The Keeper of the Bees
THE KEEPER OF
THE BEES
BY
GENE
STRATTON-
PORTER
DECORATIONS BY
LEE THAYER
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
GORDON GRANT
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1925
COPYRIGHT, 1925,BY
GENE STRATTON-PORTER, INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY THE McCALL COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.
TO
LITTLE GENE
WHO GAVE ME THE LITTLE SCOUT
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE I. 1 II. 11 III. 24 IV. 56 V. 68 VI. 94 VII. 116 VIII. 130 IX. 158
X. 186 XI. 213 XII. 236 XIII. 272 XIV. 307 XV. 331 XVI. 353 XVII. 372 XVIII. 401 XIX. 428 XX. 446 XXI. 466 XXII. 480 XXIII. 487
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Jamie, doing his best on “Highland Mary,” went slowly the round of the hives
Frontispiece - “What else did he blab about me?” said the little scout
284 - “You little devil! You vile little devil!”
412 - “Keeper of the bees, are you here?”
492
THE KEEPER OF THE BEES
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