The Washington times., 1914-01-05

4 NH her little family into the attic
kVx Of the house whore she had
been living. because on the
first floor Kitty had been watching her
hole in very unpleasant menner. So
Mrs. Mouse told her husband that she
thought the air would be better for all
( OF them II they moved to the top Of the
house. and also that she felt sure they
all would live much longer. But she
VIII find us. nv DEAR said Nj. Mouse
Very likely she will watch so closely
We will not have a chance to move.
I'VE could manage very well, / am
sure: we could escape when Kitty is
doing. but the children are so young.
am afraid we will never be able u
move until they are larger
| IF you walt for that We may no.
have any children 10 move" replied
his wife. "All / want Is your consent
| to the plan. and will take care OF the
moving and do 1t all with safety. too"
Very weIl, my dear replied her
me have look at the place. 80 will
know where to go when I come home
some day and fInd you have left this
home
Mrs. Mouse told her children not to
dare move or 20 near the hole in the
wall until she returned, and then she
took her husband TO the attic OF the
house under the roof, where tEere was
a big basket Of corn. -.
why didn't you mention the corn
my dear" asked Mr.. Mouse. u am
sure the place Is in every way quite
satisfactory to me. Can help you
to mover
But his wife told him she did not need
his help. All she wanted was his con-
sent. and away she ran, but not home.
She went to a closet where things we're
stored and where she had only the
night before been fooled. but she did
not mention TO her husband.
She had seen Mr.. Mouse run in and
out OF a closet, and going In there one
day she found nothing that to her mind
was worth eating, and she was wonder
ing what in the world he went into that
dry closet for. when suddenly she saw
two bright eyes looking straight al
Mrs. Mouse felt her heart jump and
then stand still. She thought OF her
children and she wondered what would
become of them all N a tEinkling OF
an eye. but the eyes did not wink or
blink; they kept staring straight at her.
After a minute she felt sure it was
not kitty, or she would have pounced
upon her before that
Mrs. Mouse took another look. now
that her eyes had become accustomed
to the place. and she saw with surprise
that this creature resemDled her oLjy
that the coat might be little thicker.
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Then when the creature did not reply
she spoke again. Il wonder you
know my husband. he runs in and out
here often"
Still no reply and Mrs. Mouse was get,
ting rather angry. she moved nearer.
and to her surprise she found the crea-
ture had no body. only a head. and that
Soser sas Fathsf and ag asSs eoser MQSs shsn shs
stopped; she had ben talking to a
stuffed head that had fallen OF some
of the furs that were hanging in the
closet.
when she left her husband right to his
closet and brought the head with her
when she came out
She carried 1t home and crept eau
tiously to the hole in the wall and then
down to the floor where there was an
other hole that entered the kitchen un-
der the table.
She waited and found that puss was
asleep near this hole, then Mrs Mouse
put the fur head just where the tip end
Of the nose could be seen and where
puss could not reach it and went back
to her children.
There was another opening to this
hole in the wall and this was through
the pantry, and on the other side of the
pantry was a hole which would enable
Mrs. Mouse to take her family to the
attic TO their new home IL they could
This was the reason she placed the
fur head where Kitty was sleeping, so
that when she awoke she would rot
leave that hole because she would be
sure she saw the tip Of the nose Of a
mouse.
what in the world, are you watch
ing?' said the cook one day to Kitty:
you hardly leave long enough 10 eat
your dinner"
Meow. meow said Kitty, swing
ing her tail and looking into the hole
again.
Get away from there and let me see,''
said cook.
With a fork cook poked into the hole.
and in a minute she drew out the fur
head with the shiny eyes.
We'll, YOU are silly puss to be sure"
she said, throwing the head on the floor.
you have been watching that hole for
two days, and IL was only n fur head
OF of mistress neckpiece"
Kitty gave one sniff al the head and
then ran out of the house They fooled
me- she said: 81 believe the whole
family have moved out while 1 was
that old piece Of fur"
Tomorrow-'"TheE Enchanted Harp"