Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-05
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women walked to the gate with him
and stood watching him from sight
That's what call one decent young
manr said Mrs. Comstock. To see
him Ht In with US. you'd think he'd
been raised In q cabin, but it's likely
he's always had the very cream o the
pot"
"Yes, I think So" laughed Elnora.
"but It hasn't hurt him. I've never
seen anything I could criticise. Hes
teaching me 20 much unconsciously.
You know he graduated from Harvard
and has several degrees In law. hes
loming In the morning"
Next morning Ammon came early.
md be and Elnora went at once to the
fields and woods. Mrs. Comstock had
come to believe so implicitly in him
that she now stayed at home to com.
plete the work before she Joined them.
and when she did she often sat sewing.
leaving them wandering hours at q
time. II was noon before she finished,
and then she packed basket Of lunch.
She found Elnora and Philip near the
violet patch, which was still In its
prime. They lunched together. Then
Mrs. Comstock carried the basket back
to the cabin. and Ammon and Elnora
sat on a log. resting for few min
utes.
"Do you remember your promise
about these violetsT asked Ammon.
Tomorrow Is Edith's birthday. and II
I'd put them special delivery on the
morning train she'd get them in the
late afternoon They ought to keep
we'll that long. She leaves for the
north next day."
"Of course you can have them." said
Elnora. 1--WE will quit long enough be-
fore supper to gather great bunch
They can be packed so they will carry
all right They should be perfectly
fresh. especially II we gather them this
evening and let them drink all night
Then they went back to hunt Cato
,alae II was long and happy
search. Ammon came to Elnora at
insk dalntily holding one by the body.
Its dark wings showing and its long,
slender legs trying to clasp his fingers
and creep from bis hold.
Elnora studied the black wings In
tentIy. ~ surely believe that's Sap
pho." she mnrveled. THE Bird Wo-
man will be overjoyed"
I'VE must get the cyanide Jar quick
IT," said Ammon. II wouldn't lose her
for 500. Such a chase as she led meF
Elnora got the Jar and began gather
Ing up paraphernalia- .
"when you make a nnd like that"
she said, ITS the right time to quit
and feel glorious all the rest Of that
day. tell you I'm proud. We will
70 now. We have barely time to carry
out our plans before supper. Won't
mother be pleased to zee that we have
q rare one?'
'T'd like to see anyone more pleased
than I amr' eaid Philip Ammon. II
feel as II I'd earned my supper to
night Let's 60"
he took the greater part Of the load
and stepped aside for Elnora to pre-
cede him. She went down the path,
broken by the grazing cattle, toward
the cabin and nearest the violet patch
she stopped. laid down her net and
the things she carried Ammon passed
aren't you going to- began FL
nora.
"I'm going to get this moth home In
a hurry" he said. 'This cyanide has
lost its strength, and it's not working
well. We need some fresh In the jar"
He had forgotten the violets. El'
nora stood looking after him, q curl
Gus expression on her face. One sec
ond so-then she picked no the net
and followed. At the blue bordered
pool she paused and half turned back.
then she closed her lips nrmiy and
went on. 1t was y o'clock when
Ammon said goodby and started to
town His gay whistle hoated to them
from the fartheSt corner or the Lin
beriost. Elnora complained Of being
tired. so she went to her room and to
bed. Put sleep would not come.
Thought was ricing In her brain. and
the longer she lay the wider awake
she grew. At last she softly slipped
from bed. lighted her lamp and began
opening boxes. Then she went to work.
Two hours later u beautiful birch bark
basket. strongly and artistically made,
stood on her table. She set q tiny
alarm clock at 8. returned to bed and
fell asleep instantly.
She was on the door with the first
tinkle Of the alarm, and hastily dress
ing, she picked up the basket and
box to it It. crept down the stairs and
out to the violet patch. When the
basket was filed to overfowing, she
set It In the stout pasteboard box,
packed Il sold with mosaes tted It