I spent all mine in ribbon and paper for my baskets , and now they are of no use . It 's a shame ! '' lamented Jill , while Merry began to thin out her full baskets to fill the empty ones . `` Hold on ! '' cried Frank , relenting . `` Now , Jack , make their minds easy before they begin to weep and wail . '' `` Left the box outside . You tell while I go for it ; '' and Jack bolted , as if afraid the young ladies might be too demonstrative when the tale was told . `` Tell away , '' said Frank , modestly passing the story along to Gus , who made short work of it . `` We rampaged all over the country , and got only that small mess of greens . Knew you 'd be disgusted , and sat down to see what we could do . Then Jack piped up , and said he 'd show us a place where we could get a plenty . ` Come on , ' said we , and after leading us a nice tramp , he brought us out at Morse 's greenhouse . So we got a few on tick , as we had but four cents among us , and there you are . Pretty clever of the little chap , was n't it ? '' A chorus of delight greeted Jack as he popped his head in , was promptly seized by his elders and walked up to the table , where the box was opened , displaying gay posies enough to fill most of the baskets if distributed with great economy and much green . `` You are the dearest boy that ever was ! '' began Jill , with her nose luxuriously buried in the box , though the flowers were more remarkable for color than perfume . `` No , I 'm not ; there 's a much dearer one coming upstairs now , and he 's got something that will make you howl for joy , '' said Jack , ignoring his own prowess as Ed came in with a bigger box , looking as if he had done nothing but go a Maying all his days . `` Do n't believe it ! ''
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