Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-15

his face close 70 the netting, and hl
! could see the bed with its head to the
! east, at it, foot the table with the
candles and the chair before It. and
then he knew where the men had been
who had heard Elnora's prayer.
Mrs Comstock had followed around
the corner and stood watching him.
do you think some sinking hulk was
up there peekin' in at Elnora7" she
demanded Indignantly.
There il muck on the trunk and
plenty on the limb" said sinton.
Hadn't you better get saw and lei
me take this branch orr
mo, hadn't" said Mrs. Comstock.
First place. Elnora's climbed from
that window on that limb all her life.
ahead Of me after I've had warning.
Any crow that perches on that roost
again will get its feathers somewhat
scattered. Look along the fence there
and see If you can ind where he came
in"
The place was easy to find as was a
trail leading for some distance west Of
the cabin.
"You just go home and don't fret
yourself" said Mrs. Comstock. 'I'u
take care Of this. II you should hear
the dinner bell at any time in the night
you come down. But wouldn't say
anything to Elnora. She best keep her
| mind ON her stud;ea If she's going Ia
i SCHOOL,
night Elnora took her books and went
to her room to prepare some lessons
but every few minutes she looked TO-
ward the swamp to sec If there were
lights near the case. Mrs. Comstock
raked together the Goals in the cooking
stove. got out the lunch box, and, sit.
ting down. she studied it grimly. At
last she arose.
wonder now 1t would do to show
Mag Sinton frill or two" she muir
INJURED.
Mrs. Comstock was up early and
without a word handed Elnora the
luncheon case as she left the next
morning. ~
THANK you. mother" said Elnora
and went on her way.
She walked down the road, looking
straight ahead until she came to the
corner. where she usually entered the
swamp. She paused, glanced that way
and smiled. Then she turned and look
ed back. There was no one coming in
any direction. She kept to the road I'M
til well around the corner, then she
stopped and sat on grassy spot. laid
her books beside her and opened the
lunch box. She scarcely could believe
her senses. Half the bread compart-
ment was filed with dainty sandwich
es Of bread and butter sprinkled with
the yolk Of egg and the rest with three
large slices Of the most fragrant spice
cake Imaginable. The meat dish con-
tanned shaved cold ham. Of which she
knew the quality; the salad was toma-
toes and celery, and the cup held pre-
served pear. clear as amber. There
was milk in the bottle. two tissue
wrapped cucumber pickles In the fold
ing drinking cup and fresh napkin In
the ring. No lunch was ever daintier
or more palatable. OF that Elnora was
perfectly sure. And her mother had
prepared It for her.
She glanced around her and then to
her old refuge, the sky. "She does love
meg' cried the happy girl 'Sure as
you're born she loves me; she just
hasn't found It out yet"
She was to 60 to the Bird Woman's
after school for the last load from the
case. Saturday she would take the ar.
row points and specimens to the bank.
That would exhaust her present sup
plies and give her enough money
ahead to pay for books. tuition aud
clothes for at least two years. She
would work early and late gathering
nuts. In October she would sell all the
ferns abe could find. She must collect
specimens Of all Tree leaves before they
fell, gather nests ana cocoons later and
keep her eyes Wide open for anything
the grades could use. She would see
The superintendent that night about
selling specimens to the ward build
1ngs. She must be ahead Of anyone
else II che wanted to furnish these
thfnek 60 she approached the bridge.
That e was occupied could b seen
1o0 Distance. Al she came up she
found IL small boy Of yesterday
awaiting her with confident smile.
we bcousht Jon: solnething!' he an
nounced without greeting. This b
Jimmy ard Delle~end " brought you
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