Peggy in Her Blue Frock

n Mrs. Owen said to Alice, "I've warmed some milk for the cat

furry little gray friend would come at the sound of her

" said Mrs. Owen. "Did you see her, Peggy? Do you suppose

he did, mother

never knew any one as careless as

my mother,"

gave a wise shake to her small head. "It

want to keep her, suppose we let them have her? The other day when I called, Mrs.

Jane!" cried P

ce. "She's one of the family. Would you give

but that is enti

as much as you love m

Don't talk such nonse

en to Peggy. "Do you love her as m

used to

convenient to live without me than without the cat; but if you children care so much

er and found that the cat had bee

ck," said Mrs. Owen. "The children

ager to go for Lady Jane and get back in time to spend a long afternoon with Clara. A

t back again?" he said disapprov

Alice said sweetl

Alice, who smiled up at h

dy could resist Alice. "But it seems too bad to yank

" said Alice. "I can hardly reme

old cat," said Chr

n, too. It was sad not to see their dear father's name there any more. "Dr. T. H. Carter" seemed very unnatural. The grass was beginning to grow green, and th

his afternoon, but I'm sure she'll be in before long. While you are waiting for her you ca

ent she saw her. She had the same friendly face that Mrs. Carter had. Her hair was a sunshiny brown and so were her eyes, and her face, too, was a warm color, as if she had been out of doors a great deal. She had on a pale green wrapper with pink roses and green leaves embroidered on it. Peggy thoug

a flaxen-haired doll lying beside Diana in

ve them,"

I," sai

felt quite

r name?" A

li

's my

for the 'Wond

namesake. I'll be her aunt.

es in Wonderland" while Diana and

er like to play do

hen she does play. Yesterday when we played with Clara she had the dolls fly in

with us now,"

f them hear Lady Jane's quiet footsteps as she climbed the rose trellis. Peggy saw her first, a furry, gray ball, poised lightly on the piazza rail. Alice saw her give a spr

held her lovingly against her sho

ear it. "Lady Jane,

d her into a more comfortable position

ent over, and, picking her up, she s

ds in her desire to escape, and gav

so much less to make her happy than they had. It must be hard to lie still instead of being able to frisk about wherever one

e told Clara we'd come early. We might leave Lady Jane to

ecision, "I want to take

to the basket. They shut the cover down tight,

, a little sadly. "Do come again soon, and

again soon,"

own mind she thought, "We'll