three to six in the afternoon
Stella and Molly both came after school , and the list for the party invitations was soon made out . Uncle Steve wrote the invitations , and sent them to the mail , but he would not divulge any of his plans for the party , and though Midget was impatient to know , she could get no idea of what the plays or games were to be . But it was not long to wait for the day of the party itself . The guests were invited from three to six in the afternoon , and though the Maynards knew some of them , there were a number of strangers among the company . However , Stella and Molly knew them all , and it did not take long for the Maynards to feel acquainted with them . The first game was very amusing . Uncle Steve presented each child with a Noah 's Ark. .