The daily gazette., 1883-09-21
The Ravel Green-House.
HArpsr's BaHHr.
tContinued,l


The ea,.acefui sprays.
Oi be ed ip"E now the 6eliotropeP he said,
nt,v Auu turning 10 where Y stood, And
pleasAho ,he handsomest blooms he could
gather, Tson breaking of branch Of rose
tpd' ,, tnll of leaves, he put II with tbs
4 geranuT@o Tocv,s basket. Cecy handed him
reit reil ,oiIsy. which he took, colorir & a
lttle; apt ~ von look around among the flow
""Us ,Isr; he asked. "There may be
sr s.a,b,ng . ti,T else you WIN fancy"
so,lgTrsonL vou,D said Cecy, thinking that
inrn %as The most splendid green-house
heM t ,be most obliging gardener she had
wlu an, 'a, She wished she had brought her
eve. '..s with her, for at such reasonable prices
Pui'certainly might afford few plants for
~. sas .oom at Aunt Maria 8, and tney would
~ hssnch 10y all winter. The young man
s,,rbed every change on her expressive
S.,s and felt thoroughly pleased with bis
sustorne the fearless, prlgns young Brl
ohsd come upon him so suddenly like g
VINO "aa he stood pruning his pet RI doden-
YEN He wished he could learn her name
oni where she lived.
~, "u,w much would this costP asked
r..y tmtlly, pointing 20 a clump Of sweet
""R.D,, Dercnuis-'wee modest crimson
..aDi aower,' Five cents," be replied.
Wand tais" she went on, touching q
,relry lem verbeDa.
.W5, how cheap they are never
,.ongbf ol wanting anything, so | did not
s,Ing any money; but Il you will let me
ssoose few, will come to- morrow and get
,bem. and pay for them @..t
''.'1 81 sGal be- only too glad" said the young
man rsdiantly; and Cecy thought she had
-, alnly never been waited on by any 0neso
S,rdsomr ard polite IN all her life. He put
,dlr The plants for her as fast a. he chose
them. which she did with mingling Of de
n. And prudence that made the mtschiev-
ons glram shine out IL her eyes more than
9cr, shr tok the daisy, and lemon YER
yena. small hpliotrope, small monthly
white caa Ii y, which he assured her, un
Iushingly, was only 20 cents.
"All these for 90 cents r. exclaimed Cecy,
m her pleasure. IL will surely come Tor
tberi tomorrow morning with the money,
should like to take the dear little daisies
n nv hand now, II you wont mind trust
ng me. am Cecy LeiPh, Mira. Hammond's
niece; she lives on the same street further
down"
HOb, yes; know where she lives" said
Ae handsome gardener. 81 would trust
yOu with the whole greenhouse, If you
wanted 1t, Miss Leigh"
UYour uncle. Mr.. Ravel. wouldn't be SO
confdng said Cecy laughing and blushipg
Then with p easant good morning she
walked brskly away, with her basket OF
towers and daisies. The young man watched
Atr out Of the gate, and then going back to
Ms srhododendron, laughed long and quietly
bhmsaf
all the adventures ever had this is
DE gem," he said, mentally. ~ fancy
aried It of pretty well-Ravel's nephew /
IVS trembling in my shoes for fear Uncle
Guy would come in and spoil It all. What
little pet she is. Oh, it's q practical
bike"
But utpresently he grew more thoughtful and
title s4d, remembering, perhaps, what
bOely fellow he was after all, In spite of
Ah kind uncle and many friends.
etyhsstened home light footed and light
hArted She was late for breakfast to be
ae but that was no matter. Bell went
Iad over the tea-rOses and heliotrope; they
we're too lovely for any thing, she declared.
"And here was trembling for fear you
night not get any at all, she said, "for 1
know that Groves ordered quantities yes
kdsy, and Ravel doesn't keep super
abundance"
"Why, the greenhouse was one blaze Of
bhllant flowers !" exclaimed Cecy.
80 cheap, too % pursued Bell. "Why,
Csy you must bave melted the old mans
hart"
at wasn't Mr.. Ravel himself" said Cecy,
Euhing wildly. at was his nephew" !,
"ils nephew Oh, that young man I've
Esn there sometimes, pottinl plants, | sup
poe, Cecy, you've made a conquest
ball certainly send you for all the flowers
want after this If you bring home such
bargains. But dear me, can't stand here.
nust fly and get ready for that reception,
Many times that day did Cecy caress her
petty pink mountain daisies; and she was
Conscious Of an unwonted excitement as she
boxed forward to her next visit to the
Esen-house. Her aunt Maria promised her
ne 0l the broad sitting-room windows for
Hplants, where they would be safe from
ns' all winter; and Cecy, in fancy, ar
nlged aid rearranged them, while she
Iehlly resolved to spend at least 30 cents
more in that wonderful greenhouse.
Tomorrow came, and forth sho sailed
long again, for Bell was too busy to want
60 and Cccy did not urge her. The road
seady seemed familiar; she had trAversed
WIN such 0bservant eyes that day before,
aa IL was not long before abe came in sight
v Ae greenhouse. Almost at that moment
le saw her gardner friend crossing the
Mn; Il almost seemed as If he had been
,uehlng for ner; and he had the green
~use - door already open when she ached
ihey said good -morning, smilingly,
%. Se taose who are already friends, and
Ns1 ca eecy took out her go cents.
a, J want to pay my debts first thing she
w, gayly The young man looked as If
.n y Sshted ,sted TO protest against It; but as Cecy
S 1a sue money on hence, he let 1t remain
.n 'ou aunt go into the violet house," he
ny. N.Y., as Is doecy was beginning to take up her
tSs I =, y, MOWERS l.,W Wouldn't you like to just
Les indeed P' exclaimed Cecy, who was
ME-: Sas ready for violets. He opened an
s'i nto .ple u9or she had not noticed, which led
s, ss,. sue addition Of the greenhouse; and
nd is saas w eltre side was a broad bed of moss
asm auu' au iull Of violet plants, many of
,Oo5 M u bloom, blue, perfect, intense. Cecy
u,n ,y4 hsls UleaIhless with delight. The young
~ ppgah TO gather violets.
bs.s %ust s give you a little bouquet Of
hSD. Ual ~ u you only couldi' said Cecy, long
,Ins NJ ouI u indeed you must not. am sc
aI M. Ar Kaycl will not like it."
MA Z uncle xpects me to do as please, ;
bD .a% It young man, carelessly; and wind
AabdsS : sieeh moss around the violets, he
you INV Sho i nave something else to show
Nom us ny salu,an led the way into the small
healloa te t she had first found him. Their
tung .u ~ uer attention to the coarse, unin
Mn n,IlIS p%IlS That clambered up over trellis
v.