"No," he said. "None of the magazines would print a story sent in by a bee; but even if they would you could have it, because we owe you some return." "What for, pray?" I cried. "Your baby's kisses," he said, simply. "We've made eight dollars out of him this year." I looked at him for a moment, and then, as he buzzed back to the window, I called out, "Don't be in a hurry." "I must," he said. "It's getting late." "Well, come again," I said, "and tell me some more." "Oh, you can count on that," he answered, as he flew out of the window with a joyous buzz. "I'll be back before you know it." And with that he was gone; and when next morning I told his story to my children, they all liked it so much that I have put it down to tell you, for possibly the bees made eight or ten dollars out of you when you were a baby, and you are as much entitled to the return as I am. [Illustration: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT] The next important interscholastic event of the year will be the tennis tournament at Newport, August 13th. It is not possible at the date of writing to state exactly what players will participate, the entries not having all been received as yet; but if the winners of the various interscholastic tournaments of this spring all gather at Newport this week, the 1896 tournament should prove the most interesting and important of any held heretofore. The most promising of the interscholastic players seems to be Reginald Fincke, of the Hotchkiss School, who won the Yale interscholastic tournament. Fincke out-classed all the other players in this tournament, and made the very creditable record of winning first place without dropping a set. He has been keeping in good practice all summer, and did some good work at the recent Wentworth tournament. He is a cool-headed player, and has excellent control of his racket. He is particularly strong on cross-drives and in placing. His strongest opponent at Newport will probably be C. W. Beggs, Jun., the winner of the Princeton interscholastic tournament, and a student at the Lawrenceville School. Beggs won the Chicago interscholastic tournament last year, and developed his game considerably this spring. He won handily over all the other men in his local contest, and is undoubtedly the best tennis-player Lawrenceville ever had.