# The Keeper of the Bees

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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.
* CHAPTERPAGE
* I.His Own Man................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II.The Great Adventure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
* III.The Bee Master................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
* IV.In the Garden of the Bees................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
* V.The Little Scout................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
* VI.“Good Master, What Shall I Do?” ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
* VII.The Storm Women................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
* VIII.A New Kind of Wedding................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................130
* IX.Vitamines and Scouts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158
* X.Because of God................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................186
* XI.The Aroma of a Spirit and a Flower................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................213
* XII.Seeing through Veiled Places................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................236
* XIII.The Keeper of the Bees................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272
* XIV.The Home-Made Miracle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307
* XV.Reaping the Whirlwind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* XVI.The Partnership Baby................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................353
* XVII.The Interloper................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................372
* XVIII.The Little Scout on the War Path................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................401
* XIX.The Province of a Friend................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................428
* XX.The Scout Mutiny................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................446
* XXI.Then Comes a Vision................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................466
* XXII.The Magnificent Lie................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................480
* XXIII.Still Adventuring................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................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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