"Oh, I know where they's whole lots of things. I saw them this morning-time when we went to get the basket. Come on, chilluns!" Berta led the way around to the back steps. A hoe and a spade stood between them and the fence and were promptly marked. Beth next spied a broom on the porch; and Dick, a basket of clothes pins.
"'M, 'm, 'm, it's going to take a puffeckly drefful long time to mark ev'y single one of these."
"Just mark the basket, Berta," said Dick.
But the little girl thought each pin should be plainly marked, and the three were very busy for some time.
"Does you think we ought to mark the steps, Beth?"
"Why, Berta, they's plenty of steps at Bird-a-Lea, plenty! Doesn't you 'member? They's some in front and some in back and some at both sides all going up to the porch."
"W——ell, what else is they to take? Oh, I know! The wheely-ba'l, so we can have nice rides in our own garden same as Danny gives us in his wheely-ba'l in the garden at Aunt Mary's."
"If you'll come home with us, I'll let you ride in my billy goat cart."
"What is that, Dick?"
"Why——why, it's a dandy, little, red cart that we harness a billy goat to, 'stead of a pony or horse."