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Show THE SANDMAN STORIES Mrs. Tabby's Choice Ona day wha Mra Tahhy waa rnamlnr abnUt I h barn ah rnk4 hr ana auddniy Int a hola that nad I Into tha yratn ronm i thr aida aha wa rr murli aor-aria4 aor-aria4 la aa aafnra har flva aba,' plump mir. ihr oua an a and iwl arar nna Tha mirt- wrr a Intant nana aatint fraia thai lha did nnt aaa Mra Tabb and finding aha waa ant dtarovarad, Mra. TaM.y drw bark kar haad anil lonkad 1 ham ovr 1a" aha aald la hmlf "Xnw. had I nttr jump In and rath na nf lha hia; anaa nr an tn alawly and Ihrn pounr upon two amalir nna "Thy ara all nlra and plump and I an- aura lhara ran ha hut hill rhnw antl think lhr itiiaht b a bigr mal for m if w two af ihr mallr nna " Hut aha did nnt fl nulta aura, an aha ait III pnadrd. do hliva on nf hn law ona la ulumpar than! lha wthar." aha muatnl. "Va. I ami aura ha la. Now. I wondar what I Wtiar tin Mra. Tabby aat dwn tn think, hut all Ik tima ah kapl har avao aa lha hnla ihmuch which aha rould aaa tha llv mlra Hut whlla Mra Tabby waa IHnklnf and trying 10 maka up har mind whi. h moua mr mica aha would ratrh. wha ahnuld mma alnnf boh l ad har . hut Miaa Tnpv lllpk ' What ta old Mra Tabhr tfnlnv thara wnndar. Ihnuahl Tnpy. ha la watrhina: anmathtna; f hrwua h I hat hnla. Htrm, I II ttr tha tip af my tall Miaa Tnpay waa frlaky and quirk and aha darly lav 4 la lma. ao aha rrvpt alona rlnoa lo lha wall, and ba fnra Mra. Tabby rould a wink Tnpay Hi-k had hr aya at tha hnla and la an Inaiant aha waa through ih I ona board a at tha aid and la tha grata room. To par raucht a btr moua and waa off with It bafnra Mra Tabby rnv-ar4 rnv-ar4 hr wlta, but aha followad har and told bar aha waa a rudo bad mannarad kltl-n "Vow nuahd right In front af ma. ha aald. "Your man aara ara a dia-fnr dia-fnr tn Catdom. and you did ant ratrh but ona. aithar. 1 think i could hava caught two." "Hut you ritda't ralh any, aald Miaa Toppy. with a lauh. V hat ennd do a t dn your iiomarh to I hink about dlnnrr. Mra Tabby? You ahnuld an .quickly, not think, whan ou hava to hunt a living" "Hurh lmpudnraM aald Mra Tabby, aa ah walkd away. "Klttana ara not brought up aa thy wara whra 1 waa young.' tOapyrtght. tall, by tha Mrriara Npwapapar anituaia, Nw Tvik i ity i |