The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03

den gate.
The result demonstrated the accu-
racy % the scientific knowledge 81 the
father ~ Virgins All that evening
and far into the night twelve cats
fought DANGEROUSLY round the house Of
the DanEcrflelds.
The next day the Terror turned
the Cats Home into a cat-trnp. TIE
cut . hole In the bottom 81 lts door
large enough % admit a cat. and htted
II with a hanging dap which a cat
would readily push open from the out
side, but lacked the Intelligence %
raise from the inside. Tie was late
finishing IL. and went from Il 90 bis
supper. AZ the end ~ supper. Polly.
their maid. Informed them that a little
kittens. The Twins hurried into the
kitchen 20 Ind there a small girl with
I've little kittens IN q basket Tho
Terror filed a saucer with milk and
applied the milk test Four ~ the MI.
tens lapped Up the milk eagerly: the
nfth would not LAP. n only mewed
The Terror gave the little giri a shii-
ing for the fagr. hade her restore the
fifth % lts mother and bring II hack
when n had acquired the needful nc-
eomplishment and the Twins carried
the kittens down o. the Cats Home
"Now we've got these kittens we
neein't bother shout getting cats" said
the Terror a. they returned 10 the
house
Then you've had all the trouble o.
making that little door Tor nothing"
said Erebus
Its an emergency exit-iike the
theaters have-only it's an entrance"
said the Terror but. thank good
ness. we've begun at last now we can
have salaries for overseeing"
In the course Of the next week they
added seven more Athens % their
store; little Dceping was responding
nohly 90 the spur 81 three peuoc
aplece. The Twins Informed their aunt
that the Cats Home contained eleven
tenants saved from the awful death
~ drowning" Then they grnpp'ed
with the food problem aud the account
book.
tn O. the age % ak the Twins had
lived iuxuriousiy IN n large cuuntry
house. with toys beyond the dreams -
Alnaschnr. Then they had lost their
father and their mother had been left
vita a very small Income Indeed All
the time Il had been a hard struggle
20 make both ends meet; and the
Twins had bad n long lesson IN learn
ing % DO without the desires Of their
hearts These lessons had Impressed
the Terror deeply be- had come % re-
. aiize the necessity Of having money.
and his interest In financial mattCrs
was lively indeed lie was resolved
that the Cats Home should last ~
long a. possible: be- felt that their
mental and manual work IN thc forIna-
ton ~ that home made q only right
that the wages ~ -orerRsering" should
extend over the longest possible period
BET with milk az three pence-halfpsnny
= pint the kittens would very SION
drink up their funds. Ills mind turned
ioagingly 20 the possibilities Of skim
milk
There was plenty o. skim milk IN
little Deeplng Tor butter-making was
- chief industry but the pigs drank
n. The Twins went ARMY down % the
house % farmer StEbbs. They had
never before entered a. though they
had often entered bis orchard aud he
received the, suspieionsly. pulling
doubtfully AZ thc NewEate fringe which
ran bristling under hts shaver chin.
Even when he learned that they bad
come on business bis fnce did not
brighten tiii the Terror. Incidentally.
dropped a sovereign on the noor. and
then talked 81 cash pavments Then
the face % farmer Stubs shone: and
b. agreed 81 supply them vita all the
Akim milk iheV needed. but In the
course of the next fortnight they added
twelve more Kittens 20 the Home: aud
there was another struggle with the
way out lie bought stale bread from
the baker and led the kittens an
bread and milk They throve On Il
and Il wenf further than plain milk.
The Twins had but little spare time
They had been busy niiinw certain
shelves which they had fixed up above
the cathutches with the best apples
the more peaceful and Eparselv popu-
lated parts 81 the countryside afforded
but what spare time be had the Ter
rur devoted - 4 great feat % paint
lng Tie painted in white letters on a
blackboard.
Lady Rpehanspfoa's Cats Home.~
and fixed IL @ over the door. The
letters varied somewhat Ia size. and
they were not everything that could D.
desired IN the matter % shape bul
both Erebus and Virgins agreed that
u was extraordinarily effective. and
that II ever their aunt saw a. shs
would BE- deeply Rratihed BY r.
This striking advertisement ~ their
enterprise rendered II necessary that
their mother should - formally taken
Into their conhdence. she bad learned
about the Cats Home from Polly: bui
she was canefui never q Interfere with
the Twins IN any harmless pursuit
she was only too happy thnt they
should have one. she made her for
! nal inspcctlon ~ the Cats Home VITA
, h becoming seriousness. aud admire
eFerrthing-Its cunTenlnnce. its clean
lines. the extensive sale % which 1
! IVES being RUG. and warmly agrees
; with the Terror that 90 have saved =
mamT charming kittens from fhe az GA
5 death ~ drowning was n Ereaf WORK
AZ TIE end % everything the Terral
said casually. The bicFCles are q,
bring kittens With frum q disfance-
~Whatf Are those your bicycles p
: cried Mrs. nanrerheid ~But whsrsvei
. O. you ST the money frum % bug
! them