RESCUING PUSS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

RESCUING PUSS.

Louie and her cousin I¥Ht;fi whom she was staying, tfetic their way home from a raftilt

"Can't we take the path by J stream?" Louie asked, -"ft?! at nicer than the high road."

Frank was a bit doubtful & her suggestion. ~ .

"Frightfully muddy, Fm afisfr he remarked; "and the water a? be over the path in some {ta after all these rains. Still, nellr; it if you like" So they left the road for the jei that fringed a swiftly loin? stream. On such a tovefr tasm afternoon it was far nicer than goi: by tl e main road, and they ftjffri along merrily. "It's less rauddy than I thought Prank admitted, "and though the water is not far from the path in places I think we shall be abk to get along after all." "It's over the banks higher k stream, by the look of the staf that's being washed down," Lmh said. "Just look at all the—Ooh! She gave a shrill cry, then pwM to something that was being idnrla along on the racing water. It was a matted mass of mod and herbage, evidently part of a bank that the swollen stream tes washed away. Tangled into it *ss a tree branch, and on this a am! cat clung in piteous helnlawim.

"Come on," cried Frank, •flw 6 * a footbridge farther dowUjßflJf must get there before the cat does. Fortunately the woodfii * I J l 'J2* was not far away, and ™*f*s reached it some seconds ahead « the frightened animal Frank clattered to the niitik* the bridge, men flung himself «p flat and stretched his rig* W»? down toward the water, WW "*~ his left he hung on to ©M of«£ posts that supported the DWW 1 handrail. As his hand went down to*"* the water the little islet swm along below him. and he was ao* to reach far enough to dutchl of the tree branch. Hangings" it firmlv. he managed to »W "; floating mass against the puU w ■» water. •Quick. Louie!" he Cried "0"* here and hang on while I;«JJ»£ to the bank. It isn't very deep aen so I can wade." . So while Louie took his tff*** held the iittle islet in check, waded in and rescued poor P"»;.. Thev took him to station, where he was pffsenw claimed by his grateful owner.