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The trap worked just like Lenny

had hoped. Phantom smelled the

meat and was soon locked inside.

Lenny carried the trapped cat with

Butch and Buster following. They

circled wide around Mrs. Beaton’s

house. Lenny was glad that she had a

long road back into her house so she

wouldn’t see them at her mailbox.

They snuck up to the mailbox and

released the snarling cat into it. The

mailbox had vents so the cat would

be fine, but it hissed and fumed.

Finally, in the dim light inside the

mailbox, it went silent.

It was none too soon. The boys

had barely hidden when Lenny’s