And then
he further reflected as he climbed the hill that if it had to be
done the best he could do would be a bantam hen contemplating
domesticity.
Linda looked the garage over very carefully when she put away the
Bear Cat. When she closed the garage doors she was particular
about the locks. As she came through the kitchen she said to
Katy, busy with the lunch box:
"Belovedest, have there been any strange Japs poking around here
lately?"
She nearly collapsed when Katy answered promptly:
"A dale too many of the square-headed haythens. I am pestered to
death with them. They used to come jist to water the lawn but
now they want to crane the rugs; they want to do the wash. They
are willing to crane house. They want to get into the garage;
they insist on washing the car. If they can't wash it they jist
want to see if it nades washin'."
Linda stood amazed.
"And how long has this been going on, Katy?" she finally asked.
"Well, I have had two good months of it," said Katy; "that is, it
started two months ago. The past month has been workin' up and
the last ten days it seemed to me they was a Jap on the back
steps oftener than they was a stray cat, and I ain't no truck
with ayther of them. They give me jist about the same falin'.
Between the two I would trust the cat a dale further with my bird
than I would the Jap."
"Have you ever unlocked the garage for them, Katy?" asked Linda.
"No," said Katy.
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