“Mew! Mew! Meaouw!”
“Hello! what’s that?” called Toto, looking here and there. “Is anything the matter?” he asked.
“I should say there was!” came the answer. “A bad dog chased me up this tree and now I’m afraid to come down.”
“Who are you?” asked Toto.
“I am Blackie, and once I was a lost cat,” was the answer. “I guess I’m pretty nearly lost now. Oh, dear! what shall I do?”
[“I’ll help you down out of the tree,” said Toto cheerfully.]