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doorstep one of Prickly Porky's sharp little spears. which are called quills. Too-Smart was just reach- ing out a black paw to turn that quill over.

Too-Smart looked up at Sammy Jay. "Why shouldn't I touch it?" he asked.

"Because you'll be sorry if you do," replied Sammy.

"Why will I be sorry?' Too-Smart wanted to know. so did Soft-Eyes his pretty mate who was stand- ing beside him.

"That is one of Prickly Porky's little spears." replied Sammy.

','What of it? A little thing like that can't hurt anybody," retorted Too-Smart.

"If you get hurt, don't say I didn't warn you," cried Sammy. "If you had seen what I have seen, you would keep away from any of

those little spears no matter how

harmless they look."

”Poohl" exclaimed Too-Smart. Again he reached out a black paw and began to push that quill about. He never had seen anything like it before. and he was very, very curious. One end was a very sharp point. The other end was rather blunt. The young fox rolled the quill over two or three times. "You see," said he. looking up at Sam-

my Jay. "it is perfectly harmless." i i

He had lifted his paw as he spoke. When he put it down again, he did so carelessly. The sharp end of that quill was raised a little by a stick on which the quill rest- ed. That paw came down on the point. "Ouch!" exclaimed Too- Smart. and pulled his paw back. The quill came with it. The young fox shook his paw. The quill didn't shake out. It was a short quill

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"I warned you.” Sold Sammy Jay. who came around every day to see how Too-Smart was getting along.

from Prickly Porky's tail. All the quills on that tail sre short. but the points are Just as sharp as on the longer quills.

Too-Smart tried to get hold of that bothersome little spear with his teeth and pull it out. some- how he couldn't seem to do it. The more he tried to get hold of it, the farther into that foot it work- ed. When st lsst he did get hold of it with his teeth, he accidentally bit it off, leaving the point and a little of the quill in his foot. Then he couldn't get hold of it. When he tried to walk with that foot, it hurt. He didn't try but once or twice. he walked on three legs. For a few days that foot grew more and more sore. He spent a lot of time licking it. Soft-Eyes licked it, too. More than once Too-Smart had had a smaller brisr in a foot, and for a while that had hurt. But this was worse, much worse. He had a truly sore foot. It was bad enough, But perhaps it seemed worse because he didn't understand it. Prickly Porky was a stranger to him, an he knew nothing about those little spears. called quills.

"I warned you,',' said Sammy Jay, who came around every day to see how Too-Smart was getting along. "If you had heeded me, you would- n't be in this trouble now. A wise fox has nothing to do with Prick- ly Porky."

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make that root any the less sore.

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If West is not a good player, he is doomed -- assuming that declar- er is good. West will realize (prob- ably that he cannot afford to lead another club. but he is almost sure to lead the wrong diamond. In shori, he will select a low diamond, and South is virtually forced into the winning play. In the hope that West has a diamond honor and the nine. South puts in dun3my's eight- spot. captures East's jack, then finesses successfuliygagainst West's queen. The slam. is home.

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