The days passed quickly, one very much like all the others which had preceded it; and at last they found themselves on the train, bound for home, with a fair sum of money in return for several weeks of hard work.
CHAPTER XXVII
JACK’S JOBS
The summer days which followed were delightful ones. Priscilla reminded Jack of his promise to help her make a garden; so he worked hard, clearing the ground back of the cabin, and spading up beds under her directions. She planted very carefully the seeds given her by Madam Lovemore, and waited impatiently for the first bits of green to appear.
“Guess while I’m at it, I’ll make a vegetable garden too,” announced Jack, after he had finished the flower beds. “A bit late, perhaps, but we’ll get something out of it.”
“A good idea,” approved Desiré. “I’ll help you.”
She caught up the rake and followed him to the end of the property.
“I love to work out-of-doors,” she said, “and after you get a job I can attend to the vegetables while Prissy takes care of her flowers.”
“An’ I ain’t got nuthin’ to take care of,” sighed René, feeling that he had been left out of all these new plans.
“Should you like a garden, darling?” asked Desiré, her sympathy immediately aroused by his mournful tones.
“No, no old garden. Want a dog to take care of; ’n’ Jack promised me one, too.”