The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10
AUNT MELISSA'S chi

~wby don,t you suix nIssifTwus;s ~
automobile for ChriStmasy 4" Rsllfd
Bob. who was on I'M way % tn Glp-
Gerry when his cfum: Jimmy Brittle,
piclxnamed TResnut, < mat HIM -
asked the question. N
YOU know Aunt delIssa's cakY'
continued Jimmy. ,'the ilig blach md
white one she calls Ginger: well. he's
lost, and she just told me she'd giye
any boy two dollars To nnd him and
bring him homel" " w
"Whew.' said Bob. she must
think heap Of him 70 give that much
| money, Peanut, '
She does He's great ratter. YOU
know. Let's hunt him UP and 30
snucks will you, Bob n
| "All right: just as soon as g0to
the store and bacix for ma Come
along; you might AZ wen 10. too DO
the other fellows know about it?'
| Sure" said Peanut Aunt Melljs-
sa told EN- all, and there Ia going To
be the biggest kind Of a eat hunt but
let me tell you, Bob" and Peanut
glanced around tn see IL any one WAS
near by "T know just where she hides
a good part Of the time."
| Get out III that So? Where?'' asked
Bob, In an awed whisper.
Under MItchelI,s barn Hush, here
comes Putty Brown and Ducky Dus-
enbeFry"
/ "Hello, fellowsir shouted Putty.
Are you going to look fbr the cat?''
| oh, do know" answered Peanut.
slowly. looking up' at the sky. .Ifit
don't rain maybe we might go fish
| int,
wen, We ANTI We're loohins for
the cat" said Putty Bully Smith
over there In Smiths Lane Ks a hnntin
for it. Said he was coin' to find 1t or
bust !"
u hope he'll bust. then. said Bob.
. Bully was such 4 cruel tyrant to
the smaller boys that they feared and
hated him.
Well, 8 long. fellows. Hope you'll
h find the cat, I" said Peanut. AIS no and
Bob left the other two.
I After Bob's errand was done the
two boys went to the w0odshed ana
found bag In which TO put thescaf.
and then they set out for Mitchellls
\ barn.
. What luck," said Bob. az they
looked around the barn. There ISN'T
4 fellow In sight"
Peanut, who had been reading In
dian tales. was carefully stduying the
ground for tracks and TO hts extreme
delight found In some soft earth tbs
imprint Of III cats foot.
That's ii. Tthat's II, he shouted.
III know that track. cause Ginger's
got an extra claw on one foot. Il
know; cause he dug II into me one
time!f'
Maybe he's under the barn now
aid Bob. excitedly.
Sure he is'tt exclaimed Peanut,
getting down on hts hands and knees
and looking through an opening In
the foundation.
Il see. him. he said after q time.
AS sure as yer born, Isee him Look
in at me with his eyes shinin's. and
Peanut In his giec crawled Id the
opening.
Here, you kids. was after thar
cat" said a voice, and looking. to-
ward the barnyard fence Bob. to his
disniay, saw the huge form OF Bully
over
Peanut. for some reason. was hastily
backward out of the hole.
but he was assisted not very gently
by Bully, who yanked him out by
the legs @
You big puddin, What are. you
\ tryin to do7 Pull my legs out OF
|oint?" asked Peanut, lodging VI
,ioiis blow OF Bullys.
That's our cat In therel' said Rob.
You've no right to get it, Let's lick
iims Peanut"
T0h, let him get 1t. said. Peanut.
vinkng at Bob ~I'll tell his pa on
him. and Peanut grinneds
Gee whiz, Here comes all the fei-
ows,s said Bob we might as well
let out"
,.Ye might as well get ont" said
3nlIy. Il heard you say that cats
nffhere. and I'm going TO find him."
md with that the tyrant crawled into
he opening,
We're going to stay here and
atch Il IL ii comes out" said Putty
.TOwn. ~
Il bet you'll never catch another
ne said Peanut. who was sitting
nth Bob on the barnyard fence. aud
hen he whispered. something to Bob
'hich caused him TO double up with
lughter and to pound Peanut on the
zck. They could, hear mufiied sounds
oming from under the barn. and
'aily calling ip his sweetest voice.
Kitty; come. kitty: nice kitty" etc
Say. fellows" said Peanut. take
ar bag II you want to. and hold L
yer the opening so in case the cat
pines. gushing out you'll have him"
nd Peanut and Bob laughed long
I'd loud.
Great scheme said Ducky. open
* the bag across the opening. but
'oking suspicioRsIy at the two boys