“Yes,” complained Jack, “but where’s our fun?”

“We are coming to that,” she told him. “I wanted to surprise you all.”

“You certainly did,” William ventured to say.

“And,” continued the young lady, “if you’ll come in, you’ll find everything prepared for a most enjoyable party.”

“Then what are we waiting for?” asked Nuthin’.

“For no reason that I know of,” replied Arline. “Let’s go in. The girls—”

“The girls!” exclaimed each boy separately.

“You didn’t think that I was going to entertain all you boys by myself, did you?”

“No, but—”

“So I invited my friends to help me. Let’s go in, now.”