Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXI THE RESCUE OF SNOOP, THE KITTEN It was certainly something that nobody had been expecting, and as the kite went higher and higher, and Snoop with it, both Flossie and Freddie set up a loud cry of fear. "Snoop will be killed!" exclaimed the little girl. "Oh, poor dear Snoop!" and she wrung her hands in despair. "Let him down!" shrieked Freddie. "Oh, Bert, please let my dear kitten down, won't you?" Bert did not hear, for he was running over the common just as hard as he could, in his endeavor to raise the kite. Up and up it still went, with poor Snoop dangling helplessly at the end of the swaying tail. At last Bert ran past the old barn which I have already mentioned. Just as he did this he happened to look up at the kite. "Hullo, what's on the tail?" he yelled. "Is that a cat?" "It's Snoop!" called out Freddie, who was rushing after his big brother. "Oh, Bert, do let him down. If he falls, he'll be killed." "Well, I never!" ejaculated Bert. He stopped running and gradually the kite began to settle close to the top of the barn. Poor Snoop was swinging violently at the end of the ragged tail. The swinging brought the frightened creature closer still to the barn, and all of a sudden Snoop let go of the kite tail and landed on the shingles. "Snoop is on the barn!" cried Bert, as the kite settled on the grass a few yards away. "Oh, Snoop! Snoop! are you hurt?" cried Freddie, running back a distance, so that he might get a view of the barn top. Evidently Snoop was not hurt. But he was still scared, for he stood on the edge of the roof, with his tail standing straight up. "Meow! meow! meow!" he said plaintively. "He is asking for somebody to take him down," said Freddie. "Aren't you, Snoop?" "Meow!" answered the black kitten. "Oh, ...
