Show r TOY MOUSE OF TIN PR PREY E Y OF A AGED GED CAT fv f ahat v A 1 ii mechanical MORSEL DEVOURED BY PET IN celebrating eighteenth BIRTHDAY IS S WINDUP OF A WILD ORGY mutilated B ts of metal and rubber tell of the dark tragedy in which a ch cago fel ne Is the ch ef character chicago A small brass cogwheel bent and twisted out of shape a half chewed india rubber band and a de acted piece of string discovered at the hull house apartment told the story of a deep dark tragedy these crumpled bits of 0 mechanism have been positive ly identified as the interior organs of a chocolate colored tin mouse with red eyes and a hemp cord tor for a tall tail the mystery underlying this grew some discovery is slowly being aled while suspicion points strongly to P jackson colored IS 18 halsted and ewing streets the tragedy occurring as it did within a few hours after an orgy rival ing those of decadent rome under the tyrant nero carries with it such re bolting features as properly can be witnessed only by the blind eye of night it was as a tragedy of the under world in high society the coroner coroners s inquest over the re mains of the victim has not yet been held but it is expected that this in will bring to light the details in all their unpleasant reality this creature of crafty mien as sam davis the nevada bard once sang celebrated the eighteenth annl anni of bis his birth nothing was too good tor for peter J the early morning mall mail brought him a souvenir postcard from a trick dog named monte the pet of a certain riverside whistler A messenger then left with the campli ments of royal an angora pussy a beet beef kidney wrapped in tissue paper and tied with a pink ribbon then mrs pelham had provided for the cats entertainment a dozen tiny chocolate candy mice these little creatures were ere disposed in sundry nooks and corners of the flat with strings attached to them so they could be pulled across the floor peter whose taste tor for rodent blood long since had been satisfied went for or the chocolate mice and showed that even in his old age his claws had lost none of their cunning the sport final ly y grew tiresome however and peter leaving several mutilated bodies bodle 3 scat seat ered around settled himself on his ac customer cus tomed pillow where he abandoned himself to dreams of the cat paradise As he dreamed peter must have hale been troubled with nightmare as was only natural for he found himself about to pounce upon a giant mouse the mouse was fully as large as an australian kangaroo and seemingly was embarrassed at not being able to find ample enough hole bole to retire into the monstrous creature snarled and curled its lip bit bat peter was valiant and had seized the huge mouse by the A neck when he woke up then a curious sight met his eyes with a curious clockwork noise a for appearing mouse was spin ning around and around the floor it bad an ugly way about it it was painted a dirty mud color like an ele pliant and the hump of its back bug sug 4 geste belligerency and defiance the mechanical mouse had been purchased from a street vender around 0 P I 1 peter swallowed the mechanical rat christmas time it could be dangled by a string and when released would scud hither and thither as it if having a fit peter saw it and made a dive the strange mouse was impervious to tooth and claw peter regarded it ot of fen pensively and then retired to his cor ner to sulk night came tame on and the mouse tor for gotten lay abandoned under a chair As the clock struck 12 mrs pelham was aroused from her slumber by a a clanking noise there was a whir a purr then all was silent in the morning the ghastly remain were found peter gorged until his sides were distended lay innocently sleeping in the window As yet he lie has shown no indications of distress it Is perfectly plain however that he aie ate at least the shell of the mechanical tin mouse |