THE FLOWEK SHOW 



207 



"Some of the vases will be prettier than others," 

 complained Eleanor, "and it won't be fair ! " 



"Well, when I was at the Rose Show with father," 

 said Mildred, "everything was in flat glass bottles- 

 like they put vinegar in, only 

 without any handle ; but we 

 can't get those," she added. 



"They ought to be all 

 alike," persisted Eleanor. 



The president thought 

 deeply for a moment. "Pre- 

 serve-jars ! " she exclaimed, 

 struck by asudden inspiration. 



"We can get lots of them," 

 cried Donald. "Come on, 

 Buddy !" 



"Nobody must help any- 

 body, either," said Eleanor, 

 putting her head on one side 

 and standing back from the 

 table to look at her nasturtiums, "because there 's 

 a prize for the prettiest arrangement. There are 

 lots of prizes, are n't there, Mary? " 



But the president was busily arranging her sun- 

 flowers in a stone jar, and only nodded. 



