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A Kittie Party 
“ He is three months and six years,” said Doris. 
“My little brother came on the 4th of July,” 
said Frances. “ Papa bought him instead of fire- 
works.” 
The ladies smiled some more. 
“ Our little brother is only two days old,” said 
Lillian. 
“ I bet if my papa had known about it, he would 
have bought him before your papa got him,” said 
Winifred. • 
At this the ladies all smiled again. 
When luncheon was over, Frances engaged the 
attention of both old and young by her skill as a 
climber and slider, and it seems to me that twelve 
successful slides down the balustrade ought to have 
been enough for her, but, no, she wanted more, and 
in the thirteenth slide — biff, bang — down she went. 
But fortunately she landed on the couch, so that 
she escaped with only a bruise on her knee, which 
mistress quickly covered with court-plaster. But 
in descending, one of her heels struck Earl in the 
stomach and knocked him against the wall, so that 
he got a big bump on the back of his head. 
Poor Earl tried hard not to cry, but the tears just 
oozed out in spite of him. Mistress sent word to 
