Peggy in Her Blue Frock

in the house, besides being almost impossible. The children must take the risk. If she chose

ce. "Can't I go and get her b

ou have th

to go a hundred and seven

a when they had locked Lady Jane up, knowing perfectly well that she preferred to live with Diana. Peggy thought it was not fair to take advantage of anything so small. But the cat was Alice's, not hers, as Alice reminded her. And then, one pl

hat do you think, Alice," she said, "Lady Jane has four t

lovely children!" said A

" said Diana. "At least it looks like a

her old hous

ce of blanket so as to make t

really?"

y get their eyes open. She says in two weeks she

s look at them a lot. I'd like her back be

s to be handled. She says to forg

ows what color the

een them?"

them just once, and we each

let you keep them all?" Alice asked.

a. "Of course we know she is your cat, but mother thought

to her," said Peggy, and she seized the receiver. "

a white vest and four white paws, and Lady Janet is silvery gray, almost

t mind the bother of fo

oom, "Lady Jane has four children, and Mrs. Cart

elves so as to keep her

big enough to look out for themselves. I have a few things to do besides taking care of her and h

How would you feel, mother, if I decided I would rather live in my

ant to bring up another child. But if you were my pussy-cat, instead of my child, and you preferred to live with a little girl who was sick half the

aid Alice, "and Peggy-s

f the kittens," said Mrs. Owen. "In abo

, mother, think of a catless house fo

tten in two weeks," said Mrs. Owen

e with their mother up to their camp on the hill. It was a rude little hut that their father had built. Later in the season, wild strawberries would grow on the place, and then would come raspberries, and afterwards blueberries

white quilt had been turned back and a book and Diana's doll Alice were lying on the blanket. The sun came shin

when we had the house," said Pe

hey gave me the best room because I'm sick so much," said Diana.

llest room in the house,

cross Diana's bright face. "Father expects I'll be w

eggy dropped the big bunch down beside her. D

r you yesterday," said Alic

rest to the children's d

; and later on we shall go up and pick them; we always do. We have to walk now, for we haven't a horse or automobi

o see it,"

ter came into the

ought the kitten

ut one kitten after another and put

r hand on the black kitten with the white tip to

es

said Peggy, picking up the o

as she spied the gray-and-white

looked like a miniature Lady Jane. The children went into an ecstasy of delig

ant to take them home before Lady Jane comes back from her afternoon walk. She'd be terr

hatever one we w

ll let you choose mine if you want her; and I don't believe Tom would

n't know which I li

icked up the silvery gray kitten. "I want Lady Janet,

opher's kitten

; "I want it. I think if I am so unfortunate as to lose my prec

ggy. "Which is the kitten tha

op

y. "It would be a change to h

nge," said Alice. "I'd like

"please I want Lady Janet. I want her very much because she's so like her mo

y much, too," s

etermined face. He looked as if when his m

ave Lady Jane I want L

opher. "You can have her back as soon as the kit

stay with us," said

help that," s

aid Peggy, "we m

he wants when Lady Jane is her cat, I shall never speak to you as long as I live. I think you are a

oking very much worried. "Chri

not sure of it. She thought

ts angry, but she doesn't stay angry. Please, Christopher,"-a

er, and Alice's face clouded, "but