The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
BypnOti3ing Tbe
 School Cat.
PARrn.
BY FLoRnNcn 4. pAwsoN.

Cecilia, having tried in vain every en- treaty and bribe she could think Of 10 Induce Rosalie to reveal how she hypnotised the cat, resorted to feminine strategy to accom- pllsh that end At noon recreation the next day she linked her arm in Rosaiie's.
 ''RosaIie, dear, she said, T have designed the sweetest queen gown for you l do hope you will wear it at the festival" and she displayed a pretty watercoIor sketch of Rosalie in cloud of organdie and apple blossoms.
 'oh, Cecilia, how Iovelyi How smart you must be to paint Ike that But can never afford such gown" cried Rosalie, long ingly.
 .Yes, you can," said Cecilia Buy some cheap organdie when yon are out tomorrow afternoon, and I'll paint 1t for you. No; 1t won't be bit of trouble, and I'm bent on having you look your best I'll paint you beautiful apple blossom crown this after noon.
 All that afternoon, in her free time, Ce- ella worked with her brush, converting a piece of paper into q crown of bewi1derhg ioveliness. So thnt night, when she agnia began to contemplate loss of sleepoyer Rosa He's secret the future queen found 1t lm- possible to be 90 decided in her refusal to tell as on the previous evening.
 When Cecilia was so sweet and unselffsh how could Iiosaie refuse? Slowly she put her hand into her pocket aud drew forth handkerchief, in the center of which was something tied in bag. She held this up to Cecilfr's nose.
 ..Goodnessl what h that horrid stufr7- cried Cecilia T have been noticing that ugly smell aii day, and couldn't imagine what Il was"
 .sCats don't think 1t bOrrid = snid TacsaEle. "Ht's vaier4nn root. Cats go wild over it. as they do over catndp. And this Is better for my puYpose, for 1t szneiSstroneer. By keep f... Al <N a..a s.Oh, you clever grill That's how you do Nits' And CecifsR broke Into pesi Of hugh ter frat lost her all her depu<tunezt znaxks Agnin.
 The next dsy cedna. trne to her prOu4se. stzred in iu 0raer to paint the saxanudA. Rssalfe. with the rest ck the school, wesn out tp shOp That evening. as Che gsxis b. g@n to return and eciirct h chn recrentica haAl an uuexplatnMbte -0f excahemeut and mystery prevailed The gfrist somehow, hept looking frst at one door and then d the oekseK, as though <xperting -eume one W7aam the emt apPeRrezk, cOrufn 6 snmwzzd the ioWer door, every oz1e eee1u16 torepU him at omcev and a nzwrrnnrtng and Wh4zpsz3z<aruze on&n zides Thenex7 Instant. howeVez. t1ss had dled mwuy, end tlse gkrfS were-stnr4nxzt zt Ma ezzseFs pot inre,enbsurprsse.
 The cat paazssd on the ehseszscad- HerzAsea his head htgh and guxfted the zxxtEorousfy Then, wtth-A loud, ntxnneR cxJ, he ran uD the nc0r into the eenter of tne rUum where he psnsed. hAn tz1I wzpanx znd his eyea eaowangs wtzas he essatnBod to szzff ehs air in deep hneMknm
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 cseaemzI houlpSer. the cNk.S nercenezs neczsed tD m1zt axAY. He lay.doszn on kfs e4aR> anh hsgzn tD Fusl stretch and psrr h s<masS cnuhezz. 1zsessffS fanBhesf in rrfief. eW tiseR rrss1 was short lived Hprine4nx o ha feet. -tzss-cnt began to moSas rertiesssy xou1f W1xfen the circle his tsfi varying fu- nse<sA~ has-eyes nercer than evex. HM pace krsW more and more rapid until w1fh sr,- exner~Dezscnfycry,h he brgketnao a wild rm. 1n pan1ezuru'zzzm rz1gnea ln erAest- The sirs scattered and dodsyed with sereanz.
 fsets m@drr cried Efr5, sutiaenix. And geDerni stampede for the haflz ept,,,ea. wfrais fhe ext, dartfng at . window. Aenped @f one of the curtains snd ascended 1t rapidly to the ceiling, where he hung gus- pended by his claws crying miscrabiy.
 What Is the meaning of tfis noise, young ladiesf Let me in at onee!'' said . voice without the upper door.
 The girls drew back and hfrx sarnueav entered the room In the doorway thxt lady paused and sniffed the air. very much as the cat had done.
 What is that dreadful odorf- she du- mauded. Then she caught sight Of her pEl, anu all otner thoughts vanished fruan her mind. Hurrying forward, sne mounted a chair, rescued him from his perilous To sitlon md bore him away, her face pale with anxiety.
 'Its all my fauit. girls" satd Rcsa.se, holding out the handkerchief full of va- lerian as she came forward. ''ft vas thi6 vnlerian had in my pocket which set the cat crazy. I'll tell Mrs Samuess.-
 But as she walked toward the door q shout of laughter mingled with exeiama- tions of amazement made her pause. Every girl in the room had divei Into her pocket and was holding out a hnndker- chief evidently containing exactly what Rosalie's did
 "why-why = how did you guessr' gasped Rosalie. Then she caught sight of Cecilia's crimson face. 'Oh, Cecilia, you told" she said.
 ''I did 70 want to try to hypnotfxe, Ro- salie dear" stammercd Cecilia. And I had to stay In to paint, you know, and just told Mary Seep, so she could buy me bit of yalerian. Mary swore she'd never breathe a."
 May seep turned accusing eyes upon Dolly Hampton. Dolly saw me buy it, she said And she leased so-and sifs