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Show b IRS. REDDY is I'OKCED TO GIVE J P R By Thornton Hui-r.--. 1 diy thnt pa-.c,.s but makes clear at love h t ai.-r i.i 1 1... . 1 a i Old Mother Nature. IN Is nothing stupid M Bow- fBiounci. Goodni.-bs. r.u f he k to you he would t-l) you .00 on i I C ii:-. I . U he his and be stupid lie ).. i Med for a while I y CTsr or later he discovers what! J Is, and never again is ooieu t waa that afti r Mrs Redi M&m an t.,, r- eHfhere htr young sou w B to mix the trail up and, Hkck he became suspicious. Hd Fox n'ants to get me away UMhere," said Bowser as he sit hJ&S the box In wh:-h tl. v. . M hiding - don't know v. M th-' i 1 t!;e 'My master to. . t-. fff" ktep it. Tha' . .,J I , : mn ir.otn.T. : :, l ,1,'oSabh si,..- is M t0 I I L I tor rne to 'do s to la . p Ku.-rd Ba! I am hre that young Pos itm-ie out. an l ' ,u; d.-iern' Hfn't 6vt av.uy tlRtf!,;r"' 1 i" l or ;'.e time (B 'n n'ont of that box and part t r.,, . ivj;;;,., ., rJ1,,M) ,, ..,( W?'!- ' I'eddv touia do tt hlrn auae iron, then She SE7 s"' 'i ' Shc trotted ha. k and forth s" i lh it .several times ''I her. But i-ach time " i i" n h:,, , ... WSatlsfK, h, drlM- i. hU; Can fully ami patiently lie looked until be found in some, soil earth :i footprint through the collar around the neck of tho young Fox. But Bower wouldn't g:v her a chance to finish the Job, Redd) Pbx Joined her and did his beat to tempt Bowser away. But Bowser's sense of duty was stronger than his desire for the chase and all the rest of that night ho kept guard. You see. while he didn't at all understand under-stand matters, he felt that his master mas-ter wanted that young Fox kept a prisoner and he knew that Mrs. Reddy was tr.v.Sng her b.st to get that young Fox free. As for the young Fox, he was terri-bly terri-bly disappointed. When his mother had first appeared he had felt sure that all would bo well Not a shadow Of doubt had entered his little mind. Mother Fox was wise in all the ways ol the Great World und she would, get him out of Ills ilreadrul trouble. But after Bowser had driven herl Q-Waj a lew times the yOUUS Fox be-g.m be-g.m to he doubtful, Hp began to sus-K1'. sus-K1'. that there waie some things that even mother Fox couldn't do. Bui (even in his disappointment he was I not as hopeless as ho had been. His I motkjer' had found him and would ' ome to him whenever she COUldV He. knew that. He knew that she would never give up o long as there was tho least chance of getting him free. He knew that her love was stronger than her fear or Bowser the Hounrr and ail oth. r dangers So the young Fox clung fast to hone. Not until Farmer Brown's Boy cann out of the house ln the morning did Bowser end nil watch. At first Farmer Brown's Boy didn't understand. under-stand. He suspected that Bowser had neon trying to get at that young Fox and thus had disobeyed him. But When he saw that tho collar of that.. youtiK Fox was Knawed half way through he guessed what had hap-' pened ln the night- He remembered having heard Bowser's vole several tlmeti. Carefully and patiently h looked until lie found Ln some soft earth s footprint Ilo knew it at once! for the footprint of a full Rrown Fox ami he guessed that the mother of his ; rlson'or hail been there ln the night anil Ihat it was she who had gnawed that collar. lnstend of seoldtnR , Bowser, as ho had intended to do, he ; patted him. Bowser wagged his tall happily. He felt full paid for his long wateli ! 11 "pylrght. 1 922. by T . Burgess.) Th'i next story: "A Sulky Youngi I Fox." |