Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1928 — Page 9

NOV. 28,1928

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CHAPTER XLI LILA was waiting upstairs when Dorothy returned from her interview with Captain Fraquahar. "How did it go,” asked Lila breathlessly. “Did he suspect anything?” Dorothy shock her head. She was looking strangely thoughtful. “What do you think of him?” Lila asked abruptly. To her surprise, Dorothy hushed to her forehead. “He’s extraordinarily good looking,” confessed Dot. ’And he seems co maalerful, Lila.” Witn that out of the way, Lila prepared to attend the matinee in the afternoon. After the show she returned home to dress in time to meet Jack. She was tired, and she looked pale when she descended the stairs to greet Jack. When he saw her he immediately was ashamed of his suspicions. He decided to tell her. “Lila, I did a rotten thing this morning. I called on Mrs. Ware to ask her to intercede with you for me.” Lila nodded wearily. “She told me. Jack, how could you distrust me so?” Jack resented that. “Have you been quite square with me, Lila. And why did you tell me that Mrs. Ware was an invalid?” “I was joking. I didn't think It really mattered to you what she looked like,” said Lila. “I think Mrs. Ware is frightfully attractive,” said Jack with such emphasis that Lila looked at him curiously. “What is Mr. Ware like, 1 ' he asked suddenly. “A splendid man,” declared Lila enthusiastically. “Truly remark • able. Clever and kind and handsome and all that.” Jack seemed jealous. “Have they been married long? he asked. '"Only about six months.” “Oh,” said Jack significantly. “And

Radio Bridge Game No. 3

BRIDGE players who tuned in on' the radib bridge game broadcast from Station WFBM, Tuesday, were given an insight into the very logical processes by which the masters of the game work what appear as miracles to the uninitiated. Paired with Milton C. Work at the radio table was E. V. Shepard of New York, the recognized authority on the mathematical features of the game; while Wilbur C. Whitehead played with R. J. Leibenderfer of New York, noted as a bridge analyst and player. The hands were: Shepard, South, the dealer; Spades, A, 5; hearts, K, is diamonds, 10, 7,3, 2, clubs, J. 10, V, 5, 2. Whitehead West; Spades K, Q, J, 6; hearts, J, 10, 9; diamonds, A. K, 8; clubs A 9 3. Work, North: .Spades, 9,7, 4; hearts, 8,4, 2; diamonds. J, 9,6,. 5,4; clubs, K, 4. Leibenderfer East: Spades 10, 8,3, 2; hearts, A, Q, 7,6, 3; diamonds, Q; clubs, Q, 8, 6. Shepard, the dealer, lacking the two quick tricks required for an initial bid, passed. Whitehead, 'West, bid one no trump, preferring it to his alternative bid of one spade, on account of the 4-3-3-3 distribution of his hand, which is better adapted ’to no trump play. Had his spade suit been one card longer, and the lowest card missing from any of his other suits, he would have bid the major instead of no trump. Work, North, passed; and Leibenderfer, East, took his partner out of the no trump by bidding two hearts. He did this in accord with the present practice of showing a five-card major suit of reasonable strength over partner’s no trump, regardless of the distribution of the hand. Such a bid gives the no trump bidder the option either of passing and trying for game at the major, or of rebidding the no trump with assurance that dummy will be helpful. In this connection it was pointed out by Work that a take-out of partner’s no trump should not be made with a weak five-card major even when the hand contains a worthless singleton. Such a take-out is liable to prove dangerous, as the no trump bidder may not like the major and will rebid the no trump; then find too little assistance in the dummy hand to enable him to make his contract. In this case, however, the singleton queen of diamonds was not worthless; and the major suit was far from weak. Moreover, the hand had some assistance for the no trump in every suit. v u n AFTER East’s two-heart bid, Shepard, South, passed. So did Whitehead, West, as he had normal support for the hearts, inoluding two honors, and only a single stopper in clubs, which might prove troublesome at No Trump. Work. North, passed; giving East the bid for two hearts. Shepard opened the play with the five of clubs, the fourth-best cord of his longest suit. Whitehead’s hand was spread for Dummy, and Leibenderfer, the dealer, played from it the ace of clubs. This play of the ace, where the average player would have chanced playing one of dummy’s small clubs, was arrived at after this very pretty reasoning by Leibenderfer. If Shepard, South, led from a four-card club suit, Work, North, held three clubs. One of these probably was the king, since Shepard presumably would have belter opening lea J than one away from a king —an opening which, against a suit bid, is consistently avoided by good players. If, however, Shepard’s club suit was of five cards, Work, North could have but two. If one of them Were the king, Work would yin the trick, if declarer did not play dummy’s ace, and would immediately return the suit, so as to be able to ruff the third round. Declarer’s plan of play had to consider the most dangerous contingency—in this case, that Shepard’s opening was from a five-card suit. In this event, if North were \ ' : . ' -i . \ .

was this Ware at one time an admirer of yours?” Lila was routed by this unexpected question, and her hesitation in answering made Jack believe his fears were true. “Never mind. I’m answered,” he returned grimly. And then they entered into another one of those fusses which had marred previous meetings. Lila tried to coax him into a good humor and suddenly Jack took her into his arms and held her close. She. heard steps in the hall, then voice- It was Herbert and arother man. Panic stricken, Lila tried to get Jack to leave. He protested, but Lila finally almost pushed him through the door of the room into the hall. Again Lila heard footsteps in the hall. It must be Herbert, she thought. It’s all over now. She heard Jack speak, “Oh, hello, Holmes. So it’s your turn now. Sorry if I overstayed my alloted time today.” A moment later the street door closed sharply. It was Gilroy Holmes who. had come in with Herbert. It was Holmes and not Herbert whom Jack had met in the hall. The captain believed that Gil was com-

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It was almost dusk when Crystal stepped into the bit of woods at the far end of the Grayson farm. Her lonely, love-hungry heart had led her to this tryst with Pablo. Now she was seized with a sudden sick-

permitted to win the first club trick with ‘the* king, Leibenderfer, de- j clarer, upon the return of the clubs j by North, would have to win the second trick with dummy’s ace in order to try the trump finesse against the outstanding king of hearts. Should this finesse fail, Shepard, South, winning the heart trick, would lead a third round of clubs, which Work, North, could trump. This club ruff, the king of clubs, the king of trumps, and the ace of spades would give the adversaries four tricks and stop game. To prevent this possible catastrophe, Leibenderfer played dummy’s | ace to the first trick. Work played the 4 of clubs; declarer the 6. a a tt MR. Leibenderfer led the ace of diamonds from dummy; Work played the 4; declarer the queen; Shepard the 2. Dummy continued with the king of diamond; Work | played the 5; declarer discarded the 1 8 of clubs; Shepard played tlje 3 of diamonds. Having rid himself of a losing club, limiting his possible loss in that suit to one trick, declarer proceeded to try the heart finesse, leading the jack from dummy. Work played the 2; declarer the 3; Shepard won with the king. Shepard then led the 2 of clubs; dummy played the 3, Work the king, and declarer the queen. Work led the 6 of diamonds, rather thati lead up to the strong spade suit in dummy. Declarer trumped with the 6 of hearts; Shepard played the 7 of diamonds; dummy played the 8. Declarer then led the 7 of hearts; Shepard played the 5; Dummy the 9; Work the 4. Continuing trumps, declarer led the 10 from dummy; Work played the 8; declarer the queen, and Shepard discarded the 7 of clubs. Liebenderfer,, declarer, then led the 2 of spades, which Shepard, South, won with the ace, dummy following with the 6, and Work with the 4. Shepard led the jack of clubs; dummy played the 9; Work discarded the 9 of Diamonds; and declarer trumped with the ace of hearts. Declarer then led a spade to the three high spades in Dummy,, which were good for the last three tricks, giving declarer four odd, game at hearts, with thirty-two points for tricks and forty for four honors divided. IN discussing the bidding of this hand at contract, Work stated that Whitehead, West, would bid no trump, for the same reason that he bid no trump in the auction hand. The only question in contract would be whether to bid one or two. The general rule is to bid two no trumps when the hand counts 17, (reckoning ace 4, king 3, queen 2 and jack 1), and has four suits stopped; but with one unstopped suit, to bid only one no trump. The West hand counts 18—one more than no trump minimum. It would unquestionably be a two no trump bid if the hearts were stopped. However the hearts, with J, 10, 9, are as strong as they possibly could be in an unstopped suit. These facts, combined with the favorable 4-3-3-3 distribution of the hand, seemed to Work to warrant a two no trump bid. Another factor in determining on a bid of two is that East, with sufficient strength to produce game, might pass a bid of or r. After west's two no trumps and north's pass, East would bid three hearts, which would give West the choice of trying for game at three no trumps or at four hearts. After East’s three hearts, West would be in the saipe position as in the auction bridge game, when called upon to elect between hearts and no trumps, and for the same reason his single stopper in clubs, would choose hearts. He would raise his partner to four hearts, a game bid. The play of the hand at contract and auction would be identicaL

ing to see Lila as he himself had, as a lover Jack had not seen Herbert in the hall. Then it was that she remembered her* danger. Under no condition must Holmes see her. She Wondered what possible construction he could have put on Farquahsr’s words, since, naturally, he couldn’t guess that Farquahar had referred to Lila Latham, who, so far as Holmes was aware, had no connection with this household. Lila knew she must get away before she should come face to face with Holm n s. She opened the door softly and peered out into the corridor. Holmes was removing some papers from his overcoat pocket. She caught a glimpse of his face in the hall mirror. It a >uzzled, frowning look. She dodged back and waited until he was again in the library; then she slipped out and made for the street door, seizing her hat and gloves, thank ful that she was dressed to go out. “Lila, where are you going?” Herbert’s hail came from the hall. (To Be Continued) (Copyright. 1028, Metropolitan Newspaper Service, New York)

ening fear that Pablo would not meet her. He had said in his poor little letter: “Come again to our woods, to Pablo who awaits you with bleeding heart.” No other man had ever cared for her as Pablo had. She owed him this last farewell. “Tu has venida!” a joyful voice called softly. “Ah, querida mia! I tell me—‘Pablo, wait! She come pronto’!” A strange, sweet shyness held them apart. Crystal saw that the farm laborer had again transformed himself into the “toreador”—magnificent and somehow pathetic in his scarlet satin shirt, his wide purple sash, his tight, gleaming black satin trousers. “Last Sunday I come, this Sunday I come,” Pablo explained, his dark eyes ardent but shy. The bey took a hesitating step nearer to her, then a quick, purposeful one, and Crystal knew, in that breathtaking moment before it happened, that the one fnan who had ever loved her was going to kiss her—and that she so wanted him to that all the rest of her life would have been embittered if he had not. After Pablo’s lips had touched hers, softly, almost apologetically at first, then possessively, with all the lover-like ardor of which Crystal had dreamed, the two groped, rather dizzily, for their favorite tree and sat down beside it, hand in hand, the girls pulse throbbing joyously in rhythm with the boy’s. They did not talk much at first, then, in a low, musical voice which vibrated with love, Pablo quoted bits of old Spanish and Mexican love poems,\which required no translation, although Crystal understood only a word here and there. “I sing to you—no?” Pablo exclaimed at last, laughing happily. And he darted up to disappear in the woods. In less than a minute —just time enough for Crystal to begin to think and tremble—he was back, his guitar swung about his neck, his work-hardened fingers plucking languidly at the strings, his eyes laughing and wooing her, his voice sending waves of feeling over her whole nraptured body. No time to think now. When the song was finished she thanked him with a kiss, and they sat beside their tree again, the boy’s arm about her shoulder, his right hand holding hers as if he meant never to let go. At last Pablo murmured against her cheek, half in English, half in Spanish: “We marry, no es verdad, querida mia? We marry pronto and go to la Ciudad de Mejico? Pablo no pueda wait—" Cryastal’s long-prayed-for dreamedof moment was upon her. She had received a genuine proposal of marriage. Her heart leaped with painful rapture. She was wanted at last, utterly beloved. A man loved her so much that he could not wait —“we marry pronto!” “Mexico City?” she trembled, and Pablo’s arms closed tightly, ecstatically about her. (To Be Continued) ACCUSED IN SHOOTING HELD AT MARTINSVILLE Victim Suffering From Wound in Back Expected to Live. By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind„ Nov. 28. Morgan county authorities are awaiting outcome of a wound received by Omer Tomey before filing charges against Pryor Hammons as a result of a shooting episode at the Hammons home two miles northeast of here. Tomey was struck in the back by a bullet. Although seriously wounded, attendants at Memorial hospital believe he will recover. Authorities were to’d that Tomey had been ordered from Hammons’ home by his alleged assailant, but returned with Eph Wampler, Johnny Jones ana Micky McDaniel for a scarf, cap and overcoat. All were returned to him by Hammons, except the overcoat, which Hammons said had not been left. An argument and the shooting followed. Rabbit Hunter Kills Fox By United Press ' WASHINGTON, Ind., Nov. 29. While rabbit hunting near here, Orville Wratten, 14, killed a red fox which he found scrambling through a brier patch. He brought back the pelt for proof. ... . r;' . ’ ; . \. , •:

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