| Show GREAT BRIDGE HAND BUT BUTti How ti dh sit Got Enthusiastic All for Nothing r T c d 9 1 i 11 ti 1 b i c ce e 7 I II I 43 I 7 III The alluring and ble bic combination that lost 1 ansas City Star It was the greatest bridge hand band he had ever seen At ot least lea t that is what thought when dealt it to him and then tileR made hearts trumps And what think too If it you Ou know anything about bridge and amI try tl to play pia the hands that fall partners in the game youre reading about This particular hand of or was wan the most seductive and nd alluring that ever happened It had the nee aces king queen qu en and jack of trumps besides tw tv D little ones And besides it was run running running running ning over with aces and ind kings of the theother theother theother other suits What hat thought is another matter Which leads to a word about how tills this game began be bt between between tween two families on the south side Ide How It Happened The and amI ant the regu 1111 meet at bridge once or twice a week weel and amI play pIa for or the theatre tickets or some ome other foolish prize On this particular occasion the were more inure titan than roo points to the bad and when they appeared at the the tile other night they the were out for blood But The last I st time the came back from Europe a steamer friend had hind shown them a curious and Inter Interesting esting eting bridge combination So they had stacked a deck of cards and this thia evening they ther were ready to Ir try it IL I had fixed another deck so o otha l that tha he drew the low card and got the deal dex Then he lie shuffled and amI switched flecks t e ks y was wa as This is 15 the way the cards fell Dealer Seven hearts ten high six i dubs clubs ten high Player at dealers left Ace king queen jack nine and six of hearts ace king and queen of diamonds ace aco and king of or spades king and jack of clubs Dealers partner Ace queen and deuce of clubs ten miscellaneous cards Then Blew Up Fourth player The the dealer then thor held sev seven se seen seven en hearts and six clubs but not a sin single single single gle face card at his left eft was c exploding with enthusiasm at tt hi hand handhen When hen made it hearts he lit blew up For the love of Moses he said And he made it hearts Minerva watch my dust clust Ill just j st double Double back said said as calmly as he lIe could Hundred and Two fiftysix Im game said Double again f Cha U j said aid We need needa nt d da a little more than that to get g t out of the h hole Jle Je on this hand Ill double on these cards till tilt rm Im gray ra headed Well Yell make it 1024 Will that hold you ou I U Not ot me said Im just going to show you OU that you OU dont know anything about bridge e Doubling again wont do you any an good But Ill just bet you ou 10 you ou lose O ose Youre on Make it 10 more Anything you like But youre oure dippy I hate to t take the th money mOG He Need Her Help Never Seer mind me Lets put up UJ a box bo of cigars on the side All right Maybe Ia be learn howl hO ignorant you ou are Now Xo Minerva lIn na obi ob observe serve sent your our husband U I 1 hope you can make it by b your yourself yourself our self sell said Mrs 1 doubtfully I 1 cant help much Dont need n l your tur help my m dear ear answered Ive got ot more lucre cards carlls in my m fist than you ou ever eer saw Then he lie played his hi ace of hearts When hen Dummy Dumm and his partner both threw thre off or he grunted You have the eig on me In trumps all tight light he conceded But never mind Ive Ie got sot sonic pome card carda you OU cant touch n t lead was a the queen of diamonds trumped it and led back a club put on the Jack and Dummy took it the queen leading back tIle the ace which caught king Dummy then led the deuce of clubs which trumpet trumped with the six Ix of hearts heart He led the king pf spades spa e which took with the four of hearts His next lead wag was the six of ot lubs hi h Cha Jt trumped with the nine snot soot t Began to Think By B tIlls this thI time was thoughtful He studied for awhile ani and finally finall came back to diamonds with hi lii hiking hiking king which stepped on with the five fie of trumps and then led Ted the seven seen of clubs Chait put on tho the jack jaet of hearts h arts and tried the th nee ace n of spades pad i was ready roady JI with the seven senn of hearts His return wa was was the ten of clubs which drew que queen n of trumps Ch came back baek with hi hiking his hiE king of hearts to put off or the evil mo me moment I ment which he ho saw was coming it captured eight but left I him with the thirteenth trump threw down his last card cardAll cardAll All right he said You get the odd But I still dont see how that 1 t tI I I 1 I S i i i I The humble looking hand that won hand of mine could be he beaten I must mu inu I have played it wrong wron reat and Mrs Irs I I set up a alio By i ah hil explanation tion And the their OO I and some points later in the evening As AI to the stacked hands quite simple when you OU study stud them a moment The dealer has ha the odd trump and he lie and his partner have hae the superiority in Ill clubs through their ace and jack Their opponents may ma take six heart tricks But then the dealer can CUll get in with the odd trump and win winon winon winon on the club ault it The only thing he i needs to be careful about is not to lead out his own hearts and so lose com coin command command mand marid of the trumps If J he has hag trumped in it is up to him to lead clubs to force his liis opponent to trump If the dealer plays plas Intelligently he cant lose But Rut you think It to see e the tue seductive cUe and an invincible ards Ills hs opponent holds Try rr it |
