Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

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Came Out Almost Facing Pete cersen.
the big boys ut the back Of the room.
He had been rough and wild, but she
never had been afraid of him, and Of
ten he had given her pretty things
from the swamp.
what luck" she cried. Il promised
mother l would not 90 inside the
swamp alone, and will you look at the
cocoons I've found! There are more
them, because the leaves will fall with
the first frost, and her the jays and
crows will begin to tear them open. l
haven't much time. since I'm going to
school. You will 60 with me, Pete!
Please say yes! Just a little way"
What are those things?" asked the
man, his keen black eyes fast upon her.
They are the cases these big cater
pillars spin for winter, and in the
spring they come out great night
moths, and / can sell them. Oh, Pete.
l can sell them for enough to take me
through high school and dress me SO
like the rest that l don't look differ
ent, and If ! have very good luck l
can save some for college. Pete, please
30 with me?"
why don't you 60 like you always
have?"
well, the truth is, l had a little
scare,' said Elnora. II Y did mean
: to 20 alone. Sometimes l sort Of wan
dered inside farther than l intended,
chasing things. You know Duncan
gave me Freckles' books, and have
been gathering moths like he did.
Lately l found I could sell them. II
l can make a complete collection I can
get $500 for it. Three such collections
would take mt almost through college
and I've four years In the high school
yet. That's a long time. l might get
them"
Can every kind there is be found
here?'
mo; not all Of them, but when l get
more than l need Of one kind l can
trade them with collectors farther
, north and west so l can complete sets.
It's the only way l see to earn the
money. Look what / 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, Pete!"
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, I thought I did! Why. you
know, I had Freckles' box packed full
Of moths and specimens, and one even
Ing I sold some to the Bird Woman.
Next morning I found a note telling
me 1t wasn't safe to 60 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 II you
would take care Of me. Then I could
60 anywhere l chose, because If I
mired you could pull me out. You will
|. take care Of me. Peter"
y That was the finishing stroke.
"Yes, I'll take care Of you," prom.
lsed Pete Corson.
"Goody" said Elnora. Lets start
: quick! And Pete. you look at these
closely. and when you are hunting or
going along the road II one bangles
under your nose you cut of the little
twig and a v 1t for me, will your
"Yes. I'll save you all I see" prom
L Tad nnto V,H-K NAM KlA Nhl
and followed Elnora. She plunged
fearlessly 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 on
! her knees overturning dead leaves I'M
der a 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 be
found n
"Is this the kind Of thing you are
looking fort" he asked bashfuily al
he presented a wild cherry twig.
OAp @SSOt u PkOhAOthCob
, didn't even hope to find one"
whats the bird likeT' asked Pete.
almost black wings" said Elnora
! with clay colored edges and the mos
wonderful wine colored nush over thu
under side II It's a male and stronger
wine above and below II It's a fe
: male. Oh. aren't I happy"
: "How would 1t do to make what
you have into a bunch that We could
leave here and come back for themf'
3 THAT would he all right"
Relieved of his load. Pete begar
work. First he narrowly examined
the ocoons Elnora had found. HI
questioned her as to what other kind
would be like. He began to use thu
eyes Of q trained woodman and hunter
] In her behalf. He saw several s east
. " and moved through the forest *
softly that Elnora forgot the moths II
watching him. Presently she was car
rying the specimens and he was max
Ing the trips of Investigation to set