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Show FOX BROTHERS' TRICK TT WAS a long way around the pond and a long way across, so whichever which-ever way he went It meant a long walk for Mr. Fox, and he was In a hurry to. get to the farm on the hill on the other aide of the pond. "If I could only slide across." thought he, "and I could, for I have an old sled. If only I had some one to push me and give me a good start. Coming home I could take my time." The more he thought the better it when he Mi something on his buck he looked nround quickly, but the wind was blowing, swaying the bushes and he thought that was what he felt, but It wasn't ; It was something far different. ' "Now, you understand, you are to place your paws against my back as 1 sit on the sled," said Mr. Fox to Mr. Coon; "push hard, and away I will go across the frozen pond, and when 1 come back I will give you a good breakfast to pay you for helping inc." Mr. Coon said he understood perfectly, per-fectly, and Mr. Fox took his seat on the sled. "Now, when I say three," said Mr. Fox, "run a step or two with your paws pushing on my back. One. two, three 1" " But Instead of skimming across the pond on the sled, the sled went skimming, skim-ming, and Mr. Fox sat on the ground, with Mr. Coon flat on his stomach behind be-hind him, his paws still fust to Ir. Fox's back. "What do you mean by pulling me off that sled?" asked Mr. Fox, very nngry. "Let got of me I You are pulling pull-ing me over." Mr. Coon tried to get up, but every time he moved he pulled Mr. Fox over backward, and soon they were scrambling and kicking like two Jumplngjncks, while the little Fox brothers, with a puw over their mouths, ran as fast as they could until un-til they were out of the hearing of Mr. Fox and Mr. Coon. Then they . &. he was fooled when I put that glue on his back. He thought it was the wind blowing the bushes." , "Yes, that glue will keep them close together tor a while, said Key Fox, "but I reckon they won't be very fast friends after they get apart." ( by McClur Nswspaper Syndicate.) rolled over, laughing, on the ground at the funny sight they hud left by the pond. "That glue was very clinging stuff," said 11 eddy, sitting up on the ground. "Mr. Fox Is a very smart fellow, but Mr. Fox Had Met the Utt'e Fox Brothers. seemed to him, and so Mr. Ft trotted trot-ted off to Mr. Coon's house to ask him to push the sled. 1 If Mr. Fox had not been unkind jtoj little Reddy Fox and his brother Key he would very likely have had a long slide across the pond and arrived early at the farm. But Mr. Fox had met the little Fox brothers one morning very early when they had been out hunting and taken from them a fat chicken which they were carrying home for breakfast, which was very wrong as well as unkind, un-kind, because the strong should never take advantage of the weak. Tha llftlo lifnthoi. ITnvpa Hlit tint for- get this, and when Mr. Fox culled on Mr. Coon to ask his help the little Fox brothers happened to be passing and heard what he said. All the way home they were thinking think-ing what they could do to plague Mr. Fox and spoil bis trip across the pond that night, and before It was time for Mr. Coon to be at the pine tree by the pond the Fox brothers had t'-iought uf a plan to pay Mr. Fox for taking their chicken. It was not a moonlight night, and to when Mr. Fox and Mr. Coon met tl.ey did not see any one behind the tall bushes and rocks by the fir tree. Mr. Fox was leaning against the rock, with his buck to the bushes, and |