Show J 1 f i iF F h sEA mm ea u SNOWBALL WINS NINA KITTEN Snowball Puff purr and Kit were dozing In In tho sun that sun that Is Kit and Snowball were Every once In a while Puff Pug would open one eye and look at Kit and Snowball to see If they were asleep s By and by he be crept very carefully out ut of at the barn and went down the r road Snowball opened his eyes Just Justin d in time to see him go through the gate gate- way It Where is Put Pug going he asked Kit Int I have noticed lately that he runs down the road very often and 1 r he does not ask sk either of us to go XO t with him Kit licked his paws before he ha an an answered and then he looked at Snow Snow- ball bail With your knowledge of the world he said I should think you would know where he goes and why ff 4 He Ha a is in love Have you not noticed how he sits around and dreams He never runs about about with us is any more more Yes said Snowball I have noticed no no- that but I th thought it was because because be be- cause anse he was so tired he is out so solete solute lute lete at night hunting rats I Rats said Kit he Isn't hunting rats he is out walking with Gray Tabbies Tabbie's daughter Nina They sit on the fence and talk and look at the moon all night That Is tho the reason w h he sleeps so much days You do not tell me said Snow- Snow ball fiall I I never thought of a love af af- fair W Well ell Nina is a very sleek look sleek lookIng look look- Ing Ing kitten he said very very sleek indeed in in- deed It was some time after Snowball learned of Puffs Pugs love affair that he was walking down the road one afternoon afternoon after after- noon and he heard rd a dog barking The r dog was dancing around a tree and seemed to be barking at something inthe in inthe the tree On the fence sat sat Nina Kitten Kitten Kitten Kit Kit- ten with her back humped up and looking very fierce but but the dog did not look at her Snowball l hurried to the tree for he half suspected what had happened and there sat Puff o fia a limb looking very much frightened Snowball flew fiew at nt the dog and drove him away for all the dogs in the neighborhood stood in fear of ot him Then he jumped to the fence beside Nina Kitten Miss Nina he said very sweetly come with me Ill I'll see you yon safely home Lome Nina Kitten hung her head tead and looked very shy Then she smiled and said Eaid Oh thank you so much Mr Snowball I was so frightened Snowball helped her to the ground and then he said It Is such a lovely day dont don't you think we might hunt for catnip I can assure you that no dog will Rill molest you while I am here Nina Kitten said she should feel V quite safe anywhere with Snowball i a ai and off ort they walked leaving poor Puff Pug r t I I 1 They Sit on the Fence and Taj Talk it gazing after atter them from his perch parch in inthe inthe the tree After a a. while he came slowly down t s and walked toward th the house He met Kit just as he was goin going Into thea the a yard You look as solemn as na an owl said Kit What has happened i Have you seen Snowball asked r Puff No answered Kit Where is he I lIe He is out walking with Nina Kitten Kitten Kitten Kit Kit- ten said Puff purr He is 18 a rascal replied Kit to take your girl oat eat walking How did It happen apu where were were you he r asked Puff did not reply to this question for or he was wal ashamed that he lie had bad been afraid of the lae so he be walked away |