work with a will.

So rapidly did the girls and Jane's painters work that, by noon, the
work, both inside and out, had been completed, including a coat of paint
on the floor. The painters were paid off by Jane and dismissed. Jane
stepped out on the pier to survey the work.

"Girls, we've forgotten something," she cried. "We must have the name on
the side of the boat. The 'Red Rover' you know? I forgot that when the
men were here. Can any of you print?"

"I think perhaps I might do it," answered Miss Elting. "But we shall
have to wait until the red paint dries. Suppose we sit down and rest for
an hour or so?"

"Rest!" shouted Crazy Jane. "There's no rest for the Meadow-Brook Girls.
It's work and trouble and trouble and work all day and all night. Girls,
we've got to have a new stove, and we must have a lot of other things,
including some curtains and home comforts. Can you help me load the old
stove into the car?"

"Not without breaking it, I'm afraid," answered Miss Elting laughingly.

"Then get the axe. We'll smash the old thing. Hey there, you man," Jane
shouted at a passing farmer. "Want to earn fifty cents? Well, get busy
here, and help us move the stove."

With the aid of the farmer they took down the old wood stove and loaded
it into the automobile. Next they made a hurried toilet and drove into
the village. Most of the afternoon was spent in making purchases. All