In order to prevent the hatching of too many queens the bee keeper
will examine his hives frequently, and cut out all the "queen cells,"
thus preventing them from hatching and so causing the bees to swarm
frequently.
They all watched while the men shook the cluster of bees into the new
hive, and carried them away, Russ, meanwhile getting a fine film of
the operation. Later this film was shown with much success in New
York, so that, after all, the interruption of the school scene had a
happy outcome. Later the little play was finished.
"Whew!" exclaimed Paul, when it was all over. "That was some going
on, all right!"
"Does your sting hurt much?" asked Alice, solicitously.
"I think it would be better for some ammonia," he replied.
"I'll put some on for you when we get back to the house," she
offered, "and some witch hazel, too."
"It feels better already--just with the thought of that," he answered
gallantly.
CHAPTER XX
THAT MAN
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, we will now get ready for our big play,"
announced Manager Pertell to his company of actors and actresses one
morning. "It will be the biggest farm drama we have yet attempted.
One scene will include the burning of the barn, and the rescue of one
of you ladies from the structure.
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