This told, both proceeded to spread the news,
bee-fashion; so that the entire hive knew of the terror within a few
minutes. Inside an hour every hive in the whole "city" had been
informed.
"Give them time now," said the doctor, "and they will tell every bee
on the planet. Suppose we want a couple of weeks before doing
anything further? The more afraid the bees are in advance, the
easier for Rolla and her friends."
Meanwhile Corrus, after a sleepless night with his cattle, had
driven them hurriedly back to the huts surrounding the "experimental
station." Here the herdsman turned his herd over to another man, and
then strode over among the huts. Outside one of them--probably
Rolla's--he paused and gazed longingly, then gave a deep sigh and
went on. Shortly he reached another hut in which he found Dulnop.
"I was just going to seek ye!" exclaimed the younger man. "I have
seen a wondrous sight, Corrus!"
Thus the two men came to compare notes, finding that each had
learned practically the same thing.
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