52 Katie Summers.

 

to give us plenty of playthings—balls and reels,
and many other things. But our games of hide-
and-seek were the best fun of all. There was a
large round table in the middle of the room,
with three legs and large brass claws at the end
of each, and these made first-rate hiding-places.
Then there was a large old-fashioned sofa, very
comfortable for a snooze, and underneath it was
a beautiful place for hiding. The window cur-
tains, too, were first-rate. Oh! it was fun to get
into them and roll oneself round and round in
them until it was quite difficult to get out again.
I used to hide, and Mac would come and look
for me; then when he had found me out we used
to scamper after each other round and round the
room, dodging under the legs of the big table,
and in and out through every place where we
could squeeze ourselves; and when at last Mac
caught me, we would roll over and over each
other till we were quite tired out, and then we
would jump into a nice, large, soft arm-chair,