Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-12
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BACK 10 THE GARDEN
BY LESLIE DAVIS.

was young and energetic enough to be
impatient.
IF they are ever going to send me
that assistant" he muttered II wish
they would hurry him along
He turned back to the work of max
ing notes. Primrose, Variety No, Z.
Rare, Pink and white. Fragrant,
Sometimes found in unexpected places
when 1t has escaped from gardens.
Does not flourish"
A light tap at the door interrupted.
Come int" called Professor Har-
row.
A girl stood in the doorway. She
had light brown hair and big eyes
and her face was dainty combination
of white brow and pink cheeks She
wore pink linen dress with wide
white collar and cuffs, for though y
was October, the city was suffering
from the last burst Of heat.
i believe | am to be your assistant"
she introduced herself my name is
Chloe Curtis"
| The professor continued to stare.
1.-THE very description he noted, as
though thinking aloud, Rare pink
and white. | wonder where she eo-
capped from"
Miss Curtis returned his gaze with
indignant surprise.
Escaped" she echoed Weren't
you expecting a secretary? Why
should you think me a lunatic?"
Il didn't; l thought you were a
primrose" answered Professor Har-
row, confusedly. Then he remem-
bered his manners and sprang up to
give her a chair.
Excuse me, Miss Curtis, please,
he apologized. Il was puzzled for q
moment. You see, | expected a man
to be sent Can you see well there?
Is the chair comfortable
Chloe affirmed that all was to her
liking She sat down, produced her
pencil in most businesslike manner
and awaited orders, but the professor
could see that she was regarding him
curiously from the corner Of her eye
as though she thought him very
queer creature indeed.
IF you are ready, we viii begin,
he declared with dignity. Il will read
and you may make notes. Primrose
Variety No. 7. Rare, Pink and white
Fragrant. Sometimes found in unex-
pected places when 1t has escaped
from gardens
"Oh-h,' broke from the lips Of the
new assistant, her cheeks growing
pinker as his meaning came to her.
"Oh, / seel"
You do, do your" retorted the pro-
fessor; then they looked at each 9TH
er and laughed.
1T was perfectly plain" explained
Professor Harrow, that you had es-
capped from some garden or other.
The city varieties are likely to be
white"
i've escaped from East Wilton"
announced the girl, blithely.
I've come to the city to make my
fortune. I'm the luckiest girl in the
world"
Lucky to leave the glorious coun-
try?' The natural world was pas
sion with Professor Harrow Lucky
to exchange birds and flowers and free
air spaces for pavements and dust and
noise?"
Il am the oldest Of seven children"
returned Miss Curtis, grayely I
mean to take cars & myself and East
Wilton is not a good place to make
a fortune. Shall we go on with the
work."
Does not flourish with transplant
ation," resumed the professor. "Ah,
Miss Chloe, there's your warming"
Perhaps the plants that have tried
being transplanted have not been suf-
ficientSy narrowed" remarked Miss
Curtis, calmly. DO you suppose that
could be it?"
The startled professor gazed at her
suspiciously. Her face was very bland.
very demure, but the twinkle in her
eye could not be suppressed.
Variety No. 81" cried the profess
sor, and the writing went on.
Miss Curtis proved to be valuable
assistant She loved the work and
her enthusiasm and faithfulness sent
Professor Harrow's lectures speeding
on their way. She seemed to be pros
pering too.
'Tve sent ten dollars home to moth
er as a present" she confded in him
gleefully at Thanksgiving time And
/ have twenty-five dollars saved be-
sides. Who Gays transplanting isn't
the road to fortune?"
Good" the professor rejoiced with
her. He knew she was working hard
for the hours with him in the morning
were only part of what she had under
taken. AS for himself, he tried to think
that his extreme content with lie
came from the fact that his work was
marching along SO satisfactorily. but
when, during the Christmas holidays,
he had spent one restless lonely morn
ing working alone in his study, the
truth came suddenly upon him.
1T isn't the work at alln' he cried,
s.It,s chlnai I love her and | want