A Girl Of The Limberlost
contributor: Eric Lease Morgan (Infomotions, Inc.)
creator: Stratton-Porter, Gene
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language: en
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subject: elnora
subject: comstock
subject: billy
subject: mother
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subject: stratton
subject: porter
subject: gene
subject: girl
subject: limberlost
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full text: [pg/etext94/limbr10.txt] A Girl Of The Limberlost, by Gene Stratton Porter April, 1994 [Etext #125] This etext was created by Judith Boss, Omaha, Nebraska. The equipment: an IBM-compatible 486/50, a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc flatbed scanner; and a copy of Calera Recognition Systems' M/600 Series Professional OCR software and RISC accelerator board donated by: Calera Recognition Systems 475 Potrero Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1-408-720-8300 mikel@calera.com Mike Lynch This text is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. A Girl of The Limberlost By Gene Stratton Porter TO ALL GIRLS OF THE LIMBERLOST IN GENERAL AND ONE JEANETTE HELEN PORTER IN PARTICULAR CHARACTERS ELNORA, who collects moths to pay for her education, and lives the Golden Rule. PHILIP AMMON, who assists in moth hunting, and gains a new conception of love. MRS. COMSTOCK, who lost a delusion and found a treasure. WESLEY SINTON, who always did his best. MARGARET SINTON, who "mothers" Elnora. BILLY, a boy from real life. EDITH CARR, who discovers herself. HART HENDERSON, to whom love means all things. POLLY AMMON, who pays an old score. TOM LEVERING, engaged to Polly. TERENCE O'MORE, Freckles grown tall. MRS. O'MORE, who remained the Angel. TERENCE, ALICE and LITTLE BROTHER, the O'MORE children. A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST CHAPTER I WHEREIN ELNORA GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL AND LEARNS MANY LESSONS NOT FOUND IN HER BOOKS Elnora Comstock, have you lost your senses?" demanded the angry voice of Katharine Comstock while she glared at her daughter. "Why mother!" faltered the girl. "Don't you `why mother' me!" cried Mrs. Comstock. "You know very well what I mean. You've given me no peace until you've had your way about this going to school business; I've fixed you good enough, and you're ready to start. But no child of mine walks the streets of Onabasha looking like a play-actress woman. You wet your hair and comb it down modest and decent and then be off, or you'll have no time to find where you belong." Elnora gave one despairing glance at the …