62 THE ROMANCE OF EVERIFARM 



that it was much more of a comfort than riding 

 down the old timber lane. After riding on this high- 

 way for a few miles, going alongside fertile farms 

 with beautiful homes, they soon came to a very 

 picturesque place. Here the men drew their horses 

 to one side of the road and came to a stop where 

 many shrubs and trees were growing. As they did 

 so a great covey of Bob Whites flew out from the 

 protecting bushes and Sumac thought he saw a re- 

 semblance to one of his former friends, yet events 

 were moving so rapidly that he soon forgot the in- 

 cident. 



The men took their tools and began digging great 

 holes in the ground at the side of the road; then 

 they came and selected Sumac, Dogwood, and the 

 others and placed them in the ground, carefully 

 putting the soil around the roots, and then water- 

 ing them well. 



After all this had taken place and consciousness 

 had returned to Sumac, he heard a familiar voice 

 shouting to him, and looking down at his right 

 whom do you suppose he saw there smiling up at 

 him, just shaking with gladness and beaming all 

 over? 



"WeU! Well! Here's where you have been all this 

 past year, is it? Oh, boys! Here is our good friend 



