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Updated: May 10, 2025
This, perhaps, seems strange to you, and I have good reason to ask the scout-master of that troop to step forward and give some explanation. I would really do so if I did not have the full information myself, and before presenting the prize, I am going to tell you something about that troop."
"What will we do if it happens that way?" asked Allan. "Defend ourselves, to be sure," replied the scout-master, promptly, as he gave a weed a snap with his staff that cut its top off neatly. "But scouts are not supposed to fight; that is one of the principles of the organization," Allan remarked.
"All we can do is to keep going along as we are, and some of us watch for signs of Hen and the man over yonder," added the scout-master. "Then you don't think it'd pay to strike out to the left?" questioned the other, who seemed to be hesitating between two opinions. "We would be silly to quit a sure thing for an uncertainty," said Elmer, decidedly.
"That's all I wanted to say, Allan," the scout-master concluded; "and as Davy will have one of his fits soon, if I don't get off, I reckon I'll start. If we fail to show up at noon, why, don't worry. Nothing is going to hurt any of us, that I can see."
"Well, our scout-master looks kinder down in the mouth, and I'm afraid it must be some sort of a recall to duty for him," remarked a third lad, also wearing the khaki garments of a Boy Scout, as he joined the pair who were talking.
"Yes, after I've gone the rounds, to see how well our stock of provisions has been protected," replied the scout-master, getting upon his feet. "We've got it stowed pretty much in the two tents, suh," remarked Bob White, to whom this particular duty had been detailed. "Think any wild animal might try and raid the camp, and get away with some of our grub?" asked Bumpus, a little uneasily.
As we have already heard Thad tell Allan about his first, seeing the man who was spying upon the camp; and later on how he came to find the hidden boat, as well as the concealed cabin, there is no necessity for us to follow the scout-master while he imparts this information to the quartette who, having been absent from that interview, had no previous knowledge of the facts.
"Well, it's this way," said the scout-master, always ready to oblige his mates whenever he could do so; "you can see that some sort of a scuffle has taken place where we're standing right now. Other feet than those of Bumpus are marked; and then they all start away from here, heading in that direction.
We ought to be drilling or shooting against those confounded Germans! ... I've never forgotten it.... I ought to have done it before. I've been a scout-master. In a little while they will want officers. In London, I'm told, there are a lot of officers' training corps putting men through the work as quickly as possible.... If I could go...." "What does Letty think?" said Mr.
Hobbs, with a twinkle in his kindly eyes, "that isn't at all necessary; because all arrangements have been made, the boat is waiting only a few miles away, and you have an efficient assistant scout-master in this fine chap here, Thad Brewster, who will take charge while I'm away, as he has done on numerous other sad occasions."
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