I feel...avoided.

Early this morning, i carefully arranged a pile of food. Mehitabel is
the only early-morning cat i've ever seen there--the others are male,
and prowl at night. I just checked, and the pile has quite definitely
been eaten. I put out more, but see Mehitabel nowhere. Grr. I also
snuck into the apartment complex, and no sign of Scruffles. Sigh. I
did talk with Bonnie last night, and she said that she will see what
she can do and phone back tonight. She just arrived back in town a
week or so ago after a death in the family, so now i feel
super-guilty. ARGH.