El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-11

pleading as plainly as a kitten can
plead to be taken home And then
Helen saw pinned over the cage door
a blue ribbon with First Prize, Kitten
Class" gOld-lettered upon It.
First Prize!
The first prizci So Pussy PurrmeW
was a blue-ribbOn cat! Helen could
hardly restrain her delight. She had
had no idea that the prizes would be
awarded so soon
Mighty fine kitten you've got there,
mum" said an attendant who was
brushing up around the cages, expect
ant Of a tip
ooh. yes; isn't she a lovely kitten?'
answered Helen proudly.
She could hardly wait until warren
came home that evening to tell MIN the
wonderful news Before he got his
Ovecoat off she was out in the hall
with an excited account Of it all.
And Oh you'll go with me tonight
and see her-WOn't you, dear!
'Humphi A cat show is about the
last thing I'd ever go tO-but / suppose
I'll have TO in this case"
"Oh, then, let's hurry and get through
dinner" eagerly. I'm so anxious Tor
you to see 1t all. Pussy PurrmeW looks
so dear in her red velvet cage and there
are so many wonderful kittens there
Now. look here, ] said I'd go, Dut
you needn't expect any enthusiasm.
The proper place for cats is the cellar
or the barn It's these fool women VINO
haven't anything better. to do VINO make
q fuss over a lot Of pam ered cats
But Heien was so glad that warren
would go that even this attitude old
not dampen her ardOr.
1t was Just nine when they reached
the exhibition hall The poultry show
was downstairs, and they entered amid
d chorus Of Growing cocks
Cats in the concert hall- read
large sign over the stairs.
Helen had seen this sign before, but
it had not struck her as comlcal. But
now Warren almost exploded
Cats in the concert hal!' he roareo-
That's a lovely SignE
why, dear, don't see anything
very funny in that
you don't? You don't2 Oh, WELL
you never had any sense of humor.
Cats in the concert hanF say that's
richi"
But, dear, what else could they say?
This is the concert hall and the cats
are here" said Helen seriously, stiI
not seeing any humor in the sign
But just then Mrs. Stevens sighted
them and made her way over through
the crowd.
"Oh. I am so glad you came" cor
daily shaking hands with warren:
~ our kitten is receiving all kinds Of
honOrs"
As she led the way towards Pussy
Purrmew's cage. she paused before tnat
Of a large pure white Persian cat with
a cageful Of prize ribbons ana Jro-
phies.
This is Prince Edward I want you
to see him. They say he's worth
..Three thousand dollars unused
Warren. Imagine $4,000 walking along
your back fence! It'd give me the cold
shivers every time I'd see him disap-
pearing over to the neighbor's yard.
ooh, these cats never walk the baeH
fence" laughed Mrs. Stevens
well, I wouldn't trust them If they
had the chance. The three thousand
dollar and the alley brand are pretty
much the same kind of cat"
"Oh here's Pussy PurrmeW! eX-
claimed Helen. Isn't she dearE as
the kitten rose and rubbed against the
cage the moment she heard Helen'S /
voice oh, you've got your collar all
awry Theret" opening the cage door
an adjusting the bow Of red satin that |
adorned her neck. You see, Warren,
pointing proudly 10 the blue ribbon /
'.the first prize in the kitten class
And there were a great many KIT |
tens entered this year, said MIS- SteE- I
ems. But 1 knew all along she would !
win"
And Warren, manlike when anything
belonging TO him is distinguished by /
some mark Of merit, was now prompt
to share The credit.
Yes" patting the kitten condeScend- /
ingly, we've got pretty decent cat /
here. Seems TO have stood up pretty !
well against the others, didn't shef
And Helen was too proud and TOO /
happy to mark the inconsistency