Show thorndon Thor nion burgess i tiivi ts 11 n i tf ata i T BILLY MINK BUNK HAS SOME GOOD HUNTING B BILLY ally MINK loves to hunt he is one of the best hunters among the little people of the green forest and the green meadows not even reddy fox is a better hunter than billy mink in the first place billy has a wonderful nose he can follow the scent of a mouse quite as well as can reddy fox then too billy possesses sharp ears the instant billy caught the acer scent it of robber the rat at the edge of how they had known of his coming billy know the hole in the floor of ehlt barn he forgot all about the hens over in the henhouse he popped up through the hole on to the barn floor and his nose found the see scent of robber the rat stronger than ever billy began to follow it just as bowser the hound follows the scent of reddy fox it led straight over to a grain bin just as billy reached one end of the grain bin a big gray rat with two others at his heels scrambled out of the other end of the grain bin and with squeaks of fright scampered away how they had known of his coming billy know probably they had smelled him for billy has quite a strong scent of his own anyway they had discovered his presence with a bound billy w was a s after them almost at once the three rats rati separated billy hesitate he followed the largest one he followed him with his nose that was all he needed to guide him now that rat knew every eve ry nook and corner cornei ind and every hiding place in 1 i n that big barri also hi he knew that th a t there was no place big enough for him to get into which billy mink could not get into and fear gave speed to his legs behind and under boxes over grain bins squeezing through rou gh narrow places and racing across 0 pen open spaces the rat ran with billy behind him at last he was cornered instantly that rat changed completely ely he whirled about and faced billy mink showing savage teeth he was big and strong and he intended to to fight for alst an instant billy mink stopped now |