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Show REDOT TRIES 1 HE OIjD TRICK. By Thornton W, liurge.s. A thing may ancient be to you Yet to another still be nrw. KEDDY POX Reddy Fox was a very hot and tired Fox when he reached the railroad Ho had run hard and fast to get there-well there-well ahead of Uvser the Hound Tho point at which ho reached the railroad rail-road was close to a bridge which crossed a wide stream. There were two things Reddy could do; he could run along beside the track for a short i distance and then walk on one of the j rails back the w.iy he had come and i keep right on until It was safe to lump off The rah would not hold his tccnt Bowser naturally would think ho had kept on going In the other dl-! dl-! rectlon. I The other thing he could do and jthls was the old trick Granny Fox had taught h!in waa to wait until Bowser v.as almost to him. and that train which he could hear coming I was also almost to him. Then he could race at top speed across that bridge ahead of the train and jump I off tho track Just as soon as he was I safelv ac ross Bowser might be so ' ejigstr at slg'.'1 of Hcddy that he would not notice the oncoming train 'and would try to follow Reddy across that bridge. Then (he train might catch him and throw him down into the water. Reddy had known that trick to work with young dogs He hoped that it was so long since that I trick bad been tried on Bowser that U iwSer would have forgotten all about it. Reddy thougn1 over the two plans and cb c bb d to try the old one It Bowser should be killed it wouldn't he his fault. Ar least, that Is what Reddy told himself. "If Bowser Isn't smart enough to look out for trains it Is no fault of mine " said Reddy to himself "Of course. I don't want him killed, but if he should be by accident 1 shouldn't cry about St. There he comes now And there comes the train ' Reddv sat beside the (rack just as long as h dared to. By this time the l-ain was quit., mar. So was Bowser, the Hound. Bowser looked up and saw Roddy That was what Reddy wanted Iteddy turned and started to' cross that bridge. Ho remembered how frightened he had been the first I time Granny Fox had led him a r-j;- The roar of tliul train w".s in his J csirs. I that bridge. Then she had told him j not to look dow n and after that Reddy had never been afraid. So now he did not look, down He moked straight ahead and ran lor all he : was worth. The ioar of that tram 'was In his ears. It downed the voice ot Bowsi r the Hound, und Redd 'ibi rot dare to look back to see If Bow-pec Bow-pec was behind hlM. He thought he I was. for Bowser had been almost at his heels when ho started and had ;srmed to be paying no attention to that train. You see, Reddy had i ounted on Bowser being so excited at being so close to htm that ho would notice nothing els My How fa3t that train camc"-Rc camc"-Rc ddy jbtegan to wonder if h-- had waited too long. Tho very thought gave h'm new strengm. Tho engine whistled and that startled Bendy 60 that he nearly tumbled off the bridge. I Put he didn't, and ran even taster. A few more feet would bring him to tho end of Ihe bridge and safety. Could he make It in time? Reddy fairly flew, as The saying it. I (Copyright, 1922. by T. 'Y. Burgess) The lu xt story "rvi-- Old Bowser." |