“It’s our surprise!” she explained. “They are from my own garden, Father!” and she told about the lessons.
At least she tried to tell, but Billy, and Eleanor, too, helped in telling the story.
“Such interesting lessons, Father!” said Mary Frances. “My, I had no idea gardening is so wonderful.”
“Fine!” exclaimed her father. “Billy boy, I see it paid to send you to a practical school.”
“I wish,” said Eleanor, “that Bob was going to study gardening, too.”
“Can’t you persuade your father to send him away to Billy’s school this Fall?”
“Wouldn’t that be splendid!” exclaimed Eleanor. “I never thought of it. I’ll try my best!”
“But, Father, you and Mother both had an idea of what we were about, hadn’t you?” asked Billy.
“We knew ‘something was up,’ Billy,” smiled his father, “but we didn’t know radishes and lettuce were.”
Everybody laughed.