TO THE RESCUE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1047, 31 March 1910, Page 23

TO THE RESCUE.

Mr. Jj'ownes went to the club, leaving Mrs. Downes with a lady friend whose abilities as a scandal-monger and mischief-maker were pre-eminent. When he returned he just looked into the drawing-room and said, with a sigh of relief, “that old cat’s gone, I suppose?” For an instant there was a profound silence, for as he uttered the last word he encountered the stony stare of the lady who had been in his mind. Then Mrs. Downes came to the rescue. “Oh, yes, dear,” she said; “I sent it to the cat's home in a basket this morning!”