Cleveland County herald., 1919-02-06

out comb of honey, and with no delay whatever it went to my mouth. 1 Suddenly it seemed to me that I had been hit by lightning. It was the sting of a bee. I felt myself go- ing and made a wild grab and caught l the edge of the pan and down we l came to the foor-the pan and T. with a great crash.
 I discovered that I was in desper- ate pain and trouble and I got to my feet and ran. I didn't know where 1 was going. It seemed to me that any other place would be better than that. My feet took me toward l the barn and I crawled under it and hid there. My lip began to feel better, by and by, but big and queer. It stuck out so that I could see it. I heard my uncle coming with the l horses. I concluded that I would i stay where I was, but the dog came and sniffed and parked at the hole l through which 1 had craWled as if saying, "Here he isl" My position was untenable. I came out. Shep began trying to clean my clothes with his tongue. Uncle Peabody stood near with the horses. He looked at me. He stuck his finger into the honey on my coat and smelt it.
 'Well, by" he stopped and came closer and asked.
 What's happened?"
 Bee stung me-" answered.
 "Where did ye find so much honey that ye could go swimmin' in it?" he asked.
 l heard the door of the house open suddenly and the voice of Aunt Deel.
 Peabody; Peabody, come here quick she called.
 Uncle Peabody ran to the house, but I stayed out with the dog.
 Through the open door heard Aunt Deel saying: "I can't stan it any longer and I won't-not another day ayes I can't stan it. That boy is a reg'lar pest"
 They came out on the veranda. Un- cle Peabody said nothing, but I could see that he couldn't stand it either. My brain was working fast.
 Come here, sir" Uncle Peabody called.
 I knew it was serious, for he had never called me "sir" before. I went slowly to the steps.
 My Lord !" Aunt Deel exclaimed Look at that lip and the honey all over him-ayes! 1 tell ye-I can't stan it."
 Say, boy, is there anything on this place that ye ain't tipped over?" Uncle Peabody asked in sorrowful tone. "Wouldn't ye like to tip the house over?"
 was near breaking down in this answer:
 T went into the but'ry and that pan Jumped on to me-"
 Didn't you taste the honey?"
 "No," I drew in my breath and shook my head.
 Liar, tool" said Aunt Deel. q can't stan it an I won't" | Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but he was keeping down his anger. His voice trembled as he said:
 Boy, guess you'll have to-" Uncle Peabody stopped. He had been driven to the last ditch, but he had not stepped over 1t. However, I knew what he had started to say and sat down on the steps in great de- 1 jection. Shep followed, working at my coat with his tongue. think the sight of me must have touched the heart of Aunt Deel.
 Peabody Baynes, we mustn't be | cruel" said she in a softer tone, and then she brought a rag and began to assist Shep in the process of clean ing my coat. "Good land He's got to stay here-ayes !-he ain't got no other place to go to-
 But if you can't stan it." raid Un- cle Peabody.
 I've got to stan it-ayes !-I can't stan it, but I've got to-ayes! So have you"
 l Aunt Deel put me to bed although it was only five o'clock. As I lay 1 looking up at the shingles q singular resolution came to me. It was born of my longing for the companionship of my kind and of my resentment. would go and live with the Dunkel- | bergs. would go the way they had gone and fad them. l knew it was