Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-06
Mabel
Peace Garden
~ cEcliLE LANcDoN


tbsv iassad on the street man who
made curt, short nod, and that gfidg.
lneiy
s'IIe hasn't been tielglib9fy for some
tlme,+ explained Ttegg TITS all come
If my war garden"
"A 'nfu.' IL her,
sob. indeed. not at ali," John has
tenpa Ia say. "D0n't get that idea
cor winston Thf0Up II real patriot.
Yop see. though, when the waf gar.
.lpu boom aaine on / started IN OF the
afty SPARE space IN the 90 By 200 feet
aide lawn. we utilised every foot Of
Il Onions. hpeis. corn, psfsnlps cab.
faeps end ell that. Well, lust as we
he'd ia1 cut Tile interesting plat.
tbfhDr t,tH up that wire fence 90 the
dividing tfiie"
wig. what rof7"
@ro distinguish his own fsails nr-
slslle mud beautiful flower garden
from our humels layout don't
know az blame him The pretty
street frontage was really defaeed by
my common. spfuntng crops. All at
snee he and his family cut us cold.
lie even sent his son Harry away, !
believe COT fear his budding interest
N my darvhter Mabel would lead 10
something.
asdrt 90 efonch, isn't hew
nNot that. always but thinks he
was lmponed tipon,n replied Tfagu IN.
anlgently ayon see. @e couldn't use
= quarter ~ The stun W. raised Ny
nelehbors would have been gAfvnted
81 / had offered u free 10 them
left word IN poor neighbofhoed thai
they could enme aud help themselves.
and they ovptfdn as. 1'hey accident
ally broke down part of the dividing
fenep, threw some vegetable tops and
roots over eh tAy heiahhofs lol, and
she next morning the look he gave me
neary fro1r me. ne all going 30 be
aended now. hope. The wear IL over,
heKre no more war gardens. so my
daughter has solved the problem"
"Ah. how Is thatg
Instead ~ war garden. we with
slear up the lot and prepare Il Cor
neAce garden FOR next spring"
ave have ordered Wines, bushes, ma.
tcfial for rergoia. In fact a sort ef
duplicate 81 rather continuation af
she rhroop garden. We Will carry out
The general decorative and color
scheme I hope that viii make M
AeSt year For The worry and annoy
Ance we have caused our toaehy neigh
nor this war"
Mabel had entered heart and soal
into Tho plan Tor the peace garden.
she superintendent the ordering az trel.
hs aud bush supporters. Roses ren-
resented the particular floral fad 81
Mr. 4Aroop and aver atN0 bushes af
every variety COMPRISED Mabeis Sc
leeiion Winston qhroop opened his
eyes wide as fhe work gat under way.
We always was Courteous 10 Tire
women Folks 81 the 9i-ega Family, Aut
now cutie e4Aane as ne lifted his hat
"a The fair gardener h evidence.
Mr. TAroop came home one after.
noon 10 fna Als wife Ana daughter ab-
sent al = social junction. As ~ en-.
tered The house De gave an Intelligent
s@cl At Suitcase quite Familiar 10
AifA
MARY" he spoke TO the naaid, what
Sees that naeanSH ard BE pointed to
the sd{tcase IA question
"It's yo0ns Harry. sir" was The re
Spouse "Ife came home at nooA.e
Indeed a1d not expect him an.
NJ the tatter part 81 TIE week. Where
~ hes"
= aiok no has gone out Cor a
stroll, sir he may be about the
grounds somewhere, shah ] see Ma.
g&roapfa
No, / WIN Aoa him II he's about
anywhere.e SAID Mr.. 9Aeoon q fa8cs
he's ont IN fNe garage looking over che
new a0f6moblfe"
Mr 9Nro0n ehaaged his cost. III q
clYar aaa Strolled ont 10 the resr II
Gre lot Harry was moi In evidence
about che rsrsrc, nor was ne IN The
garden. Tossing sloag the spite fence,
however, Mr. 7yhroon hsltea summs-
Pity The sound of merry youthful
voices dlgeceed his stsentloh "a Tire
next 4ot
You sre 20 hold This rose trefgls I'm
set K ia place" SOUNDED o9s Mahel's
vote not my hard"
which ] conld hold foreveri" ae.
clsred Hsrry Tllroon aSringay,
Nor moment Mr. ThroansS face
hushea and his p,na recaNea the re-
eeat saimosIty gsr fen Then sveen
a. memory cserled him back 20 3Use
such 3 circumstaBCe when he was
Nd snd hls wife 8 chit al girl
Tt'S 70 ne resl peace caraen. he
hcscd Mshe) ssy Pans Says thst Il
Will give the Two places Ire finest
frontage an the street
'Egumph !" gr0wted Hfg. Theoop. ''the
tN'o pisces Oh well. he is the one
who has raised the white flag. IT'S
the last a the war garden so T'a not
b. groeeh entirely
Winston Thcoop v-ent into me horse
N'ighout revealing himself 10 the husq.
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