The Keeper of the Bees (1925)
by Gene Stratton Porter
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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.

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I.
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    1
  3. II.
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    11
  4. III.
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    24
  5. IV.
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    56
  6. V.
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    68
  7. VI.
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    94
  8. VII.
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    116
  9. VIII.
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    130
  10. IX.
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    158
  1. X.
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    186
  2. XI.
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    213
  3. XII.
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    236
  4. XIII.
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    272
  5. XIV.
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    307
  6. XV.
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    331
  7. XVI.
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    353
  8. XVII.
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    372
  9. XVIII.
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    401
  10. XIX.
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    428
  11. XX.
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    446
  12. XXI.
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    466
  13. XXII.
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    480
  14. XXIII.
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    487

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. Jamie, doing his best on “Highland Mary,” went slowly the round of the hives
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    Frontispiece
  2. “What else did he blab about me?” said the little scout
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    284
  3. “You little devil! You vile little devil!”
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    412
  4. “Keeper of the bees, are you here?”
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    492


THE KEEPER OF THE BEES

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