The Story of a China Cat

r! He heard Arthur cry as his toy was jerked from his hands, and the toy

ear should see me now! I wonder what is going to happen to me! I have turned mo

atter?" called the fat boy's m

window!" Arthur answered. "I was showing him the

t out of my window, but I h

Plush Bear!" exclaimed Mrs. Rowe.

to the seashore. "The train is going to stop at this

say this, but still he was afraid lest perhaps hi

rop his Plush Bear. With a grinding of the brakes the cars came to a standstill, and Mr

," her mother said. "Daddy will get th

e he is?" asked

st find that

ndow just as the train was crossing a high bridge, beneath which ran a street. The railroad tracks were on an em

ar fell. Right down among the branches he plunged, but as it was now Summer, and

among the soft leaves. "If I had struck on the hard street or on the sidewalk th

ed. But had he landed on the road one of his springs inside or some of his wheels might have been broken or twiste

e, and there he stuck on a branch not far from t

I'll fall after all! I must keep very still

ed and Arthur and his father wer

" said the conductor to Mr. Ro

opped his Plush Bear out of the window, and we're

re five minutes to have some trunks taken off. But don't

lf, as he hurried dow

ink my Bear is,

e," was the answer. "I heard you cal

nd his father. As they walked they looked carefully on the g

owe, as he and the fat boy stood beneath the railroad bridg

Plush Bear gone?

times called, was not in sight. Then a ragged little boy,

sked the ragged lad. "

Arthur. "I dropped him out of the c

stretched out on a limb to which he seemed to be clinging with all four paws, was the Plush Bear. The toy had been looking down

et him for you!" c

and a little later he tossed down the Plush

Now I have my Plush Bear!" cried Arthur. "I

s fat son the toy. "And here is twenty-five cents

shining silver quarter held tightly in his hand. Then Arthur and his fathe

s her husband and son took their seats and the trai

romised the

my Rag Doll," said Nettie, as sh

eached in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe went to the hotel with their s

" asked the Plush Bear of the Rag Doll

k they kept the ocean in the hot

he Bear remarked.

ves while at the seashore," the Doll said. "You'

Nettie came running into the room. Of cours

k in wheeled chairs!" cried Netti

" said Arthur. "To-morrow I'l

d-boardwalk?" thought the Plush Bear. "So many t

children and the Rag Doll in a sort of iron c

lling again?" thou

she did not seem to be startled

o go down in the

of fun," answe

evator," thought the Plush

, with Nettie and her Doll, were seated in a big chair on Wheels,

ardwalk?" said Arthur to his siste

ittle girl. "Look out, Arthur!" she suddenly cried. "Your Bea

nough. Down out of the wheeled chair slipped the Plush Bear! Down to the boardwalk, and r

e last of me!" thou