Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-01


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! philip Amnson. Don't Jon want hsspF
Elnora PARKED the qussttsn.
.Havs you ever hunted moens' NJ
Ammon1"
"Enoueh to know The ropes in taking
them and to distinguish the common
est ones. know enough to help yoo
ali right"
Aren't you going north7
"Au depends on how this fever leaves
me. Unese says tho nights are too cold
and the days too hot there for me.
He thinks had better stny IN an
even temperature until I am strong
again. m have this cut out in min
| ute. You better say yes" he persist.
ed. ut would be real kindness. II
would keep me out doors all day and
give an incentive to work. I'm good
at It. I'll show you II am not In .
week or 20. can sugar, manipulate
| lights and mirrors and am familiar
with all the expert methods. ri wager
moths are thick In the old swamp over
there"
"They are" said Elnora. "Most
have I took there. A few nights ago
nv mother caught good many. Due
! we don't dare so alone"
| IAN the more reason why You need
me. Where do you live? I can't get
! an answer from you. I'll Just 90 tell
| your mother who am and ask her II
may help you"
| The cocoon came loose. Philip Am
mon stepped down the embankmen1
turning to offer his hand to Elnora.
They went to Mrs. ComstOck.
Mother. this is Mr.. Philip Ammon
OF Chicago" said EInora. HE has
been i'll. and he Il staying with Dr..
| Ammon In Onabasha. He came l1sh-
ing down the creek and cut this cocoon
from under the bridge for NE. He
feels that 1t would be better to hunt
moths than to fish until he ge6 we'll
| What do you think about it,"
| Philip Ammon extended his hand
/ 81 am glad to know YOU" he said.
lyon may take the Handwriting for
granted" replied Mrs. Comstock. Dan
delions have q way Of making tho nm
| gers sticky, and Ike to know q man
before take his hand. anyway. That
introduction seems mighty comprehen-
sive on your part. but it still leaves me
unclassifed. My name is Comstock.
At last Mn. Comstock finished tho
green's.
"You are three miles from the city
+; and less than q mile from where we
i've" she said. III you will tell me
what you dare eat, suspect You had
| best 20 home with US and rest until
the cool Of the day before you start
back. Probably some one that you
can ride in with Will be passing before
evening"
philip Ammon was on his feet. Pick
ing up the pail Of green's and his hsh-
ing rod he stood waiting. ElnofA leo
| the way. Mrs. Comstock mottoned
| Philip to follow and she walked In the
rear.
Elnora proceeded slowly. chatterins
about everything along the trail. Philip
was interested in all the objects she
| pointed out, noticing several things
which escaped her. When Einora turn
ed toward the gate Of her home Philip
Ammon stopped. took = long look az
the big hewed log cabin. the vines
which clambered over 1t. the nower
garden ablaze with beds OF bright
bloom interpreted with strawberries
| and tomatoes, the trees OF the Forest
rising north and west like green wall
and exclaimed. "How beautiful!
! Philip Ammon was ravenous Tor the
! butternilk. and when he stretched on
the bench in the arbor the pickering
patches Of sunlight SO tantalized his
! tired eyes. while the bees made such
| splendid music. he was soon sound
asleep.
When Elnora and her mother came
out with a table they stood a short
time looking at him. 1t Is probable
Mrs. Comstock voiced united
thought when she said. what re-
fined. decent looking young man!
How proud his mother must be OF
him! We must be careful what we
let him eat"
They returned to the kitchen where
Mrs. Comstock proceeded to be care
full. She broiled ham of her own sugar
curing, creamed potatoes. served as
paragus on toast and made dandelion
salad and delicious strawberry short
cake. When everything was ready she
touched Ammon's sleeve.
BEST have something to eat. lad.
before you get too hungry" she said
"Please hurry he begged laughing
II as he held a plate toward her to be
filled. Its mighty kind Of you to take
me in. hope will be man enough
n a few days to do something worth
while In return"
They talked Of covers, moths. drag
ion flies, Indian relics and all the nat
uraI wonders the swamp afforded.
straying from those subjects TO books
and school WORT. When they cleared
the table Ammon assisted. carrying
several tray londs to the kitchen. he
and Elnora mounted specimens. while
Mrs. Co,nstock washed the dishes.
Then she came out with rufi1e she
was embroidering. At last Ammon
said he must 60 or his friends would
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