The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-19

The Terror looked dreamily down
the high street and said, We've saved
the Cats Home over two pounds. But
1t has made ia very hungry and
thirsty" And he wheeled his bicycle
along to the confectioner's.
At the end of bis fourth jam tart, he
said. 1T didn't occur TO me before: but
oyerseers must have To I've paid"
"Of course they must" said Erebus.
THAT settles the matter of pocket
money" said the Terror. "Ill buy an
account book. You're very good at
arithmetic; you'll like keeping ac-
counts"
With her mouth full of luscious jam
tart, Erebus did not feel that II would
be delicate at that moment to protest.
The Terror bought an account book
his distrust Of literature prevented him
from paying more than penny for
it---also he bought saw, a glmlet, n
screw-driver, and two gross of screws
Then they mounted their machines
proudly and rode home. On the way
they paused at a quiet orchard, in n
strange, unprotected neighborho0d, and
filled the two cat-baskcts with excel
lent apples. They did not disturb the
farmers wife at the busy dinner-hour !;
the Terror threw the apples over the
orchard hedge TO Erebus.
As he mounted the Terror said
dreamily, II shouldn't wonder If these
bicycles would pay for themselves In
time"
II said there were orchards out here
where they dlda't know u.s." said Ere
bus, biting a rosy apple.
fTbas fn1a bpt,na mt fIo
into their c0w-house. and lunched with
their mother. They were reticent
about the triumphs of the morning. As
soon as lunch was over, they went to
the village carpenter and bought
planks For the rest of the day, save
for an interval In which EreSIs wrote
his letter Of warm thanks to his aunt.
the Terror applied his lndlsputable
constructive genius to the creation OF
cat-hutches. Tho next morning Ere
bus. with womanly lack OF scruple.
proposed that they should mount their
bicycles. and sally forth on n splendid
foray. The Terror would not hear of
1t.
no" lie said firmly. "We're going
to get the Cats Home done first. Then
nobody can complain"
nounced that for kittens able to lap
they would give the sum OF three
pence each and In Little Deepng the
practice of kltten-drownmg received its
deathblow. But kittens did not imme-
dlately flow in; AND the complaints Of
the eager Erebus that their perfect
Cats Home remained untenanted grew
so frequent and so loud that at last
fan hn OF
the Terror; and he called her and
Virgins to council. lie refused
promptly TO accept the suggestion OF
his impatient but hlghly-strung sister
that they should sally forth on a great
cat foray; but he admitted that some
thing must be done. for they had in
formed their aunt OF the completion of
the Cats Home, and II was time to in
form her that II was tenanted. Be
sides 1t was desirable that they should
draw money for "overseerlng :" and
that they could not consclentlously do
till there was something 20 overseer.
Cats must be procured, but not by
raldng.
'Wel, they won't come OF them
selves" said Erebus.
'rhey would with valerlan," said
Virgins.
"Whos yalerlanT said Erebus.
ut Isn't a who. It's a drug at the
CHEMISTS" said Virgins. "I've been
talking to my father about cats good
deal lately; and he says II you put
yaleran on rag and drag II along the
ground cats VIII follow II for miles"
"Your father seems TO know every
thing such lot Of useful things as
well as higher mathematics" said the
Terror.
THAT'S why he has European rep
utatlon," said Virgins and he spurned
the earth
That afternoon the Twins bicycled
into ROwngton and bought bottle of
the enchanting drug. Just before they
reached the village, on their way home,
the Terror produced rag with a
piece OF string tied to 1t, poured some