Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT FRIGHT was a little white while kitten and her mother a big white cat named Whitie who lived In the house most ot of the time and sat on a soft sott blue cushion As was her only child she ahe was allowed to have her In the house with her and Whitie had told her never to do anything she did not see seb her do never went upstaIrs What was wal on the floor above she did not nOL know and nd she was not at all inquisitive tive But was and She longed to know where the children went every everyday everyday day and what they did for tor she could hear them them laughing and making a great noIse Once she waIted until they were out ot of sight and then ran up the stairs too but she only got halt half way when some one saw her and poor Kit Kit- turns tums ears were boxed and she was driven down It serves you right said Whitie when ran crying to her and told her what had happ happened ned That I should have a child that does not behave be be- have is more than I can I never felt so disgraced In all my life did not feel teel disgraced at all She made UP her mind that the next time she tried to go upstairs no one would catch her One night Soon after when her mother was sleeping soundly got up from her side softly and ran up the first flight ot of stairs All AlI the doors on that floor being closed ran up the second flight and there to her joy a door was wide open ot Of course It Is all rIght for me to togo togo go In thIs room because the door Is open said and walked In ann ana looked around It was the playroom had entered entered en- en and It if she had gone right out I she would have been saved the fright I she got but she I Huh said I dont don't see I what those children make such a fuss tuss I about up here ran down one light flight ot of staIrs and halt half down the other when she sho tumbled and over and over she went tumbling Into the hall below more dead than alive with fright Under the tho sofa she ran crawling Into th the corner by the wall as tar far as she could get and not until her mother called and called the next morning did she come out never went up the s stairs again and one day when ope e ot of the children tried to carry her the kicked and until she was put down when oft off she ran and was not seen for tor tora fora a whole day There Is a bIg black animal upstairs upstairs up- up stairs she told Whitie when she asked her why she made such a fuss and he eats little kittens lIe trIed to eat me so I know mother Oh dear I have a foolish child as aswell aswell well as one who disgraces me by beIng Inquisitive sighed Whitie Why It must have been the bear that winds uP she said The children had It down In the hall the other day but It wont won't hurt you ou I But knew better She did not tell how she knew or when she fo found nd it out but nothing could tempt above e the hall floor after that dreadful night In the playroom the night she ran away |