The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

I admiring themi He clasped his hands,
and half closed his eyes. and said:
''Nittie, nittle darwins! Net me kiss
dem. Mollie!"
You might hurt them. Bennie."
said Moilie: besides, they never keep
their mouths shut"
Like you. Ben" said BERTHE.
'FHush!' whispered Mollie
tits my birthday said Bonnie in
an injured tone.
"All right, Ben." answered BERTHE
Here come Dinah. Look, pinah- -
there are SIX goldfish, but you
mustn't touch them."
Dtnah turned UP her nose.
It's no use pretending that they
wouldn't taste NICE" went on BERTHE.
because they would; but they belong
to Bonnie, not to you, and you mustn' t
touch thens!" And Dinah, who hated
being ordered about, walked from the
room. The next morning one of the
fishes was gone!
Please Master BERTHE" cried Anne,
"Dinah's gone and stolen one Of the
GOLDFISH"
"Dinah wouldn't have done IT," said
BERTHE.
OH oh! OH" walled Bonnie. "Hor-
wild, horwid Dinah!"
Shall sIHdCk HSf! asked BeTT15,
as he went out of the door with Anne
"No, MOI" cried Bonnie. Poor, poor
Dinah!" And he threw his arms round
Dinah's neck. you didn't eat We poor
Ill Ash, did you, Dinah?'
MOI answered Dinah. LET me
go; you'll choke met" And she strlg-
gled away and walked rrAjestically
Into the garden
''Thsre!" said Anne, looking out of
the nursery window tthey had all gone
up to look at the old-fish}, there's
Dfnah hiding in the garden. She must
have stolen it!''
Her said her never" announced
Bonnie coolly Just then Moliie came
IN and asked what was the matter.
TT wasn't Dinsh." said MoiIis; "she
didn't sleep In the nursery last night.
Shs was on my bed"
THERE" said Berthe.
'Dere'' said Bonnie" And then all
ran Into the ssEden -. 4 x, ~.
'Dinah," whispered Bsrt2e In the
cats car. We're going TO put you
| in the nursery tonight, and please will
you and our who stole Bennie's fsh ?"
with pleasure answered Dinah,
and purred all the morning. She was
so proud OF being trusted.
1haI nignt--Wnen every one in the
house was asleep except the gold fish,
who kept goi q. round and round the
glass bowl as though they would never
stop-Dinah, who sat blinking at them
IN the semi darkness ct was noi
quite dark. because Mollie had left
night-light, FOR she knew that though
cats could ses better than people IN
the dark, they cannot see property,
heard a tiny voice, which she knew
to be mouse's say: mo, you don't!
Girls never fish" And another voice.
even higher and shriller than the first,
answered; II tell you I will. and I've
got better fishing rod than you, too,
because your cotton's only fastened on
TO q skeWsr, and mines tied on 10 q
pencil"
"Oh, come on, boys,' said another
Voice. Let her come II she likes.
just to keep her quiet SO she doesn't
begin squealing and wake that
Dinah!" (Hers Dirah chuckled to
herself) She won't catch any"
Amt you proud, Whiskers."
soueaked the other voice, lust be-
cause you caught one last night p"
con. 1t was whiskers, was IT."
thought Dinah.)
YES an mean TO eaten another"
raid wh'skers. Come on, boys!"
And Dirah watched the mice-there
were four OF them-scurry across the
nursery floor. climb the sable-coIth.
and little fern which stood near,
scrambled on to tho slippery rim
IT a-ffsh bowl. Once settief
they felt In their pockets Tor crumbs,
which they fastened On TO bsnt pima