OCR Text |
Show The Substitute Little Betty was anxious to own a cat, but her father had a great aversion aver-sion to them and turned a deaf ear to all her pleadings. He did say, however, how-ever, that she could have a dog If she could find a nice, well-behaved one that wouldn't bite the baby. One day while walking with her mother, Betty saw a kitten frisking along beside her. ' - She turned a wistful face to her mother and said: "Oh, mummy! Seel It doesn't seem to belong to anyone 1 Can't I take It home?" "But, Betty, daddy says you can have a dog, but not a cat." "YV'-well, mummy, can't we' take It home and use It for a dog?" |