The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
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To keep l1fc from growing foo auII In He'd Thrush, Iowa, GIN. GEEK ELLA TOLLIvER organixcd . Junior Country club. It was to be excIusivc-nO parents, no babies, just the younger se1." Accordingly Ginger, whose father was minister nmG a whose stcpmothcr, the former wealthy and induIgent, purchased the Mill Rush farm, . 1O-acre tract with an old house, and remOdclcd 1t.
 Into Red Thrush came BARD HOLLOWAY, . young artist who was boboing around the country. Att tracted by Ginger, he agreed to stay and paint pOrtraite and dec. crate the new club house. The TOlli- vcrs made him thcir guest.
 Bard thought "Joie de Vfvreo would be . good name for the club. It was adopted. And he thought 1t port from Chicago one NICOIO CALLENO. For Nic0lo was hand- some and he could cook ana sing and strum . guitar. He would make q picturesque addition to the club. He would bc q knockout on the opening night, for which an elaborate dinner dance was planned. t
 But on the morning of the open- Ing there arrived at the Tollivers' seemed an army. Little ANCEIO was . musician, and PIETRO could cook. And BENITO could sing NtcO1o, 1t seemed. could not come. so they had come in Itis place, to mako themselves useful, glad to work for their board.
 That night at fIie opening Bard realized he was falling in love with Ginger. The event was . great success. Pietro, Angelo and Benito added just the right touch of color. but EDDY JACKSON began to think that Ginger would have her hands full with them, and JENKY BROOKS, who with hcH husband, BENNY, were cfapcrons df the club. began to havc mBgIvings. But the Italians soon won her over and they made plans to stay.
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 CHAPTER XIX.
 They took childish delight in flowers in small hooks in the rocks their rural environment, planting and in the rifts of fallen logs: swinging baskets of trailing vines from porch to rafters and window ledges: spading up gardens wher- ever there was bit of earth to be turned.
 Mrs Carter, the old mare. they groomed and currfed as long as she had physical strength to endure it, and quarreled good -naturedly over turns at milking the COW. Every time Ginger appeared they handed her fresh lists of things they wanted brought out -. more seeds for the garden, food for the birds which they wished to tame. mate- houses, yeast for the.s rafsin elder they were experimenting with. more geranium slips. &
 In the general work of the house and gardens they were veritabIe treasures. pietro conceded strange delectable dishes, most gratifying 10 Iowa palats q bit satiated with experimented continually with new combinations of fruits and vegeta- bles in the cellar. because. as he told Jenky, "Hs the use of these odd elders -- and what-nots that makes a cook q chef!"
 Benito spent most of his spare time constructing odd. attractive little bird-houses in every available site. and every day and many times n day--made a slow, joyous tour of the grounds. tossing enticing seeds here and there, filling small jars with water. and chfrruping to the birds companionably. .A
 With no little effort. he contrived at last genuine bird fountain lined lined with small rocks, and within q few days he almost wept with joy to find his small feathered friends had accepted it's proprietorship. In- deed, in short tlfne every wild creature on the place had lost all fear of the huge Italian. who moved ruptcd to them so. affectionately with strange gnttural sounds deep down in his melodic throat.
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 They looked after Ben with deference and n polite attentiveness that quite wont to the head of that humble person, SO used to being over 1noked in tho nreA4lira of mora dat,a-