The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
repyeight, 1909, by Doubleday
Pase Z Company.

(Continued.)
Well, the truth is, I had a little
scare" said Elnora. II never did mean
TO 60 alone Sometimes sort of wan
dered inside farther than I intended,
chasing things. You know Duncan
gave me Freckles' books, and 1 have
been gathering moths like he did.
Latel- I foundsI could sell them. If
i can make a complete collection can
get $500 for it. Three such collections
would take me almost through college
and I've four years in the high school
yet That's long time. 1 might get
them"
Can every kind there is be found
hsrer
mo; not all of them, but when get
more than / need of one kind can
trade them with collectors farther
north and west so can complete sets.
It's the only way I see to earn the
money Look what 1 have already.
Big gray cecropias come from this
kind, brown polyphemus from that and
green lunas from these. You aren't
working on Sunday. Go with me just
an hour, Peter
The man looked at her narrowly.
She was young, wholesome and beau
tiful she was innocent, intensely in
earnest and she needed the money-he
knew that
You didn't tell me what scared you"
he said -
"Oh, thought I did! Why, you
know, had Freckles' box packed full
Of mot and specimens, and one even
ing I sold some to the Bird Woman.
Next morning 1 found a note telling
me IT wasn't safe to go inside the
swamp. That sort of scared me. I
think I'll 60 alone rather than miss the
chance, but I'd be so happy if you
would take care of me. Then I could
go anywhere 1 chose, because If I
mired you could pull me out. You will
take care of me, PeteY'
Tha. was the finishing stroke.
Yes, I'll take care of you," prom
ised Pete .Corson
"Goodyr' said Elnora. "Let's start
quickt And Pete, you look at these
going along the road If one bangles
under YOUR nose you cut off the little
twig and save it for me, will you?"
Eyes, I'll save you all see." prom
lsed Pete. He pushed back his hat
and followed Elnora. She plunged
fear.essly through bushes, over under
brush and across dead logs. One min
ute she was crying wildly that here
was a big one, the next she was reach
ing for a limb above her head or or
her knees overturning dead leaves un
der hickory or oak tree or pushing
aside black muck with her bare hands
as she searched for buried pupae
cases For the first hour Pete bent
back bushes and followed, carrying
what Elnora discovered Then he
found one.
''Is this the kind Of thing you are
looking forT he asked bashfully as
he presented wild cherry twig.
ooh, Pete, that's a promethea!
didn't even hope to find one"
Whats the bird lilke?" asked Pete.
Almost black WINGS" said Elnora
with clay colored edges and the most
wonderful wine colored flush over the
under side If it's a male and stronger
wine above and below if it's a fe
male. oh, aren't happyr'
"HOw would it do to make what
you have into bunch that we could
leave here and come back for them?"
THAT would be all right
Relieved Of his load, Pete began
work. First he narrowly examined
the cocoons Elnora had found. He
questioned her as to what other kinds
would be like. He began to use the
eyes of a trained woodman and hunter
I'm her behalf He saw several SO east
~ and moved through the forest sc
softly that Elnora forgot the moths In
watching him. Presently she was car
rying the specimens and he was max
ing the trips of investigation to see
which was a cocoon and which a curl
ed leaf. or he was down on his knees
digging around stumps. AS he worked
he kept asking questions. What kind
of logs were best to look beside. what
trees were pupae cases most likely IT,
be under, on what bushes did cater
pillars spin most frequently? Time
passed, as it always does when ones
occupation is absorbing.
When the Sintons had taken Mrs
Comstock home they stopped to see II
Elnora was safe. She was not at
home, and they had not seen her along
the way. Mrs. Comstock called about
the edge of her woods and received nc
reply Then Sinton turned and drove
back to the Limberiost. He left Mar
garet and Mrs. Ccmstock holding the
team and entertaining Billy and en-.
tered the swamp.
Elnora and Pete had left a wide trail
behind them. Before SintOn had