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JOHNNY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY 157
in the hall and stared at Johnny Blossom. He
looked very little standing among them. Indeed
they would come, all of them, he might be sure
of that.
"But why do you invite poor old folks like
us?" asked Olava.
"Oh, because I am heir of Kingthorpe, you
know, and because everybody likes to go to a
party."
All the old women laughed, and Johnny
said, "Welcome to Kingthorpe, then, on
Saturday," and bowed and went his way.
Later he invited many, many children from
the town as well as from his own school, and all
the teachers.
Oh, it was wonderful! wonderful! Johnny
Blossom had to stand on his head in the grass,
time after time — everything was so
unspeakably joyful!
At last the great day came and the weather
could not have been finer. The gates to
Kingthorpe stood wide open and people thronged
inside. The flags waved, the sunbeams danced,
and under the old trees there was a continual
buzz of gay talk and laughter.
At first, however, it was a little ceremonious.
Johnny Blossom had to stand beside Father and
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