Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-11
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CHAPTER ~.
Wl,oeoin Elnoea Nests The Bird Woman
and che 6ineons Are Disappointed.
@T noon Enora took her little
parcel Of lunch and started to
InI the home Of the Bird Woman.
4 She must know about the spec
imenx nrst, and then she would 60 out
TO tie suburbs somewhere and eat a
few bites. She dropped the heavy iron
knocker on the door Of the big red log
cabin, and her heart tbumped ct the re-
sounding stroke.
.Is the Bird Woman at homer she
asked Of the maid.
sshe h Ut lunch" was the answer.
.~p1eass ask her II she viii see 4
girl from the Iimberlost about some
moths7" inquired Elnora.
IT never need ask II it's moths"
laughed the girl "Orders are to bring
any one With specimens right in. Come
this way
Elnora followed down the hail and
entered long room with high paneled
wainscoting, old English fireplace with
an overmantGl and closets Of peculiar
china fiINng the corners. At . bare t.
BILE Of oak, ye1sw ~ gold. sat a woman
Elnora often had watched and followed
covertly around the Limberlost. The
Bird woman was holding out a hand
Of welcome.
IT heard! ahe laughed. "A little
pasteboard box O. just the bare word
specimen passes You at my door. II
Il 10 moths hope you have hundreds.
-xspe.- beeo-Hary. b0sy. all summer and
unable to collect, and need 20 many.
Sit down and lunch with me while we
talk It over. From the Limberlost, did
you sayY
II live near tho swamp replied FL
nora. "Since it's so cleared dare 60
around the edge In daytime, though we
are still afraid at night"
what have you collected?" asked
the Bird Woman as she helped Elnora
to luncheon.
II am afraid I am bothering you for
nothing and imposing on you" Elnora
said. '"That collected frightens me.
I've only gathered I always loved
everything outdoors. and 80 I made
friends and playmates Of them. When
] learned that the moths die SO soon, I
saved them especially, because there
seemed no wickedness in IT,
II have thought the same thing" said
the Bird Woman encouraging Then
because the girl could not eat until she
learned about the moths the Bird wo-
man asked Elnora II she knew what
kinds she had
mot al Of them" answered Elnora.
Before Mr.. Duncan moved away he
often saw me near the edge Of the
swamp. and he showed me the box he
had hxed for Freckles and gave me the
key. There were some books and
things, 20 from that time on I studied
and tried to take moths right. but am
afraid they are not what you want'
"Are they the big ones that dy most
~ June nights?" asked the Bird wo-
man.
EYES," said Elnora. "Great gray ones
with reddish markings, pale blue.
green. yellow with lavender and red
and yellow"
''what do you mean BY red and gel
low r" asked the Bird Woman 20
quickly that the girl almost jumped.
mot exactly red" explained Elnora,
with tremulous voice. "a reddish, yell
o.-.I A~o~vu 18th ~~~>~v n~Oo.~a
spots and gray lines on their Wings"
slow many of themP' It was the
same quick question.
well, had over 200 eggs" said Ell.
mora, .'but some Of them didn't hatch,
and some Of. the caterpillars died, but
there must be ut least q hundred per
feet one"
''Perfectl How. perfect7' cried the
Bird Woman.
II mean whole wings, no down gone
and Ill their legS and antennae." fal-
tered Elnora.
Young woman, that's the rarest
moth IN America" said the Bird Wo-
man solsmnly. eff you have 100 Of
them they are worth 500. according
to my list. ] can use all that are
whole.
what II they are not pinned risht?,
ouavered Elnora.
III they are perfect that does not
make the slightest difference. know
how to soften them 20 that / can put.
them into any shape choose. Where
are theyl Wien may zee them3"
.'They IRE IN Ereckles' old case in
the 1imberiost," said Elnora. II could
not carry many for fear OF breaking
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