THE HORTICULTURAL CLUB 119 



"That 's so ! " echoed Finnan Haddie, dispiritedly. 



"Mr. Chairman," began Miss Bronson. 



The chair recognized her in his most dignified 

 manner. 



"I want to tell the club," said Miss Bronson, "that 

 you need n't be troubled about the papers. I can't 

 let you drop the school work, you know, but we can 

 arrange it this way : a paper which one of you reads 

 before this club may be handed in for composition 

 work, and any sketches or other work that you do 

 for the club will count in with your nature study 

 if you bring them to school and let me see them. 

 Then you will have the fun of doing the work for 

 the club, and the papers here will help in the school 

 work ; for you won't mind my seeing what you do." 



The club looked relieved. 



"It will be ever so much nicer to write things for 

 our own club than to write a composition," declared 

 Eleanor. 



"The exhibitions will be the most fun," said Buddy 

 Thomas, enthusiastically, "and we '11 charge twenty- 

 five cents admission and not just pins." 



"But it won't be fair ! " put in Eleanor, in an ag- 

 grieved voice. "Mary '11 have the best garden and 

 the best flowers and everything. She has Mr. Trom- 



