BOBBY LYNX OF BOUND-TOP 41 
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happy, carrying a big, juicy bone with her 
for the kittens. 
How Bobby and Tommy growled over 
that bone,—tossing it up in the air,—pre¬ 
tending that it was alive, leaping and 
jumping on it when it came down,— 
catching it with fierce snarls and yelps as 
it hit the sides of Hollow Tree House and 
bounced at them! All this pleased Mother 
Lynx very much indeed,—so much so that 
she determined, after their nap, to take 
them out on the hill again to see what new 
lessons she could teach them. They were 
growing so rapidly, now, that she knew 
their playtime was about over and their 
lessons must begin in earnest. So,—that 
afternoon when she heard a fight begin¬ 
ning between a bad Red Squirrel-boy and 
Mrs. Grey Squirrel, she cautiously led the 
kittens out through the cave and into the 
tangled thicket. Something might hap¬ 
pen so that she could give the little cats 
