“Other things mean lettuce and beet-tops, I s’pose,” laughed Natalie.
That day two letters went from Four Corners post office to addresses in New York, requesting that catalogues be mailed at once. The one of garden seeds was to be sent to Natalie Averill, and the one about fowl, pigs, and other stock was to be sent to Janet Wardell.
When Rachel heard that Natalie was planning to buy more seeds and plant them in an additional garden which she wished to have ploughed up, she said sarcastically:
“Honey, you’se is too easy in believein’ all dat talk in dem cat-logs. Nobuddy ever saw a cabbige grown as big as a house, ner did any beets ever raise up higher’n a man’s head. If wegetables growed like dem cat-logs say dey do, farmers’d have to harwest garden truck wid timber derricks.” The loud haw-haw that ended this comment made the others join in the laugh.
“I usta say dem comic pages in our Sundy papers was the bigges’ lies I ever saw, cus they egssaderate so bad, but dese farmin’ cat-logs kin beat comic papers all holler.” Rachel turned back to her kitchen work after unburdening her soul of the way seed-dealers misled the public.
Solomon’s Seal Scouts called at the house that afternoon, and the hostesses as well as the guests had a good time. The object of the visit was to invite the two girls at the house to attend a council meeting at camp the next day.
“Oh I hope the other girls will be here in time to go! We’re expecting them any time, now, you know,” exclaimed Natalie.
“We can have the council in the afternoon instead of in the morning, if you think they may arrive in time to attend,” said Miss Mason.
“Oh, yes! That will give them the whole morning to get here. I’m sure they’ll be crazy to visit the camp and see everything,” returned Natalie, eagerly.
“Say!” now Janet said impressively. Every one looked at her and waited for some surprise to be forthcoming. “When Ames drives past to the Corners for the evening’s mail, we’ll send word to the three village girls to be sure and come to the house to-morrow afternoon to go with us to the council!”