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

ND ELINDA," said the brother Of
n that good woman. looking
up from his magazin II
you sigh like that again / shall leave
home. What do you find in those
price lists to distress you so pain
fully
7 was trying to select enough
plants and shrubs to embelllsh
three-acra lot and provide a success
sion Of blooms during the summer"
she replied. I must choose only va
rieues that need very little cultivation
and 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 1t. 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 to land
scape garden the public square"
Indeed, And with the munificent
sum OF $l02 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.
Il was invited to attend the meet
Ing yesterday" she explained. "aud
offer suggestions about the planting
OF the square When | finished speak
ing it was unanimously voted that s.
be expended on the work"
y thought you said $40 a minute
ago"
Well, didn't like to dampen their
enthusiasm by explaining that 81 was
hardly a drop in the bucket, so I told
them that you and ! would be glad n
they would let us add another five"
How thoughtful OF you, Thank
you for my share in It. ] suppose
they agreed?"
Yes. and / naturally wish To do the
best ] can. But the society is so par
ticular that il makes things rather
difficult Mrs. Hart says the odor Of
peonies makes her husband ILL., and az
his 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
make a feature Of the most expensive
hydrangeas grown. She saw them
while she was away at school Miss
Hitty watkins considers lilacs dread
fully common. and they don't bloom
for several years. Immediate re-
suits! is the cry Of the whole society.
However. / persuaded them 10 buy
some ANIMALS for this years flowers.
for it's too late now to plant seeds,
and to spend most Of the appropria-
tion on permanent shTubbery. It's
my business to make that $40 cover
my plans Ben, will you please see
n my addition is correct while
search for a better bargain in hy-
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
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
for the improvement society. got
a bill for Miss Belinda"
For me- exclaimed Ehe, aston
ished.
Why. yes. You see. sin't never
been paid for the work / done last
summer on the square Them women
hired me TO keep II in order and I
KEEP the paper and trash picked 10
and cut the grass real often and |
pulled up them house plants they sat
out there that died. and I amt never
been paid. / heard that you was In
charge OF the square now. so / come
over 10 get my money"
But, protested Mis- Belinda, with
some warmth, Il had nothing at all
10 do with last years affairs"
mo, ] know that, but | went to see
Mrs. Bell and she and Hitty Watkins
put their O. X. on my bill, so I come
on over here TO get my pay, just as
they said
Miss Belinda looked appealingly at
her brother. He took the none too
clean slip Of paper in his hand
Il think there's nothing for II but
to pay he said, laughing, ITS only
Seven dollars echoed Miss Be
linda. Il don't see how you can
laugh, Ben. II isn't funny-its ira
giC"
Funny.
When Mike, with the money in his
pocket turned his back on the
brother and sister, Ben said 1T is
funny, Belinda. Il is positively side
splittin.' Miss Belinda had TO laugh.
And now what about your plans? ?"
her brother asked.
Il shall buy as many hydrangeas
as ! can with the miserable SO and
take peonies. Towering almond and
lilacs out Of my own garden to make
up the deficit"
Revenge is sweet ! wonder what
would have happened to Mikes bill If
you hadn't added our IS to the So
Ciety's appropriation ?"
All Beach.
Wilfrid was sitting on his fathers
knee, watching his mother arrange