San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07

| heard Warren's entrance. "A cry OF
relief from Helen as he doomed in
the doorway.
Hello, what's up?'
"Quick-quick Pussy Purr-Mew's
fallen out-she's on this ledge
Get me a Sheet" was his brisk
command as he reached the window.
a sheet?" quivered Helen. "What
can you do with a sheet?'l
''Don't stop to argue. Get a sheet, ]
tell you!"
Out in the hall closet Helen snatched
a sheet from the linen shelf. shaking
out its crisp folds as she ran.
Slashing the hem with his knife,
Warren tore the sheet in half and tied
it together.
| Intent only on the rescue. Helen,
needless of the mutilation of one Of
her best sheets. watched with breath
less anxiety while he lowered it.
you'll brighten her." as Pussy
Purr- New shrank back. shell fall
off ~
IF she's got any sense, she'll climb
up" -
"She's too terrified-shell never
climb up that.' =.
"She won't with all this hubbu5
Here. get away! Well leave her
| Moving the dressing table nearer
the window, he tied the sheet to it.
| Retreating to the dining room win
dow which commanded view of the
same ledge, they watched for Pussy
Purr-Mew's ascent. But ignoring the
rescuing sheet, she still crouched mo-
tionless against the wall.
Come on, let's have dinner"
grumped Warren. "She'll climb up
when she's good and ready"
sit down and eat dinner with her
out there?" anguished Helen. "She
may slip off any moment" j..
| "Heluva lot of good it does to stani
here calling Kitty. Kitty, Kitty"
"Oh, ] know" Helen clasped her
hands with sudden inspiration. "a
box! She loves to get into box.
| Well tie a rope around bandbox y!
Darling 10 her closet. she tumbled
her best hat from its smart striped
box.
"Wouldn't hold her. Warren felt
the thin pasteboard. IF that bottom
fell out-good night cat"
"a basket she quavered. "Oh
why didn't we think of basket"
| Out in the kitchen Helen caught UP
the basket under the sink.
"What're you goin' to put them po-
tatoes in?" Nora had followed her
out. "Wait. I'll get the washboiler."
| Not waiting for anything. she
dumped the potatoes on Noras spot
less floor. :.
Get me a rope! Where's the
clothesline:' =,
"Ain't seen none since been here, y
sulkily. "She dries in the basement. y
| Helen's ingenuity always equal to
an emergency, she flew into Warren's
room-to the drawer that held his
pajamas. Jerking out two of the
pajama cords. she knotted them to-
gether. then tied them TO the basket
handle.
"Now let this down." dashing back
to Warren. "No, l. will-you'll
frighten her." ~ -
Cautiously, coaxingly, Helen lower
ed the basket.
BE just like you to drop it if she
did get il. Hello. where'd you get
this cord?" He was tying it TO the
dressing table. "Swipe it from my
pajamas?"
poor Pussy Purr-Mew,' soothed
Helen "Don't be afraid-mother'
right here" =,
"Can that mother stuff" snorted
Warren. "Somebody'll hear you."
| "She's afraid of the basket Why
! didn't I put in her cushion? Maybe
she'd have smelled that. Nora, get
it for me, quick!"
The basket drawn up, Helen fitted
| in the red velvet cushion.
"And some catnip! I'll sprinkle in
some catnip."
The cushion-lined, catnip-scented
basket proved no lure to Pussy Purr-
New. She still crouched OH the mar
row ledge, too frightened even TO
meow" But the appeal in her
gray-green eyes brought the tears to
Helen's.
"If 1 could slip a moose over her
head" suggested Warren, Il could
] yank her up"
| "Yes, and choke her. Dear,
couldn't you let me down by my feet?
I'm so light know you could hold
me. ] wouldn't be afraid !"
Risk your neck for a cat? ! guess
not. Now, see here, this is all non
sense. She'll climb up that sheet If
you let her alone, Nora. you put
dinner on. I've had enough of this. -"
mo, no, WON'T leave her
there" sobbed Helen. "Call IN the
Humane Society. They may know
some way"
"There's Just one way. After din
ner, if she hasn't sense to climb up.
I'll get the fire department TO bring
| around an extension ladder"
"Get them now--right away. What
do You do? Turn in an alarm?"
"Not much you don't. After dinner
I'll go around to the engine house."
swat all that time-risk her fall
ing off? Where's the nearest engine
house? If you won't go I'll send the
hall boy or go myself"
.Oh, all right, I'll co." irately.
"Know what it'll cost for a fool job
like this? I'll have to give those men
good stiff tip"
II don't care what it COSTS" reck-
lessly. you're extravagant about
everything else-why should you save
on Pussy Purr-Mew?"
As with a muttered growl Warren
slammed out. Helen flew back to
call down soothing encouragement to
Pussy Purr-Mew.
"Dinner'll be all spoiled" grumb-
led Nora. "Waitin' half an hour
now"
"Never mind about dinner, Nora.
You go 10 the library window and let
me know when you see the firemen
coming"
An anxiouS fiftaan u,;pu9o wait he-