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the phone rang. “Maybe someone has found Spotzie!” cried Violet.
    But no one had. It was Soo Lee, calling to say she could help the Aldens look for Spotzie the next day. Violet told Soo Lee everything that had happened and of their plan to visit Dr. Scott again. Soo Lee said she would meet them there.
    The cat finished her meal. She jumped down off the refrigerator. She walked to a chair and hopped up on it. After washing her ears, she curled up and went to sleep.
    â€œShould we give her a name?” asked Violet.
    Jessie shook her head. “I think we should wait. What if she belongs to someone else and already has a name?”
    â€œBut we can be thinking of names,” said Henry.
    â€œOh, good,” said Benny. Then he said, “Isn’t it kind of strange — now we have a cat, but Mr. Woods still doesn’t.”
    â€œYes, Benny, it’s still a mystery,” said Violet with a sigh.
    â€œMaybe we’ll solve it tomorrow,” said Benny.
    â€œMaybe we will,” said Henry, smiling at his little brother. “Maybe we will.”

CHAPTER 7
    So Many Cats!
    S oo Lee was waiting by her bicycle at Dr. Scott’s office when the Aldens got there the next morning. They had brought Watch with them to keep his mind off the strange cat who was living in his house.
    Watch had followed happily on his leash, but when he saw where they were going, he stopped and sat down.
    â€œCome on, Watch,” said Henry.
    Watch looked at Henry. Then he looked at Dr. Scott’s office building. At last he got up and walked over to Henry.
    â€œGood dog, Watch,” said Henry. He bent down and petted Watch’s head. Soo Lee came over and petted Watch’s head, too. Watch slowly wagged his tail.
    The Aldens and Soo Lee went into Dr. Scott’s office.
    â€œMay we see Dr. Scott?” asked Jessie.
    â€œIs Watch sick?” asked Dr. Scott’s assistant. She leaned over the counter to look down at Watch. Watch heard his name and looked up at her.
    â€œNo,” said Henry. “We put that sign up the other day.” He pointed to the sign about Spotzie on the bulletin board in Dr. Scott’s office. “But no one has called. We thought Dr. Scott might have some ideas that would help us find Spotzie.”
    â€œOh, yes. The missing cat.” The assistant nodded. “Let me check and see if Dr. Scott can see you.”
    A moment later the assistant came back out. “Dr. Scott said to come on back to her office,” she told the Aldens. She held the door open and the Aldens walked down the short hall past the examining rooms to Dr. Scott’s office.
    When the Aldens and Soo Lee came in, Dr. Scott set aside the papers she was looking at. “Hello,” she said, smiling. “What can I do for you today?”
    â€œWatch isn’t sick,” Benny explained quickly.
    â€œMy assistant told me it wasn’t about Watch. She mentioned the missing cat. You still haven’t found her?”
    â€œNot yet,” said Jessie. “We were hoping you might have some ideas.”
    Dr. Scott rubbed her chin. “Hmmm. You’ve checked the animal shelter?”
    â€œYes,” said Henry. “We put a sign up there, too. But no one has brought in a lost cat like Spotzie.”
    â€œAnd you’ve looked all around where Spotzie was last seen?”
    â€œYes,” Jessie answered Dr. Scott. “We talked to everyone at every house on the street.”
    â€œSpotzie wasn’t wearing a collar with an identification tag, was she?” asked Dr. Scott.
    â€œNo,” said Henry.
    Dr. Scott shook her head. “It’s very important for pets to wear collars and identification tags.”
    â€œEven cats?” asked Benny.
    â€œEven cats,” said Dr. Scott. “There are even special stretchy collars for cats. If the cat climbs a tree and the collar gets caught, the cat can slip loose without being