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 doing?" exclaimed Papa, after they had waited some time and neither of the children appeared.

"I will see what the trouble is," said Mamma; but before she rose from her seat Tom reappeared, laughing, and leading Posy, who appeared somewhat confused as she resumed her seat in silence.

"What do you suppose Posy has been doing?" said Tom. "She found Hannah down cellar getting coal, and she locked her down; and then she took the house-kittens and dipped their heads in the pitcher of milk on the table and made 'em drink, and then she brought in the barn-kittens and made them drink too. Hannah said Posy made believe she didn't hear when Hannah pounded on the door and told Posy to let her out. She said she heard Posy running backward and forward, hurrying to get through before anybody came."