BEE AND BUTTERFLY

A TALE OF TWO COUSINS

BY LUCY FOSTER MADISON

AUTHOR OF "THE PEGGY OWEN BOOKS," "A MAID OF SALEM TOWNE,"
"A COLONIAL MAID OF OLD VIRGINIA," etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY
ADELIA B. BEARD

CHICAGO
M. A. DONOHUE & CO.

COPYRIGHT 1913
BY M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY

"WILLIAM," SHE CRIED, LAUGHING NERVOUSLY, "YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. THAT IS MY DAUGHTER, ADELE."

CONTENTS

FOREWORD
Chapter I. An Impulse of Mischief
Chapter II. The Omen of the Butterfly
Chapter III. The Good News
Chapter IV. A Jest Becomes Earnest
Chapter V. Protective Mimicry
Chapter VI. A Night of Misery
Chapter VII. The Result of Imitation
Chapter VIII. A Rift in the Clouds
Chapter IX. With the Butterflies
Chapter X. A Butterfly and A Boy
Chapter XI. An Infant Prodigy
Chapter XII. The Arrival of Guests
Chapter XIII. The Butterfly Dinner
Chapter XIV. A Little Sermon
Chapter XV. The Arrival of Adele
Chapter XVI. "It Is So Hard To Do the Right Thing"
Chapter XVII. The Two Calls
Chapter XVIII. A Breach of Trust
Chapter XIX. The Closed Door
Chapter XX. Bee Is Disappointed In Percival
Chapter XXI. How the Day Ended
Chapter XXII. "I Shouldn't Want You To Be Anything But Pretty"
Chapter XXIII. "The Greatest of These Is Charity"
Chapter XXIV. "You Are A Noble Little Girl"
Chapter XXV. The Door Is Opened
Chapter XXVI. A Great Surprise
Chapter XXVII. Ready for the Voyage

List of Illustrations

"WILLIAM," SHE CRIED, LAUGHING NERVOUSLY, "YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. THAT IS MY DAUGHTER, ADELE."

"I THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR A GIRL."

BEE ENTERTAINS HER FATHER'S FRIENDS.

"OUT THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW SAILED THE BUTTERFLY."

"I WOULD NOT HAVE YOU ANYTHING BUT PRETTY."

FOREWORD

The wonderful evolution of a