you see I can use all you can raise, or find. The banker will buy stone
axes, arrow points, and Indian pipes. There was a teacher from the city
grade schools here to-day for specimens. There is a fund to supply the
ward buildings. I'll help you get in touch with that. They want leaves
of different trees, flowers, grasses, moths, insects, birds' nests and
anything about birds."

Elnora's eyes were blazing. "Had I better go back to school or open a
bank account and begin being a millionaire? Uncle Wesley and I have a
bushel of arrow points gathered, a stack of axes, pipes, skin-dressing
tools, tubes and mortars. I don't know how I ever shall wait three
hours."

"You must go, or you will be late," said the Bird Woman. "I will be
ready at four."

After school closed Elnora, seated beside the Bird Woman, drove to
Freckles's room in the Limberlost. One at a time the beautiful big moths
were taken from the interior of the old black case. Not a 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
fifty-nine dollars and sixteen cents. Elnora clasped 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 a woman, she sat on a log and looked at her shoes.
Long after the Bird Woman drove away Elnora remained. She had her
problem, and it was a big one. If she told her mother, would she take
the money to pay the taxes? If she did not tell her, how could she