Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-25

| many boxes TO prepare. never m1nu
the calico dress and the coarse shoes
Dig into the books. and before long
you will hear yesterdays tormentors
boasting that they were once class
mates Of yours!"
She laughingly left the room and
Elnora sat thinking. until she remem-
bered how hungry she was. so she ate
the food, drank the hot chocolate and
began the process of getting a grip on
herself.
Then the Bird Woman came back
and showed Elncra long printed slip
giving list Of graduated prices for
moths, butterflies and dragon flies.
"Oh. do you want them?" exulted FL
nora. 81 have few and l can get
more by the thousand. with every color
in the world on their wings"
"Yes," said the Bird Woman, II will
buy them, also the big moth caterpil-
lars that are creeping everywhere now,
and the cocoops that they will spin
Just about this time. | have n sneak
ing impression that the mystery, Won
der and the urge of their pure beauty
are going to force me TO picture and
paint our moths and put them into a
book for all the world to see and kno~'.
! We Limberlost people must not be self
ish with the wonders God has given to
us. I will pay good prices for all the
i moths you can find. because. you see,
l exchange them with foreign collcc-
tors. The banker will buy stone axes,
arrow points and Indian pipes There
was teacher from the city grade
schools here today for specimens.
There is fund to supply the ward
buildings. III help you get in touch
with that They want leaves of dif-
ferent trees. flowers. grasses. moths.
insects. birds nests and anything
about BIRDS
Elnora's eyes were blazing. Had l
best go back to school or open bank
account and begin being a millionaire
Uncle Wesley and l have bushel of
arrow points gathered. stack Of axes.
pipes. skin dressing tools. tubes and
mortars. don't know how ever will
walt three hours"
You must go. or you will be late,''
said the Bird Woman. II will be ready
at A.
After school closed Elnora, seated by
the Bird Woman. drove to Freckles'
old room in the Llmberlost. One at a
time the beautiful big moths were tax.
en- from the interior of the old black
case. Not fourth of them could be
moved that night, and it was almost
dark when the last box was closed. the
list figured and into Elnora's trembling
fingers were paid $5916 Elnora clasp
ed the money closely.
"Oh. you beautiful stuff" she cried
You are going to buy the books pay
the tuition and take me to high SCHOOL,
Then because she was woman she
sat on log and looked Mt her shoes.
Long after the Bird Woman drove
away Elnora remained She had heI
problem. and it was a big one. II she
told her mother would she take the
money to pay the taxes? If she did
not tell her how could she account for
the books and things for which she
would spend It? At last she counted
out what she needed for the next day
placed the rest in the farthest corner
Of the case and locked the door. She
then filed the front Of her skirt from
q heap of arrow points beneath the
case and started home.
With the first streak of red above the
Limberlost Margaret Sinton was busy
with the Bingham and the intricate pa
per pattern she had purchased. Wesley
cooked the breakfast and worked until
he thought Elnora would be gone. then
he started to bring her mother.
Nov you be mighty careful" eau.
toned Margaret Il don't know how
she will take it."
II don't either" said Wesley philoso-
phically. "but she's got to take it some
way. That dress has to be finished by
school time in the morning"
Wesley had not slept we'll that night,
BY the time he reached the front gate
and started down the walk between
the rows Of asters and lady slippers he
was perspiring. and every plausible
and convincing speech had fed his
brain. Mrs. Comstock helped him
She met him at the door.
"Good morning." she said. Ibid Mar.
garet send you for something's"
Yes" said Wesley. She sent me
for you. She's got job that's too big
for her. and she wants you to help"
"Of course ! WILL" said Mrs. Com
stock. 1t was no ones affair how lone.
ly the previous day had been. or how
the endless hours Of the present would
drag. what Ia she doing in such q
rush?'
Now was his chance
"She's making dress for Elnora.'
answered Wesley. He saw Mrs. Com,
stocks form straighten. and her face
harden. SO he continued hastily. "You
see Elnora has been helping us At
harvest time, butchering. and with un,
expected visitors for years. We've
made out that she's saved us con,
siderable sum. and as she wouldn't ever
touch any pay for anything we just
went to town and got a few clothes
we thought would fix her up little
for the high school. We want to get
dress done today mighty bad. but
Margaret is slow about sewing. and
she never can finish alone. so l came
for YOU"
"And it's such simple little matter
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