| Show The Te STORY by HAL PICTURES by TOE iOE KING 0 L S. S 4 1 0 S. S PAY OFT Read the Story Then Color the Picture Now ow that were we're past the break of dawn and our fine blockhead house is gone lets let's form into a fine parade said with a grinI grin gri I 1 think that thatis is a happy hunch and andI I will wi lead the blockhead bunch Then if you Tines want to march you too can fall faU right In Wee Windy said Im Im lazy son but go ahead and have your fun Ill I'll Il flop op beneath a great reat big tree and watch you strut along If I right In step you youal all al can keep the stomping will wi not let me sleep Thus Thus I will vill wi watch and if youre you're good Ill I'll Il clap both loud and cap long The blockheads blockhead had been trained before and they knew just what was in store As shouted Form in line lne they did as they were told Now please keep step snapped You must do the best that you can do Well We'll Wel all al pretend that we weare weare weare are little soldiers rs brave and bold One blockhead then seemed full of fright fright It I shouted I dont don't want ful to meet on an equal basis Thus Thu It i is that I bridge gains greatly greaty as a competitive sport yet loses lose nothing as a social I pastime This writer wrier has always believed that women in general make better bette beter bridge players than men and he pre pro diets dict that tournament play of th the coming coring season will wi prove that his con con- are correct correct THIS WEEKS WEEK'S PROBLEM PROBLEM Each Sunday I will wi prepare a lem in end play In this thi weeks week's lem which is No 1 of the series spades are arc trump and it il is i south's south lead North and south are to win alof al all al of the five remaining tricks trick against any possible defense The answer anwer will wil wi be given next Sunday A AJ 1 J JV c V r J 0 0 A t 10 1063 6 3 4 N 4 ku W E I 5 4 r S g K 10 7 TA A ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Question Suppose south makes a forcing two bid in hearts and ad east cast and west wet bid three clubs Can south sout double the three club bid before re going goin to game and let the three club double stand Answer Yes Ye There is i no law compelling com corn polling a partnership to reach a game gam contract after a forcing bid This i ia is isa isa a convention the purpose of which s is to assure the partnership of reaching reaching reach reach- ing at least a game contract but i ithe if i the opponents are kind enough to o of of- fer the opportunity for a more lucra- lucra lucrative live tive lve penalty double it I is i of course cours permissible and at times desirable t to double instead of or bidding game Question Queston What is i the proper response re reo re- re spore to p partners partner's opening bid of tw two spades spades second hand having passed responding hand holding Spades K 8 7 6 Diamonds K Q 6 5 Hearts K Q 8 7 Clubs 4 Answer Anwer The correct response would be six spades spade as a this is i an extremely ex cx- powerful holding facing an al opening two bid A response of three thre no trump would be very bad and a aheart heartt heart or diamond takeout should I not be made as neither suit is bid able Question Queston East bids one diamond and south responds with wih two hearts heart Is I this a forcing forcing bid bid Answer Anwer No This Thi is a jump overcall overcall over over- call caU and although it i shows a strong stron hand and requests artner to bid i if i I able it is not forcing The difference between a jump overcall and a jump takeout is that a jump takeout is support supported supported sup sup- port ported d by the better than average hand shown show by partners partner's opening bid bic whereas the jump jup overcall Is madin made mad in the teeth of the better beter than average average aver aver- age h hand nd held by an opponent QUESTIONS ANSWERED ANSWERED I Mr C Culbertson will be glad to answer an an- questions on bidding and ard play o of hands hand sent in by readers Address him in care of this newspaper inclosing ing lag a cent 3 stamped self addressed sel envelope envelope a Copyright Copyright 1932 by Ely Culbertson Culbertson fight I nt Int want to be a blockhead no noa not nota a soldier Count me out out Before the little thing could run rune run brave cried cred Aw Its It's is i's just fun Were We're going goin to march for lor exercise and you'll like that no doubt doubt At last two lines were formed rea real straight straight and didn't hesitate He shouted Forward march and then he stepped out very ver proud The blockheads kept in perfect ste step stepas as Windy shouted Hop Hep Hep The marching in h half 11 an hour made quite quie a peppy crowd One of the blockheads said Lets Let quit quit We all are arc surely feeling fit And Ad then it added We blockheads blockhead will wi form a funny stairs You then can run up high higl until youre you're standing in the sky sk And then a new adventures adventure's bound to catch you ou unawares unaware Copyright 1932 NEA Service Inc The find a strange thing thing a athe at ate 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