The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

while nshtias 10 . dreadful thisg.
A horrid thing 90 sc.
n ell aspsods upon the oAss~
II right or wrosg IL be-
There are tines when u 10 Just
az wrong not TO light a. ever u 10
to fight When Q wrong cannot be
rightsd In any other way II 70 risht
to fsht and wrong not to. II never
Ia cowsrdiy TO refuse to asht when
there 10 no Just cause for hghtins.
In fact. often II In Drawer to refuse
than 20 night. But 10 refuse to
nsht when there In just cause TO
fsht 10 covardly.
Reddy Fox had no desire 10 nght
that stranger there In the Old Pas
ture Just for the sake OF nghuns-
The truth IL Reddy was afraid Yes.
sir. right down In bis heart Reddy
was afraid He never had fought
any body a. big and strong as this
stranger. and he knew by the scars
on the Strangers face that the latter
had fought many tstties. He knew.
too by . look IN the strangers eyes
that the latter vas not afraid. but
instead Vas quite ready and willing
20 nght. and. OF course. this didn't
make Reddy feel any better. He
guessed that the stranger knew just
how he. Rsddy. vas feeling.
But Reddy felt that right was on
his side. There 10 IN unwritten
Law among the little people of the
Green Forest and the Green Mead
ows that each has certain hunting
rights. An unwrittsn Law. you
know. is an understanding among
people which all respect The Old
Pasture. the Green Meadows. and
a part OF the Green Forest had been
the hunting ground Of Reddy and
Old Granny Fox for 20 long that II
was generally understood that no
other foxes had . right TO hunt
there. So II there had been no
other reason for nghting. Reddy
would have felt that he was per
fectiy right IN trying to drive this
impudent stranger away SIN hav-
ing that fear In bis heart, doubt
| IL he would have fought bad II not
been for something else.
That something else vas the fact
that beautiful Miss Sviftfoct vas
vstching him. and that Reddy Al
ready had gwen bis heart TO her.
II. had loved her ~ the very nrst
sight Of her He wanted her 70
love him. wanted II more than be
ever had wanted anything In bis
life before. This impodent stranger
lad declared that he wanted her
himself. and what was more vas
going 10 take her Reddy knew
that II he refused TO Aght she would
think him q coward. He WASH,
sure that she loved him. altho she
ha1 shown him that abe liked him.
but he was sure that she vouidn's
love him II she thought him . COW.
ard. And so Reddy decided 10
eight.
"Crrr.r.r," snaried Reddy Just az
savagely ~ he knew how.
"Gr-r.r-rr," snaried the stranger.
and like a fash sprAng ut Reddy.
Then began such . nght ~ the
Old Pasture had not known for
many a long day. Over and over
they rolled. snapping. snaxlins. kick
ing. claving Sometimes the strAn-
ger was on top and sometimes
Reddy was on top. The strings
vas big and strong. and he had
learned how TO nsht. He knew
every little trick OF lighting AZ
hrst Reddy got all the worst OF IL
| Put he was strong himself. and he
was young Moreover. he was no
longer afraid A great rage had
driven out AL fear. He WA asht-
Ing not for himself alone. bit for
beautiful Miss Sviftfoot- HIS whole
heart was In that night. for he was
nghtinE for his love.