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Show THE I'O SG FOXES GET A LESSON B I 1IOKM . . lit lu.llss You'll find this true of men and mice; Who foolish acts must pay the price Reddy Fox. The four little Foxes, the children their stomachs full, were taking a nap of Mr. and Mrs Reddy Fox, with close to their homo in the Old Pasture. Pas-ture. But their mother was not napping. nap-ping. No, Bir. she wa-s not napplm: She lay listening to a sound that both worried her and provoked her. It was the voice of Bowser tho Hound And she knew as well as If sho had been where she could see that Bowser was on the trail of Reddy Fox. Had It been In the late fall or winter win-ter Mrs. Reddy would have - been neither worried nor provoked. She would simply have prepared to help Reddy out in case he had trouble In getting rid of Bowser. But now she was worried because of those foui young Foxes. She felt sure thai Reddy would have sense enough to keep away from the Old Pasture. Bull there was always a. chance that he might not She knew that he was not; in condition for a long run at thls season of the year. She knew that he would soon feci the heat. If he COUld not play one of his smart tricks to fool Bowser lie might come seeking her aid, and that would mean that Bowser might find those youuK Foxes. So Mrs. Reddy was worried. Sh wasn't worried on account of what might happen t. Reddy, but on account ac-count of those young Poxes. And she was provoked because Reddy had been where Bowser the Hound would find his trail. Sh.' knew Just as well as If she had - n thf-re that Reddy had visited Farmer Brown'-; barnyard P)I ive him :l piece of my mind," declared .Mrs. Reddy. "Y s, sir, I'll give him a pic. , of my mind the first chance 1 get. The idea of getting into trouble thla time of year! He ought to know better. bet-ter. He does know bettor." Just then one. of the little Poxes awoke. At onrn he pricked Up his 1 s He Polio whog i i Vow?" leked i hue of i he ouns iien . j funny little ears. "Bow, wow. wow, i wow!" came the voice of Bowsci the j Hound from the distance. "Bow, wow, wow, wow!" Another little Fox awoke 'and pricked up his ears. Th. n the other two awoke and all sat up to listen "What is that noise?" asked one little Fox. "It is the voice of Bowser the Hound," replied their mother. ' Who Is Bowser the Hound ?" asked another little Fox. Mrs lloddy walked over and sat down In front of the four llttl- Foxea Sho looked at each sharp little face, i In none was there oven a trace of J f car. All she saw was curiosity. "Listen, children," 'said Mrs Reddy, and her face was very sober "That is the voico of Bowser the Hound, and Bowser Is a big dog Whose greatest delight is to chosH Poxes. H- has a .wonderful nose, and with it he can 'follow the trail of any Fox big or Uiltle." "Is he following a Fox now?" asked .one of the youngsters. .Mr. Reddy nodded. "He is chasing our father," said shc. "Your fathei has been careless or thoughtless or 'too venturesome, and has been where .that dog found his tracks. If h" Should ever catch your father you ; wouldn't have a father." Tho eyos of tho little Foxes opened very wide. "Why not?" osked one. "BecaUM Bowser the Hound Is a terrlblS fellOW and WQUld shake your father to death !f he should catch him, H v. ould do the same ihlng to one of you. Your father- is running lor his life. He Is paying the price of foolishness. Had he kepi sway from' where Bowser fcffe Hound lives he would not be In trouble now Never igc near when, there uuj b. danger. It Is easier to avoid danger than to (escape it. Whenever you hear the 1 voice of Bowser the Hound bide." I Shall we hide now?" asked one of I he in t Is Poxes. (CopyrlKht. 1922, by T. W Burgess) Thf next story The Little Foxc Sci' Bowser." |