BOBBY LYNX OF BOUND-TOP 67 
brush. Bobby and Tommy began to shed 
their thin, scraggly, summer coats and 
put on beautiful winter suits of soft grey 
with dark trimmings along their legs and 
backbones. Bobby’s coat was especially 
fine and both had long, thick hair along 
their sides and flanks to keep them warm 
when their hunting trips led them through 
light, fluffy snow. Both Bobby and 
Tommy had paws so big and broad that 
they acted just like snowshoes when there 
was a partial crust on the snow. 
About this time, Tommy grew very 
restless in the cave and he was a very 
quarrelsome little cat indeed. If Bobby 
wished to curl up in the Hollow Tree 
House, Tommy decided that he did, too, 
and, as the Tree House was not large 
enough for them both to lie down in very 
comfortably, they had many a fight over 
it. Finally, Tommy went away one night 
and found another hollow tree all for him- 
