To Muff, the Dearest Kitten

CONTENTS

I.The Surprise[11]
II.At the Beach[24]
III.About Arcturus[36]
IV.Friends from Home[50]
V.When School Begins[66]
VI.Dora’s Birthday[83]
VII.About Boston[94]
VIII.Sunday Afternoon[111]
IX.The Kitten’s Story[133]
X.The Victory Park[148]
XI.Hallowe’en[166]
XII.A Busy Saturday[177]
XIII.Thanksgiving[193]
XIV.Christmas[209]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Wrapped in bright red paper so she could not fail to see it, was a small box, tied with a white ribbon ([Page 89])[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Old Father Ocean ran right in through the front door[34]
Dora shivered a little when the squirrel put its paws about her fingers[102]
“Ghosts, Mamma! Come and save me!”[174]
What possessed Timothy just then?[200]
A great star was looking through the open window[220]