my tail, I'd give 'em such a nip that they

wouldn't try it again in a hurry; but nobody could hurt Posy. She does fish some of my peanuts out of my cage and eat 'em up sometimes, but then she doesn't mean any harm."

"What I want to know is whether you can think of any way for me to get my kitten back," said the barn-cat. "I tried to make Posy understand what a dreadful mistake she'd made, but she was in such a hurry she didn't see it."

Mrs. Polly put her head on one side in a very knowing and contemplative manner. After a few moments' reflection she said, "The thing to do is to get Hannah out of the kitchen for a while."

"That's very evident," said the canary, who had been listening attentively and didn't like to be left out of the conversation.

"If it's so very evident," said Mrs.