Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

Dolliver said. please come up to our
house: there's mouse up there. Don't
kittens catch mice ?" ,~--.,----
Don't kittens catch mice" Dolly was
almost frightened at the fierce look that
came into the white kittens eyes when she
said mouse" Come along" he purred.
jumping up. Come along quick! P-r-r-r!
-mice,' And he ran after Dolly. switching
his tail.
When they got to the Doliver house the
mouse had eaten the cheese and gone:
Never mind said the white kitten, he IL
come back and hunt around to see If he
can find anything more. You must all SIT
down and let me hide behind the corner OF
the house"
Everything happened the white kitten
had said; the mouse did come stealing back
to hunt for crumbs Then, when he was
on the table with his long, co-o-ld tail
dangling down and tickling poor Mrs Dol
liver's toes. the white kitten gave spring.
He knocked Mrs. Dolliver over, and the
mere wind of his going blew the paper doll
clear across the room; but nobody car ed
for that For there was a pounce, and
rattle and a "squee-squee-squee"' and The
white kitten walked off, growing. with the
mouse in its mouth.
The roast chicken platter had been
knocked off the table, and the chicken was
broken right through it's breastbone. Nurse
said in the morning that there must have
been a mouse in the doll house, which was
drawn there by the cheese that Ethel left,
and that the white kitten must have caught
it. She called Ethel a very careless little
girl; but never guessed how eVentful that
cheese had made things for the Delivers.
When Mr.. Dolliver had been dragged
from under the table and some water pour
ed in his face he opened his eyes and sat
uD. They told him about the mouse and
the white kitten. He looked over to the
hearth rug to where the white kitten lay
it had eaten the mouse by this time, ana
was feeling pretty comfortable thank you
II am a lame man." said Mr.. Dolliver.
For that reason some people may doubt
my courage. l have called the white kitten
raving, ravening wild beast but l am
brave enough now to go and thank it for
saving my other foot. if not my life
Mr.. Dolliver," said Mrs. Doll.ver, ut is
true that you are lame man. 1t is also
true that l have the baby sewed into my
arm, and that hampers me a little. But
you shall not go alone. If you go-l go.
And Mrs. Dolliver looked so heroic that ell
the Dolliver family shed tears. Well all
but Dolly Dolliver, and she had been over
to see the white kitten, and didn't see what
they were making such fuss about.
The whole Dolliver family and the paper
doll announced an intention of going with
Mr.. Dolliver: so they set off in process
sion First came Mr.. Dolliver, leaning on
his cane. because he was lame man. Next
came Mrs. Dolliver, carrying the baby, be-
cause the baby was sewed into her arm
Next came Aunt Dnah. dreadfully fright
ened. with piece of catnip in her hand TO
try to please the white kitten. After her
was the paper doll, rustling and fiuttering
and blowing back every few steps. Tommy
Dolliver and Which and Tother brought up
the rear; they were behind all the others.
and they were boys and were not 50 much
frightened
Mr. Dolliver had a speech all ready.
which began My noble preserver.' and
ended with something about 1.-The eternal
gratitude of all my family"
But what do You think they found that
white kitten doing? He and Dolly Dolliver
had struck up great friendship; 50 the
little doll riding about on the Kittens
back very much as the lady with the fluffy
skirts does in the circus
Mr. Doliver would make his speech-be-
cause he had it ready (and what use would
that have been If he hadn't made itD. But
nobody listened to it much: for Tommy and
Which and TOther all flew to that white