“Or hide-and-go-seek!� said the Calico Clown. “I know a dandy place to hide,� he whispered to the Candy Rabbit. “There’s a hole in the counter near the Jack-in-the-Box, and he won’t tell where we are.�
“Is there room for me?� asked the Candy Rabbit.
“Plenty,� answered the Calico Clown. “Come on!�
The Sawdust Doll was just getting off the White Rocking Horse to join in the fun when, all at once, the Candy Rabbit cried:
“Oh, some one is coming! Some one is coming! Quiet, everybody! Don’t move!�
And as each and every toy stiffened out, to look as unlifelike as possible, a scratching, squeaking noise was heard all through Toy Town.
CHAPTER II
JUST WAITING
“Dear me! What is it? What can it be?� whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
“Hush! Quiet! Don’t say a word,� the Horse whispered back. “If it’s the watchman, or any people coming back after something they have forgotten, they must never know that we can move about and have fun when they aren’t looking.�
“Oh, no! Of course not!� agreed the Sawdust Doll, in a whisper, and then she sat very quietly on the back of the Rocking Horse, for she had no chance, so suddenly had the alarming noise sounded, to get back to her place on the toy counter.