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Show Fairy Tal& Bonner iPlJrV THE LUCKY CAT "Me-ow, me-ow," said the pussy cat, "I am. Indeed, a lucky cat." "M e-o w, m e-ow," e-ow," said the second sec-ond pussy cat, "I love to hear about cat luck." "The other day," said the first cat, 'I had had a very trying day. You know how some duys will be more trying try-ing than others?" "Yes," said the second cat. "I understand. un-derstand. "V by, some days," the second cat continued, after af-ter a few mln- - "Oh, so Dull. utes, "I have no end of trying, nerve-tlrlng nerve-tlrlng things to put up with. "Yesterday, for example, I was chased for quite a few blocks and I couldn't find any place in which to hide for ttie longest time. "It was very annoying. 'And the other day I had no luck at all in finding food. The garbnge tins were so dull, oh, so dull. And that was very hard on my poor nerves. Oh, yes, pussy, Indeed I do know what a tiring, trying day means." "Well," said the first cat "as I said I had had a trying day. I had eaten, but not of the best "I had caught a mouse but it had been hard work and sometiow I was annoyed with myself at being so slow. I was fearful lest I might be growing old. "But I was made quite happy and encouraged again by the kindness of a little girl named Edith. , "Edith was having tea. Edith Is a great person for tea. I could tell that from the conversation I overheard. She was telling every one that she loved cambric tea and that she loved to have a tea party. "She said it was me kind of a party which really Interested her because there was always toast and Jam at tea at least there usually was toast and jam at tea and she was very fond of toast and jam. "Then there were cookies and cake at the tea, too. Welt, I was surprised when I looked at Edith and saw she was not a big fat person. "No, she was what people called slender. And she was very graceful and moved about most beautifully. I tried to copy her as I walked along the window ledge outside of the city apartment wtiere she lived. "Yes, I tried to move In just the same graceful fashion. You will wonder won-der how I know her name? I heard her other little friends who were there calling her Edith. "And she answered to that name every time." "Her name must have been Edith, then," said the second cat "Pray go on with your story. I did not mean to Interrupt." "Well," the first cnt continued. "1 was walking about as prettily as I could, putting my paws down Just so and moving my body Just so wnen I heard Edith say: " 'Come pussy, come pussy, come pussy.' "I thought, of course, she had a cat In the apurtment end I said to myself: my-self: " 'A , cat doesn't knew the excitement excite-ment and hardships of a life such ai I lend.' "But It seems she did not have a cat. I discovered that In a short time. "She really was talking to me, for In no time at all she was at the window win-dow and I heard tier say: " 'Come pussy, come pussy.' "Slowly I made my way toward her. I did not want her to think I was be side myself with . Joy at her atten- fri' tlon. I did not W wunt her to think that it was the first time I had se!e. been noticed In Ss-t? Just such a way. r rjL "So I did not r1-! nppenr hurried. iT4r nor did I appear y fijZm flustered. My fur i -1 remained smooth i i and unrullled ' J that Is, It re- V TJT' mnlnci us mnnoth " : and unruffled as -vT 1 It was ; It Is never It , - r exactly perfect. ,( Had Anothef And as I made spoonful." my way toward her I saw that tfie had her hand out of the window and under a rnlllnj: which was nlong her window ledge. "She lived on the ground floor of tue apartment house, I might add. "And there she was holding a spoon filled wllh cream and It was for me And then I had another spoonful nnr yet another wlin good rich cream. "Ah, yes, I had cat luck today. Ileal ly rual cat luck 1" |