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 she did not keep him in suspense but put the small fox on the ground at her feet. Then Redcoat uttered a low whimpering note and the little fox scampered to him. He picked it up in his mouth, and after giving the girl a friendly look and with what she thought was a wag of his tail intended for her, he turned and trotted away through the underbrush and she saw him no more.

Thus it happened that Redcoat and his family were introduced for a second time to Kitty Mason, the girl who had thought she coveted his bright coat for a Christmas muff, while Bud Holcome who was the best trapper among the boys of the valley had promised the Christmas gift and he intended to keep his word.