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"I don't care," asserted Mary. "Mr. Trommel 

 says it is n't the best way ; that if you begin to do it 

 you just have to keep on and water and water and 

 water, and you can't leave your garden at all, and 

 that the sooner the plants take care of themselves the 

 better ; that way the plants just get a little every 

 day and don't ever have a good drink. He says it 

 gets them into very bad habits." 



"I know another good way of watering, when 

 there 's a drought," said the chairman. "You scoop 

 out little basins around the plants, and fill them with 

 water two or three times, till the roots have had all 

 they want to drink, and then fill up these holeS with 

 dirt. This is something like mud-pies ; it 's very 

 good fun. 



"Who 's got another paper? You, Buddy? " 



"I 'm not going to read my thing," declared Vin- 

 cent, with sudden modesty. 



" Got to," responded the chairman, firmly and briefly . 



"It 's the laws of the Horticultural Club, Buddy," 

 said Eleanor, cheerfully. "Jread a paper last week, 

 didn't I, Haddie? 



"He can't have any refreshments if he won't read 

 his paper, can he, Mary ! " continued the chairman, 

 turning to the hostess. 



