By Thornton W. Burgess

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PADDY THE BEAVER. IS I little pond until they almost reit-

TR0l'BLED -. --H lched the farther shore. From over lytore often than )'Ull l-"mk l5 i-fllellhere came I tiny sound; it was Is danger very near to you. imade by the breaking of a very -Old Mother Nntutt small stick. Paddy's good ears - --w icaught it. He watclied in the dir- It was shadow time. .loli)'- round. i ection from which that faint sound red Mr. sun had just gone to m-ainud come. Presently there step- behind the Purple H111-8. 11 Ml-S liley ped out from among the trees quiet time that all the Green For- E Lighttoot the Deer. For in few mom- wt iollr dearly lore. cnts he stood at the edge of the The pond or -Paddy the Beaverlwaier perfectly still. His head held was as smooth as it it were pzlassyhigh, and it was crowned with the instead of water. The Black Sha- finest set of antlers, which many dows had stolen out from alt10llR i folks call horns. that Lighttoot had the trees on one side, and that even worn. You know he has a half of the little pond looked al-knew crown every year, and this was must black. Floating in the uaterlthe finest he ever had had, on at the edge of that blackness wusiesch hranch there was an extra Paddy 1Um59”- H0 IOWA" U) floalipoint. His head was held high and that way all this peaceful hour oi iproiidly. He was handsome, and he the day. Mrs. Paddy was in the knew it. In this respect he was big house standing out in the wI- like most handsome folks. tor. Later she would Join him, and Paddy the Beaver sighed. It was together they would do a night's.g. very small 51,;-hi you 3.3; lb-real. work cutting don ii a tree. and cut- ly was a sigh of envy, and signs or ""3 IE UP ll"-0 -'00” SUCKS to turn- -. that sort always should be small. ish them with food ,lll the winter. ."I woncier." thought Paddy. "how it It was very, very. still. It seemed would seem to be as handsome as M It e-Vefybody in the Green For- that." You Know Paddy isn't out must be resting. The spirit of handsome at all. home lay on the little Pond deal! Lightloot stood With his from In the 0113811 FOFESL Paddy Lhelfeet in the water. He bent his hand- Belver felt it. For the time belnglsome head down until his lips were he was at peace with all of t.ie.in the water. Then he drank lung: Cvrelt World. land gratelilily. How refreshinz The Biack Shadows crept far-1 that water was! He lifted his head

Floating in the water at the edge

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.of that blackness was Paddy him- . self. i

and hold it high as before. H15 1 slender nose was liiled. Slowly. inc turned his heaci from sideuol jside. He was searching for a Merry 3 'Liitlc Breeze that might brim: him l

the scent of such others as nughty lbc in the neighborhood.

Paddy heard H. Very faint splash. iHo turned his head to see Mrs. Pad- ;(ly coming to join him. She was Iswlinming almost without sound. E 'hon Paddy turned back for an- joiticr look at Lightfoot. the latter : was not there. He had slipped away ininong the trees. and he had done i it without making a sound. ywhen you consider how big he is lthat it itse! is rather wonderful. .You or I would be sure to snap a ldaad twig. But when he wants eto. lLightioot can move almost sound- ' lessly.

Paddy beizan to wonder. Usually when Lightfoot came for his even- ing drink. he stayed near the edge 0! the pond for it little while. Why lad he done away so quicklv this time? Had he suspected danger thrrc” Had those hiz soft eyes of his serii soine shadowv form mov- ziivz in the twiliw t? Had those big keen ears or his picked up some faint sound that he siiopectcd miizht. nlonn danger? Had that keen nose: of his caught the scent, of an en- v: 3'? There was no way of ltnmivl inc.

For A long time, Paddy and Mrsi I Paddy floated there side by side. Al .niore noziccful evening they never had known. yet all the time Paddy iwas troubled by in feeling of un- leasinese and he didn't know why.

"What It perfectly beautiful and

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The rather desperate "pushing" East-West did in the bidding or the following deal had I fine zeault when the (lecturer misplnyed his contract.

East dealer. North-South vulnerable.

The bidding: Fast 1 0

West 2 O (Y) 2 Q Puts 5 Q 5 Q (final bid) West opened the diamond deuce.

North 3 V

South 1 V 4 U P35:

'Soiltl1 won and led his singleton

shade to dummy's queen East took his ace. cashed R diamond trick. and then shifted to clubs. Declarer put up the ace, laid down the heart king. then led a heart to dummy and discarded it club on the spade king. This. however, did him re- latively little good; he could not set up another sphda trick And to had to concede 3. club. for down one.

South could see from the start that his only chalice for the con- tract depended on what he could do in' the spade suit. i. e.. he would need two tricks in spades for club discards. when he put up the spade queen on his first lead of the suit, he virtiially abandoned any oppor- tunity that might be present. On the bidziinfz. it was a foregone con- clusion that East had four spades

invaded by the ace. and presumi-

Coiitimicd rm page 1'2 peaceful evening,” said Mrs. Paddy. Paddy agreed. but he continued to be troubled by that feeling of uneasiness for which he could find no reason.

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I CANT UNDEDSYANO twv YOU CAME To THE OFFICE THE FIHGT DAY OF VOUQ VACATION. IF I WERE VUU, I'D BE ON SOME BEACH LYING IN THE SUN

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