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Rh "I don't remember, but she is," said Ammon. "This moth needs an alcohol bath to take off the dope." "Won't the down come, too?" asked Elnora anxiously. "No. You watch and you will see it come out, as Polly would say, 'a perfectly good' moth." "Is your sister younger than you?" inquired Elnora. "Yes," said Ammon, "but she is three years older than you. She is the dearest sister in all the world. I'd love to see her now." "Why don't you send for her," suggested Elnora. "Perhaps she'd like to help us catch moths." "Yes, I think Polly in a Virot hat, Picot embroidered frock and three-inch heels would take more moths than any one that ever struck the Limberlost," laughed Ammon. "Well, you get lots of them, and you are her brother." "Yes, but that is different. Father was raised in Onabasha, and he loved the country. He trained me his way and mother took charge of Polly. I don't just understand it. Mother is a great home body herself, but she did succeed in making Polly strictly ornamental." "Does Tom Levering need a 'strictly ornamental' girl?" "You are too matter of fact! Too 'strictly' material! He needs a darling girl who will love him plenty, and Polly is that." "Well, then, does the Limberlost need a 'strictly ornamental' girl?" "No!" cried Ammon. "You are ornament enough