ownerofamissingcatisaskingforhelp.“Mybabyhasbeenmissingforoveramonthnow,andIwanthimbacksobadly,”saidMrs.Brown,a56-year-oldwoman.Mrs.BrownlivesbyherselfinatrailerparknearClovis.ShesaidthatClyde,her7-year-oldcat,didn’tcomehomefordinnermorethanamonthago.Thenextmorninghedidn’tappearforbreakfasteither.AfterClydemissedanextra-speciallunch,shecalledthepolice.WhenthepolicemanaskedhertodescribeClyde,shetoldhimthatClydehadbeautifulgreeneyes,hadallhisteethbutwasmissinghalfofhisleftear,andwassevenyearsoldandcompletelywhite.ShethentoldtheofficerthatClydewasaboutafoothigh.Abellwentoff.“IsClydeyourchildoryourpet?”theofficersuspiciouslyasked.“Well,he’smycat,ofcourse,”Mrs.Brownreplied.“Lady,you’resupposedtoreportmissingPERSONS,notmissingCATS,”saidtheirritatedpoliceman.“Well,whocanIreportthisto?”sheasked.“Youcan’t.Youhavetoaskaroundyourneighborhoodorputupflyers,”repliedtheofficer.Mrs.Brownfiguredthatabillboardwouldworkalotbetterthanan8”x11”pieceofpaperonatelephonepole.Therewasanemptybillboardattheendofherstreetjustofftheinterstatehighway.Thebillboardhadaphonenronit.Shecalledthatnumber,andtheytoldhertheycouldblowupapictureofClyde(fromMrs.

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