CAFE MAY COUSTY TIMES. ITJEAY. DECEMBER 3. 1926.

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Whon »h» had had plonty of tlmo to adjuat herarlf to the rhangod anrlronmonta. and to bocoma accustomed to tha new order of thlnga. aha waa allowed to no

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aome one of tha family noticed that that shortly after she cams back to tha hours with a mouse, ao no one thought of watching her to aeo

did not stray "ff.

She waa always on hsnd by tha kitchen stove morning and night, quietly waiting for her meals Finally one day she failed to come to her regular feeding placeno one thought much about It. but supposed aha was visiting at aome of the neighbors. But when she failed to put In an appearance on the aacond day, her folks began to get uneasy, and the neighborhood rang with repealed calls of “Kitty! •Kitty! Kitty!" but no kitty answered. Then the neighboring houses were visited, but It all hr ught no Information of tha As the days stretched Into weeks, and the weeks into months, all hope of ever seeing the cat again waa abandoned, and she was given

1 do not remember

Inst

months later

Just how many, a letter came 'rom the lady who had rented my a nfa old home, saying that the cat had suddenly appeared and tsken up her old quarters In the wood bo* in the \ passage The letter stated that she waa a very dlfferem looking crea- j lure from the sleek, well-fed cat that several months before started 1 out on her great adventure In the box with a slatted top She waa thin and weak, with patches of fur missing here and there, and her ; bones were much In evidence and ■ In places lifted up the skin. like l the poles hold up the canvas of a circus tent. Rhe looked to he nearly perished, and walked with a limp. Phe aeemed delighted, as much as a cat can show delight, that she waa once more back home, and among familiar objects. My aunt could not believe that !t was her cat that had come hack, as the Journey eeemed such an Impossible one. But when the next year she went home on n visit, the .-at met her at the gate, climbed up on her. and showed every sign of recognition am* affection. And waa so peculiarly , marked. Ihal Ihere could be no I mistake Shout It. When my sunt le't her old home the second time —she left the cat too. as she could not take It away from the place It loved so dearly, and braved so many dangers to reach Cals become more attached to place* than they do to people, and will sit on the front steps and s»« ths ones they love leave, but will make no at tempt to follow A lot of penph will not believe this glory, and will

Insist that It

that *ppeer»d at the old home, and that Ihere Is a mistake about It enmewhere. and that the whole thing waa simply Imposslhl-. Now. the only explanation is this: We all know that certain animals, rala

yT ■ E know a dozen little boys and girli who can't go out C C I To gel their Chrittmas trees, because they cannot run about Hurl knees and Iocs, of course, you know." the oldest gnorot explained; "We'll have to help until the use of knee and toe's regained. Let’s gel to work, the lime is short. I'm sure it soon will snow. It’s quite a distance to the nicest trees w'e’Il have to bo. Get axe*, hatchel*. ropes and strings—see everything is right— . Each child shall have a Christmas tree before the fall of night."

namv. wc call It Instinct. Miat will guide It hack home. If thla asrenth *cna« will take It home over or.s. two or three miles, why would not Ihr same sense take It a hundred miles — IF NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE CAT?

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Down the

Garden Path A WINTER VISITANT

The biv > that coma to ua lata In autnmr and stay until tha last snow has '.’Hen ara called Winter Visitants. They build their nests and raise ielr families In tha cool, r-reen woods of tha Adirondack j Mou.i'elna or farther norrh in I'anada. «.?Trlng back to. us whan I everything up there la covercu

i with snow and h r.

i The Winter Visits*.!* Itva on seeds and Insects, of course, they 1 would starve to death In the frosen j . rth. ao they come back aud are ! vei - grateful for the feedlng-lray which Is plentifully supplied with

| seeds and suet.

i One of the friendliest Wlntsr I visitants Is the Whlte-throatad Sparrow, much handsomer than htg unpopular cousin, tha English Sparrow He is a little larger than | ’he ordinary Sparrow and wears a , While patch on hla throat. It la easy to imitate the White- ! throats call and he Is such a friendly lltlle fellow lhal if you whir:;* in him he and all hla family will mme hurrying- to know who h«a I called them. C. M. B.

Puzzle Comer

D J'.AR. deat. what questioni you can ask—a doren in a row! There're loti of things a litllr doll can nol expect lo know. Suzanne. I simply can not tell why I was out today. And what my bundles had in them I simply trill not say. Now isn’t Christmas very near? Ol course, it it. Suzanne. And was I shopping? Dear. I'll lei you guess that if you can. Bui. dollie, do not ask another question—you must wait And be as good as good can be. oi try. at any rate. Of course, you can nol help but see that something't coming 'Cause everybody** acting just as crazy as a loon. If only you could see the sheets—and trmdotrsf Gracious me. The people just run over you they want so much to f-e. I'm very, very sorry I can't take you out this week; Bui secrets must be secrets—I can scarcely dire to speak For fear of telling something little dollie shouldn^ know. Ai.d mother wouldn't want, my dear, lo spoil your Christmas so. This much I'll tell you. dlrlmg. we hw^ bought the C hristmas tree. Oh. don't you love to smell the pine? It's like perfume to me. And then ibis morning when we shopped—now there, al last you ve heard. I knew I'd tell some secret! 1 won't say another word! ACATTHAT“CAMEBACK”

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