He felt certain that Reddy would follow that road . So he hid behind an old stone wall on the edge of it . He did not have long to wait . A red form appeared around a turn in the old road , running swiftly . Then it stopped and stood perfectly still . Of course it was Reddy Fox . He was listening to make sure just how far behind him Bowser was . He listened for only a moment and then started on as swiftly as before . Right down the road past Farmer Brown 's boy Reddy ran , and never once suspected he was being watched . A few minutes later another form appeared around the turn in the road . It was Bowser ! Yes , Sir , it was Bowser ! With a glad cry Farmer Brown 's boy jumped over the stone wall and waited . CHAPTER XXXVIII REDDY GOES BACK FOR HIS FAT HEN Joy will make a puppy of an old dog . Bowser the Hound . When Bowser the Hound is following the trail of Reddy Fox , it takes a great deal to make him leave that trail . His love of the hunt is so great that , as a rule , nothing short of losing the trail will make him stop . He will follow it until he can not follow it any longer . But for once Bowser actually forgot that he was following Reddy Fox . Yes , Sir , he did .
As he came down that old road with his nose in Reddy 's tracks , he was so intent on what he was doing that he did n't see Farmer XXXXX 's boy waiting for him .
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