New Britain herald., 1921-03-10

shade for the rooms, don't you { think?"
 caught my breath, beauty lover that I am. as the little bent propric- tor stepped aside and let mo gaze up on the nodding roses in the most ex- quisite shades of pink.
 "They're perfect" I replied. "It' only question of how many we want
 Dicky had followed me to tho door and was looking over my shoulder.
 By Jove!" he exclaimed in a tone that betrayed astonishment at some thing more than the mere beauty of the blossoms.
 A Mass of Roses. { Look here" he said to the pro prietor. Do you ship roses 10 New York;
 "oh. yes" the man returned in very good English. "cvery day"
 What firm?'
 The man named one of the big Fifth avenue florists.
 Well. I'll be hornswoggled. I'll bet have three dozen of your roses out in the car now. Bought them this afternoon of that firm"
 He dashed out to the car, brought in the box and united It. l caught gllmpses of some exquisite corsago bouquets. and underneath n mass of the same roses we were buying.
 That will save Mrs. Durkee a good deal" Edith said practically. Three dozen did you say? She spoke Of getting six dozen in all. so I suppose if VIC take threo dozen we'll be all right. How much arc they? she turned to tho proprietor of the shop.
 "Two1fifty a dozen to Mrs. Durkee,"- the man replied. "Sho is a very good customer of mine
 saw Dicky open his mouth in amaxement. then close it again as Edith nodded an assent to the bar gain. and the man took up his shears and walked down the lane of roses.
 "weIl?" Edith smiled mischiev- ously. and saw that she also had noticed Dichy's astonishment. 'Fess up-how much did they sting you in little old " Yawk7"
 CT Told You So."
 I'd never dare to tell,'' Dicky said ruefuily. "Madgc would never let me hear the last of 1t. But 1t was enoush-rll tell the world 1t was more than enough! And to think here these were fresh on the bushes all the time"
 "I've tried to tell you about this florist several times, dear" I said foollshly enough. but his reference to me had irritated me and made mo willing to scratch my back.
 You see!" Dicky spread his hands, turned to Edith. ''She's the original I-told- -you-so'."
 I had just sense enough left to laugh merrily. us if Inc had said the witticst thing in the world. but in- wardly I was angrily anathematizing the folly which had led me to leave m opening for so cutting a remark in Edith Fairfax's hearing.
 That's the first duty of a wife" I returned saucily. ''They're thinking of putting 1t into the marriage service now in place of obey You'd better bo practicing it, Edith"
 She had m excellent opportunity to be catty. but evidently she disdained to uso 1t.
 T promise to love. honor and say I told you so.'" she chanted How sensible that is!''
 Dicky groanod.
 why Is n man, anyway" he asked ragically.
 Then. with a sudden descent to bur lesdue, grasped us both by an arm and rushed us to the front of the shop.
 Help mo tie this up again." he commanded.
 'How perfectly exquisite!" Edith l touched one of the corsage bouquets | with tender. admiring fingers. They 1 were all alke. of pink and whito sweet ! peas and feathery maiden hair ferns. | 'Six! For every one of us?"
 ''of course." Dicky said indifferent l ly. Then. as she helped him tic the | box-there was no room for three of | us. and I had stepped back unob- | trusively--I heard him say in lower | tone: