Toward the middle of the forenoon the boys were surprised to see Joy and their sisters, bags hanging from their shoulders, appear on the field.
“What have you brought, something to eat?” called Phil.
“No. Seed,” answered Margie.
“But we are not going to plant until we have all the fields ready,” declared Ted.
“We are, though. Joy said it would help, and we want to do it,” returned Margie.
“You’ll be like Phil, sow enough for an acre in less than a quarter.”
“You just wait and see, Mr. Smarty. Joy is going to show us, and she knows more about planting than you do, I guess.”
Amused and pleased to think their sisters were really willing and eager to help, the young homesteaders watched them scatter the seed and then returned to their own task.
So well did the girls work that when night came four fields were planted and the seeds harrowed in.