Page 18 (1/1)

But Violet had lost even the faint interest in life he had shown a few moments earlier He settled himself to another stupor in the sun

"Well, well," Mrs Balche said indulgently "Afterwhile shall have so to be hinted, two hours later, when, in another quarter of the town, a little girl of seven or eight, at play on the doirl regarding her fixedly over the top of the gate The little girl felt e in her arer, in a serious tone "What'll you take for that cat?"

The little girl ate, caled, yet hurried: her air was predoive you a quarter for that cat," she said "I want an all-white cat, but this one's only got that one gray spot over its eye, and I don't believe there's an all-white cat left in town, leastways that anybody's willing to part with I'll give you twenty-five cents for it I haven't got it with ive it to you day after to-irl still , and the caller spoke with desperation

"See here," she said, "I got to have a whitish cat! That'n isn't worth ive you thirty-five cents for her, htened child set the cat upon the ground and fled into the house Florence Atwater was left alone; that is to say, she was the only huht Nevertheless, a huh a knot-hole in the fence, and it was a voice alrab it!_"

Florence stood in silence, motionless; there was a soleoodness!" it said "She didn't say she wouldn't sell it, did she? You can bring her the ot mine, didn't I, almost without any trouble at all! My Heavens! Ain't Kitty Silver pretty near crazy? Just think of the position we've put her into! I tell you, you got to!"

But now Florence moved She moved slowly at first: then with more decision and rapidity