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Show ' ZAAKY GRAHAM. BOMNER. .. qyriir.HT i vimhn mvnnt union A NEW HOME "X think we should move," said Mr. j Jfonse. "There is a large house next ' door and there are a good many children. chil-dren. I should Imagine they would keep plenty of good things to eat. "Chi I Iren like to eat. The children go to school so the people will not move away during school time. "We won't have to worry until the hot weather comes and that is a long time awoy." "That's too far ahead for us to have to think about now," said Mrs. Mouse. "But tell me, do you know If they keep a cat or not? "Sometimes children are very fond of cats." "My dear," said Mr. Mouse in a hurt and injured tone, "do you suppose sup-pose for one moment that I would think of going to a new home where there was a cat? "I'm too wise a mouse for that. "It would be the most foolish thing I could do. No, they haven't a cat. They're sensible people. "They have good food, a nice cook, and no cat!" "You don't think the cook looks like the sort whs would set a trap, do you?" asked Mrs. Mouse. "That is one thing, my dear, about which we can never tell. But she looks rather good-natured and easy- "Off We Go, Then," Said Mr. Mouse. going, and I think it will be an excellent ex-cellent home." "It sounds very nice," said Mrs. Mouse, "and I will call the children now." "Where" ".re they?" asked Mr. Mouse. - ' "They're playing hide-and-go-seek In the coal bin the precious little dears," said Mrs. Mouse affectionately. affection-ately. "Micey, micey, micey," called Mr. Mouse. "Yes, papa," squealed the Mice. "Come here," said Mr. Mouse. Along came the Mice scampering from the coal bin to the part of the cellar where Mr. and Mrs. Mouse had been talking over their plans. "Are we to have dinner?" asked the Mice. "I'd love a piece of cheese," said one little Mouse. "If you aren't careful," said Mr. Mouse, "you may get caught in a trap through that love of cheese which you have." "Oh, I'll be careful, papa," said the little Mouse. "Be sure you are," said Mr. Mouse, "for traps are very dangerous things. But what I've called you all here foils foi-ls because we're going to move." "Where?" squealed all the Mice. "Next door, in the big house. We'll go through the cellar so no one will see us." "Oh," said one lit tie Mouse, "the Gray Mouse two doors from here said that would be a wonderful home. "lie wanted bis family to move, hut they wouldn't because they said they were pretty safe where they were." "Then you'd all like to move." said Mr. Mouse. "We're ready," said the little .Mice. "Off we go, then," said .Mr. Mouse, and followed by Mrs. Mouse and the Mice children they moved t o I he house next door, leaving the one they had been In because a cat bad just come there to live. And how carefully they lived their lives, taking care not to get caught In traps. Their new home was very, "rery satisfactory. sat-isfactory. I |