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CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1933,

SPOTLIGHT

(Continued from Page 3.)

me out now and then for the evening. This way I'll be free

every other evening. The shop

has some swell little models you'd It isn't often that psychle bid-like, Sheila. Better come and ding pays. It is true that it does look them over."

have its place in contract, but "I will, Myrt. I need somė the timing must be perfect to things." avoid disastrous results.

"Did I hear you turning down Here is a paychic bid that a Broadway job?" Myrt went on worked out very well. In ad-warily. dition, the hand-was-well-played"You heard me turn it down to

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someone who hadn't the right to offer it to me. He just thought there was a chance I might be able to land' it."

"You're still crazy about going on the road?"

"I guess so."

"Well, you know your own af- fairs but I guess you're just like George when he bought that new car. Wouldn't listen to anything II said."

"A new car? Oh, Myrt, that's fine!"

Myrtle's and George's romance had begun years ago. Myrtle, is having stage aspirations, had re- fused to consider marrying George, who played the role of All during the tournament the patient, plodding sweetheart to declarer had generally been on perfection. George had the wrong side of the slams that peared as a solid, prosperous in were bid. However, on the last dividual with just a touch of pa- day of the tournament the follow-tronage in his air when he res ing hand was dealt to her and her garded Myrt, well past her first bidding and play' helped her win

youth. the high score for that session,

The Bidding

“Sitting in the South, she opened the bidding with two spades. West passed and her partner in the. North responded with three diamonds.

reap-

"You'd better Barry bim. Myrt," Sheila suggested. "You'd better say 'yes' when he asky you."

"If you mean."

Myrt rose. "Is that the door- hell? I'm expecting the man from the cleaner's."

East, who was vulnerable, was It was the doorbell and both pot interested in stepping in with girls hung over the balustrade her heart bid against an original with that cheerful expeelance a iwo declaration, and passed. ringing door bell always arouses.

South knew that her partner They could hear Ma's plodding! held a trick and, one-half. How footstens along the hull, feel the ever, they were undoubtedly ingust of cool air as she opened the diamonds and, if so, they weald door and hear her ejaculations.. be of little assistance to her with her two losing hearts.

Remember that an original Torcing two bid requires that the

"Glory be! All those flowers? No, I don't know if she's home or not. Wait a minute. Sheila! Are von home?"

din be kept open until a rame i "I'm here," Sheila called. "Come is reached. She took advantage on down, Myrt. Let's see who it of this fact, and now bid three la."

hearts-ber apade suit, of course, "I send them up," shouted is higher than the hearts and the Ma, red faced from bending back- can always overcall her partner ward to look up where the girls oven though the hearts are supstood, ported.

After the three-heart bid, North re-bid diamonds. and now South took the long shot and bid six apndes.

The Play

Heaven only knows what you'll do with 'em! A basket of red geraniums as big as a tub! And there's a note with 'em!"

(To Be Continued.)

to establish the diamonds.

Her next play was the king of West was up against a difficult opening. He did not wish to lead diamonds, from dummy, East cov- spades holding four trumpered with the ace and South: South had bid hearts; therefore trumped with the deuce of spades. she did not feel that the heart She then led a small spade and opening would be good, and this won in dummy with the jack. is where the psychic worked out, The queen of diamonds was led well,

and one of her losing hearts was West in no way could read the discarded. Her next play was a heart bid as a psychic and it look small diamond from dummy." ed as though to lead hearts would East played the jack, South be sacrificing a trick.

trumped with the six of spades. West elected to open the "only She then took three rounds of unbid suit-clubs--and led his spades, picking up the outstand four of clubs. The trick was waning trump, being careful to dis- by the declarer in the North hand card two hearts and a diamond with the ace of clubs.

from dummy.

South was careful not to play East now loudly echoed in ber eight of clubs on the trick hearts, but it was too late. but dropped the jack in order to South's next play was the king of create another entry in dummy clubs, followed by the queen of

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