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Show MARK TVMIN'S RENTED CAT. Humorist Furnishes Something , for Scribes to Putzle Over. Mark Twain, at Is lilt custom, hides lilmaolt during the summer from the lfead hunters, thoao jieraons seeking nutographs, photogrnphs, or Interviews. Inter-views. This year he selected Tuxedo Park nt his retreat, renting an old colonial houto until the latter part ol Hcptcmbcr, when he returned to hit Now York home. There, during tho healed dayt, Mr. Clement wandered about tho country byways or spent tho ttmo In varlout shady nooks In lilt grounds. A visitor who succeeded In dlscov crlnc his whereabouts found tho great author In his famous suit ot whlto flannels, seated under a trco petting a kitten. "Whcro did jou get Ht" qutrlcd tho friendly Intruder. Kor a moment thero was a twlnkli In tho nged humorist's eyes; It was succeeded by a solemn look as ho replied: re-plied: "1 rcut It from a neighbor. You tec, I cannot afford a cat not oion a young one." Subsequent Inquiry proved at least tho first part ot Mr. Clemen's statement state-ment to bo true. He had actually rented tho kitten for tho summer sea son. What docs ho pay for It? No-body No-body knows what Mark Twain pays for anything. All tho world la Interested Inter-ested only In what Mark Twain Is paid. Tho Sunday llagazlno. v |