The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
~ THORNTON w. BURGESS.

brings its own reward were told
Buster Bear doesn't believe H. lie
doesn't see It that way at all He
| Is willing TO admit that II doe
( sometimes, but not ALWAYS No. in
deed, not always Perhaps that Is
because the re ward isn't Away
what Buster WANTS II 20 be. You
know how IL l. when we set our
hearts on a thing and then don't
get II The disappo intment makes
us overlook some of the good thing,
We 10 get. suspect that IL wa
this way with Buster Bear that day
when he discovered Busy Bee in
The Green Forest.
Buster had heard the hum OF Busy
Bee and then had discovered her at
work among some flowers in a little
opening among the trees right back
OF where he was citing Then she
Few away. Now the sight and the
sound OF Busy Pee had awakened
pleasant Thoughts in Buster Bear
thoughts OF honey. Can you imagine
a great deal about Busy Bee. Ever
since he was q little cub he has
been interested In Fusy Fee. | am
afraid II has been a selfish interest.
but none the less II has been a real
interest. u has led him TO find out
very grea. deh about busy Bee
He knows that Busy Bee makes
honey lie knows hat she gathers
The sweets from the flowers OF the
Green Meadows and the Green For.
est and that in secret storehouso
she pack these sweets ava y. in tho
form OF honey. He knows that
sometimes this secret storehouse Is
In a hollow tree. sometimes In n
hollow Iog. and sometimes even
in cave among the trees
He knows that Busy Bee
never wastes any time. not
single minute. bat from morn.
ing TIL night Is NJ work gathering
the sweets OF the flowers and max
ing them into honey He knows. too,
that she isn't safe person 20 IN.
terfere with, that she carries the
sharpest OF little lances with her all
the time, and little as yhe is isn't
the least DIT afraid 10 use il on even
such big fellow as he Is Yes, In
deed. Buster Bear knows great
deal about Pusy Bee.
When she flew away from those
flowers In the little opening among
tho trees in the Green Forest she
went So suddenly that Burter didn't
see la which direction she few.
Never mind" said Buster TO him.
self. she'll come back: and next
time I'll lie sharper and see which
way she goes This is a very pleas
ant and comfortable place, so III
just wait until she returns"
so Buster sat Gown where he
could watch those flowers. made
himself comfortable and waited for
Busy Bee to come back. And While
he waited ne dreamed. day dreams,
you know. and they were very pleas
ant dreams They were sweet
dreams. the very sweetest Of dreams.
for they were al OF honey. lie
dreamed Of great hollow tree
somewhere in the Green Forest. he
dreamed that h. had found that hol.
Low tree and that he had climbed II
and with his great strong claws had
torn n open and found more honey
than he could cat all at once. and
Buster can eat a great deal He
smasked his lips quite as II that
honey we're real. and not Just dream
honey.
So Buster sat and dreamed and
watched the flowers and waited for
Busy bee IL return. lie waited and
waited lie wan very patient, waS
Buster Bear With such pleasant
dreams IL wasn't hard TO be patient.
You see. he felt that patience might
make those dreams come true.
when Busy Bee should come back
for more sweets he would follow her
straight 10 her secret storehouse SO
he waited and waited
The Jolly Little 3unbeams were
very comforting and pleasant, II
was very, very eth and beautiful
there His stomach was reasonably
full Altogether Buster Bear was
very, very comfortable. He bIinked