Show V I 1 0 A t 0 6 0 6 0 0 t C luck 8 I 1 0 g A cat and a girl both win 0 0 16 B EVELYN 0 0 1314 1210 by american free elation 2 aiu kill M slammed td lie tile rate of tile ati achl I 1 tu lard ind taine down doll tin lath I 1 will ih rit on oil her storm and in lit the very lose loc of u lur hand tiomi eliell the liftig as remains of a 3 oung bralit r conot oue titi trita her tier disconsolate lint makes lt lit nu ino see st stunt t lit tu tiu 0 L hit bell kaliel in ill t the lie I 1 list six eks vt tt a dollar a pair those broll would liae att liel iiii it Is 1 tin outrage nd am the defunct thicken far for froin from hr eight sight that cut cat mu must at bo be killed at once did ou send mrs 11 a bill for t tin aw chick t asked ked I 1 ou auls intent tt on oil her tier needlework e work rk to amy nodded sent it monday 1 heard froni front her today I ee e cs e did lit she say sho she w as it 11 soldier a widow and that the gray cat was tier solace louise smiled mi ouy I 1 ord for word t ord laugh if you must boung woman neut on ATO in gloo nill ill but lr please that binm I 1 am not a talented artist who can earn abc price ot of a ion u alth with a fen fe daubs of paint I 1 am act fl a more mere common commonplace place plodder and I 1 a talent in the world save for poultry raising and now I 1 begin to doubt my ability to succeed at that see mrs beemer myself an no bounced louise arising and folding her work with an air of decision she mutt either pity you 30 and promise immunity from further annoyance from the rat cat or she he must kill the beast 1 she won t do either mourned amy from the I 1 lazza as louise passed out of the gate and crossed the street strett to the abode of the widow deemer louise found the widow deemer seated on the back stoop in the act of placing n saucer of milk before the huge rray gray cat U louey remarked tho the widow amiably I 1 it ite a some wanner artner today I 1 it la Is agreed louise coldly mrs beemer that cat has got to go 11 ou mean ephraim quavered the widow of course 1 im I m it soldiers s widow began ann nn I 1 I 1 eemer lo 10 the melancholy tone t one she reserved for that oft repeated statement but hut louise lifted a aliu finger warningly A and anti ephrhim Is 1 our only solace added the pirl girl dryly ve ne know all at that mrs deemer Il cemer and we are very orry rorry but aou ou must see that we e cwt cat continue to lose chickens at this rate it its a preposterous ephraim seeing to kill just for the mere pleasure of the deed ile lies a a cold blooded old mur derer the I 1 ho pale gray ephraim turned a light yellow v eye in her direction and a faint sneer lifted his black lip then ble his red eivet tongue darted in and out of the milk and his eyes were er 0 bidden hidden ann deemer sighed very well she sniffed tearfully ill have hare to rive give him up I 1 guess ile a the only comfort ive got now hut but you cm can just take him away and kill him louey ill 11 kiss hiru him goodby if you don t mind if you will put the cat in a bag sire irm deemer Ue enier ill find somebody to dil dl pose ot of him interposed louise tin patiently IN lilt a bard hard little glitter in bar hr black eyed ann kreun r brought a covered burket basket and thru thrust it the scratching spit ting Lph rilin within she tied the cover and rave gave the basket into louise louke i hand hands then she threw her tier checked apron her head and rocked mournfully to an and fro I 1 lutse sc inu ed at the gate and look ini ing backward backard tilt tt a jiing of pity for the old bomin then ehe she thought ot 0 the mournful amy across the street and anti lad bad rf in tho the tom community nm a chicken layer slayer and through the he gate run around to latimers and see if it on one of tho boys wont chloroform the cat at amy will be relieved indeed when Y ben I 1 return and tell her that I 1 ph guint tins gone to join his forefathers it was nag no light task to carry the shaking basket within which the big gra cat eat fought ably for escape her ifer hands v wire tre quite ore sore when she reached the latimer place and found hermele in tile lie lidit of a curious group of boya boys and girls at the back door sin I 1 atimer came out and joined them I 1 J want somebody to chloroform a cat c at said maid louise its you know hes been killing off our brill broil e I 1 thought one of be the boya boys might ove lve it dollar mr fr I 1 a timer shook her head bead 1 I 1 don t want any of my folks to kill a cat eat I miss 1 wallace allace its a awful ful bad luck you know perhaps bleter swanson bat folks vill do it for you swede swedes dont believe in luck and such things 1 cry well sald 11 louise wearily I 1 NN ill you let nilly billy carry the basket for me Eph ralma very heavy 1 I guess there wont be any harm in tha tand he wa wrin wishing this morn ing that he could earn a quarter in billys shrewd mother ill see that be he get gets a quarter for the job smiled louise and then fol lo 10 houed ed by the curious billy and trailed oy ay the reina laing latimers they bought sought mettr swanson the blacksmith 1 I coulta t kill no ru cat ent 1 eald said reter when hen louise had told her ator tell melt me it brings bad luck now I 1 cant afford no bad bai tin maybe the Eyet allans in the holler might I 1 oula sought the th itallia itell in in tin lilt hollow nollon mon coglia merreil that ephraim po sul tho mil pill tao 0 and crossed ills bt bro brown it lingers fingers uan the crisp ness of pet balled fall to brink hie tits resol n old kor ahnin lo hnAtin s alaci face til min gitil arted ned ani ulicia by louke I 1 kiil and hor fun funereal treal train ile ll 11 anred longingly at t file tile clutched the 00 koo oo doo that hung liun about hh ilk throat 1 I I bad hat to t ills pint 0 3 o toile hone but it ani atu po to fill bad tad luck 0 t kill a at do bery debbins a in dat I 1 bolks sn n he hes s do de ret ar nigil oi ob olo I 1 ph pit litt limner mer lits his silt I 1 11 de money right bud bad too int inlo 49 t funk ant 3 buu ou honey 11 ahe ae win of the various interi leva that louise held that morn IHK ing noon timo time found her tier at her tier own gate tu juhik the beav basket con tabling tile still active ephraim her slater drew drou for forward ard it rocking chair in tho the forth and luno fell into ita its comfortable embrace 1 U hat flat 1 Is 14 4 in tho the basket asked amy ephraim I 1 1 lell I ell inea bout it do cron crowed ed ain I 1 aulse old told lier tier 1 I 1 can t find a per eon son u lio ho N fit make wai with that cat for loe or money and I 1 bells beleve ve mra mrs benier hiie I 1 couldn coulden t sho she gave ephraim into my liand almost too she 1 ended plaintively 1 I didn dian t realize that intelligent stople could lo 10 pu so sill and anti we must dispose of tho the cat our selves then said amy firmly we aro not superstitious no c e arc are not but its horrible to kill anything like that you know ill go out this afternoon and see if it I 1 enn t find some boy who n mill ill do it they can t all be fools 1 at that instant the basket containing tho the doomed cat snaked violently on the grass chero louise bad had dropped her burden then the tile cover flew new up and with a spiteful hiss dash f cd ed out and scrambled up the black walnut tree over their aston astonished libed heads X that impish tommy latimer must hae untied the corda cords said louise bitterly 1 I saw him quarreling with hilly billy over tho the baske tand I 1 gave them CO cente cents too amy had picked up a lar lare e stone and weighed it in her hand 1 I believe I 1 could lilt that cat eat eho fillo said viciously I 1 if I 1 can enn it will stun him perhaps kill him she shuddered eh slightly aimed the missile carefully at the crouching ephraim threw the stone and turned her back louise had closed her eyce eyes tightly they heard the stone crash through the brandies branches and then there fol followed loved a slight groan after that silence I 1 I 1 believe I 1 killed him moaned amy alou certainly came very near it aid an exasperated masculine voice I 1 und the bister sisters turned to view the in dinnant countenance of mr rupert amea ames that young gentleman clutch ed 1 one shoulder as a if in pain over hn bead head ephraim crouched spitting angrily and sharpening hi bi claus on the rough branch to which be clung ung did I 1 strike you rupert I 1 demand ed amy penitently I 1 I 1 wae was trying tn to hit the cat you see you must bo be very fond fond of him ob mervil mr ames drawing near to them im very sorry I 1 hope you aro are not badly hurt retch vetch the witch hazel pit ise louise amy let her hand dext in Ilu Itu pertis close clasp longer than he had dared hope e hardly expected to eee you ebe she added pointed IN 1 I felt that you needed me lied tied mr ames cheerfully M wr inner ness told me ou wire in trouble of some sort mott and required masculine as st el stanie hat can call I 1 do for you hen louis returned with the lotion they told the etory story of Ephr clin ralin and the slain broilers N ill you kill th thecae tLe ecat It I 1 they pleaded tear fully air ames shook his bend bead 1 11 I t 1 he lie said regretfully you see gee tm im superstitious too I 1 am be he asa arted lu in the face of their lous foolks 1 I know it I 1 killed that cat and every one of big hi nine lives nere extinguished chy CT by id neier hai has e it change of marrying amy after all boulse smiled and the swift color edme to am m e cheek cheeks that wa was i all P six 1 months month ago she eald said cold 1 im I all going to be nn tin independent noman and aud very cry good 11 said sald sir mr auw ua crisply I 1 must be running along now sly my motor e daw awn n the tile road a piece bad a breakdown you know and jut thought I 1 it d drop in and sec see ou hope you get the im best st of I 1 louise mune disappeared into the hoti house re and amys face lo lost loit it its color then i you N wont ont kill ephraim Ephr alm eho she faltered falt fait tred cred I 1 cannot amy anly but tell you how you can get rid of him just marry me and ghe up this notion of poultry raising lonese Is dying to get back to toys town it and I 1 want you I need let lot ephraim Eph ralia shift for himself you merily happened in here you had bad a breakdown said amy severely verely ee my sty resolution not to see ee you broke down confessed rupert It drawing her into his arma arms for my part its great good luck not to kill a cat eh eb eab balm I 1 but the cat taking advantage of loven meeting was merely a pale gray steak st et eak heeded for the vel welcoming welcom coming lne arms of the widow beemer deemer |