took down her sentences. Now he gravely set the pen where she indicated, and Elnora dictated—
Buy a nice little home in the country,
And settle down there for life."
"That's the truth!" cried Ammon. "It's as big a temptation as I ever had. Go on!"
"That's all," said Elnora. "You can finish. The moths are done. I am going hunting for whatever I can find for the grades."
"Wait a minute," begged Ammon. "I am going, too."
"No. You stay with mother and finish your letter."
"It is done. I couldn't add anything to that."
"All right! Sign your name and come on. But I forgot to tell you all the bargain. Maybe you won't send the letter when you hear that. The rest is that you show me the reply to my part of it."
"Oh, that's easy! I wouldn't have the slightest objection to showing you the whole letter."
He signed his name, folded the sheets and slipped them into his pocket.
"Where are we going and what do we take?"
"Will you go, mother?" asked Elnora.
"I have a little work that should be done," said Mrs. Comstock. "Could you spare me? Where do you want to go?"
"We will go down to Aunt Margaret's and see her a few minutes and get Billy. We will be back in time for supper."
