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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 that a Dog 

she encountered drove her backward on her trail for a long way。 Several 

times   she   was   misled   by   angling   roads�察  �and   wandered   far   astray�察  �but   in 

time she wandered back again to her general southward course。 The days 

were passed in skulking under barns and hiding from Dogs and small boys�察�

and the nights in limping along the track�察�for she was getting foot´sore�察�but 

on   she   went�察  �mile   after   mile�察  �southward�察  �ever   southwardDogs�察  �boys�察�

Roarers�察�hungerDogs�察�boys�察�Roarers�察�hungeryet on and onward still she 

went�察�and her nose from time to time cheered her by confidently reporting�察�

;There surely is a smell we passed last spring。; 

                                                   X 

     So a week went by�察�and Pussy�察�dirty�察�ribbon´less�察�foot´sore�察�and weary�察�

arrived at the Harlem Bridge。 Though it was enveloped in delicious smells�察�

she did not like the look of that bridge。 For half the night she wandered up 



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and down the shore without discovering any other means of going south�察�

excepting some other bridges�察�or anything of interest except that here the 

men were as dangerous as the boys。 Somehow she had to come back to it�察�

not only its smells were familiar�察�but from time to time�察�when a One´eye 

ran over it�察�there was that peculiar rumbling roar that was a sensation in 

the springtime trip。 The calm of the late night was abroad when she leaped 

to the timber stringer and glided out over the water。 She had got less than a 

third   of the   way  across   when   a thundering   One´eye   came   roaring   at   her 

from     the  opposite    end。   She   was   much     frightened�察   �but  knowing     their 

stupidity     and   blindness�察   �she  dropped     to  a  low    side  beam     and   there 

crouched in hiding。 Of course the stupid Monster missed her and passed 

on�察�and all would have been well�察�but it turned back�察�or another just like it 

came   suddenly   spitting   behind   her。   Pussy   leaped   to   the   long   track   and 

made for the home shore。 She might have got there had not a third of the 

Red´eyed Terrors come screeching at her from that side。 She was running 

her hardest�察�but was caught between two foes。 There was nothing for it but 

a desperate leap from the timbers into´she didn't know what。 Down�察�down�察�

down´plop�察�splash�察�plunge into the deep water�察�not cold�察�for it was August�察�

but oh�察�so horrible� �She spluttered and coughed when she came to the top�察�

glanced around to see if the Monsters were swimming after her�察�and struck 

out for shore。 She had never learned to swim�察�and yet she swam�察�for the 

simple reason that a Cat's position and actions in swimming are the same 

as her position and actions in walking。 She had fallen into a place she did 

not like�察�naturally she tried to walk out�察�and the result was that she swam 

ashore。 Which shore�拭�The home´love never fails�此�the south side was the 

only shore for her�察�the one nearest home。 She scrambled out all dripping 

wet�察�up the muddy bank and through coal´piles and dust´heaps�察�looking as 

black�察�dirty�察�and unroyal as it was possible for a Cat to look。 

     Once the shock was over�察�the Royal´pedigreed Slummer began to feel 

better for the plunge。 A genial glow without from the bath�察�a genial sense 

of triumph within�察�for had she not outwitted three of the big Terrors�拭�

     Her nose�察�her memory�察�and her instinct of direction inclined her to get 

on the track again�察�but the place was infested with those Thunder´rollers�察�

and   prudence   led   her   to   turn   aside   and   follow   the   river´bank   with   its 



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musky home´reminders�察�and thus she was spared the unspeakable horrors 

of the tunnel。 

     She     was    over    three    days    learning     the   manifold     dangers      and 

complexities   of   the     East   River   docks。    Once   she   got   by   mistake   on    a 

ferryboat and was carried over to Long Island�察�but she took an early boat 

back。 At length on the third night she reached familiar ground�察�the place 

she had passed the night of her first escape。 From that her course was sure 

and rapid。 She knew just where she was going and how to get there。 She 

knew even the more prominent features in the Dog´scape now。 She went 

faster�察�felt happier。 In a little while surely she would be curled up in her 

native Orientthe old junk´yard。 Another turn�察�and the block was in sight。 

     Butwhat� �It was gone� �Kitty couldn't believe her eyes�察�but she must�察�

for   the   sun   was   not   yet   up。   There   where   once   had   stood   or   leaned   or 

slouched      or   straggled    the  houses     of  the   block�察  �was    a  great   broken 

wilderness of stone�察�lumber�察�and holes in the ground。 

     Kitty walked all around it。 She knew by the bearings and by the local 

color of the pavement that she was in her home�察�that there had lived the 

bird´man�察�and there was the old junk´yard�察�but all were gone�察�completely 

gone�察�taking their familiar odors with them�察�and Pussy turned sick at heart 

in the utter hopelessness of the case。 Her place´love was her master´mood。 

She  had given   up   all to   come   to   a  home   that   no   longer  existed�察 �and   for 

once her sturdy little heart was cast down。 She wandered over the silent 

heaps of rubbish and found neither consolation nor eatables。 The ruin had 

taken in several of the blocks and reached back from the water。 It was not 

a fire�察�Kitty had seen one of those things。 This looked more like the work 

of   a   flock   of   the   Red´eyed   Monsters。   Pussy   knew   nothing   of   the   great 

bridge that was to rise from this very spot。 

     When the sun came up she sought for cover。 An adjoining block still 

stood with little change�察�and the Royal Analostan retired to that。 She knew 

some of   its   trails�察  �but once there�察 �was unpleasantly surprised to   find the 

place   swarming   with   Cats   that�察  �like   herself�察  �were   driven   from   their   old 

grounds�察     �and    when    the   garbage´cans       came    out    there   were    several 

Slummers at each。 It meant a famine in the land�察�and Pussy�察�after standing 

it a few days�察�was reduced to seeking her other home on Fifth Avenue。 She 



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got there to find it shut up and deserted。 She waited about for a day�察�had 

an   unpleasant   experience   with   a   big   man   in   a   blue   coat�察  �and   next   night 

returned to the crowded slum。 

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