110 MAKY'S GARDEN AND HOW IT GEEW 



pointing ; "there in the big water-tower, next to the 

 Dicksons' barn see that little window half-way up 

 the side? That 's the Bug Association's room. 

 There 's Margaret now," she broke off suddenly, 

 catching sight of something very like a heap of blue 

 gingham on the Dicksons' driveway. "Ma-ar-g'ret ! " 



A head was raised above the blue gingham. 

 "Oo-oo-oo ! " responded Margaret, without rising from 

 the game of marbles. (This means "good morning " 

 or "how are you," "yes, I 'm coming" ; it also means 

 "wait a minute.") 



"Ma-ar-g'ret!" called the under-gardener, again. 

 "We 're all coming this afternoon, Margaret, and 

 Miss Bronson 's coming too ! " 



"Mary, you come early ! " 



"I '11 be the first one ! " promised Mary. 



"Who 's going to be in your club, Mary ? " asked 

 her father, as they walked on. 



"Oh, just us," answered Mary. "Margaret and I, 

 and Donald and Mildred Patterson, and the Thomas 

 twins, Buddy and Eleanor, and Haddie, you know." 



"Your friend next door?" 



"Yes," said Mary. "I think we 're going to have 

 lots of fun ! Why don't you be a gardener, father? 

 Then you 'd know everything, like Mr. Trommel, 



