"Oh, they vote, and——"
"But we can't vote. Of course we girls never can, but you boys can't for years yet. Don't be silly."
"Well, there are other things besides voting," said Dick. "Some citizens have big meetings and make speeches."
"Now you're silly," said Kingdon. "We can't make speeches any more than we can vote. But there must be things that young folks can do."
"We could have a fair and make money for the heathen," volunteered Gladys.
"That's too much like work," said King. "Besides, we're all going to be in the Bazaar in December, and we don't want to copy that! And, anyway, I mean something more—more political than that."
"I don't know anything about politics," declared Marjorie, "and you don't, either!"
"I do, too. Father told me all about the different parties and platforms and everything."
"Let's have a platform," said Kitty. "You boys can build it."
King laughed at this, but, as the others had only a hazy idea of what a political platform was, Kitty's suggestion was not heeded.