"Now anything you want in the ground, Snap can dig it out," he said.
"Uncle Wesley and I found a hole three times as big as Snap, that he dug
at the roots of a tree."
"We will train him to hunt pupae cases," said Elnora.
"Are you going to the woods this afternoon?" asked Billy.
"Yes," answered Elnora. "Dr. Ammon's nephew from Chicago is visiting in
Onabasha. He is going to show me how men put some sort of compound on
a tree, hang a light beside it, and take moths that way. It will be
interesting to watch and learn."
"May I come?" asked Billy.
"Of course you may come!" answered Elnora.
"Is this nephew of Dr. Ammon a young man?" inquired Margaret.
"About twenty-six, I should think," said Elnora. "He said he had been
out of college and at work in his father's law office three years."
"Does he seem nice?" asked Margaret, and Wesley smiled.
"Finest kind of a person," said Elnora. "He can teach me so much. It
is very interesting to hear him talk. He knows considerable about moths
that will be a help to me. He had a fever and he has to stay outdoors
until he grows strong again."
"Billy, I guess you better help me this afternoon," said Margaret.
"Maybe Elnora had rather not bother with you."
"There's no reason on earth why Billy should not come!" cried Elnora,
and Wesley smiled again.
"I must hurry home or I won't be ready," she added.
Hastening down the road she entered the cabin, her face glowing.
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