The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-20

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\ on the seeoLd day no one called.
II siodkedi as iitAit the cats in town.
bob.tailcd ones included, had good
thing and dlafi lfe % ctiahge.
There was almost Ss-cailer,. however.
Mr. Cline Winwood. the young law
yer. with Offices on the next block;
was passing when he noticed the sign
as something new and stopped. lie
sawn the sign aud he saw the girl. and
that was enough Tor Hihi. lie didn't
look for any cats going in or coming
out. When he moved on he was say.
Ing to himself:gr pa ~
slirighs idea New Sign, Good.
looBing girl. Really, now 3,
And he passed again in the after
noon, and three times the next day.
and then he calledaf There no
question of law, ,but.there. was a ques.
ton of cats. Mr. Winwood took no
chances, is 30 n IL, .,..,. u !, ~. ".
lis this the--thel superintendent"
he asked as lie removed his hat.
"Yes, SIR. stg,,,
u didn't know but. that"
81 opened the home myself, SIR"
"Ah! Well iihayc n cat; 81 !,
Tie boarded at a hotel and would
have kicked a cat out Of his. room.l
Il have n cat. She is a Persian cat,
! think" 's
tle couldn't have told a Persian
from Connecticut cat)
"she doesn't seem altogether salts.
fled with her home"
mo cat. No home, lie was gIibly
lying. and at the same time thinking
what sweet girl was looking
straight at him.) BlFt: &C.
she may decide TO leave me any
day" ti"2SrG"' 81
(The girl was looking nuzzled.)
And should she decide Fto aban.
don her luxurious home and go wan.
dering about, could fireplace her with
another from this institution--one
with more contented disposition? ~
He lied, andghe knew he lied. and
he knew the girl knew he lied, but
what other way was left him? lie
saw a smile In her. eye as he con.
cluded, and the smile broadened as he
was advised to wait until his tabby
had actually disappeared. Then, II a
homeless cat with whose looks he
was pleased happened to be OIL hand
his case would receive consideration
There was no fee In the case, and
yet the lawyer took It up with the
greatest energy. He. called next day
10 leave name and address. He. called
the day after to announce that his
Persian. cat was still with him. The
day after that It was to say that he
had book on cats, and that he
would be only too happy to lend i,
to the institution. Then one day
elapsed without Call. An excuse
was hunted for in vain. The lext call
was a very important one. MIR. Win
Wood had been talking with u doctor
and the doctor had told him that cats
were MS liahlefto rabies as dogs! WAS
Miss Castle aware Of. the fact? A!Was
she prepared to riskiiher life to re
ceive some old cat that whs GBetter
dead in the 'guttet?9tAaots !. no .tt.t
And then MI! wiswood took .c
droreing in and saying nothing @hat
ever about cats. but talking OF the
theater andGbooks and Paris and Lon
don. He hadn't lost iall interest In
cats, but they could walt And some
how or otheri,he got to calling hi the
house., and fby and blythe dayd came
when&Miss lAileen had ito saylto hel
father: 5onD, ~ a ,li.3tnyj. a..
Did tell you had closed the ca,
home?" ----..,
Bless you. 4 didn't know you had
even opened one! How'did you come
out" d ,i@ri,
Mr.. Winwood wants a private in
terview with you this evening to ash
for my hand" t.1 s.
81 see. | wish he had an. old.rash
Toned New England bake oven 10 sell
but as he hasn't--um!s . IT,,
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