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y dared to shake . .trnr in all that fsld for

We'll. then. how. could tho children bope to
Tor them. and 70 Aaron they went. He tanned
iinS ISni'S with tfF t lSs i Bisgk; F sialI hSS mae f aeTS
creature whose neigh was sufficient to STAN.
.Ess.. q, .SlU Ts0I he P SoSiS aIso b Il A's .SeS So so o ID
Scar. Face. the red fox, 80. to Aaron they
went.. with many explanations. and pleadinRs.
a little over the post. He had Known old Scar:
Face when . puppy" o statement that caused
There is war between the reds and Rrays. as
the Son OF Ben All explained. q war that began
many years aRo over some family matter. Fox
TO fox. the reds can whip the 0rays. and this
fact has become 80 well established that the
Rrays- always get OUT OF the way when they
S %piuipsp at@PS rs Aat Sao s aas wen wen sfsf legs sG and ia a
very. wabbly body. he met . big gray In the
to rush. at the gray. and that was the cause OF
s sSs, ri 4 4. s sSsTd bus ss sTaF FoS So Saaes saY Kim run IN
the gray. frightened and hurt. snawed away
on scar-Fase's head until the top OF 1t was bare
It was then that the Son OF Ben All CHANGED
TO pass. and the gray with n scream OF fear toro
a PSss;s 'e esstb' s %i.s. Of so nj: p esoub besw aaron So sE.
ing. himself been q hunted animal at one time.
He "doctored' the, torn head the best he could,
irins "a with TSu Vito i'i hail. 2 mark a bare place
about It. Finally he promised the children that
NJ no sheY Se would %oaId Te ao Titb MIN tne 9i to It the the a ae1ss al IIsId
and try to lind old Scar-Fece. He counted on
his fingers and made out the age OF the red to
dogs were good and witt they ought to be
able to run him down in about eight hours.
All. I'D ind out the day tho dogs come. and
then I'd pa:k my wallet. and take my walk ng
: :IsSp and But @9 he Hao.t th % n H. lie Of do me Ike HEs
the swamp: too much water maybe. or maybe
too much coon. III give him fair warning"
ant. the children were trottinR to Aaron's heels
a full hour before he was ready to go. II. he
thing. .Occupied With so many duties. he some-
times forgot his hall. playful promises. and so.
SSesIs' aaill .n in sheer Ssa s . he2es Sl .s0 he Was sc cons ms
s eenid. e To Sasly 0 The 'n midd E'S Of sh as ais. an one
be, announced himself ready. and. with Buster
yHm1 at anI his s" SIDE. and SIf Drur I%'i more sn so Berry
where Cd .sear.Face was said to have Ms
field hnd been used as a pasture for the cows.
but 1t was now pastured only IN the early
are putting out. This was why bars took the
place OF a gate. Two OF the bars wero already
down. and 1t was an easy matter for the Son
most bar. The children following promptly.
he paused to arrange the, entrance so that no
~ ~ IlOul htIk III plduldtlDub
might wander in. Aaron's caution was simply
the result OF the. force Of habi: The Federal
tf Ie nla nea a. s0S We have we seen st2eH but %n the np We're lew
cattle left in all that region to stray through
open gotes or fallen bars.
warned him to be- quiet.
high as Aaron's waist and higher than Sweet
est Susan's head. until they came TO a pine
thieket; In 2 desert this small pine orchard
| would .hA pnllp1 an nlGiA. In the an loo nnlH
it was known as the pine thicket. The pines
were not large they bad sprnnR up since the
enough and thick enough to afford shelter
from the sun in hot weather and to form a sort
creatures. OF niaht. On the side toward the
high road tho sedge shut this playground IN
iifSs sre 8 3Sssr wsIi n1 bran AND bi Ha t nS WIZ 99I S1Iass t aSs
When the rains fell the, lay of the land caused
the sedGe toward the thicket. on the other
side these. tiny riyulets. coming together.
thus collected dug it's way through the briary
drain or ''dreen." by others a gully. Any:
eS11nnS tr Hsn. s the Forest s' sid e. T Il was se to thl'
%R By Z @oti6n t n his A sa1d the iss SON en' Of y BSn HIi rs.
dicated that they we're TO sit on the carpst o.
E Hs b assea ne ne st,5c 81 a., :Rr sSsm "y te r tae E5G Iroa
talking. His e1pectnnt, attitude was sufficient
OF itself to com inand their ailence. and there
was something IN the situation that kent the
children quiet. They felt now as they some.
times did when playing hide and seek In the
big. dark barn. when those who played, the
part OF It were afraid that ons OF the hidden
ones. or something else. would Jump out OF The
gloom and SEIZE them.
on The trunk o. A Pine. The silence was &c
profound that the wind softly blowing through
frightened creatures. How long they re
manned thus. the children could meyer guess
bu. il seemed o very long time indeed. Sudden
~ the Son Of Ben All. using hts hand az sor
thrice reueated. The children. having been
touched" understood this at once.
Cunning one. Where are you? Where ar,
you?"
Almost instantly this was answered by
series Of short. sharp yelpS. which. to the or
binary ear. woulds have sounded like the err
OF welcome or Of pain made by a very sinai
dog. But to Aaron and tho children it mean
this: .
Il an here. Son OF Ben Ali: here and wait
ing. But wha. IL this you have brought
At the same instant the head of old Scar
Face appeared in tho opening u the tunne
made by the gully and the overhanGing briars