Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

It, place can be spoiled almost over
night" -.
An amateur can cut grass, I should
think" said Vida firmly. My husband
will cut the grass after this: you can
stop right now and do whatever spray
irg YOU have to do. and listen--in order
to keep track of the time YOU spend
here. you must report to me when you
come and when vou leave"
Andrew Brown hlinSed his mild eycs
at her rcproachfuily. Mrs. Ssnders
never TOOK my time. a'sEi. end I'm IN
honest man, as every one in the neigh
borhood will tell you. end never cheated
~nybotiy out of p penny in my ffe: III
sooner give no the work here entirely
than be running bcck and forth giving
my tir1e eTsr' dsy. like / YES an ordi-
nerv leb0rer-"
Vida bad q vision Of Mrs Senders re-
turning End finding her garden desc
late waste so she h3dSed. When nay
husband comes home you and he can
n,aEs the necessary arr ngcments," sfle
said. as grandly as she could. end
bacSei sTay. trying to look tall end
o'cr'3ed, in soits Oh g very short. faded
ginF'1cm froos
WHEN she met Peter that evering
ct the train. she told him Of the
interview xith Andrew Brown.
After dinner. once more. they cast ~
accounts. Four quarts Of Grad. A at
20 cents vas 90 cents. and three ball
pins OF cream ct 80 cents ives 80 cents.
making a total of ~. 10 q day. or $50 10
monthly. Ten pounds OF butter at 70
cents pound vas 81 week. or S2S
dollars a month. A hideous total OF
s30.7o q month.
Maybe the neighborS would buy
some Of it, IL we explained" said Vida
sadly.
Imagine whet they'd tell about us:
Your tenants peddled milk and cream.
Mrs. Sanders No. we cent do that"
ssid Peter bitterly. We've got to stand
the gsff"
"An5, as for that hateful old gar
dsnsr." vent on VIDA, he's gctug to
cost US three or four dollars day.
every time he comes. know It. and
he naers to be here every dsr. except
Sunday"
"Im settle him." said Peter farcei-.
oh, Peter what with repairs to the
devil-pup and the higher cost of food,
and the ice, besides the liabilities we've
elrcady observed, we might as well 60
into bankruptcy right now"
Where Is the yachts first lsnding?"
asked Peter.
Newport, July 23a."
wen. rs soon ss tiiey hear from US,
thsy can stop the milk AMI cream
anyway"
They won't stop the ice ana the
gardener"
They looked at each other m!ssr-
ably.
Nov" sei6 vida at last. I'm not
9o:ng to worry We're In this AMI we
cant leave without letting the San
cisrscs Gown. 60 We might as we'll mike
the pest Of IL. At least. n~thing can
prevent us from enjoying the garden
ard The fresh air"
You're a dsrned good little sport.
Vida" said Peter. and the business
meeting Yves dissolved by mutual hug
THE refrigerator was fuller than ever
OF milk when the next morning
supply WAS added to Il. along with two
pounds of butter After Petsr had gone.
Vida sat down In the kitchen and
thought some long. long thoughts She
would teSs that butter In town and
sell 1t 10 her friends. If 1t wssn't so
impossible to carry IL about in hit
weather Oh, she visioned herself max
ing cakes for the Woman's Exchange,
but cakes. unfortunately, require eggs
and flour and sugar. as we'll rs butter
End milk. If sfe could only make
iunket for sick neople out of that milk
or Bulgarian clabber. or something SAL
ehle-hut. II she made 1t, how could
she sell it, being mile from town and
the devil-pup out of commission and no
Knowing when II would be In again :