The Quilt That Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle — Annie Fellows Johnston

"Johnny make a quilt " repeated Rob Marshall, with a shout of laughter. "I'd as soon expect to see a wild buffalo knitting mittens " "But you're not to speak of it outside the family, Rob," his mother hastened to say, "and you must not tease the little fellow. You older children have ways of earning pocket-money, -Rhoda with her painting, and you with your bent iron work, but Johnny hasn't had a cent of income all fall.