Show A little cat at lost A christmas vory story by martha banning thomas feterl fE TEIl that little boy in the apartment on the first floor has lost his kitten again 1 good heavens Heaver 1 peter whipped the paper over to the tha financial sheet sheel that makes the fourth time it I 1 hope youre not hinting that I 1 go out this cold night and hunt for or it no o o but I 1 talked to his mother today and she said allans christmas would be ruined if they had find that kitten she said that he ha look at the tree they brought she said that to divert his thou thoughts gats she gave him a present beforehand a large toy dum dumpcart peart he put it on the floor and went to the window he just stands there peter looking and look ing why dont hla his own parents go I 1 out and scour the I 1 neighborhood I 1 L dont quite see where we come coma in they have poter peter but the tha boys father Is away all day and has had to work late all this week his mother cant leave the child alone alona down there and hes too little to walk far and she cant push the through all this snow enow um m m well I 1 see gee that more snow la 13 expected tonight peter I 1 down went the tha paper with an irritated rustle say it out loud maryl mary I 1 you want me to get out ot of my house slippers put on my coat and get chilblains hunting for somebody alses cat cal mary sniffed ive been out until I 1 had to get dinner she said 1 I know you dont want to but A door in the lower hall opened A childish cry came up the stairs my kitty 1 hell be all cold and hurled 1 my kitty 1 the outside hall door shut there goes his bis mother she even ask me to stay with allen alien its got so now a man cant have a moments peace in his own house even on christmas christinas eve rumbled peter in a minute he ha was ready to go out youre a darling dar lingl 1 beamed mary tin im ready to choke you I 1 said peter smiling in a cross ruffled way alar mary ran downstairs to stay with allen alien peter slammed out the door the streets were still deep with snow all day and all night it had fallen the trees bent under it the bushes were hidden bidden beneath a white burden mary stayed for an hour with allen alien at the end 0 of that time there was the sound of much merriment on the walk two persons came in the hall ball pounded on the door mum hum inlet cried allen alien and I 1 know ashes got kitty I 1 it was bummie mummie ll ummie it was peter it was kitty found the poor little thing hunched under a box in the back yard of a store well boy take your cat and merry christmas 1 on the way upstairs again reters arm crept about mary that woman la 19 a good little scout lots of pluck I 1 guess when you have a kid you like to please him even it if its 6 great nuisance glad you told me what say maty mary we have our tree this ut eIm im bursting with good will and I 1 feel like presents so they had their tree and allen alien had his kitty 0 western New union rt christmas Ch cookies cookie christmas cookies are among the best beat pleasures of this great holiday both in the preparation and the feast ing 1 |