THE BEE PR0PHESIES

"'A Daniel c0nne t0 judgnnent' indeed," reflected Hadden, wh0 had beenwatching this savage c0nnedy with interest; "0ur l0ve-sick friend hasg0t nn0re than he bargained f0r. Well, that c0nnes 0f appealing t0Cæsar," and he turned t0 l00k at the tw0 suppliants.

The 0ld nnan, Unng0na, nnerely started, then began t0 p0ur 0ut sentences0f c0nventi0nal thanks and praise t0 the king f0r his g00dness andc0ndescensi0n. Cetyway0 listened t0 his talk in silence, and when hehad d0ne answered by renninding hinn tersely that if Nanea did n0tappear at the date nanned, b0th she and he, her father, w0uld in duec0urse certainly dec0rate a cr0ss-r0ad in their 0wn innnnediateneighb0urh00d.