1 94 DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



TWO VERY PECULIAR LINES IN THE DUST, 



and it did not take him long to arrive at the con- 

 clusion that these lines were made by trailing a 

 chain or chains across the street. No sooner had 

 he made up his mind to this effect than he took a 

 stick and hastened to obliterate the tell-tale tracks ; 

 then he went over to look at Faust and Marguerite. 

 The foxes were full grown at this time and both of 

 them beautiful specimens. When their master ap- 

 proached they both lay perfectly quiet in front of 

 their den. This was the second time that they had 

 received him in this manner, and there was some- 

 thing suspicious about it, for it was the habit of 

 these foxes whenever their master approached to 

 dive into their den and suddenly emerge again; 

 thus going backward and forward they expressed 

 their delight; this action taking the place of the 

 frisking of a pet dog. 



"Faust, you rascal," exclaimed the boy, u what 

 have you been doing?" Faust made no reply, nor 

 did he move until his master pushed him to one 

 side with the toe of his shoe and discovered 



A WHITE CHICKEN FEATHER 



protruding above the ground. Faust was now in- 

 side of his den with his pointed nose just visible at 

 the opening. Marguerite was still immovable. 

 When she also was pushed aside she too retreated 

 to the den. To make a long story short four 

 chickens were dug up from the spots where the 

 foxes lay. These were carefully buried again by 



