to get tired, and he was wondering how long he would have to keep up
his exercise, when the ice-box door suddenly opened and Cook lifted
out a bowl of cream.

"Oh, for the love of trading stamps!" she cried, as she saw the Clown
in among the oranges. "How did you ever get there? You must be almost
frozen!"

And the poor fellow would have been, if he had not danced.

"I certainly didn't see you there when I put the fruit in the ice
box," went on the cook. "Madeline must have put you among the
oranges."

And, of course, this was just what had happened. Naturally you may say
that the reason the cook saw the Clown the second time, after she
opened the ice-box door, was because some of the oranges rolled to one
side, allowing the Clown to be seen. But that isn't how it happened at
all. The Clown simply climbed out from among the fruit to dance and
keep himself warm, and that's how he happened to be seen.

"Oh, dear me! To think I should do a thing like that!" cried Madeline,
when the cook handed her the Calico Clown. "Sidney might have thought
his toy was lost again if you hadn't found him. Now we'll bake the
cake, and I'll put the Clown by the stove to get warm."

After a while everything was ready for the party. The cake was baked
and covered with icing. There were also some crullers and some
cookies.