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

very keen--trcmend0usly Interested In
Cats Homes. She thinks we are do
ing great work as we'll as YOU"
Mrs. Dnngerheld's beautiful eyes
were very wide open, and she said
rather breathlessly, you got money
out of your Aunt Amelia?'
ooh, yes" said the Terror care
lessly.
Mrs Dangcrdeld CROPPED 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 il 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 ono night,
there came a loud ring ut the 'front.'
door bell 1t was SO loud and 80 i'm
Fortunate TINT the Twins dashed from
the dinlng-room and Ercbus opened
the door. On the steps stood n young
man of extraordinary elegance and
distinction: but he wore a harried mir.
why, it's Uncle Maurice!" cried
Erebus. sprnging upon him with n
warm embrace.
"Its Uncle Maurice mother" cried
the Terror.
at may be your Uncle Maurice. but
! can tell you he's by no means sure
Of 1t himself Is It my head or my
heels,T I'm standing on?" said Sir Mat
rice Falconer, family.
On his words there came up the
steps the porter of Little Deeping.
laden with wicker baskets. From
each basket came the sound of new
ing.
"Whatever is it?" cried Mrs. Dan
gerhcld. kissing her brother
Cats for the Cats Home ~ said Sir
Maurice.
Il IIe waived his startled sinsfol,
aside while the baskets were ranged
In a neat row on the floor Of the hall /;
then he paid the porter, fecbly. and
shut the door after him with ah. air
Of exhaustion. He leaned back against
II and said; NfHtfN apIL I
81 had sudden message-1Aunt
Amelia is going Il. pay surprise visit
TO this inf. this Cats Home these
little ilends are pretending to rim for
her. / saw that there wns no time to
ose-there must be a Cats Homo with
cats In it--or she'd cut them both out
of her will. Thought catsAall over
London-they've been with me ever
since--yowling-they yowled In tho
taxi--all over London---thev travelled
down as far as RowingtOn with me and
an old gentleman--a high-spiritcd old
gentleman-yowling-not only the
eats, but the old gentleman too-nnd
they travelled from Rowlngton to Little
Deeping with me and two maiden Ia
dles--tmld maiden ladies l-YOwling.
oh, what thing it is for man TO
have nephew and a niece But come
on We've got to make a Cats Home
at once" And he caught up two bas-
kets.
"But we've got Cats Home-onIy
It's full OF Kittens" said Erebus.
"GGod heavens Do you mean TO
say I've gone through this nightmare
for nothlng?" cried Sir Maurice, drop
ping the baskets.
"Oh, no; 1t was awfully good OF
yon!" said the Terror with sweet po-
likeness. "The cats will come in aw-
fully useful"
They'll make the home look so
much more natural--all kittens isn't
natural" said Erebus.
"And they'll be such pleasant SUI.
prise for Aunt Amelia-she was only
"WhatT howled Sir Maurice "Do
YOU mean to say I've parleyed for
hours with a high-spirited old gentle
man and two--two ,--tlmid maiden
ladies just to give Aunt Amelia Il
pleasant surprise"
"Oh, no; 1t was awfully good OF you
to take all this trouble" said the Ter
ror. I'VE might have been In hor-
rid mess"
ut was splendid of YOU" said Ere
bus. "And you must want your sup
per-"
Sir Maurice sank into chair and
wiped his beaded brow feebly. ~
ought to have had more confidence in
you" he said family. "I ought TO
know your powers by now"
He refused firmly to sup amid the
yowling OF eats; he insisted that he
must see them safely deposited In the
Cats Home before he could touch food
or drink.
"All right" said the Terror. "Ill
just put on pair of thick gloves.
Wiggins's father, the higher mathema-
ticlan, you know, says that hydropho-
bia is very rare among cats. But
it's Just as well to be careful with
these London ones"
oh, lord, / never thought Of that %
said Sir Maurice, with shudder.
The Terror put on his gloves; they
carried the yowling strangers down to
the Home. and bestowed them IN
hutches. Then Mt last did Sir Maurice
recover his wonted self-possesslon, a
self-possesslon as admirable as the Sc
renlty OF the Terror, but not so dura-
BILE.
At supper he reduced his apprecin-
tive kinsfolk to exhaustion by his en-
tertalning account of his parleying
with his fellow-travelers He could
not view 1t with more impartial eyes.
II was on the way TO bed that the
brilliant idea flashed on Erebus
We ought to have more cats" she
said. Think how pleased Aunt Anne
lila would bew
The Terror stopped short on the
stairs, ponderlng the suggestion "By
Joye, yes. II would be a good time to
work that valerian DODGE he said.
Besides, we should have to use our
bicycles for the benefit OF the Home.
I've always wanted TO do that"
Then we must catch the morning
cats said Ercbus.