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New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

Z dealt and bid a spade. When A
doubled, which he certainly has the
cards to justify, two honors in each
of the three other suits, Y passed,
waiting to see what B would do
about it.
At some tables B thought they
could defeat the contract if A had
no-trumper outside of the spade suit,
so he left the double in. This puts
A in bad way about the opening
lead, as he has to pick some suit in
which he does not hold two touching
honors at the top. To avoid this, he
led the trump.
Dummy put on the eight, to pre-
vent B from passing. 1t is useless
for B to duck, as dummy can come
right along with the trumps. It is
also useless to send boy to the
mill, so B put on the ace. He then
led up to dummy's weak diamonds.
z passed, and A found himself in
the lead again. Not liking the dia-
inond situation, he tried the small
heart, which z won and returned.
Dummy made his ace, laid down the
jack of diamonds, and then led a
trump.
This allowed 2 to pick up all BIS
trumps and make his two top dia-
monds. A is now down to the ace
of clubs and two good hearts, and
there is no way to stop Y from MAX
ing the king of clubs, as z can trump
the hearts. This gives z four by
cards, doubled, netting him 415
points, for three over his contract.
This score calls attention to the
danger of leaving suit-double in.
Even if the player does not make
game, he gets so trick for all over
his contract and so for the contract
..ss;s;sf. No matter what A opens, the
result seems to be the same.
At one of the tables at which B
took out the double with no-trumps
we find the position that SO often
comes up: the refusal to lead up to
two declared shoppers in the suit
doubled. z opened with small dia-
mond. If A puts on the king he is
in the same difficulty as if he bad the
original lead, so he passed.
Dummy's jack held, and the spade
came through. When B ducked, z
correctly read him for ace and jack
and passed up the eight. AS the
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
AUCTION BRIDGE

Questionable declarer is ]ead;no
ciuos and the player on the left wins
the trick, dummy and fourth hand
playing simultaneously, one of them
oiscafdlng a heart. The declarer
gathers the trick, turns it down and
places 1T in front of A, saying. "You
got that one" A turns the trick nm
again and asks who discarded the heart.
1ne declarer says it costs Twenty-Five
points to look, at trick turned down.
and that it is also too late to ask who
played the cards. If this is 40 it
would establish revoke, as it was
3 who renounced, when he had clab.
III. p.
Answer-lt is only when the right
ful owners of the trick turn it down
that 1T is too late to look at it again
or to correct revoke. A can turn the
trick up, and ask B if he has no clubs,
and b can correct the error.
Question: deals and bids no-trump.
A doubles and Y says two hearts. B
answers the double with two spades,
which doubles. All pass and B makes
two odd and the game, at double value.
Y bets z should have assisted the
hearts, as he had three to the ace king.
q says it is Y's fault for not going on
with the hearts, when 2 could double
spades. All Y had was five hearts to
the queen ten, and ace of clubs
J. NJ. f.
Answer-Y is right. z must know
that the take-out, in the face of the
double, shows at least five in suit. The
double of two spades risks the game.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

Here is the solution of Problem
No. As, given last week, in which
there were no trumps, z to lead, W
to make seven tricks.
L leads the jack of diamonds, won
by +, who leads heart, won by Z
The ace of spades forces a discard
from A, and whicheverSuit he short
ems, z leads. If the discard is a dia-
mond, Y wins three tricks in that
suit at once, and A must either un.
guard the hearts or give up the best
club, z discarding the spade and the
club.
If A discards the heart on the
spade lead, z makes two hearts, Civ.
ing Y club discard. On the SECOND
heart A will have to give up the best
club, establishing the five for z, o,
let Y make three diamonds.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

N oMETIMES in real life little
girl becomes queen, just as
~ the little girls in fairy stories
do. She isn't always queen, with
big chair for throne and king
dom laid out definitely on geographi-
cal lines. Her power is sometimes
greater and more widespread than
that of the other kind of queen.
One of the greatest queens in the
history of the world was Adelina
Patti. Her kingdom was the king
dom of song and it extended around
the world. Some of the most inter.
esting stories about her happened
when she was little girl. From
the beginning she was the crown
princess of song, and she became
queen when she was still very young.
Both of Adelina PATHS parents
were opera singers Her father
came from Sicily and her mother
from Rome. The little singer who
was to astonish and win the admi-
ration of the world was born in
Madrid, Spain, where her father and
mother were singing in 1S43.
There were three sisters and four
brothers older than Adelina. All
of them could sing and play musi-
cal instruments, and the dark-eyed,
winsome baby started life in the
very midst of song. The first two
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
RUSSIAN BANK

Question--A bets that he is not
obliged to play onto the foundations
of his opponents discard or stock pile
and that no stop can be called on him
unless he fails to play from his own
cards.-C. B. G.
Answer-The rules require any card
that is face up anywhere on the table,
nc matter to whom it belongs. to be
played onto the foundations whenever
possible, before even touching another
card, under penalty Of having a stop
called on the player in error.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
I OWHERE in Europe are so

many fallen dignitaries to
be met as in Geneva and the
resorts along the shores of it's lake,
writes the correspondent of The
Westminster Gazette. For some
months past, however, poverty
stricken princes and princesses, and
even occasionally royalties unwill-
ing to part with their crowns, not
to speak Of diplomatists and other
personages once highly placed, have
been noticeable in this part of Eu-
rope. Savoy is specially sought out
by fallen Russian digntaries, who
live in some wretched little inn at
perhaps 8 francs (French) a day;
and Savoy being in what is known
as the "zone," they can have a
special passport allowing them to
go in and out of Geneva whenever
they like. AS rule, they live just
across the frontier. The reason why
they cannot live on Swiss soil is
that the Swiss exchange is so high
and the French so much lower.
Eight French francs is only Just a
little more than three Swiss francs.
Austrians, Germans and Turks
who have fallen on evil days cannot
get over the embarrassment of pov-
trty so easily. The French authori-
ties will not tolerate them in the
Savoyan zone and they have to find
shelter in some hovel or small, un-
comfortable country inn on the
shores of Lake Geneva, in Swiss
territory, where they must pay for
their pitiful existence in Swiss
francs. Some Of them, it is true, are
trying to earn a living. Thus Rus
sian diplomatist whom | used to see
i'll years before the war, and even
during it, attending official recep-
tions in gorgeous apparel and blaz-
ing with orders and decorations, is
now endeavoring to make a liveli-
hood by selling pictures. An Aus
trian diplomatis.., who during the
war used to motor about the Swiss
capital in one of the finest cars in
the country and stayed only in the
most expensive hotels, / now see
walking about Geneva literally in
rags. At little inn not far from
Geneva l found one of the best
known Russian princes staying with
his daughter-a little inn which
certainly no one would have selected
for comfort, nor even for any ro-
mantle qualities. All he could afford
to pay was Is francs a day for him
self and daughter. Yet before, and
even since the war, he lived in one
of the finest hotels at Territet.
Many once wealthy Russians and
others who had valuable jewelry
and furs have, Of course, sold these.
and those who were fortunate
enough to have some of their money
in Swiss banks in francs can gem
orally manage to live somehow. The
majority, however, had their eggs
all in one basket, and that basket
Russia.
Some time ago a committee was
formed to help some of the most
distressing cases of Russian and
other refugees, but the number of
those requiring help was so great
that Its resources are now almost
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small vein, and, besides, grew some
date trees. He also raised camels,
cattle and horses. He was enor-
mously rich.
THE eunuch put me to handling
the livestock. 1 myself preferred
that. My master was hard but
shrewd. When he saw that learned
the business rapidly and got along
we'll with the animals (few of them
under my charge ever died). be treat
ed me with little more consider
alton. At least he saw to it that
got enough to eat. "A good slave
and good camel he used to say,
ought never to work on an empty
stomach
NATURALLY, watched for an op-
portunity to escape. 1t came most
unexpectedly. Among the animals
cn the place there was tame lion
ess, which served to scare off the
smaller beasts of prey and to dis
courage prowlers. She kept at u
distance the leopards, the jackals
and the hyenas. imagine she would
have been more lenient with other
lions, but there were none in the dis
trict. took pains to win this
beasts friendship and succeeded to
such point that after six months
she obeyed me blindly.
II founded on her my hope of es-
Gaping. To reach the first Euro
pean station would have to face
terrible dangers. / felt that the
presence of the lioness would en-
able me to escape most of them.
"My resolution taken, com.
pleted the animals training. /
could make her turn angry and vio-
lent and then quickly calm down
again by signs or words of COM
mand. Moreover, had taken es-
pecial care of mehari, which also
became attached to me. My escape
was fixed for the end of October, Il
favorable time because the wors.
OF the hot season was then over.
I'VE decamped-the mehari, the
lloness and lon beautiful starry
night. Everything went we'll. Some
dogs trailed us part of the way.
But l was their friend and thew
finally turned back.
I'VE were already some kilometers
from the farm and on the edge of
the desert. / calculated that before
morning we should have covered
twenty leagues. Suddenly saw
before me human figure, the figure
OF woman. That could spoil every
thing. was greatly upset.
The woman drew near and raised
her hands. | heard silvery voice !:
"Oh, Sidi, in the name Of Allah.
the one and only God, have pity on
me. Take me to my tribe
i knew then that it was Fathma
like myself captive, stolen from
her people by raiding nomads. The
eunuch expected to sell her at good
price, for she was beautiful. He was
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Geneva Rendezvous of
Fallen Dignitaries

cAHduSCeu. ne nOCeI keepers IN
Geneva and along the lake shores
have already often lost very heavily
through continuing to keep some of
these ex-dignitaries, who in some
cases had been their guests for
twenty years, and whom therefore
they did not like to turn away. Dur
ing the last part of the war, when
the exchanges were falling, the
hope was always held out and clunq
to that, once it was over, thew
would rise and then the heavy bills
run up would be paid. Every one can
guess what has really happened. |
know Of one Genevese hotel in par
ticular which has debts on it's books
amounting to 10000 francs, due
from these foreign princes and
princess, who were forever hop
ing to be able to pay them and
never could.
Even some Austrians and Ger
mans who once occupied high posi-
tlons in their own countries, and
who for political reasons cannot
now return thither, are hanging
around Geneva, not knowing how to
make ends meet on the incomes or
pensions they receive from home
Thus, lady with three children,
the widow of a once well-known
statesman, regularly receives her
5000 kronen month. But this is
now worth forty-tive Swiss francs
instead of 5000. This lady has
never been trained to do anything
and as her children are still young
she perhaps could not earn, even
If she were trained. AS long as
she still had jewelry or valuables
to dispose of she disposed of them.
but now she has to live on the
charity of some friends.
Among these stranded and forlorn
women, however, there are some
who do make attempts to earn a
livelihood, and the columns of the
Swiss newspapers contain advertise
ments for positions as housekeepers
lady's companions, governesses and
even housemaids, which tell a tale
The widow Of a Swiss doctor adver-
tised recently for a housemaid. In
answer to her advertisement a wo-
man appeared, evidently not a
Swiss, who, when asked for refer
ences, could give none, as she had
never been in situation before, and
when asked whether she had a
permis de sejour replied that she
had, but not with her. Yet there
was something so pleasing about
her that she was engaged, and not
for some time was she discovered
to be a once well-known countess,
belonging to one Of the best Aus
trian families.
Many of the stranded aristocratic
Russians in Switzerland were not
supporters of the despotic Czarist
system, and the reason why they
used to live here before the war and
continued doing so after it's out
break was that their political opin-
ions were not those of the Cars
government. In sense, therefore,
they are martyrs. Although they
could not live in Russia under the
Car their property was not confis-
Gated. Under the Bolsheviki, how
ever, it has not been spared, and
they are accordingly now reduced to
a destitution which they could hard
ly have foreseen.
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M
troduced me as guest into a
- venerable chateau, dating back
to the time of the League. My visit
there was due to an automobile
breakdown.
The owner of the chateau and his
chauffeur were in trouble in clear
ing of Vangres forest, in Sologne.
They were vainly trying to get their
machine to go. But it had no idea
OF going. was passing by in my mod
est 16-horsepower and offered my
services. They consisted in bring
ing M. Sauveterre home, and he in
vlted me to stay for luncheon.
The place was charming. From
the terrace, laid out on the plateau
of hill, you could look in all di-
rectlons over an ocean of trees, in
terspersed with open stretches of
swamp land. The hostess evoked
memories of the sultanas of the
Thousand and One Nights, with her
raven black hair, starred with to-
pazes; her wide, dreamy eyes and her
languorous suppleness. She was
surely as fascinating as the most
beautiful of the wives of Haroun al
Raschid. | made some compliments
of this sort to M. Sauveterre when
we were left alone with the coffee
and cigarettes.
"You mentioned the Thousand
and One Nights" he said, contem-
platively. "My story might we'll
have been told to TIE savag chopper
of Of heads from whom Sche-
herazade tried to win clemency,
ut was ten years ago. was
just finishing my military service
when Captain Maringues, knowing
my taste for adventure, offered to
take me to Africa.
"Our expedition was failure.
After many tribulations we were at
tackled at night bv large force of
Tuaregs, who killed the captain and
all his European companions but me.
l tainted from wound and so
escaped the massacre.
!
when came to my senses was
captive. They carried me across
country, following the course of a
gigantic river. My wound was
deep, but not very dangerous. 1t
healed as best it could. The Tu-
aregs had seated me on mehari,
with two blacks, also wounded, but
who, when they recovered their
strength, would make excellent
slaves.
"The other blacks who had escaped
the slaughter followed on foot, with
little to eat or drink. The wounded
weren't any better off in that re-
spect, but they were spared from the
horrible fatigue of marching in the
sun.
with the. exception of two, who
succumbed and were thrown to the
crocodiles, we arrived in Moroccan
town, where they put us on sale.
was bought by an old .eunuch, re-
tired from his profession, who cult
waited some millet fields, worked an
ancient copper mine, now nearly ex-
hausted, in which he had found a
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A DESERT ROMANCE

only waiting until she should grow
stouter, and he stuffed her with food.
But her grief kept her thin.
"T should be glad to take you
along,' 1 said. But if 1 bring you
to your tribe, who will guarantee ME
my life and my liberty?'
I swear by Allah, the one and
only God, and by Mahomet, his
prophet, that my father will cover
you with blessings
"Her eyes glittered between the
upper and the lower wells.
Come answered, moved by her
misfortune and her youth, we will
see about it,
She mounted on the mehari.
which trotted at a good pace till
morning. Then we rested in
thlcket, guarded by the lioness.
Three hours passed. Fathma had
ended by convincing me, because |
loved adventure and also because
one evening at dusk ! had seen her
face, which seemed to me one of the
prettiest faces on earth.
"1n short, let myself be guided
by her. We finally disliounted in
an oasis where her people lived. She
had told ME the truth. Her father
and the whole tribe, of which he was
chief, received us with enthusiasm.
was their guest for as long a time
as l wished to stay. And you can be
sure that l was much in love with
Fathma.
Il had to go at last, however, and
when l spoke of it to the chief he
expressed his regret and said:
"'This oasis is yours. Ny house
IS your house. AS long as / live I
shall await your return. Oh, my
son, what can do for you?'
Il confessed to him that regard
ed his daughter as a treasure more
precious than all the treasures of
Arabia.
WHO else has a right to her, if
the man who saved her life claims
her? Oh, Sidi, think that Allah is
the one and only God. 1t is my only
regret that you are not yet persuad-
ed of that
~ believe l said, that there is
only one God. And / do not refuse
to give him the name which you give
him.
These words filled him with joy
and hope. We were united, Fathnra
and l, according to the rites of Islam.
Then strong escort accompanied
US through the desert to civilization"
My hostess had reappeared, with
two children, boy and girl, of
whom the Greeks would have said
that they resembled god and
goddess.
Wasn't my adventure like the
adventures in The Thousand and
One Nights?'
1T has never ceased to be-" re-
Piled, looking at that charming
young wife and those ravishing
children. II shouldn't be at all sr~
prised to hear the muezzin announces
ing the hour of prayer FROM tn
highest tower Of the chatssn.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

simply thought that she was a nice
little girl.
These days of being the baby
princess of song were ended when
Adelina Patti was finally crowned
queen. She made her first successes
in opera when she was still very
young. Then for many years she
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

soon laughing and playing. She
kept them there all afternoon. She
played she was taking their pictures.
Then they played "opera" 1t was
a wonderful day for the little girls,
and for Adelina also. But her play
mates did not know that they had
been playing with a princess. They
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

reigned as queen of the realm of
song.
The entire story of this singer is
told in The Reign of Patti, by Her
man Klein, published by the Cen
tury Company. 1t is a book for
grown-ups, but has much that young
people will enjoy.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
EUCHRE

Question-Playing four hand as
partners, z deals and Y assists when
A passes. The fourth player, B, says
the assist forces the dealer to take it
ur and play alone. Is this the rule?
--(Mrs.) r.
Answer-It is only in the large pub
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
POKER

Question-Playing deuces wild, when
called, A shows two tens, two deuces
and five, and calls it ten full on fives.
b then shows king full of natural
cards, whereupon A changes his call
to four tens. B bets he cannot chance
F. L. P.
Answer-B is correct. The holder Of
deuces is allowed to call them what
he likes, but having announced his Sc
lection he must abide by it.
Question-Playing with the strinned
pack, four low, A bets that 1t is easier
to fill straight than flush although
ne admits that the flush IS easier to
hll in the full-pack game. How can
this be decided III. F. T.
Answer-With the full pack tbers
are nine cards to fill the flush. and onlv
eight to fill an open-end straight. il
being assumed that open-end straiehts
are referred to. Therefore the odds
are 8 to 8 in favor of the flush. In
the stripped pack there are still eight
cards to fill the straight, but onlv
seven to fill the flush, so that the odds
are 8 to z in favor of the straight
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

if Z pulls the trumps he loses a
trick in diamonds. He must make
the jack of diamonds first, and then
lead trumps, but he cannot 90 game.
The freak club leads save it.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. At

Hearts are trumps and z leads.
Y and z want all seven tricks. How
do they get them? Solution next
week.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
School for Card Plavers

lie games for charity that assists are
not allowed. In straight euchre an
assist bars lone hand, even if the
dealer is willing to play alone.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
BY ]. H. ROSNY-AINE
Translated by
William L. Mcpherson

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-11
COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspondence

v0VUCAR1 NV1A
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greer OF
Rock Island spent Sunday and Mon
day 1t the homo Of the lAtter's
brother, Abraham Cook and fam
lily.
Margaret Pryce Of the villa de
Chantal Of Rock Island, came Sat
urday evening for An over Sunday
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. Pryce..
Mrs. Nessie Melin Of Moline Wis
tied from Saturday until Sunday
with Mrs. Mary Durham.
Mrs. Josephine Weed Of Moline
was q guest of Ida and Tillie Mel
son from Saturday evening until
Sunday.
Mrs. Rosie Wilde Of Mathersville
arrived Saturday evening, for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Stephen
Roberts.
Glenn Cook Of Mathersville Wis
tied Saturday and Sunday with his
cousin, Everett Cook.
Mrs. Hanna johnson and daugh-
ter Carrie Of Moline were callers
here Sunday morning.
Fred Wilhouse visited with Mrs.
Wi]house, who Is . patient at st.
Luke's hospital in Davenport, Sun
day. @
Mrs. George Parks Of Rock Is
land, Mrs. Margaret Schillinger and
son Thomas OF Moline were guests
Of friends here Sunday. So
| Mildred Knapp is spending the
early part Of this week at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Weideen, near
Sherrard.
! Henry Trglow was a visitor in
Rock Island Sunday.
Mrs. Gertrude Rowe and daugh-
ter Velma of Rock Island and Mr.
and Mrs. Zachariah Cook of Math-
ersville were entertained Sunday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham
Cook.
George Buck, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Buck, who resides with his