Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-11
HIS PRIZE ROSES
TO Him Their Loss Filled the
Whole World With Fra
grant Blossoms.
sx cLARlssA MAckIE.

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sister as Barbara entered the room.
ssWhat is the matter, Alice?" asked
Barbara quickly.
Barker hasn't sent the roses for
| the table tonight"
well, it is only o'clock-perhaps
Il you call him on the telephone
my DEAR" Mrs. Madison spoke rath-
er petulantly, I've called and called
| and the only reply can get is fhey
do not answer.
There is only one thing to do'
then" said Barbara with her custo-
mary decision: Il will go up ana
dress and if the roses are not here
by that time / will go after them ray
SELF
"You will get so mussy," sighed
Mrs. Madison But it seems the only
way. l will have Clark get the run
about around. would send him, only
he is so stupid doesn't know the
country around here.
! HE has been in Westlawn two
days" excused Barbara; I've only
been here day and half myself
! but I believe / have covered every
square inch of ground in the county.
well, hurry along-and If You bring
my roses on time l promise % SEND
you In with Forbes Baker, although
was saving him for myself.
Barbara laughed. Don't bother
about any reward, Allie. Let me see'
what was vOIr nrdar7"
1.-TWO dozen American Beauties.
He has plenty, for he told me SO yes
! ferday when / ordered them"
Barbara FASTENED with her toilet
and in an incredibly short time she
few down the stairs buttoning long
silk motor coat over her pink dinner
gown. my slippers and gloves are
| In the aIcove in the hbrary-Ill put
them on when I come in" she called
as she drove away in the little electric
runabout
The runabout slid noiselessly down
the incline to the smooth road that
wandered here and there among the
beautiful summer homes perched on
the green hills of Westlawn.
Turn to the left" murmured Bar
! bara when she reached the foot of the
! hill
| The Ieft-hand road wound around a
wooded knoll dropping down to the
river On one side was the sloping
descent to Ripple river and the other
was a blank stone wall enclosing acres
of field and meadow and woodland.
First gate on the left" Barbara re
minded herself of her sisters last in
! Btructions, and presently she turned
! In between two rustic pillars draped
In Virginia creepers.
A laborer trudging his homeward
way stepped out of the path of the
ear.
'Is this Barker's?" asked Barbara,
pleasantly.
YAH" nodded the man carelessly,
and went on.
Barker has TASTE" commented Bar
| bara as she whirled up the driveway
under dropping elms.
| One arm of the drive swept around
| to the front entrance of a long, gray
shingled, old-fashioned house half hid
honeysuckles. The other arm led
straight ahead past the west wing of
! the house, along by a tennis court and
] ended at row of greenhouses set in
several acres of a glowing garden.
Against the blurred masses of color
| the rose garden in the foreground
stood out strongly in it's pinks and
| hi he fho&
the garden was huge wooden tub
which held a magnificent American
Beauty rose bush.
! Barbara paused before it with a lit
| tie cry of delight. Perfection of form,
color and texture of leaf, together
| with its crown of twenty beautiful
roses, made it worthy of prize exhi-
! bitiop
Time was flying and Alice was wait
| ing for her roses. Barbara hammered
at the greenhouse door with her
gloved fists but the door was locked
She sped over to The quiet old gray
! house and knocked at the closed
kitchen door. There came no re-
Spouse.
| A00Nh oAO new ~ LA6 IOS0 IL,
picking up pair Of shears from a
bench in passing.
A search of the garden showed that
the tub contained the only American
/ Beauty rose bush. A hurried peep
| into the different hothouses merely
disclosed long rows of empty benches.
We'll, here goes" said Barbara
recklessly. and she carefully shipped
the twenty roses from the big tree,
!, feeling a pang of remorse as she
looked at it's denuded branches.
Il wish people wouldn't cut flow
ers," she murmured, conscience-strick-
en-. as she entered the car with her
fragrant burden Now, if Alice had
only ordered the whole tree transport
! ed to the dining room and let us gazed
upon it-well-it's too late, now!"
| AS she turned out of the avenue
| into the road, Barbara heard a shout