Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. [Illustration: "AS I LIVE," HE MUTTERED, "THAT IS BOWSER THE HOUND!" _Page 29._] BOWSER THE HOUND BY THORNTON W. BURGESS _With Illustrations by_ _HARRISON CADY_ This book, while produced under wartime conditions, in full compliance with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York _Printed by arrangement with Little, Brown, and Company_ _Copyright, 1920,_ BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved_ =Dedication= TO THE CHILD'S LOVING PLAYMATE, LOYAL PROTECTOR AND STAUNCH ALLY --THE DOG, THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I OLD MAN COYOTE LEADS BOWSER AWAY 1 II OLD MAN COYOTE PLAYS A TRICK 6 III WHAT HAPPENED TO BOWSER 10 IV POOR BOWSER 15 V BOWSER SPENDS A BAD NIGHT 20 VI THE SURPRISE OF BLACKY THE CROW 25 VII BLACKY THE CROW TAKES PITY ON BOWSER 30 VIII HOW BLACKY THE CROW HELPED BOWSER 34 IX OLD MAN COYOTE GIVES OUT DARK HINTS 39 X HOW REDDY FOX INVESTIGATED 44 XI A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS 49 XII THE CLEVERNESS OF OLD MAN COYOTE 54 XIII THE MISCHIEVOUS LITTLE NIGHT BREEZE 59 XIV THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE 64 XV REDDY'S FORLORN CHANCE 69 XVI WHY REDDY WENT WITHOUT A CHICKEN DINNER 74 XVII FARMER BROWN'S BOY DROPS A PAN OF CORN 79 XVIII MUTUAL RELIEF 84 XIX WHERE WAS BOWSER THE HOUND? 89 XX WHERE BOWSER WAS 93 XXI BOWSER BECOMES A PRISONER 98 XXII FARMER BROWN'S BOY LOOKS IN VAIN 103 XXIII BOWSER'S GREAT VOICE 107 XXIV BLACKY TRIES TO GET HELP 112 XXV BLACKY CALLS ON REDDY FOX 117 XXVI RED WITS AND BLACK WITS 122 XXVII THE ARTFULNESS OF BLACKY 127 XXVIII REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS 131 XXIX REDDY TRIES TO AROUSE BLACKY'S PITY 136 XXX BLACKY THE CROW IS ALL PITY 141 XXXI BLACKY IS MUCH PLEASED WITH HIMSELF 146 XXXII BLACKY WAITS FOR REDDY 151 XXXIII REDDY WATCHES THE FAT HENS 156 XXXIV PATIENCE AND IMPATIENCE 161 XXXV THINGS HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE 166