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He knew that little Mrs. Peter was waiting for him over in the dear Old Briar-patch and that she would worry, for he ought to be there this very blessed minute. But he was very curious to know what had frightened Reddy so, and his curiosity, which has led him into so many scrapes, grew greater with every passing minute. "It won't do any harm to go part way up there," thought Peter.
"He'll surely stick his head out again to see if I'm asleep, and then I'll have him," said Reddy to himself. So he waited and waited and waited. By and by he turned his head. There was Danny Meadow Mouse at another little doorway, laughing at him! Old Granny Fox Tries for Danny Meadow Mouse Danny Meadow Mouse had not enjoyed anything so much for a long time as he did that game of hide-and-seek.
His mother pooh-poohed his tale, though he described the street exactly as it struck him on reflection, and it bore a curious resemblance to the palace of Aladdin that Reddy had told him about, leaving his imagination to fill in the details, which it promptly did, with a square, a town-house, some outside stairs, and an auld licht kirk.
"When a jay screams like that there is usually a fox around," he muttered, as he unfastened Bowser the Hound. Reddy Fox glared up at Sammy Jay. "What's the matter with you?" snarled Reddy Fox. "Why don't you mind your own affairs, instead of making trouble for other people?" You see, Reddy was afraid that Johnny Chuck would hear Sammy Jay and take warning. "Hello, Reddy Fox!
"He is far more likely to convulse the wedding party and upset the whole solemn service than to conduct himself with strict propriety." "He insists that he will cover himself with glory if Reddy doesn't look at him, and Reddy insists that he will sit and stare him out of countenance.
The girls, who had forgotten their fright in the excitement of the chase, were laughing, too, and urging on the attacks exactly as they would have done at one of the college football games. Perhaps they had had a narrow escape, but it was great fun, now, especially when Reddy Brooks threw one of his famous curved balls and hit a tramp plump on the back of the head.
That's the last of Bucky. Mind how I fooled him, Thirkle? Said my jaw was broke." "Good work, Reddy, lad. Good work, but be sure or he'll wing ye yet. Sure he ain't playing chink with ye?" "Oh, he's done right enough. That leaves two of us hey, Thirkle? Ye know Bucky would a done for ye but for me wouldn't he, Thirkle? Ye know that's right don't ye, Thirkle?" "That's right, Reddy," said Thirkle.
"Wal, I reckon you made a rake-off," drawled Larry, as Neale came up. "Lend me some money, pard." Neale glanced at Larry and from him to the girl. She dropped her eyes. "Ruby, do you like Larry?" he queried. "Sure do," replied the girl. "Reddy, do you like Ruby?" went on Neale. Beauty Stanton smiled her interest. The other woman came back from nowhere to watch Neale.
Presently he came out onto the Green Meadows, and there he saw a sight that set every nerve in his round little body a-tingle with rage. Reddy Fox had found Peter Rabbit's baby brother and was doing his best to frighten him to death.
And there, surely, at a little distance, was the Woodridges' wagon and team tied up to a sapling, while the superintendent and his wife were slowly climbing the slope, and apparently examining the prospect. Without waiting to see if Nelly was with them, Reddy instantly turned to avoid meeting them.
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