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MOTHER LOVE IS BESTOWED
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methods for taking moths, so it was arranged. As Ammon rode away, Mrs. Comstock's eyes followed him. "What a nice young man!" she said.
"He seems fine," agreed Elnora.
"He comes of a good family, too. I've often heard of his father. He is a great lawyer."
"I am glad he likes it here. I need help. Possibly"
"Possibly what?"
"We can get a great many moths."
"What did he mean about the butterflies?"
"That he always had connected them with sunshine, flowers, and fruits, and thought of them as the most exquisite of creations; then one day he found some clustering thickly over carrion."
"Come to think of it, I have seen butterflies"
"So had he," laughed Elnora, "and that is what he meant."
