“Now is the time for me to vamoose and find Stubby and Button,” thought Billy to himself as he ran out of the livery stable.
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Billy Whiskers in the Movies.
By Frances Trego Montgomery.
Illustrated by Paul Hawthorne.
The Saalfield Publishing Company: Akron, Ohio and New York. 1921.
Elephant's Picture Book 
Lovely pen & ink (?) sketch – a few strokes make such a funny picture. He does remind me of Sherlock Holmes. It must gets Watson’s goat when Sherlock says, “Butt, it’s elementary, my dear Watson.”
Ok, time to vamoose!
I’m really enjoying Billy Whiskers- he’s great fun. The penmanship is incredibly good.