86 THE CAT 



in the form of a good-sized hand-bag, built 

 with a floor, ends, rear, and top, quite strong 

 enough to prevent breaking, although it is very 

 light. This is covered with leather to represent 

 a traveling-bag. The front has a wire screen 

 which can be dropped and buckled, and this is 

 covered by a loose flap of leather similar to 

 the rest of the case, which can also be buckled 

 down. When closed, ample entrance of air is 

 left for ventilation, and the bag has exactly 

 the appearance of an ordinary traveling-bag. 

 When in a railroad-car or elsewhere, the leather 

 flap can be lifted up, leaving the cat secure, but 

 at the same time allowing it to see its owner or 

 be amused with surrounding objects. 



