232 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF THE GARDEN 



FLORENCE. Our miners are still busy at the annex, 

 day and night not even stopping for the hot sun. They 

 won't quit to eat walnut, and only a few will stop to drink. 

 Busiest ants ever I saw. Guess they all know war has 

 been declared. 



CECIL. There isn't room for all the ants to mine, so 

 about half of them stay at the old part of the home. Maybe 

 they work in shifts. They have finished clearing the ground 

 around the annex, but it's plain the annex itself is not 

 done yet. 



DOROTHY. The ants that are not mining are not work- 

 ing. They just walk around as if dazed. I hope they will 

 win the battle again if attacked. If we only knew when 

 the battle is to take place our ants would win. Well, I 

 hope they will get the annex finished in time. Here's to 

 their success. 



