This was to be intercepted by Ruth, and then the
trouble began--trouble of a jealous nature, all being woven into a
little country romance that had its start in the schoolhouse.
All was going well, and Russ was clicking merrily away at the camera,
when suddenly one of the real pupils--a red-haired boy--cried at the
top of his voice:
"Bees! Look out for the bees! There's a swarm of bees headed this
way!"
And through the open windows of the school there came a curious
humming sound.
CHAPTER XIX
FILMING THE BEES
There was an instant scramble on the part of the school children.
They made a rush for the door.
"Stop! Keep still--you're spoiling the scene!" cried Mr. Pertell,
fairly hopping about in his excitement.
The humming sound came nearer, and there was more haste on the part
of the youngsters to leave the schoolroom. The players, on the other
hand, seemed to feel no alarm; but there was no use in going on with
their parts if the others did not carry out the scene.
"Stop! Stop!" cried the manager. "There's no danger!"
"No danger!" cried the red-haired boy who had given the alarm. "What
d'ye call that! Wow!" and he slapped the back of his neck vigorously.
"I'm stung!" he yelled.
"So'm I!" cried a girl near him.
"Me, too!" exclaimed another boy.
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