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"I was bringin' back de Calico Clown, an' I 'mos' fell into a big hole." "There, Father! I told you that hole ought to be covered up!" exclaimed Mirabell's mother, who had also come to the door. "Oh, no'm! I didn't fall in!" answered Jim, who heard what was said. "But I almos' did, an' I guess de Clown he fell in complete an' altogether." "The Clown? What do you mean?" asked Daddy.
"Or Arnold, maybe," added Mirabell. Just then Dick and Arnold came out of Mirabell's house, each with a slice of bread and jam, and there was some jam around their mouths, too, showing that they had each taken a bite from their slices of bread. "Oh, Arnold, did you take my Lamb!" cried Mirabell. "Or did you take it, Dick?" asked his sister. "Nope!" answered both boys, speaking at the same time.
"Oh, that reminds me!" exclaimed Mirabell's father. "I'll put these handkerchiefs from my pocket in your basket of wash, Mandy! You can take them home with you, wash them clean and iron them and bring them back to me." "'Deed an' dat's just what I can do!" exclaimed Mandy, smiling broadly. "Put 'em right down yeah in mah basket!"
And, a little later she did, as two other little girls came in to play with Joe. Then along came Dick, who was Dorothy's brother, and he brought his White Rocking Horse, though it was rather a large and heavy toy to carry. And Arnold, who was Mirabell's brother, brought along his Bold Tin Captain Soldier and his men. Now began a very gladsome time for Snowball.
"Dem's de bestest an' most special hankowitches o' Mirabell's pa, an' he's very 'tickler how dey is washed. Better let me have dem, honey." Mandy reached over to take the handkerchiefs from Liza Ann, and at that moment the little colored girl saw something red and yellow among them. "Oh, what a funny handkowitch!" she called, and the next moment they all saw the Calico Clown.
"Here is Madeline's Easter present that I promised her," said Mirabell's mother, handing the wrapped-up Bunny to Madeline's mother. "And there are some eggs in a basket for Herbert. Hide them away from the children until to-morrow." "I will," said Madeline's mother, and then she carried the bundles into the house, while Mirabell's mother went on home in her automobile. "Oh, Mother!
"I don't know how I am ever going to get back to Mirabell." "Can't you roll along to her on your wheels?" asked the dog. "I haven't time now to carry you back." "Not very well," the Lamb answered. "It is very rough going in this lot, full of weeds and stones. I can easily roll myself along on a smooth floor, in the toy shop or at Mirabell's home. But it is too hard here."
While Arnold hurried next door with his toy fire engine, that pumped real water, to play with Dick and to show his puzzle, Uncle Tim went downstairs to talk to Mirabell's mother. Then Mirabell got her best doll's comb and brush, which were just the right size, and not a bit too small or too large, and with this comb and brush she smoothed the kinks and snarls out of the Lamb's wool.
You see, he felt about it just as the Calico Clown did. The door of the house in which Arnold and Mirabell lived opened, and their daddy looked out toward the front yard. He had heard the grunt made by Jim when the little colored boy fell down and dropped the Calico Clown into a hole. "Is anybody there?" asked Mirabell's father. "I'se heah!" exclaimed Jim, as he slowly arose.
"I think the Candy Rabbit is going to be sent to a little girl named Madeline for an Easter present," said the Captain. "Why, that girl Madeline lives right across the street!" exclaimed the White Rocking Horse. "She is Mirabell's cousin, and she knows Dorothy." "Oh, then maybe we shall see the Candy Rabbit again," said the Bold Tin Soldier. "I am glad of that!"
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