I sat down by a red oak tree to wait. I called Little Ann over to me and had a good talk with her.
I told her how much I loved her, scratched her back, and looked at the pads of her feet.
“Sweetheart,” I said, “you must do something for me tonight. I want you to tree the ghost coon for it means so much to Grandpa and me.”
She seemed to understand and answered by washing my face and hands.
I tried to talk to Old Dan, but I may as well have talked to a stump for all the attention he paid to me.
He kept walking around sniffing here and there. He couldn’t understand why we were waiting.
He was wanting to hunt. Rubin and Rainie showed up just at dark.
Both had sneers on their faces. “Are you ready?” Rubin asked.
“Yes,” I said, and asked him which way was the best to go.
“Let’s go downriver a way and work up,” he said. “We’re sure to strike him coming upriver, and that way we’ve got the wind in our favor.”
“Are these the hounds that we’ve been hearing so much about?” Rainie asked.
I nodded. “They look too little to be any good,” he said.
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