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"I guess Mother Nature alwayl knows," remarked Peter Rabbit.

"Knows what?" barked Chat- terer the Red Squirrel.

"What is best," said Peter as i! that explained everything.

"Best for what? Bcsi for whom?" barked Chatterer sharply.

i- He sounded a bit impatient and a

little provoked. He is naturally im- patient and loses his temper easily.

"Best for everybody," replied Peter mildly.

“So you guess that. Don't you know it?" scolded Chatterer. He loves to scold, loves the sound of his own voice. That is about all his scolding really amounts to. There are many folks just like him. Their scolding sounds a lot worse than it is.

"I was laid Peter.

“Well. what about tails,” barked Ohatterer.

"I wouldn't want one like yours," said Peter.

"What's the matter with my tail?" demanded Chaltcrer angrily.

"Nothing," replied Peter hastily.

thinking about tails,"

' “Nothing at all. I guess it is a very

good tail-for you. But it wouldn't do at all for me."

“And goodness knows that little bunch of hair you call a tall wouldn't do for me. I should say noti I would rather have no tall at all than one like that," rctorted Ohatterer.

"Wouldn't you look Iunny with- out a tail!" chuckled Peter, then hastened to add, "but I guess I would look just as funny with a tail like yours, and I wouldn't know what to do with it. I sup- pose it is just what you need and that is why Mother Nature pave it to you."

“I wouldn't trade it tor any other tail I've ever seen," declared Ohattewr. '

"Not even {or that lovely big bushy tail of ur cousin, Happy lack tho Gray uirrel? He uses it the some way you use yours, you know," said Peter.

"That! Wouldn't I look pretty

with s tail like that! I would be all tail,‘ retorted Chattercr scorn- fully. "I would be no better oft with I. big tail like that than with a foolish-looking tail like yours. I don't want any bigger tail than I've got it. not too much tail. It is exactly right Im- my needs." _"1‘hst'| what I meant when !_ laid that Old Mother Nature known but. She knew your spe- cial need: and gave you a special tail to meet them. I suppose it is just so with everybody. What one needs another may not need at all, but in turn may have needs that the other doesn't have at all," explained Peter.

Chattcrer chuckled. "What spe- cial need have you for that fuzzy thing you - like to think is a tail?" ha asked.

Peter hesitated an instant. “It has lta uses," said he.

"You don't say," teased Ghat- tel-er.

"You law that Pox try to catch I16 a while ago. My white tail was what he saw best. and he jumped for it and missed because it was too short for him lo get hold of. If I had had a long tall he might have grabbed it. If I had had no tall at all he would have sprung at me and might have caught me. In the dark Mrs. Peter and I can keep track o! each other by our tails because they are white and can be seen when no other part of us can. And the children, when they are little, can follow their mother and each other in the dark by their white tails. I! that .isn't meeting special needs I don't know What is," declared Peter sharply. l-Ie was tired oi‘ being teased about his funny, fluffy little tail.

"See who's coming!" Clmtterer ‘vroke in.

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"wen, what about tails?" barked Chatterer

horns, as so many folks persist in calling them. He had held his, head proudly when he had themq Now in their place a new crown was growing, a brown, iurryul clumsy-looking thing with thick. rounded ends instead o! sharp. hard points. Iiightfoot no longer, looked proud. l "Llghtfoot and Mrs. have short white tails. i00- are easy to follow. aren't Lightioot?" said Peter.

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East made a shrewd penalty dou- bio in today's deal, but his PH‘!- net's almost incredibly bad da- fense ruined everythlnﬂ-

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It takes courage for a player to double a less-than-gamc contract. holding only an ace and a king in high cards, but East was sure that there had been rorscthlng psychic about the opponents’ bidding. and oi course he was right! North's takeout double o! one club had been so weak as to constitute al- most a psychic.

West opened the club deuce-a doubtful choice, but one which should not have been costly. But‘: jock was taken by doclarer, who then blandly returned the club three toward dummy. West gave his right-hand opponent a auspici- ous glance-and than ducked! The clwb eight won. and East discard- " ed the diamond deuce. Now a ciuh to the queen knocked out West's ace.

West was probably in a panic over his own failure to put up the club nine at the second trick — at least, his next play seemed evid- ence that he was not quite calm! He laid down the king o! spades! When he then led the spake jack. successful defense was no longer possible, and South, to his own astonishment, found himself with a game for having made the dou- bled contract.

Perfect defense in this deal, in- volving West's taking the club nine when able and shifting to the spade eight, with Eat winning and returning a diamond, was rather difficult, but almost any sensible defense would have beaten the contract ‘at least two tricks.

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