Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-25
PETER
BY JANE Mc9AIN.


large family and suburban home. but
small bank account boarded anybody.
Mrs. Archibald Frothman. rich
city dame of English stock, cOntem-
plating a visit to the land OF her fore
fathers, motored out TO Bent's TO see
II they would board her cat, Peter.
and also her son, during her absence
In the approaching summer Mrs.
Bent agreed to.
Mrs. Frothman thereupon proceeded
to give Lulu, who took special charge
Of the cats, instructions regarding Pc
ter.
"Now. Miss Bent" she said. you
must kiss Peter every night, for he al
ways kisses me and don't want that
affectlonate habit broken. You must
treat him to ice cream occasionally
and feed him with sardlnes and the
best salmon steak" There were other
Instructions regarding Peters nap, his
walk, and so forth. Then Mrs. Froth-
man spoke a few words regarding her
son.
HE Is literary-but perfectly harm
less. I am not particular as to what
you give him-If you ouly understand
him-for never could" Then the
dame, after promising to call with her
charges before sailing for Europe. de-
parted.
At the expected time she again ar
rived. The cat was an immense mar
tese animal, his mouth being the home
hest part of him. The son WAS
handsome young fellow with superior
manners and, apparently. an intellect
as well as a heart. His name was the
same as the cats, Peter.
The neighbors. who knew Mrs. Bent
we'll remarked. with wink. that the
four-legged Peter being only cat, and
the two-legged one a Catch" there
was quite difference.
Mrs. Bent's idea of feline treatment
was the cats should take what was
given them.
Soon Lulu and Mr.. Frothman be-
came friends. MI. Frothman, much
travelled, and member of the best So
eiety, proved an edifying and agreea-
BILE companion. To them the end of
the summer came too quickly. and
with it Mrs. FrOthman. for the object
Of her tenderest care, her cat.
"How's Peter?" was the first query
Hes fne!" was the reply.
as Lulu kind to him7"
eyes, awful! !"
"Thats good !" exclaimed Mrs.
Frothman.
What has Peter had to eat?"
"O-er-everything that's nice
wish he was here all the time. Lulu
makes ice cream for him, and iiffy iell
and Hiawatha cake-and fudge-and
everything like"
Indeed !" exclaimed Mrs. Frothman.
manifesting some surprise. I'm afraid
that you've been too lndulgent. But,
after all, it's best to treat our pets
we'll
"Where does Peter sleep?" was the
next question.
"In the guest chamber" was the re.
ply.
"Ohp exclaimed Mrs. Frothman,
with even more surprise.
docs Lulu take Peter out to walk?"
"Oh, yes, she takes him to the band
concert and he takes her to the opera
He takes her TO the beach and he
bought her a plaid silk bathing suit
You ought to see tits a beauty!
wish | had one like It,"
Up to this point Mrs. Frothman had
been all but doing out OF mere salts
faction. but now she started She
Strengthened up and looked at Mary
like a hawk. Her sister, previously a
listener only, took hand at the ques-
tionng.
us Peter sweet on Lulu?"
"Oh, yes everyone knows thati"
Mrs Frothman had received a blow.
But she recovered from It sufficiently
to snap AT Mary.
u have been asking about my cat.
Peter You have no right to call Mr..
Frothman by his first name"
He told us to-" replied Mary bris-
Ting with Indignation HE says he
wants to be Peter to all of us. al
ways"
The ladies' exchanged eloquent looks.
i wish you to get my cat" demand
ed Mrs. Frothman, do you know where
he is?"
i don't know, but suppose he Is
somewhere about"
Mary arose to institute search. But
Mrs. Frethman called her back.
"What has Peter had to eatT'
"Oh-er-mice and-er-tiny bits of
snakes and-er-he eats cockroaches,
too"
Mrs. Frothman used her smelling
salts
where has he slept7"
"Oh-er-on the Scipiones old mat
tress. All their kids had the scarlet
fever on It, but Peter likes to lie
there"
Mrs. Frothman FASTENED Mary upon