42 BOBBY LYNX OF BOUND-TOP 
their first lesson in hunting, and, sure 
enough,—something did happen! When 
that bad, sly, cruel Red Squirrel-boy 
darted right by Mother Grey Squirrel to¬ 
ward her nest where she had her hoard of 
nuts for her babies, she chattered in fear 
and anger. Now, everyone knows that 
the red squirrels are bad, bad, cruel rob¬ 
bers, but no one knew it quite so well as 
did Mother Grey Squirrel, whose hoard 
he was constantly robbing. So, when 
Robber Red darted toward the nest, 
Mother Grey chased him and, quicker 
than a flash, she bit him fiercely in the 
back leg and, with all her might, threw 
him off the branch right down into the 
tangled thicket! Bobby and Tommy 
jumped in fear as the red squirrel came 
hurtling down through the bushes. Mrs. 
Lynx, however, had seen what was hap- 
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pening up in the beech tree and, as Rob¬ 
ber Red fell, she struck with her strong 
