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it; For she suddenly stopped mewing; and as if she felt it

unsafe to be so near a stranger, she climbed carefully up
until she reached a limb, in the crotch of which she en­
sconced herself, and peeped curiously over at them with a
iook of great satisfaction iti her face, as much as to say,
“ Now I’m safe- I'd like to see you gel me."

The gentleman was stroking Evelyn's hair, and was
looking at her very intently, when a voice called to him
from the other side :
,f Hello, joh n n y! what’s the m atter?"
Evelyn looked around, and 5aw another gentleman coming

toward them. He was older than the first onet and had on a
blue coat, while the first had on a gray one. She knew one
was a Confederate and the other was a Yankee, and for a
second she was afraid they might shoot each other, but her
first frlend’called out

" Her kitten is up the tree. Come ahead 1”
He came on, and looked for a second up at Kittykin, but
he looked at Evelyn really hard, and suddenly stooped down,
and putting his arm around her, drew her up to him. She got
over her fear in a minute,

“ Kittykm 's up there, and I’m afraid she’ll be kiit.’f She
waved her hand tip over her head, where Kittykin was taking
occasion to put a few more limbs between herself and the
enemy.
11 It's rather a dangerous place when the boys are out

hunting, eh, Jo h n n y ?" He laughed as he stood up again.