Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-15
BY EDGAR JEPSON.

| lne3terS have-Only it's an entrance =
said the Terror But. thank good
ness. we've begun nj last; now we can
have salaries FOR overseeing
In the course OF the next week they
added seven more kittens to their
store; Little Deeping was responding
nobly TO the spur of three-pence
apiece. The Twins informed their aunt
that the Cats Home contained eleven
tenants saved from the awful death
Of drowning" Then they grappled
with the food problem and the account
book.
Up TO the age of six the Twins had
lived luXuriously in a large country
house. with toys beyond the dreams OF
Alnaschar. Then they had lost their
father: and their mother had been left
with r very small income indeed All
the time il had been a hard struggle
to make both ends meet: and the
Twins had had long lesson I'm learn
ing to do without the desires OF their
hearts. These lessons had impressed
the Terror deeply: he had come to re-
aliZe the necessity of having money
and his interest in financial matters
was lively indeed. lie was resolved
that the Cats Home should last as
long as possible: he felt that their
mental and manual work in the fOrma-
ton of that home made il only right
that the wages of Overseeing" should
extend over the longest possible period
But with milk at three ppnce-halfpenpy
a pint. the kittens would very soon
drink up their funds. His mind turned
longingly TO the possibilities OF skim
milk.
There was plenty Of skim milk in
Little Deeping. for butter-making was
its chief industry: but the pigs drank
it. The Twins went firmly down to the
house Of farmer Stubs. They had
never before entered IT, though they
had often entered his orchard and he
received them suspiciously. pulling
douhtfully at the Newgate fringe which
ran briStling under his shaver chin
Even when no learned that they had
come on business his face did not
brighten till the Terror. incidentally.
dropped a sovereign on the floor and
then talked Of cash payments. Then
the face Of farmer Stubs shone: and
he agreed to supply them with all the
skim milk they needed. Put in the
course of the next fortnight they added
twelve more kittens to the Home: and
there was another struggle with the
|
way out. He bought stale bread from
the baker and fed the kittens on
bread and milk. They thrOve on il;
and it went further than plain milk.
The Twins had but little spare time.
They had been busy filling certain
shelves which they had fixed up above
the cat-hutches with the best apples
the more peaceful and sparsely popu-
lated parts of the countryside afforded.
| But what spare time he had the Ter
ror devoted TO n great feat Of paint
ing. lie painted in white letters on
/ blackboard.
| Lady RyehampfOn's Cats Home
| and fixed il up over the door. The
| letters varied somewhat in size. ana
they were not everything that could he
| desired in the matter of shape: but
both Erebus and Virgins agreed that
| ii was extraordinarily effective. and
| that If ever their aunt saw it. she
| would no deeply gratfied by il.
This striking advertisement Of thei-
| enterprise rendered it necessary that
| their mother should he formally taken
| into their confidence. She had learned
| about the Cats Home from Polly: but
| she was careful never to interfere with
| the Twins in any harmless pursuit:
| she was only too happy that they
should have one. She made her for
| NAL inspection of the Cats Home with
| becoming seriousness: and admired
| everything-its convenience. fits clean
| illness. the extensive scale on which il
was being run. and warmly agreed
with the Terror that to have saved so
| many charming kittens from the awful
Heath of drowning was a great work.
a ia.
said casually. The bicycles are to
bring kittens with from distance
What? Are those your bicycles?"
cried Mrs. Dangerfeld. But wherever
did you get the money from to buy
Them
Aunt Amelia found the money"
said the Terror. You know she's
very keen-tremendously interested i'm
Cats Homes. She thinks we are do
ing a great work as well az YOU
Mrs Dangerfeld's beautiful eyes
were very wide open. and she said
rather breathlessly. You got money
out of your Aunt Amelia?'
oh. yes said the Terror care
lessly.
Mrs Dangerfeld grOped hastily. fu-
riously for her handkerchief and
started for the house. keeping ahead OF
the Twins. She put the handkerchief
into her mouth-all of it. She wished
that it had been larger.
The Cats Home worked smoothly;
and the wages OF Overseeing pro-
vided the Twins with many Of the less
expensive desires OF their hearts.
Then. just before supper one night.
there came a loud ring at the front
door bell. Ii was 80 loud and so inn
Fortunate that the Twins dashed from
the dining-room: and Erebus opened
the door On the steps stood a young
man OF extraordinary elegance and
distinction but he wore n harried air.
why, it's Uncle Maurice cried
Erebus. springing upon him with a
warm embrace.
ITS Uncle Maurice. MOTHER cried
the Terror.
1T may be your Uncle Maurice. but
/ can tell you he's by no means sure
of it himself. Is il my head or my
heals I'm standing Ony' said Sir Mau-
rice Falconer. family.
On his words there came up the
stems the DOrter of Little DeeDng