"You have indeed," added the Cat. "We appreciate your dancing and your
fun very much."

"Thank you, both," replied the Calico Clown. "It is a pleasure to do
things for fellows such as you."

Then they rested quietly.

A little later Sidney opened the door of the closet to see if his
Calico Clown was all right. There lay the yellow and red chap on his
back, with one leg stuck straight up in the air, as if he had just
kicked a football and then had fallen down.

"Why! Why!" exclaimed Sidney in surprise. "I didn't leave my Clown
like THAT!"

"What has happened to him?" asked Madeline, who came to see if her
Candy Rabbit was dry.

"He has one leg stuck up in the air," went on her brother. "I left him
lying flat on his back, so the broken leg I mended would get good and
hard and stiff again. Now look at him!"

"It IS funny," agreed Madeline. Didn't you move him?"

"I didn't touch him, and I don't believe anybody has come to this
closet since I put him here, except you. Wouldn't it be funny,
Madeline, if the Clown got up by himself to see if he could walk on
his glued leg?"