Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

busy feeding babies.
takes some -fora sound bee to realize q
malignant and continuous lie She's very sweet ana
feathery." was all that Melissa thought but her
talk sounds like ivy honey tastes I'd better get to
feld-work again."
She found Gate in a sulky uproar. The young
s:ers told off the pillars had refused chew
wax because # made their jaws ache and clamor
ing for virgin stun.
Anything to finish the job!' said the badgered
Guards Hang up. some OF YOU, and make for
these 1lack -Jawed sisters."'--szs.....'t - II
Before q bee make wax she must nll herself
with honey. Then she climbs to safe foothold
hangs. while other gorged bees hang a
cluster There they walt In silence
The scales are either taken out Of the makers
by the workers or tinkle on the workers while
they wait The workers chew them (they arc useless
unchewed) Into the asupporting. all embracing
Of the Hive. ).
But now. no sooner the cluster in posi-
ton than the workers below broke again
Come down." they cried Come down and work,
Come on you Levantne parasites Don't think to en-
joy yourselves there while we're sweating down
here"
The cluster shivered from hooked fore-coot to
hooked hindfoot it telegraphed uneasiness At last
worker sprans grabbed the lowest wax .ssksrs
and swung, kicking above her companions.
III can make WAX tool" bawied. .sSiivs-enss3
full gorge. and I'll make Of it," ,.-~-..,:.ss
Make 1t. them said the bee she grappled.
The spoken word snapped tho through the
cluster 1t shook and glistened like a
dark. "Cnhook!' it murmured. mo for any
today"
You lazy thieves! Hang up at once and produce
our wax" said the bees below.
impossible! The sweats. gone To tna1Ee ry6n,.
wax we must have Stiffness ana 1000. un--s.
hook Unhook"
They broke up they murmured and disappeared
among the other bees. from whom. Of course, they
were undistinguishable.
Seems as II we'd have to chew scrap-wax for
THESE pillars after ALL" said worker
Not by a combful" cried the young bee who had
broken the cluster. Listen here studied the
question more than twenty minutea It's as sipia a
iAnns OF daisy. You've heard OF Cheshire. Root.
and Langstroth?"
They had not but they shouted, Good old Lang.
stroth!' just the same
Those three know all that there I. tn b. known
ABOUT making hives or t'other of 'em must have
made ours and il they've made they're bound look
after It, Ours is Guara teed Patent Hive You can
see 1t on the label behind"
Good old guarantee! Hurrah for tho label behind"
roared the bees
Well such being the case. I say that when we ind
they've wilfuly betrayed US we can exact from them
terrible vengeance"
Good old vengeance! Good old Root. Nun said.
Melissa dived through.
Dye know where Lansstroth Root and Cheshire
live II you happen to want 'em?' she asked of
proud and painting orator
Gum me if know they lived at all! aren't
they beautiful names o buzz abouto Did you
1t worked UP the sisterhood?"
Yes. but 1t didn't defend the Gate" she replied.
Ah perhaps that's true but think how delicate my
position is sister I've magnificent appetite. and
don't like working. Ny instinct tells that
can act as restraining influence others. They
would have been worse. but me-"
Ing for breadth Of virgin white clover which
over-tired bee is soothing plain knitting to
Il think Ill take this load the nurseries, she
said when she had finished always quiet there
in day.. and she topped Off with two little pats Of
pollen for the babies.
She the fourth brood comb by rush
OF excited sisters all buZzing together.
'One a tme Let down load. Now.
what is it Sacharissa?" she said.
Gray sister-that huny one. mean-she came and
ought to be in the sunshine gathering
honey, because life short She said old bee
could attend our babies. and some day old bees
away babies they?'
You feed the babies while
heads soft. When your heads harden 0
naId knows that"
We So We told her but she ONLY
her feelers. and said could all eggs
Queens il choose. And I'm afraid weaker
sisters believe her. and trying do it. So
settling"
sacharissa sped 10 sealed worker-cel whose I'd
pulsated. the bee within began its way
Come along. precious" she murmured. and
creased thing hoisted itself feebly the comb
the frame and yourself. she said Report
nursing duty in ward tomorrow evening 4
minute. What's the matter with third right
les?"
The young bee held 1t in silence-unmis
ably drone leg incapable of packing pollen.
THANK You needn't report till the after
tomorrow. Sacharissa turned companion.
That's tho NTH oddly Matched in ward since
don't like It
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