Judge — October 3, 1931 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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eb \ HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE! SIDNEY S. LENZ’ NEW BOOK on the OFFICIAL SYSTEM of CONTRACT BIDDING Mr. Lenz’ new system of Contract Bidding, which is the ha the Official System as adopted by the leading bridge authorities, eliminates all guessing, and definitely determines a bridge hand r, good or very strong. of This hook is pocket size, thumb indexed and provides a ready | reference on any point. It explains in detail quick-tricks, normal support, how and when to bid suits of one, two and three, the correct response to each bid, no trump bids, preemptive bids, ace showing, slam bids, non-demand bids, leads, ete. Every point of the new system of contract bidding is carefully illustrated opposite each page of text. All phases of the game have been carefully analyzed by Sidney S. Lenz, fourteen times National and International Bridgeand Whist Champion. To get results—to win, at Contract—use the 1-2-3. JUDGE PUBLISHING CO., INC., 18 East 48th St. New York Ci PI send me...... -copies 1.2.3" by Sidney S. Lenz. $i.10 per copy, including shipping. I am enclosing $....... Send C. 0, Sidney $, Lenz. NAM ADDRESS D. at $1.10 per copy, Parcel Post Collect...... +copies of “1-237 by WIGH HAT (Continued from page 15) ing. On the running-board was a case of beer which he promptly declared. When told that it had to be confiscated and that his fine would be five bucks a bottle, he stated that he understood dians were allowed to take f beer into the U. S. just as ns are permitted to take two packs of American cigarettes into Canada, ete. The officials conferred and finally let him go without fine. They removed the beer and the farmer drove away, relieved. When he ar- rived at a friend’s house twenty min later he opened the rear deck and lifted out three cases of Scotch. Judging the Shows Fe the past week I've found myself unable to keep my mind on those tasks attendant on modestly call my life's work. the street is an into one of the a young lady. arduous what I Across artment house and tments has move Which is hardly n 4 dy is different, and since her window is just one story be- low my office window, and since her shade is half-way down all the time, I get one-half an idea of what she’s like, but a pretty full-sized idea of what she docs. But this young As far as I can find out this con sists of doing nothing, unless you call putting on a jon show settling brooding, weighty internation al problems. For I spend a fair six hours at my own weighty tasks and she spends abou’ 9/1000ths of that time, trying on her wardrobe, This is her day's itinerary: at about ten-thirty I cateh of her walking up hersclf in her ne a mirror ne-woman. fas' Arriving glimpse dmiring lopts every ¢ ble negligee pose ginable, sitting, reclining, standing. From negligce she changes into bath- suit and (pardon a young man his at), she has legs that are perfectly formed, and I'd personally underwrite them a million dollars’ insurance my missing them one day either when she doesn't appear or a heavy fog turns up, low visibilitying everything. Her dip over, into a morning dress she goes, strutting back and forth with a cane and imaginary dog. ‘Then, into an afternoon gown, and so on until, having run the gamut of dresses, she shines forth grandly in elegant eve- ning regalia As I I never see anyone with her; she never scems to issue forth to try her wardrobe out in the public places; and I have no idea what she looks like. I admit, I’m intrigued and my only hope is that some day there'll (Continued on page 31) comicbooks.com