The Fox 105 
tain the meaning of the peculiar behavior of the 
foxes. 
The red fox behaved exactly as before—approach- 
ing in plain sight and, when the dog was loosed, 
leading him on a “straightaway.” In a short time 
the distant baying of the hound could no longer be 
heard. Not until the next morning did he return. 
For my own satisfaction and for that of those who 
are interested in fox lore, I repeated the experiment 
three times within ten days, with the same results. 
@n one occasion I took the hound to the knoll 
which was so often frequented by the female fox. 
Away he went on a fresh trail to the south. At inter- 
vals I could catch his baying, as he emerged into a 
clearing or passed over an eminence. After twenty 
minutes these sounds failed to reach my ear. During 
this time I had remained seated on the knoll from 
which the hound started. Imagine my surprise when, 
on hearing a fox bark, I turned and saw the dark 
colored fox standing not more than twenty rods 
from me! What did this mean? I was now at very 
nearly the spot from which the fox had started less 
than half an hour before. The hound had taken the 
trail at this point, and had gone to the south—and 
here the fox was back again! 
For two hours I remained near the den, but nothing 
