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 and borne away to the fox burrow where the pups killed him.

Redcoat also played this two by two hunting on a flock of turkeys on the south side of the mountain. These turkeys belonged on the Mason farm.

Usually they kept near to the farm buildings, but in summer they were in the habit of going to a small calf pasture a quarter of a mile from the buildings to hunt grasshoppers. Redcoat discovered them there one day and watched them for several hours, but could not get within striking distance. So the following day he took Fluffy with him.

Of course this was dangerous hunting, stalking the man's fowls in full daylight. He might appear any moment with the thunder stick, but turkeys were a great prize, and Redcoat was always taking desperate chances.

He had noted that there was a clump of bushes running along a stone wall at one side of the lot.

By crawling upon his belly very carefully