Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
BY A. L. SYKES

hands and her frlled bonnet and seemed know that
she their good mistress Some settled upon Robbys
think that he liked bees very much and all
afraid At length the Bee-Woman said, You
good boy and my bees do like you you may take this
big tin pail and the cup and carry all the water you
need"
was hard work carrying in the large tin pail,
but Robby made many journeys and poured cupfu after
cupu upon his buried When it all finished,
and he had thanked the BeeWoman, and had given her
her cup and pail he remembered that he had been
from home a long, long time, and that he was, OH
hungry! His feet-seeed very heavy and hard to lift,
and when he tried to run out of the road as flying
team came behind him, he stumbled a stone and
fell his face and SO tired that he lay quite STILL
In moment the horses checked and the driver of
them eaped from the carriage and took Robby UP in his
Hurt my man, or just scared7" he asked, smiling
down at Robby.
lust tired / think" answered Robby
You going my way. Won't you have lift 2?
Mother says that must go with strangers,
but think that you the new superintendent, and.
anyway, l bheve you're good, said hobby, smiling
into the stern face
That's joke on me-" said the man, quickly turning
away his face as he lifted Robby up on the high seat and
jumped up beside him. "What might your name bef"
he asked
Trevitt; that's my head mans name, isn't it?"
Yes, he's my father" answered Robby, proudly.
Afraid he's going to lose his head" said the man,
but softly that the boy did not understand the words
Robby thought that he would be kind and polite and tell
the friend about his afternoons work. he pointed
out the two long of wet spots decorating the road
side
DO it all YOURSELF" asked the man.
Yes" said Robby
How long have you worked?"
Ever since dinner answered Robby.
"Tred?"
Yes hesitaed Rebby; but he continued, brightly
=" | wasn't when | was working"
What earth did you want to do it for?"
ooh, wanted to celebrate Arbor Day, and couldn't
go school, so celebrated alone; and anyway think
that this road will look much better with of trees
don't YOU?
Yes" answered the man; and he said not another
word until he drew up his horses before Robbys own
home and lifted him down beside his mother, who
waiting anXiously at the gate.
This is Mrs. Trevitt, | believe, he sad and then
he asked: Has this boy OF yours brought his father up
to be like himself?
81 think So said Robby's MOTHER laughing.
If that is the please tell your husband not to
look any farther for new berth; can't spare him.,
said the superintendent; and then he drove away.
Robbys mother looked at her small son, with clothes
and hands burned scarlet by the sum- and said, Oh,
Robby, Robby!"
"Oh, mother, mother l didn't walk bit farther
and trees. Can't you forgive me-?
I'll try this time, Robby" she said. considering
that you haven't the measles yet and that your teacher
here to say that many children absent to-
day she had decided to postpone the Arbor Day
Ciscs until week, and, best of all, that have
such good good news to tell father when he comes
home"
Goodyl goody!" shouted Robby, quite forgetting
that he tired, and jumping round and round his
mother, he cried: :" Now say, Grow thou and
flourish, o Tree