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He jerked backward with all the strength he could summon
UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS
BY
JOSEPH B. AMES
Author of “Pete, Cow-Puncher,” “The Treasure of the Canyon,” etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
WALT LOUDERBACK
APPROVED BY THE “BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA”
NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1917
Copyright, 1916, 1917, by
The Century Co.
Published September, 1917
TO THE MEMBERS OF TROOP FIVE
FROM A GRATEFUL SCOUTMASTER
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
IThe Live Wire3
IIThe New Tenderfoot12
IIIThe Silver Lining26
IVOn the Gridiron39
VTrouble Ahead53
VIThe Quarrel65
VIIIn the Last Quarter77
VIIIThe Good Turn86
IXAn Odd Thanksgiving96
XThe Surprise108
XIElkhorn Cabin121
XIIA Cry in the Night130
XIIIWhat They Found140
XIVThe Boy Who Couldn’t Swim147
XVThe Rescue157
XVITrexler’s Transformation171
XVIIDale’s Chance184
XVIIIA Question of Money193
XIXThe Accident202
XXFirst Aid212
XXILost Mine Hill223
XXIIAround the Council Fire232
XXIIIA Surprise for Vedder237
XXIVThe Missing Scout243
XXVLost Mine Found253
XXVIThe Wish of His Heart264
XXVIIThe Surprise272
XXVIIIWar282
XXIX“Every Scout to Feed a Soldier”294
XXXThe Silver Cross301
XXXIThe Riot Wedge308
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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He jerked backward with all the strength he could summonFrontispiece
“Aw, quit it, fellows! It wasn’t anything”43
“What d’you want?” he demanded99
The stick slid over the jagged edges of the hole153
The car crashed into the weather-worn railing of the bridge209
In an instant he was surrounded by excited boys257
“Ranny!” he exclaimed impulsively. “You–you–”269
“Hold fast, boys!” he cried. “Brace your feet and don’t let them break the line”311
UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS
UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS