The dandelions had all blossomed and grown up tall, with white caps on their heads, and there were no other flowers in the yard.
One day Clematis found something which made her almost as happy as if she had found some flowers.
At first she thought she would keep it a secret, and tell no one about it. Then she thought how good Jane had been to her, so she went up to her when she was standing alone.
“Say, Jane, if I tell you a secret will you promise not to tell anybody else?”
“Sure, I’ll promise,” said Jane. “What is it?”
Clematis looked around. The other children were playing games.
“Come over here,” she said.
She led Jane to the big board fence which stood at the back of the yard.
Then she got down on her knees and took hold of one of the boards. It was loose, and she could pull it out.
“See, look through there,” said Clematis, in a low voice.