was glad she had thought of it. She lost no time in getting ready for
it.

"I'll go and put a new ribbon on the neck of my Candy Rabbit," she
said to her brothers. "You get your Monkey and Clown all nice and
clean, and then I'll ask Mother if Cook can make a special cake."

"My Monkey is clean enough," said Herbert. "Dirt doesn't show on him,
anyhow. He's colored brown."

"And my Clown's pretty good, even if he did fall in a dirt hole," went
on Sidney. "A Clown has to be a little dirty, for he falls all over
the circus ring, you know."

"There isn't going to be any circus ring at our Toy Party," laughed
Madeline. "Now I'll go and see about the cake."

"And we'll go and tell Dick, Arnold and the girls," said Sidney.
"Here, Madeline, please keep my Calico Clown for me until I come
back."

Away he ran with his brother, who carried the Monkey on a Stick. The
Calico Clown rather hoped the long-tailed chap would be left to keep
him company, but it was not to be just yet.

"But perhaps I can talk to the Candy Rabbit while Madeline is getting
ready for the party," thought the Clown. "He and I are old friends."

But even this was not to be. Madeline probably did not think that the
Clown would have liked to be with some of the other toys for a while.