your party like this. And I hope you'll 'scuse him banging your front
door."

Perry Phelps' mother did not allow him to bang doors. If he forgot and
slammed one, he had to come back and open and close it softly five
times. This helped him to remember.

"Well, I'm sorry our party is spoiled for Jerry," sighed Mrs. Dunlap.
"But we'll go out into the dining-room and have supper now. Jennie
Rice wins the prize for pinning the donkey's tail nearer to the right
place than any other child, so she gets the first prize. Sunny Boy, of
course, gets the consolation prize. Give them the prizes, Oliver,
dear."

Oliver handed Jennie a tiny silver donkey on a pretty red ribbon, to
wear around her neck. She was delighted and put it right on. Sunny
Boy's prize was a gray donkey whose head came off and whose body was
filled with small gumdrops. He thought it was a very nice prize.

They had a beautiful time at the supper table, and poor Jerry was
hardly missed. They had chicken sandwiches and cocoa with whipped
cream. Then came vanilla and chocolate ice cream. And there was a
large slice of the white-frosted birthday cake, which Oliver himself
cut, for each child.

After supper they played a few more games, and then it was time to go
home. Mrs. Dunlap was almost smothered by the little girls who all
tried to kiss her at once and tell her they had had the nicest time at
Oliver's party. Nearly every one said-good-bye to Oliver and his
mother and started down the steps at the same time.