I feel dreadful bad , and so does Minnie . '' `` Well , I would n't cry any more about it , '' said Frank consolingly . `` Crying wo n't do any good , you know . Can you tell us where to find the wood-lane that cuts across to Blackburn Hill ? '' Maggie could , and gave us minute directions . So , having thanked her , we left her to pursue her disconsolate way and betook ourselves homeward . `` I would like to spoil Matt Dickey 's little game , '' said Frank . `` He is evidently trying to run things at Enderly Road school and revenge himself on the teacher . Let us put a spoke in his wheel and do Maggie a good turn as well . '' `` Agreed . But how ? '' Frank had a plan ready to hand and , when we reached home , we took his sisters , Carrie and Mabel , into our confidence ; and the four of us worked to such good purpose all the next day , which was Saturday , that by night everything was in readiness . At dusk Frank and I set out for the Enderly Road , carrying a basket , a small step-ladder , an unlit lantern , a hammer , and a box of tacks . It was dark when we reached the Enderly Road schoolhouse . Fortunately , it was quite out of sight of any inhabited spot , being surrounded by woods . Hence , mysterious lights in it at strange hours would not be likely to attract attention . The door was locked , but we easily got in by a window , lighted our lantern , and went to work . The schoolroom was small , and the old-fashioned furniture bore marks of hard usage ; but everything was very snug , and the carefully swept floor and dusted desks bore testimony to the neatness of our small friend Maggie and her chum Minnie . Our basket was full of mottoes made from letters cut out of cardboard and covered with lissome sprays of fir . They were , moreover , adorned with gorgeous pink and red tissue roses , which Carrie and Mabel had contributed .
We had considerable trouble XXXXX getting them tacked up properly , but when we had succeeded , and had furthermore surmounted doors , windows , and blackboard with wreaths of green , the little Enderly Road schoolroom was quite transformed .
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