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"Sure do I," Honey said cheerfully "Only re, Billy

That wasn't a dreaht," Billy exclai

happened tothe others They won't

believe it and - well, an to jolly I was sleeping like the dickens - a

sure-for-certain Rip Van Winkle - when all of a sudden - Did you ever

have a pet cat, Honey?"

"Nope"

"Well, I've had lots of them I like cats I had one once that used to

wake ularly as two

minutes past seven came - not an instant before, not an instant after

He turned the trick by ju steadily into

my face Never touched

just after sunrise with a feeling that Kilo was there staring at me

Somebody was - " Billy paused He sed rapidly and wet his lips

"But it wasn't Kilo" Billy paused again