Moufflou pressed close to his master and kissed his little white face. Then very soon Lolo dropped off to sleep.

By and by the doctor came in and said the child was very much better; he might get well after all.

But one morning a man came upstairs, asking if Moufflou was there.

He said they had taken him a long way on the cars, but one day he had run away, and they had never been able to find him.

Tasso asked the man to please let the dog stay until he had seen the gentleman.

Then, taking the money that had been given for Moufflou, he hurried away to the hotel.

He found the little boy in the room with his father and told them both the sad story, how Lolo had nearly died, and how the dog had found his way back all alone.

"Will you please take back the money?" asked Tasso.

"I will go and be a soldier, if I must, but Moufflou must never leave Lolo again."

Then the gentleman said, "If you will get me another little dog and teach him some of Moufflou's funny tricks, you may keep your dog and the money, too."

It was almost too good to be true.

Tears came into Tasso's eyes. He thanked the gentleman again and again and hurried home to tell Lolo.

So they found another dog and began to teach him Moufflou's tricks.

But often Lolo sits on the floor and looks straight into Moufflou's eyes.

"Tell me, my Moufflou," he says, "how you ever came back to me.

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How did you cross the wide rivers and find your way through the woods?”

Moufflou can never answer, but if he could speak, I think he would say it was because he loved his master so much. OUIDA. (Adapted.)

Mrs. Tabby Gray with her three little kittens

lived on top of the hay in the barn.

One of the kittens was white, one was blac and one was gray. just like her mother.

When these three babies first opened the eyes, they were sure there was nothing so bea tiful in all the world as their own dear mothe

Mrs. Tabby smiled a little at this, and to them that there were a great many beautif things in the world.

When they were old enough, they should up to the big house on the hill and see f themselves.

Every day Mother Tabby went up to the hous for her breakfast, dinner and supper, and whe she came back she had a nice little story to tel "Meat for dinner, my dears," she would say "Ruth and I had a fine frolic together." When the kittens heard these nice things, the longed for the time when they could

One day Mother Cat said: "I have found new home for you, children. It is a large blac chest where some old clothes are kept.

"I think we will not wait any longer, but will move up to the house at once."

Then she picked up the black kitten without any more words, and walked right out of the barn.

In the barnyard there was a great noise; for the old white hen had laid an egg and wished every one to know it.

But Mother Cat hurried on without once looking back, and soon dropped her kitten into the chest.

The clothes made such a nice soft bed, and the kitten was so tired after his trip that he soon fell asleep.

Then Mother Tabby hurried off for another little baby.

While she was gone the lady who lived in the house looked into the room.

When she saw the chest was open she closed and locked it, never dreaming there was a baby kitten inside.