"I second the motive," said Edna, promptly, trying not to laugh.
"All in favour of my being president, say aye," said Eunice, in her turn.
A very vigorous aye from the two others followed.
There being nobody to say no, it was considered a unanimous election, and Cricket so declared it, with a slight variation.
"Eunice is a _unaminous_ president," she announced.
"What is a _unaminous_ president," asked Edna.
"I don't know. It's something they always say. Now we must choose a secretary and treasurer."
"Why, the secretary writes things," said Cricket, vaguely.
"All the stories?" said Edna, brightening. "I nominate Cricket for secretary."
"Of course not. We each write our own stories. I mean letters and things. Don't you know, Eunice, that Marjorie was secretary to her club last winter, and what a lot of writing she had to do?"
"Who to?" persisted Edna. "What do they have to write letters for? We've nobody to write letters to but Aunt Margaret and the rest."
"Not to them, of _course_," returned Cricket, somewhat impatiently, as she did not at all know the duties of a secretary. "And the treasurer takes care of the money, of course," she went on, quickly shifting the subject to something she was sure of.
"How are we going to get any money, will you kindly tell me?" pursued Edna.
"Keeping a peanut stand," suggested Eunice, slyly.
"No, don't let's," answered Cricket, seriously. "It isn't really _much_ fun, and you don't make very much, anyway. First, let's take up a collection to buy the paper with, for we've got to have that. And, well, if we should have any money in any way, the treasurer would be all ready to take care of it. Don't you see?"
"Ye-es. I nominate Cricket for secretary and treasurer, then--"
"I'll second the motive--Cricket, that doesn't sound right."
"It is," said Cricket, positively. "When I went to that meeting with mamma, they kept saying that--'I'll second the motive.'"
"All right, then, I'll second the motive, but then Edna will have to be the editor."
"No, no," cried Edna, looking alarmed. "I'll nominate myself for secretary and treasurer, and we'll have Cricket for editor. There won't be any letters to write, and I'm sure there won't be much money to take care of."