
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By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
play with THE
between and sing to him or week Christmas and New Year him or read to him.
chüdren 4.1 is a trying period for many school age, plau
DIU- a dally mothers and children. Even gramme for the week, and let with only one
two them share in the planning children under school age, the definite jobs each one will
about have to do
the home, there may be so many toys hav
quiet periods in the afternoon that the house is easily Ind some excursion ar out- with When play door fun you will share cluttered up. mates of the young child them. During t qui period would Hope the Olter are in, the excessive num- you
children would do some goud | ber of toys tends to en-ending or would read sople 10 the younger children. It's a courage excitement rather the than
Co. wonderful home where there is and quietness
reading aloud to one much operative play.
and If the
mother another.
have a fare for hand- I school children are home father
week can there
be a may
lot of con- craft, the vacation when other be a good time for the whole fusion, especially
with to create things children gather in the home, family 1's different from an average
their hands.
summer week during the long vacation when the children are out of doors much of the time and when they
are
used to being home and the parents are accustomed having the children there.
to
As there have been many sweets available it might be Avise to effect some control
their regarding
consumption. Otherwise there may be upket more cuids and stomachs and more irritable chlidren. A few Venings might be planned for family fun at home together and a few evenings when some playmates would be welcomed for good non-running games, Co-operative plans might be
CHESS PROBLEM worked out with some neighbour
By W. MAY Binok, 9 pieces;
for
your children and theirs together at the neighbour's
home.
You certainly will want to know where your children are so they might be pratty anto physically and morally, While it might ease. “ħarbe tetisions if your children went to the movies often during the week it hardly would be wholesome for them to more than a few times.
If there are only presctio children in your family, Frone of the toys away, all possible, don't playmates early
Hercules and is one of the strongest men in the Little King Nep sat at the bot- world." tom of the table cloth, drinking
a glass of malted milk. Stuck in
Herc smiled at
Knarf
Bs the the clouds. started to
"Dear me," said King Nep, as everyone jumped up and hid under rocks. "The whole pienie has been spoiled!"
Fortunately, however, the sun came out a moment later, and
the pleuic continued.
Knarf and Hanid had a won
that derful time. It isn't often and anyone can have a picnic lunch
the ground behind him was his Honid. "Any time you'd like me with such important people as something to move a mountain that's Jup. Juno, Vulc, Merc, Mini trident, which was
like a pitchfork except much your way just let me know," he Dlan, Bacci, Herc, Orph, Cupid
said. smaller and fancier.
Rupert and the Lion Rock-18
The two friends do the jobs they are giver and wonder if they will ever see their homes again. Rollo is on deck when he hears a strange conversation between two of the men and he frowns in a puzzled way. When they, are free he starts
to tell Ruperi "I'm certain they are no real sailors," he declares. but who are they? And whar He gets no are they up to ?" further before the third man bustles up. "your work's done get You can sleep below," he snarly. where we first found you." ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
and King Nep!
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