The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-27

He didn't answer her right off, but I
could hear him swallow as if he was be-
ginning to feel quite nervus about it.
Very well, she said, I shall go right in here
and telefone for the poleece.
Peaty looked so nervus then, thought
praps 1t would stop her. But it didn't.
Wait just moment, dear, she called up
to the cat, I'm coming right back to you!
And she went straight in the house.
Peaty turned his head round very slow to
make sure that she was gone, and then he
turned it again and looked back at Peat,
and from the expression of his face could
see that he was going to do it this time if
he dyed for it.
Keep still Peatl he said in a kind of
SCARED whisper. Don't you novel Just
keep still Peat!
Peat glansed down as if he hadn't in
tirely made up his mind whether he'd keep
still or not, and Peaty backed off ittel
lords the gait.
Don't you move anyway, Peat! he whis-
pered littel louder. Don't you move Peat!
And Peat glansed down again, and then
he kind of edged off sevral inches from the
tree.
Stop it Peat! And Peaty spoke right
out loud that time and backed off Just a
httel more lords the gait. Stop it Don't
you dair Peat
You see the queer thing about Peat is, he
has never been really known to take
dair, and Peaty knew it. So.
Stop it, Peatl he said. Don't you dair,
Peati
And Peat he fattened himself right out
on the ground, as much as to say it might
be dangerous, but he would risk it anyway,
and then he just slid himself along as much
as a yard lords Peaty. rI
Well the unexpeckted thing was, Just at
that minute the poarch door opened and
the lady who oned the cat walked right
down the steps. But Peaty didn't see
her. He was watching Peat too close
And she stopped right where she was as
if she didn't intirely understand it anyway,
and watched them both.
tell you stop right where you are Peatl
Peaty said, as if he meant it too. Don't you
go and risk it Peat!
And Peat he fattened down more than
ever, as if he could see the danger but he
wasn't going to be any howard, and then
he slid right along lords Peaty.
Peaty backed out of the gait then.
Don't you come through that gait any,
way, Peat! he said in very loud whisper
that time. Don't you dair do anything
like that Peat!
And Peat kept sliding along fatter than
ever, because with his disposition of course
he couldn't take dair.
Well, if the lady who oned the cat hadn't
lie, cfIll of cha
spoiled it, but she didn't, she never spoke
a word till she saw Peat 60 sliding right
out through the gait, and Peaty catch him
by the collar.
Well thank goodness, she kind of berst
out then. But she turned and glansed
out at Peaty and Peat as if she didn't
intirely understand it yet. Well thank
Goodness, she said again, but of all upheard
of methuds
And she walked right across the yard.
Come down now you poor dear, she said
very pleasantly. And the werst part of
the whole thing happened then.
Come down now, she said very pleas
entity again, but the cat never moved bit,
just looked down as much as to say she
would if she could but she couldn't
Wy come down, she said. There's nothing
10 hurt you now, come down deari
But the cat was so high up she couldn't
even make the least move, so she just
looked down again as much as to say, wy
she would if she could but she couldn't.
Wy she can't get down. the lady hollered
right out. Oh dear, Oh dear! Can't she
get DOWN Wy she must get down. She'll
starve up therel Oh dear, somebody must
get her down. I'll resOoyd anyone who'll
get her down. I'll reward anyone hand
somely on the spot who'll get her down.
Be pasient dear she called up as if she
was just about discouraged anyway, Oh
try to be pasient just httel longerl
The cat looked down as much as to say
she was kind of tired of that, and then the
lady she went hurrying into the house
again.
When she did that started right out
for Peaty. But he was gone and so was
Peat. Well, / didn't think of anything
more, but just went racing up the street.
/ could see them ahead there, Peat kind
of herting his tail and leading off, and
Peaty walking on behind him. And
caught up.