“And let’s keep it secret,” said Kitty. “A surprise is most of the fun of a birthday party.”
“All right,” agreed Midget. “Only I don’t mean a party, you know. For a party, for her, we’d have to invite grown-ups—and we can’t do that. I mean just a celebration in the afternoon to show her that we remember her birthday.”
“And that we’re sorry we spoiled her dinner party,” added Kitty.
“Yep,” said King. “Now, what sort of a celebration have you thought of, Mopsy?”
“Well, I haven’t finished thinking yet, but I had a sort of idea of a parade.”
“With drums and banners?” cried King, eagerly.
“Oh, I’ll tell you,” broke in Kitty, “we’ll have floats!”
“Floats?” echoed the other two.
“Yes,” declared Kitty, warming to her subject; “floats, like they had in the big parade in New York.”
The magnitude of this idea nearly took away the breath of her hearers, but they rose to the occasion.