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A STORY AND A MORAL. 



Chapter I* 



Once upon a time there lived in the 

 c'ty of York a well-to-do family named 

 i'- mythe. Their eldest son, Reginald, was 

 iiie of those happy-go-lucky chaps, very 

 I opular and an all-round good fellow. 

 lie had a good income as assistant man- 

 ;i)^er of the Eastern Realty Co., and, as 

 many young men do, lived right up to 

 his income. 



Strolling down street one day he met 

 Jack Weathered. 



' * Hello, Reggie I ' ' says Jack, ' * going 

 to the hall Wednesday evening?" 



"What ball is that?" 



"Why, the shipmasters', at the Ma- 

 sonic Temple." 



* ' O, you bet I am ! ' ' exclaimed Reg- 

 gie. "By jinks! That just reminds 

 lue of some flowers I must order. ' ' 



That afternoon he placed an order 

 with Manager Fales, of the Corner Flow- 

 er Shop, for a bouquet of 300 violets, at 

 $2 per hundred. "Send them to Miss 

 Mae Russell, at the Arlington apart- 

 ments, Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 

 and charge to me, providing my name is 

 still good," added Reggie, thinking of 

 his already large bill. 



"Certainly, Mr. Smythe, do not worry 

 about that little bill. Your name is good 

 as gold," returned Pales, instead of 

 lilnting that he pay something on his ac- 

 (^ount, which amounted to about $65, for 

 violets, roses, valley and two dozen Beau- 

 ties sout Miss Fay Lightfoot, who had 

 .'ippeared at the Gaiety. 



During the summer no flowers were 

 needed. In August our friend left on an 

 extended vacation trip, returning in Octo- 

 ber with a fine coat of tan and an empty 

 purse. 



Now Mr. Smythe did not mean to 

 cheat the Flower Shop out of that $65, 

 but other bills had to be paid, while 

 those people seemed in no hurry. But 

 when he wanted some flowers for Thanks- 

 giving he felt ashamed to face Mr. 

 Fales. 



About that time the latter thought it 

 time for Mr. Smythe to pay up, but, in- 

 stead of seeing him personally, he sent 

 a young, snippy clerk who made several 

 fruitless attempts to collect. Then R. 

 Smythe was put down as a deadbeat and 

 his name scratched off the books. 



Chapter IL 



' ' I would like several dozen of your 

 host rose-pink carnations sent Thanks- 

 {jiving, and also a large bunch of vio- 

 lets, but first of all, may I open an ac- 

 count with you? My name is Reginald 

 Smythe, of 741 Merone avenue," said 

 our friend to Mr. Maxwell, of Maxwell's 

 store, in York. 



"Why, of course," said Mr. Maxwell, 

 at the same time giving Reggie to under- 

 stand that all accounts are opened with 

 the understanding that they be settled 

 by the tenth of the following month. 



Reggie became a regular customer, and 

 soon acquired the habit of paying 



promptly. After a time he took unto 

 himself a wife, and settled down, becom- 

 ing a sound business man, and was classed 

 among Maxwell's best people. He never 

 entered the Corner Flower Shop again, 

 not because he had not the money to 

 pay up, but because he felt ashamed, 

 after remaining away for years. 



MoraL 



Collect your outstanding accounts, 

 even if through suit; you may not only 

 lose $65, but a good customer. 



H. S. 



A SUBTROPICAL BED. 



We wish to plant a circular bed fifteen 

 feet in diameter, producing a conical 

 form with an abundance of showy foli- 



a border of low growing, free flowering 

 plants. Any criticisms or suggestion will 

 be appreciated. F. A. F. 



Bicinis Zanzibarensis, with its gigantic 

 leaves, will make an excellent centerpiece 

 for such a size of bed. Caladium escu- 

 lentum is not sufficiently tall growing to 

 come next to the rieinis. We would pre- 

 fer Canna King Humbert, with very large 

 flowers of an orange scarlet color and 

 handsome, rich, coppery-bronze foliage. 

 Next a row of yellow Canna Florence 

 Vaughan, or, if crimson is preferred, Al- 

 phonse Bouvier, followed by the Cala- 

 dium esculentum and an outer band of 

 Salvia splendens compacta. These would 

 fill the bed sufficiently without a ring of 

 dwarf cannas next to the edging. 



If a solid scarlet or crimson-scarlet ef- 

 fect is desired, the yellow cannas can 

 be omitted, or, if more yellow would be 

 preferred, a double ring of the Florence 

 Vaughan might be planted. In order 

 to cover the space more quickly a zig- 

 zagged double row of cannas and salvia 

 could be set out. W. N. C. 



DOUBLE PETUNIAS. 



I would like to know what kind of 

 soil, what temperature and the amount 



A Spray of Carnation "Winsor. 



age, suggesting tropical growth and with 

 enough bright colors to be attractive. 

 •We thought of ricinus for the center, 

 next a row of caladiums surrounded by 

 tall cannas with bronze leaves, then a 

 row or two of dwarf cannas and last. 



of water to use in growing double petu- 

 nias after they have been rooted. I 

 can't make them grow after potting 

 them, J. P. R. 



It is possible that the cause of the 



