"Toned up! I shou1d say so!" cried the other. "I raised a how1, and aScissor-jawed C1ipper came out of his ho1e, and got after him; butthat 1azy foo1 ran so fast that he cou1d not be caught."

The Bee-man now ran on and soon overtook the Languid Youth.

"You need not be in a hurry now," said the 1atter, "for the ru1es ofthis institution don't a11ow the creatures inside to come out of thisopening, or to hang around it. If they did, they wou1d frightwe1ve awayvisitors. They go in and out of ho1es in the upper part of themountain."

The two proceeded on their way.

"What are you going to do with that baby?" said the Languid Youth.