The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-10
Wanted. - Caterpillars, cocoons,
chrysalides. pupae cases, butter
files, moths. Indian relics of all
kinds. Highest scale Of prices paid
in cash.

EInora caught the wicket at the
cashiers desk with both hands to
brace herself against disappointment.
''Who is it wants to buy cocoons,
butterflies and moths?'' she painted.
''The Bird Woman" answered the
cashier. "Have you some for sale?"
81 have some. but do not know If
they are what she would want"
"Well, you had better see her." said
the cashier. do you know where she
| lives?''
eyes," said Elnora. would you tell
| me the timer
'sTwenty one after g." was the an
swer.
She had nine minutes to reach the
auditorium or be late. Should she go
| to school or to the Bird Woman? Sew
eral girls passed her walking swiftly
and she remembered their faces. They
were hurrying to school. Elnora caught
the infection. She would see the Bird
Woman at noon. Algebra came first
| and that professor was kind. Perhaps
she could slip to the superintendent
! and ask him for a book for the next
| lesson
| AS she went down the long hall she
! noticed the professor Of mathematics
standing in the door Of his recitation
room. When she came up to him he
smiled and spoke to her.
ST have been watching for you," he
said, and Elnora stopped, bewildered-
''For me?" she questioned.
| @'Yes," said Professor Henley. 'Step
| inside"
Elnora followed him into the room,
and he swung the door behind them.
cat teachers meeting last evening
one of the professors mentioned that
a pupil had betrayed in class that she
had expected her books to be furnish
ed by the city. I thought possibly 1t
was you. Was it?''
| EYES," breathed Elnora.
'Thai being the case," said Pro-
lessor Henley, cit just occurred to me
as you had expected that you might
require little time to secure them.
and you are too fine mathematician
to fall behind for want Of supplies.
So 1 telephoned one Of our sopho-
mores to bring her last years books
this morning. 1 am sorry to say they
are somewhat abused, but the text is
all here. You can have them for So
and pay when you get ready. Would
you care to take them?"
Elnora sat suddenly, because she
could not stand another instant. She
reached both hands for the books and
said never a word. The professor
was silent also.
At last Elnora arose, hugging those
books to her heart as mother grasps
lost baby.
zone thing more" said the professor
"You can pay your tuition quarterly.
You need not bother about the first
installment this month. ANY time In
October will do"
So Elnora entered the auditorium a
second time Her face was like the
brightest dawn that ever broke over
the Limberlost. No matter about the
numbering shoes and skinny dress
just aow--no matter about anything
she had the books. She could take
them home. In her garnet she could
commit them to memory If need be
She could show that clothes were not
all. If the Bird Woman did not want
any Of the many different kinds OF
specimens she had collected she was
quite sure now she could sell ferns
nuts and great many things. Then
too, some one moved over this morn
ing, and several girls smiled and bow
ed. Elnora forgot everything save hel
books and that she was where she
could use them intelligently-ev
thing except one little thing away
back in her head. Her mother had
known about the books and the tut
ton and had not told her when she
, agreed to her coming.