The Detroit times., 1917-12-07
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTI
b. TH0RvT-C7-v- 2 2 - r.
Bowser Turns Tail.
1rnnrrirht 1917. by Z. w. Burgess-l

Ola Mother Nature rs very sooo 70
her children ana when they ger hutl
she heals their wounds quickly With
ia a few DAYS after uis fgnt with
1owler the Bob-cat. when he was go
badly clawed and bitten. Bowser was
feeling quite himself again. So when
one morning Farmer Browns Boy
came out Of the house with gun
1n his hands and wnistled 70 him.
1sswanr barked foyfu,iy and jumped
sbout his master ag u he were quite
CRAZY You see 10 was q long. long
time since he hac seen a gun In the
hands OF Farmer hrQvns Soy The
sight Cf 81 recalled a. Bow ser the
old DAYS whom he ard his master had
40 often hunted oF-r the fire"n Mea
dows ard thru the Green Forest 1oa
know there l~ hlrE BoWscr So
loves ak a good hunt Re never had
been able tp cnc,rstand why Farmer
Browns Roy had put his gun away
and given up hunt'ng.
''Tow." thOt Bowser, we shall
have another glorious hunt for Eeddy
Fox. II ! can once find his trail III
drive him around - where nay mas
ter can shoot him. and ne started
20 race ahead 20 hunt for keddy
trail. a sharp whistle stopped him.
lie looked back. wagging his tail.
You come in here AZ my heois
SIR" commanded Farmer Brown =
BOY. and BowseF oheyed az he had
been taught g. do. lie didn't under
stand it but he obeyed.
Thru the Old Orchard toward the
Green Forest they went. Bowser sniff
eng and snuffing in the grass eagerly.
Near the edge of the Old Orchard he
caught Whit OF scent which told
him that Reddy Fox had been along
there some time during the night
before. Instantly Bowser stopped
and with eager little whines began 20
run this way and that way with hts
nose TO the ground trying 20 find out
which way Reddy had gone. A sharp
command from Farmer Browns Boy
bade him come on.
Bower was sorely puzzled He
knew that Farmer Browns BOY had
known that he had found trace ~
Reddy Fox, yet here they were go
Ing straight Into the Green Fore &C.
IL was clear that Farmer Browns
Boy was rot going TO hunt Reddy
Fox BOWaer was disappointed but
the sight OF the terrible gun on the
shoulder OF Farmer Browns Boy re-
lleVed MIN a little. They must be
going 90 hunt scrnt one or that gun
would have been left az home so he
would try 70 be patient until he
should md out who that some one
was.
Deeper and deeper into the Green
FonDat hts master led the way. Pres
entity Bowser began % grow uneasy.
The farther they went the more un-
easy he grew. You see they were
getting nearer and nearer Che place
wncre "A few dayE before BoWser had
been 80 scratched and bitten BY VOW
Ter the Rob-cat. He had no desire
20 meet Yow'er again A dreadful
thot popped into his head Gould 10
be that n waa Yowler himself Ia rincr
Browns Boy meant 20 hunt7
Presently Farmer Browns boy or
dered B0wser ahead 'Go Ind him
Bowser, Sic himi" ne commanded.
In tho JOY OF being ordered 20 hunt
Bowser bounded ahead re didn't
Know whose trail he was % look for
hut he was % hunt for some one
Perhaps he would find the tra 10 ~
old Granny Fox or the trail OF Jumper
the Hare. He began 10 run this way
snd that way shifting eagerly among
the leaves He had quite forgotten
Yowier the Bob-cat
SO they went on for some little
distance Bowser eagerly hunting fcr
the trail Of some one any one Eho
would leave scent hr could follow
with his wonderful nose. And thea
suddenly he came on trail. "a fresh
trail. the strong scent from which
Allied his nose. But instead ne OPEN
ire his mouth and sending his grsrf
voice rolling thru thr Green forrsi
~ be usually does Brwser starIed
TIE hs3r on bis neck etood sr fr
stir little ridge Hs Erowled enfti4.
Bleu he deliberately Turned and WIth
BIZ tail hetW een-lts fegF erra I'D
bach o. his master and crept behind
him.
Next story; Farmer Browns Boy
Finds Novlrr