Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

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Ammon sat silently looking far away,
with deep thought in his eyes.
you are angry" fnltered Elnora.
His look came back to her ms she
knelt before him among the MOWERS
and he gazed at her steadily.
mo doubt should be-" he said,
"but the fact is I am not. l cannot
understand life purely for personal
pleasure myself. But she is only a
girl. and this is her playtime When
she Is a woman in her own home, then
she will be different. will she not?'
Elnora never resembled her mother
so closely as when she answered that
question.
II would have to be well acquainted
with her to know, but I should hope
80. To make a real home for tired
business man Is a very different kind
Of work from that required to be
leader Of society. 1t demands different
talent and education. OF course, she
means to change, or she would not have
promised to make a home for you.
suspect our dope Is cool now Let's 60
try for some butterflies"
You should hear my sister Polly"
said Ammon. "This was her last year
In college. Lunches and sororities
were all heard her mention, until
Tom lowering came on deck; now he
is the leading subject"
"Is Edith Carr college girl?"
mo. She is the very selectest kind
Of private boarding school girl"
AS they went back along the path TO-
gether Elnora talked OF many things,
but AmmOn answered absently. Evil
IDENTIFY he was thinking of something
else. But the moth bait recalled him,
and he was ready for work as they
made their way back to the woods. He
wanted to try the Limberlost, but Ell.
nora was firm about keeping on home
ground She did not tell him that
lights hung in the swamp would be a
signal to call up band of men whose
presence she dreaded. So they set out
Ammon carrying the dope. Elnora the
net, Billy and Mrs. Comstock follow
ing with cyanide boxes and lanterns.
First they tried for butterflies and
captured several fine ones with little
trouble. They also called swarms OF
ants. beetles, bees and flies. When i
grew dusk Mrs. Constock and Am
mon went to prepare supper. Elnorf
and Billy remained until the butter
flies went to bed. Then they lighted
the lanterns, repainted the trees anC
followed the home trail.
Mrs. Comstock and Elnora were fin
fishing breakfast the next morning
when they heard CHEEKY whistle dow
the road. Elnora with surprised eye
looked at her mother.
1t was just sunrise, but the musi
clan was Philip Ammon. He LOOKED
stronger than yesterday.
II hope am not too early he said
Il am consumed with anxiety to lear
if we have made Il CATCH"
I'VE will have to wander along tn
roads and around the edge of the Lin
berlost today" said Elnora. "Mothe
she can't come until she finishes. Sup
pose we 60 down to the swamp. an(
I'll show you what Is left Of the flowe
room that Terrence O'More. the bi:
Iumberman of Great Rapids, mad
when he was homeless boy here. II
was called Freck]es. OF course, yol
have heard the story"
Eyes, and I've met the O'Mores, VIII,
are frequently in Chicago society"
They went down the road to tn
swamp, climbed the snake fence, fol
lowed the path to the old trail AM
then turned south along it. Elnora in
1icated to Ammon the trail with rem
nants Of sagging barbed wire.
at was ten years ago" she said. e
was Just little schoolgirl, but war
1ered widely even then, and no on
cared. | saw him often. He had bee
In a city institution all his life. whe
he took the job Of keeping tmbe
thieves out Of this swamp befor
many trees had been cut. 1t was
strong mans work and he was frai
boy. but he grew harder as he live
out Of doors. and he won.
Some days his face was DREADFUL
sad, some days 1t was so determined
little child could see the force in II
and once 1t was radiant. That day til
Swamp Angel was with him. l can
tell you what she was like. l neve
saw any one who resembled her. H
stopped near here to show her bird
nest Then they went on to sort @
flower room he had made, and he san
for her. BY the time he left had &c
bold enough to come out on the trni
and I met the big Scotchman Freckl1
lived with. He saw me catching moth
and butterflies, so he took me to tn
flower room and gave me everythin
there. / don't dare come alone Otter
and so can't keep 1t up as he did, br
you can see something Of how 1t was
Elnora led the way and AmmOn 70
lowed. The outlines Of the room wer
not distinct, because many Of the tree
were gone but Elnora showed how
had been as nearly as she could.
The swamp Is almost ruined now
she said, The naples. walnuts an
cherries are all gone. The talking tree
are the only things left worth while"
1.-THE talking trees! l don't unde
stand" commented Ammon.
mo wonderr laughed Elnora. 1.-THE
are my discovery. You know all tree
whisper and talk during the summe
but there are two that have so muc
to say they keep on the whole wint'
when the others are silent. The beec
: es and oaks so love to talk they cir
RI thair daoH drv loovoa In the Wi