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The very Horses and Dogs had the wrong smells�察�the whole country round 

was     a  repellent    desert   of   lifeless�察 �disgusting     gardens     and   hay´fields�察�

without a single tenement or smoke´stack in sight。 How she did hate it all� �

There was only one sweet´smelling shrub in the whole horrible place�察�and 

that was in a neglected corner。 She did enjoy nipping that and rolling in 

the leaves�察�it was a bright spot in the grounds�察�but the only one�察�for she 

had not found a rotten fish´head nor seen a genuine garbage´can since she 

came�察  �and   altogether  it   was   the  most   unlovely�察 �unattractive�察  �unsmellable 

spot she had ever known。 She would surely have gone that first night had 

she had the liberty。 The liberty was weeks in coming�察�and�察�meanwhile�察�her 

affinity with the cook had developed as a bond to keep her�察�but one day 

after a summer of discontent a succession of things happened to stir anew 

the slum instinct of the royal prisoner。 

     A   great    bundle    of   stuff  from    the   docks    had   reached     the  country 

mansion。 What it contained   was of little   moment�察�but it   was rich with   a 

score   of   the   most   piquant   and   winsome   of   dock   and   slum   smells。   The 

chords of memory surely dwell in the nose�察�and Pussy's past was conjured 

up   with   dangerous   force。   Next   day   the   cook   'left'   through   some   trouble 

over  this   very  bundle。  It   was the   cutting of   cables�察 �and that   evening   the 

youngest      boy    of  the   house�察   �a  horrid   little  American      with   no   proper 

appreciation   of   royalty�察  �was   tying   a   tin   to   the   blue´blooded   one's   tail�察�

doubtless   in   furtherance   of   some   altruistic   project�察  �when   Pussy   resented 

the liberty with a paw that wore five big fish´hooks for the occasion。 The 

howl   of   downtrodden   America   roused   America's   mother。   The   deft   and 

womanly blow  that she   aimed with her book  was miraculously  avoided�察�

and Pussy took flight�察�up´stairs�察�of course。 A hunted Rat runs down´stairs�察�

a hunted Dog goes on the level�察�a hunted Cat runs up。 She hid in the garret�察�

baffled   discovery�察 �and   waited till   night   came。 Then�察 �gliding   down´stairs�察�

she    tried   each   screen´door      in  turn�察 �till  she  found    one    unlatched�察   �and 

escaped   into   the   black   August   night。   Pitch´black   to   man's   eyes�察  �it   was 

simply gray to her�察�and she glided through the disgusting shrubbery and 



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flower´beds�察  �took      a   final   nip   at   that   one   little   bush   that   had   been  an 

attractive spot in the garden�察�and boldly took her back track of the spring。 

     How could she take a back track that she never saw�拭�There is in all 

animals some sense of direction。 It is very low in man and very high in 

Horses�察  �but   Cats   have   a   large   gift�察  �and   this   mysterious   guide   took   her 

westward�察�not clearly and definitely�察�but with a general impulse that was 

made definite simply because the road was easy to travel。 In an hour she 

had covered two miles and reached the Hudson River。 Her nose had told 

her many times that the course was true。 Smell after smell came back�察�just 

as a man after walking a mile in a strange street may not recall a single 

feature�察  �but   will   remember�察  �on   seeing   it   again�察   �Why�察  �yes�察  �I   saw   that 

before。; So Kitty's main guide was the sense of direction�察�but it was her 

nose   that   kept   reassuring   her�察   �Yes�察  �now   you   are   rightwe   passed   this 

place last spring。; 

     At the river was the railroad。 She could not go on the water�察�she must 

go north or south。 This was a case where her sense of direction was clear�察�

it said�察 �Go south�察─�and Kitty trotted down the foot´path between the iron 

rails and the fence。 



                                         LIFE III 



                                               IX 

     Cats can go very fast up a tree or over a wall�察�but when it comes to the 

long steady trot that reels off mile after mile�察�hour after hour�察�it is not the 

cat´hop�察  �but   the   dog´trot�察  �that   counts。 Although   the   travelling   was   good 

and   the   path   direct�察  �an   hour   had   gone   before   two   more   miles   were   put 

between her and the Hades of roses。 She was tired and a little foot´sore。 

She was thinking of rest when a Dog came running to the fence near by�察�

and   broke   out   into   such   a   horrible   barking   close   to   her   ear   that   Pussy 

leaped in terror。 She ran as hard as she could down the path�察�at the same 

time watching to see if the Dog should succeed in passing the fence。 No�察�

not   yet�   �but   he   ran   close   by   it�察  �growling   horribly�察  �while   Pussy   skipped 

along on the safe side。 The barking of the Dog grew into a low rumblea 

louder     rumble    and   roaringa    terrifying    thunder。    A   light  shone。    Kitty 

glanced back to see�察�not the Dog�察�but a huge Black Thing with a blazing 



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red eye coming on�察�yowling and spitting like a yard full of Cats。 She put 

forth all her powers to run�察�made such time as she had never made before�察�

but dared not leap the fence。 She was running like a Dog�察�was flying�察�but 

all   in   vain�察  �the   monstrous   pursuer   overtook   her�察  �but   missed   her   in   the 

darkness�察  �and   hurried   past   to   be   lost   in   the   night�察  �while   Kitty   crouched 

gasping for breath�察�half a mile nearer home since that Dog began to bark。 

     This was her first encounter with the strange monster�察�strange to her 

eyes   only�察  �her   nose   seemed   to   know   him   and   told   her   this   was   another 

landmark on the home trail。 But Pussy lost much of her fear of his kind。 

She learned that they were very stupid and could not find her if she slipped 

quietly under   a   fence and   lay  still。  Before morning she   had   encountered 

several of them�察�but escaped unharmed from all。 

     About sunrise she reached a nice little slum on her home trail�察�and was 

lucky   enough   to   find   several   unsterilized   eatables   in   an   ash´heap。   She 

spent the day around a stable where were two Dogs and a number of small 

boys�察�that between them came near ending her career。 It was so very like 

home�察  �but   she   had   no   idea   of   staying   there。   She   was   driven   by   the   old 

craving�察  �and   next   evening   set   out   as   before。   She   had   seen   the   one´eyed 

Thunder´rollers        all  day   going    by�察  �and   was    getting    used    to  them�察   �so 

travelled steadily all that night。 The next day was spent in a barn where 

she caught a Mouse�察�and the next night was like the last�察�except th
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