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 Blacky the crow hears Bowser the hound.
 "AS I LIVE," HE MUTTERED, "THAT IS BOWSER THE HOUND!"

 BOWSER THE HOUND

 BY

 THORNTON W. BURGESS

 With Illustrations by

 HARRISON CADY

 This book, while produced under wartime conditions, in full compliance
 with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other
 essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED

 GROSSET & DUNLAP

 Publishers New York

 Printed by arrangement with Little, Brown, and Company

 Copyright, 1920,
 BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
 All rights reserved

 Dedication
 
 TO THE CHILD'S LOVING PLAYMATE,
 LOYAL PROTECTOR
 AND STAUNCH ALLY
 —THE DOG,
 THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
 

  CONTENTS
  I OLD MAN COYOTE LEADS BOWSER AWAY II OLD MAN COYOTE PLAYS A TRICK III WHAT HAPPENED TO BOWSER IV POOR BOWSER V BOWSER SPENDS A BAD NIGHT VI THE SURPRISE OF BLACKY THE CROW VII BLACKY THE CROW TAKES PITY ON BOWSER VIII HOW BLACKY THE CROW HELPED BOWSER IX OLD MAN COYOTE GIVES OUT DARK HINTS X HOW REDDY FOX INVESTIGATED XI A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS XII THE CLEVERNESS OF OLD MAN COYOTE XIII THE MISCHIEVOUS LITTLE NIGHT BREEZE XIV THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE XV REDDY'S FORLORN CHANCE XVI WHY REDDY WENT WITHOUT A CHICKEN DINNER XVII FARMER BROWN'S BOY DROPS A PAN OF CORN XVIII MUTUAL RELIEF XIX WHERE WAS BOWSER THE HOUND? XX WHERE BOWSER WAS XXI BOWSER BECOMES A PRISONER XXII FARMER BROWN'S BOY LOOKS IN VAIN XXIII BOWSER'S GREAT VOICE XXIV BLACKY TRIES TO GET HELP XXV BLACKY CALLS ON REDDY FOX XXVI RED WITS AND BLACK WITS XXVII THE ARTFULNESS OF BLACKY XXVIII REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS XXIX REDDY TRIES TO AROUSE BLACKY'S PITY XXX BLACKY THE CROW IS ALL PITY XXXI BLACKY IS MUCH PLEASED WITH HIMSELF XXXII BLACKY WAITS FOR REDDY XXXIII REDDY WATCHES THE FAT HENS XXXIV PATIENCE AND IMPATIENCE XXXV THINGS HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE XXXVI REDDY HIDES THE FAT HEN XXXVII FARMER BROWN'S BOY HAS A GLAD SURPRISE XXXVIII REDDY GOES BACK FOR HIS FAT HEN XXXIX A VANISHED DINNER XL WHERE WAS REDDY'S DINNER? XLI WHAT BLACKY THE CROW SAW XLII ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL       

  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "As I live," he muttered, "that is Bowser the Hound!" Over at the gate of Farmer Brown's henyard he could see a dark form Somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house On broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump CHAPTER I