Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
DARDEE AND THE PARTY.
ny ALICE Il. BLANCHARD.

BY ALICE rs. BlANChAhb.
"Dardee Mama called TO his little broth-
ar Janet says the party has begun oo"0
downstairs. .hou.
why not?'
"Cod Is bitty."
-, ,ras NOT surprised Two-year-oio
-. had heen busy for most OF his NE
-, -, had his mother. Today Mamma was
- ,,.,,,tart IN see what a real party was
III, mat he did not wait any longer OUT
y ,,r,a,,.5 the door and went into the parior
ata,a leaving Dardee sitting upon the Top
.t,tr admfring his new tan shoes IN INC
glory OF his new clothes Dardee nau l Sid
e,tten all about the party, Out MAMMA III"
not know that -. aoS sixteen
ms I'D today. The children had talked oi
nathfng but her birthday party TOT wn sa.
yvaak Dardee had asked question: 90 20.
I,r..fi,u about IT. II was TO be MS III 81
T-,4',rs I'm parties Mamma made him
rav Jinnitv dress trimmed win pllih It
hons When the young guests mao an Al. 49, 49,
shs He'd to Mamma and asked nun ~ GO ~
tIe dajntily clothed little boy down 10 ms MS
- Sill Mamma watched them go TO
thc top Of the stairs, then she hurried cow" II
the back way to put few extra touches "
the dining room. ~. ,hair
,..,rruts %athanie! and Charles. tharIes
persisted in calling his brother Mama anu
r.f,,sad to answer to any other name tlldl
Dardee. for some ulne the Ivy FEN
names had been laid aside. Mamma oitei en-
took care of his baby brother ihousn ne
vas himself only ''hVe-Old-years, as oar
Nanna found the party going on briskly'
ito saw a pretty girl kneeling in the cen
TER Of A ring of children who circled ABOUT
her singing to the tune OF Il see the larih-
er in The field:
Lazy Sally, will you get tup?
Win you get tup?
win YOU get tup?
Lazy Sally, will you get tup
Will you get tup toda-a-ay
How could Mamma be expected to remem.
her about Dardee in the enchahtmehl VI
&C., Law Sally" and Magic Music
the party began to play London briuse,
to Mammals delight. II was raining uoMn
falling down." spiritedly' when Iiei Iiiisu
who was stll in the dining room aVrdhs ILs
daisies and buttercups, thought she hearo
a familiar sound about the music
s.NIv fair Ia -dee'' ended the singing Tor a
moment Mamma could then iUca'e ..r rro
shrieks She rushed upstairs, calling IN
coming Dardee." There was but one pair
OF lungs. she knew equal TO the sounus
which guided her. .z,or
She went straight to the pain room uo IA
II was shut She turned the knob ana
shook the door. 1t would not open
Are YOU there, dear!
EFT"
Where is the Key ~
Don't know" sob, sob; then, Il want
Oct out
are YOU hurt DEAR
Don't feel YER well. Open de door!
..Dardeer' Mamma knelt down and put
her eye to the vacant keyhole. "Dardee.
you must get the key and put 1t In TINS
cunning little hole. Then mamma will let
YOU out Can't you see the key. dear?
cant hee it, mamma. l want to det
c-n-o-n-out,'' Let Dardee o-o-o-o-out.'
Mamma left him screaming louder and
louder while she went down to consult with
Aunt Nell.
London Bridge stopped as the children
heard of the little prisoner in the bath
room Aunt Nell exclaimed. Bless the
baby What will he do next? Here, chill
dren" she turned to the waiting lads and
lassies get the keys from all the doors
and follow me-.
In five minutes the party was lined up
or the stairs and In the narrow upper hall
watching mamma and Aunt Nell trying
the rarious keys in the lock. Not key
fitted. Mammals face grew more serious,
Mamma and DaEdee were exchanging sobs
and screams through the door, while jan
cts eyes were big with tears. The party
began to that this affair not q
joke nor new game arranged for its
benefit.
Charles. meanwhile. was stopping his sobs
once In a while to wall. Il want to Diet
out' | don Ike iti'
Ned Raymond. a boy older than Janet,
all eXcitedly, I'VE boys can smash the