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to fix it; and Jim went with him. The defect- 

 ive place was small, and it required little work to 

 repair it. While George was engaged in this labor, 

 Jim went roaming about the housetop. It was a 

 pleasant vacation for him, and he was evidently dis- 

 posed to make the most of it. George was busily 

 engaged with his repairs, when he heard a sudden 

 crash, and looking up quickly he saw Jim, who had 

 crept across a skylight, catching frantically at the 

 framework, while the insecure glass broke beneath 

 him. The plucky animal caught the frame with 

 one paw, but could not hold on, and then, before 

 George's eyes, Jim sank from sight and fell down 

 to the auditorium below. 



George knew at once where he would land. 

 The skylight was directly over the centre of the 

 parquet, and a clean fall of fully eighty feet was 

 inevitable. Then George thought of those long 

 rows of patent iron-backed chairs. What if Jim 

 should strike the back of one of them ! Poor Jim ! 



George hurried down stairs. He rushed into the 

 parquet, calling Jim's name as he ran. The day- 

 light was too dim in the silent theatre to show him 



