His special pride was the big garden where, it was said, he raised the finest watermelons and strawberries in the county; and to me he brought the first ripe grapes and the choicest berries.

So my dad agreed to help me raise the rest of the money by driving me to one of the watermelon farms south of town, loading up his truck with wholesale melons and driving me around to sell them.

So my dad agreed to help me 32)raise the rest of the money by driving me to one of the watermelon farms south of town, loading up his truck with 33)wholesale melons and driving me around to sell them.