MARYLEE FINDS DANGER 
‘Tm going to find the next treasure,” said Marylee, as 
she ran ahead of Uncle Jack and the other children. Soon 
she came to an old board fence. “I have found it,” she 
called a few minutes later. 
“What is it?” cried Buddy, as he hurried to her. 
“It is some kind of a spider,” said Marylee. She pointed 
to the top of one of the posts. “It is in the web under 
that board.” 
“I see,” said Buddy. “Its back is as black as can be. 
It shines the way my shoes do after I have polished 
them.” 
“There’s a bright red spot on its under side,” said 
Marylee. “What kind of a spider is it, Uncle Jack?” 
“That is a spider that you must never, never touch,” 
said Uncle Jack. “It is called the Black Widow. You 
may die if it bites you.” 
“Oh!” said Marylee, as she put her hands behind her. 
“I didn’t know that any spider was as bad as that.” 
“Many of the spiders will not hurt you any more than 
a cricket will,” said Uncle Jack. “There are others that 
may hurt almost as much as a bee sting.” 
“Well, I’m not going to touch any of them if they hurt 
as much as those wasps that stung me,” said Buddy. 
“It is best never to touch any spider until you are old 
enough to learn which ones will bite and which ones will 
not,” said Uncle Jack. “You can learn now to know the 
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