The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
Flltting here and aittinF there

silently the llNNlhNE gay
r. Psering, prying, shrcWdly spying
IL the way OF Sammy jay
or course. ! DO Mt mean that
he is doing this all the time. But
hat Is sammy's way when he wants
20 find out something that no one
will tell him There isn't a more
clever spy in all the Green Forest
And there isn't any one who knows
more about the affairs OF other peo.
Pile So when Sammy made up his
mind that Reddy Fox and Mrs..
Reddy had managed 20 dig a new
house and keep Il a secret, aud
when he noticed that Reddy was
doing great deal more hunting
than there seemed any good reason
Tor II he had only one stomach 10
keep full. he promptly decided tina.
no would DO little spying Just to
satisfy his own curiosity. He had
feeling that he might discover
something very interesting.
so the next tune sammy saw
Reddy hunting on the Green Mead
ows he kept Reddy IN sight, all the
time pretending TO be very busy
hunting himself. He kept his tongue
stu and he kept al much out OF
sight an possible. but he managed
70 keep Reddy always In view.
Reddy had very good luck that
morning. Sammy was too far away
10 see what Rsddy had caught. but
presently Reddy started OF a. II
bound straight for some particular
place. Sammy chuckled TO himself
and followed taking great care 70
keep Just as far behind Reddy as
possible and still keep him in sight
Reddy trotted along swiftly 20 the
edge OF the Green Forest This sur
prised Sammy because Sammy had
hunted and hunted thru the Green
Forest for Reddy's new homo and
hadn't found a sign OF H.
When Reddy reached the edge 81
the Green Forest he followed II TO
where II Joined the old Pasture
Then he looked this way and that
way % make sure that no one WAS
watching him He was very crafty,
was Reddy. as he always Is. Sure
that no one was watching. for he
couldn't see Sammy Jay IN the
thick top OF a tall hemlook tree. he
turned into an old COW path among
the bushes OF the Old Pasture and
trotted on as swiftly as before. But
go straight TO his new home He
WAS far too smart for that He fol
owed the old COW path short dis
tacee and then leaped lightly 10 one
side among the bushes and Jumped
ny on big rock, where he sat FOR
a few minutes looking back the way
he had come 10 make sure that no
one was following him.
II was we'll for Sammy jay that
he knew the ways Of Reddy Fax
he had expected Reddy 20 do some
such smart trick "a this and 40 ne
was not caught Instead OF follow
Ing Reddy he had az once made up
bis mind that Reddy's home was
somewhere in the Old Pasture ard
so he had flown swiftly by round.
about way to certain tree in the
Old Pasture beyond whore Reddy
was watching and from which he
could see much OF the Old Pasture
There he sat perfectly stiI
Presently Reddy came trottln2
along right under the tree IN which
Sammy sat. Reddy didn't once
think OF looking MP. he WAS quite
sure that no one was watchiny> him
and he trottsd ON with an eager
look in his eyes which puzzled Sam
my. From bush 20 bush Sammy
followed and so in a little while
60 me 10 a place where he could see
a heap OF yellow sand In front OF
a great rock and back n the yellow
sand an opening IN the ground
"Hs!" said Sammy. but not aloud.
His eyes snapped joyfully He
knew that he had found Reddy'i
new home. Then he hid IN a bush
close by where he could watch. for
be was not yet satisfied.
There is something here worth
seeing" said he 20 himself And
Sammy was right
Next story. What SammV Tav