Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-05
Revenge Is
Sweet

CID ELTNDA." said the brother of
ID that good woman, looking
up from his magazine, IF
yoG Sigh like that again shall leave
home. What DO You find in those
price lists to distress you SO pain
fully7"
7 was trying to select enough
plants and shrubs TO embelish a
three-acre lot and provide a success
sion Of blooms during the summer"
she replied. 7 must choose only va
riet1es that need very little cultivation
ana scarcely any watering and will
be somewhat out Of the ordinary and
viii cost not more than $40 After
working on the problem all morning
I'm convinced that it's impossible"
What is II, a prize contest for some
horticultural society,""
No. Of course not; I'm acting as a
committee OF one appointed by the
Village Improvement Society 10 land
scape garden the public square"
Indeed And with the munifcent
sum Of $40? Why is the Village I'm
provement Society so reckless with
its funds?"
You know very well, Ben. that In
such a little village there isn't much
money to spend, and the society is
quite generous.
Her Scheme.
I was invited to attend the meet
ing yesterday" she explained. "and
offer suggestions about the planting
Of the square When finished speak
ing II was unanim ously voted that So
be expended on the work"
I thought you said $40 a minute
ago"
Well, I didn't like to dampen their
enthusiasm by explaining that SIS was
hardly drop in the bucket so ! told
them that you and / would be glad II
they would let us add another five"
How thoughtful Of you, Thank
you for my share in f. suppose
they agreed -
Yes, and / naturally wish 10 do the /
best 7 can. But the society is so par- !
ticular that II makes things rather /
difficult Mrs. Hart says the odor Of
peonics makes her husband III, and as
ms feed store opens upon the square
that settles the peonies. Mrs. Bell /.
can't endure towering almond be- /
cause she associates II with lonely /.
days on her old farm. As she is the /
president Of the society that's reason |
enough for not having Towering al /
mond. Gladys Smith thinks we should 1
make feature Of the most expensive /
hydrangeas grown. She saw them /
while she was away at school Miss /
Hitty Watkins considers lnacs dread |
FULLY common. and they don't bloom /
Tor several years. Immediate re- /
sults!' Is the cry Of the whole society
However, I persuaded them 10 buy
some ANIMALS for this years flowers /
"a a
and to spend most Of the approprla'- f.
ton on permanent shrubbery. It's /
my business to make that $40 cover
my plans. Ben, will you please see
II my addition Is correct while I J
search for a better bargain in nv
drangeas and weigelas? ! want 20 /
get the order of on the afternoon .
mail"
While one was engrossed with the .
catalogues and the other with the |
auditing a shiftless figure slouched /
across the lawn and leaned against I
the porch railing He made his pres
ence known by an apologize clearing .
OF the throat
Hello, Mike" said Ben. Going
fishing?-
NO; ! came out here on business
1or me Improvement society, I got
bill for Miss Belinda"
For me-" exclaimed she aston
ished. ''''''
why. yes You sec. I amt never
been paid for the work / done last
summer on the square Them women
hired me TO keep It In order and I .
KEEP the paper and trash picked 10
and cut the grass real often and I /
pulled up them house plants they sat
out there that died. and Amt never
been paid. | heard that you was In
charge Of the square now, so ! come
over TO get my money"
But, protested Nj Belinda, with
some warmth, I had nothing at all |
10 do with last years affairs"
No. know that. but ! went to see
MIS-. Bell and she and Hitty Watkins .
put their O. X on my bill. soI come
on over here to get my pay, Just as
they said"
Miss Belinda looked appealingly AZ |
her brother. He took the none too .
clean slip Of paper in his hand.
81 think there's nothing for II but |
70 pay he said, laughing. It's only |
seven dollars" echoed Miss Be
linda. Il don't see how you can |
laugh, Ben. II isn't funny-it's ira
gle
Funny
When Mike. with the money in his
pocket, turned his back on the
brother and sister Ben said: 1T is
funny, Belinda II is positively side
splittin.' Miss Belinda had TO laugh |
And now what about your plans7'
her brother asked.
Il shall buy as many hydrangeas
as I can with the miserable So and
take peonies. Towering almond and
llacs out Of my own garden to make
up the deficit"
Revenge is sweet. / wonder what
would have happened to Mixes bill II
You hadn't added our So 90 the So
ciety's appropriation? ?"
All Beach.
Wilfrid was sitting on his fathers
lrpa