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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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The
'Lost
and
Found'
columns
of
the
papers
were
the
only
ones
of
interest
to
Jap,
but
he
had
noticed
and
saved
a
clipping
about
'breeding
for
fur.'
This
was
stuck
on
the
wall
of
his
den,
and
under
its
influence
he
set
about
what
seemed
a
cruel
experiment
with
the
Slum
Cat.
First,
he
soaked
her
dirty
fur
with
stuff
to
kill
the
two
or
three
kinds
of
creepers
she
wore;
and,
when
it
had
done
its
work,
he
washed
her
thoroughly
in
soap
and
warm
water,
in
spite
of
her
teeth,
claws,
and
yowls.
Kitty
was
savagely
indignant,
but
a
warm
and
happy
glow
spread
over
her
as
she
dried
off
in
a
cage
near
the
stove,
and
her
fur
began
to
fluff
out
with
wonderful
softness
and
whiteness.
Jap
and
his
assistant
were
much
pleased
with
the
result,
and
Kitty
ought
to
have
been.
But
this
was
preparatory:
now
for
the
experiment.
"Nothing
is
so
good
for
growing
fur
as
plenty
of
oily
food
and
continued
exposure
to
cold
weather,"
said
the
clipping.
Winter
was
at
hand,
and
Jap
Malee
put
Kitty's
cage
out
in
the
yard,
protected
only
from
the
rain
and
the
direct
wind,
and
fed
her
with
all
the
oil-cake
and
fish-heads
she
could
eat.
In
a
week
a
change
began
to
show.
She
was
rapidly
getting
fat
and
sleek--she
had
nothing
to
do
but
get
fat
and
dress
her
fur.
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