“Hallowe’en is a week from Friday,” she went on, “and Mother said last night that I could have a party if I liked. So Bob and I talked it over, and we decided that a ghost party would be fun.”
“What is a ghost party?” “How do you mean?” “Oh, just a phantom party!” exclaimed the three listeners all at once.
“Well, I haven’t planned it much,” said Lena, “because I thought it would be more fun for us to plan it together.”
“What a duck you are!” cried Betty. “I love to plan parties! Can we wear fancy costumes?”
“Oh, let’s be witches,” said Dorothy. “We ought to on Hallowe’en, you know.”
“Witches or ghosts, either, would be all right,” put in Jeanette. “I suppose you’ll have all the old Hallowe’en tricks, Lena?”
“Well, Bob and I said we didn’t want to have those foolish old games, like bobbing for apples and melting lead. They’re so tiresome. But I thought we could make up some new fun.”
“I think so, too,” declared Betty. “Anything ghosty or witchy, or any sort of fortune-telling, you mean, I suppose.”
“Yes. Do you know any new tricks of that sort?”
“I’m not sure that I do, but we can make some up.”