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"Even if you never swam fifty feet in your whole life," remarked the scout-master, admiringly, for the pluck of the tenderfoot appealed to him strongly; "but make your mind easy, Smithy, for I don't want you to swim, this time." "But Thad, how else can I go?" pursued the other.
The scout-master arrived after a brief delay, during which John traversed the apartment with, unequal and disordered steps. "Bardon," said he, "what did Waldemar desire of thee?" "Two resolute men, well acquainted with these northern wilds, and skilful in tracking the tread of man and horse." "And thou hast fitted him?" "Let your grace never trust me else," answered the master of the spies.
Wow! you hear me talking, fellows!" and he caused his club to fairly whistle through the air, as though getting into the swing, so that he would know just how to go about laying out one of the law-breakers when they finally rounded them up. "Hope we ain't meaning to waste any more time around here than's necessary, Mr. Scout-master?"
But nearly all of them were present, and the scout-master took them out into his garden. "I'm going to change the order a bit," he said, gravely. "I want to do some talking, and then I expect to answer questions. Boys, Germany has declared war on Russia. There are reports already of fighting on the border between France and Germany.
"As it's apt to rain any, time now," answered the scout-master, "and we'll be glad to have a fire all night, it seems as though we'd show our good sense by gathering wood while we have the chance." "That's the ticket! You hear Thad speaking, fellows, so get busy." Giraffe showed them how by immediately starting in to collect such wood as lay conveniently at hand.
And when finally all was ready, the young scout-master after grouping his followers around the heap, solemnly took a brand from one of the cooking fires, and with a flourish applied it to the inflammable tinder.
"Huh! dassent, that's what!" grunted the party indicated, making a threatening gesture in the direction of his fellow-scout. The arrival of the scout-master caused them to forget all other things. Thad, as soon as he found his feet fixed on solid ground once more, strode straight up until he faced Davy Jones, and suddenly called out: "There's your panther, Davy!"
"You don't think he was as bad as they are, and meant to join them, do you?" continued Smithy, taking an unexpected interest in the matter; for he had observed the party in question closely, as Thad knew, and formed rather a good opinion of him, somehow. "No, I don't," replied the scout-master, decisively.
He had thrust his fingers into one of his pockets, and now held up something at which both the others stared in surprise, that gradually deepened into dismay, on the part of Thad at least. "Let me look at them, please, Smithy," said the scout-master, quietly; and in response to his request the other placed in his outstretched hand two bright new silver half dollars!
He knew that there were several of his chums who might not be constituted just the same as he and Allan, and Giraffe Bumpus and Davy and Step Hen; and his seeming cheerfulness was partly assumed in order to buoy their drooping spirits up; as scout-master Thad felt that he had many duties to perform, and one of these was to instill a feeling of confidence in the breasts of his comrades.
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