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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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"Oh,
isn't
she
a
beauty!"
said
one
tall
woman.
"What
distinction!"
was
the
reply.
"One
cannot
mistake
the
air
that
comes
only
from
ages
of
the
most
refined
surroundings."
"How
I
should
like
to
own
that
superb
creature!"
"Such
dignity--such
repose!"
"She
has
an
authentic
pedigree
nearly
back
to
the
Pharaohs,
I
hear";
and
poor,
dirty
little
Jap
marvelled
at
his
own
cheek
in
sending
his
Slum
Cat
into
such
company.
"Excuse
me,
madame."
The
director
of
the
show
now
appeared,
edging
his
way
through
the
crowd.
"The
artist
of
the
'sporting
Element'
is
here,
under
orders
to
sketch
the
'pearl
of
the
show'
for
immediate
use.
May
I
ask
you
to
stand
a
little
aside?
That's
it;
thank
you.
"Oh,
Mr.
Director,
cannot
you
persuade
him
to
sell
that
beautiful
creature?"
"Hm,
I
don't
know,"
was
the
reply.
"I
understand
he
is
a
man
of
ample
means
and
not
at
all
approachable;
but
I'll
try,
I'll
try,
madame.
He
was
quite
unwilling
to
exhibit
his
treasure
at
all,
so
I
understand
from
his
butler.
Here,
you,
keep
out
of
the
way,"
growled
the
director,
as
the
shabby
little
man
eagerly
pushed
between
the
artist
and
the
blue-blooded
Cat.
But
the
disreputable
one
wanted
to
know
where
valuable
Cats
were
to
be
found.
He
came
near
enough
to
get
a
glimpse
of
the
cage,
and
there
read
a
placard
which
announced
that
"The
blue
ribbon
and
gold
medal
of
the
Knickerbocker
High
Society
Cat
and
Pet
Show"
had
been
awarded
to
the
"thoroughbred,
pedigreed
Royal
Analostan,
imported
and
exhibited
by
J.
Malee,
Esq.,
the
well-known
fancier.
(Not
for
sale.)"
Jap
caught
his
breath
and
stared
again.
Yes,
surely;
there,
high
in
a
gilded
cage,
on
velvet
cushions,
with
four
policemen
for
guards,
her
fur
bright
black
and
pale
gray,
her
bluish
eyes
slightly
closed,
was
his
Slum
Kitty,
looking
the
picture
of
a
Cat
bored
to
death
with
a
lot
of
fuss
that
she
likes
as
little
as
she
understands
it.
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