"What is it? Where'd you get it?" demanded Doris as the treasure was pulled out.
"It's mine!" said Mary Jane proudly, "and we'll give a paper doll show like
Alice does—you just see!"
Doris had no older brother or sister to give her ideas so she had to wait till Mary Jane explained her plan.
"First, we'll fix this up some way, they always do," began Mary Jane.
"But it's pretty now," objected Doris.
"Oh, yes, but we have to fix it," said Mary Jane scornfully, "they always do, they never use a box just as it is—never! Now what could we do, what could go on top of a house? A roof, but what could we make a roof of? Or, oh, I think we'll put on some clouds maybe, clouds ought to be easy, would you like clouds, Doris?"
"On the top?"
"Yes, on top of the house where clouds belong."
"All right," said the obliging Doris, "I don't care which you make. But where do we get clouds?"
"Let's ask 'Manda," said Mary Jane, "she's here to help make the party. She likes me, maybe she knows where we can get some clouds." The two little girls hurried down the back stairs to the kitchen, but Amanda wasn't there. They were just about to go sorrowfully back to the nursery when Mary Jane noticed something white on the table.