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‘‘I’ve brought your Kitty home,” she said 
gently. “But she loves to stay right in my 
arms. I found her in the schoolroom, and I 
don’t believe she would have been afraid of 
any of the boys for they all petted her, but 
the teacher was having them say some dates 
in unison, and it made such a racket that she 
came running to me, and I knew just who 
owned her, for I had seen her in your gar- 
den.” 
“O, thank you a thousand times ! Zephyr 
shall know you as her little friend.” 
“May I take her to school again?” 
“Every day if you wish, and play with her 
here, too, under the trees.” 
“What were the dates that the scholars 
were saying in unison ?” the mother asked. 
“One was the date on which the beautiful 
Statue of Liberty came from France with 
its motto, ‘Liberty Enlightening the World.’ ” 
“Just what we were talking about, dear,” 
said the mother thoughtfully. “Ever since its 
