The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron

hen he heard this low warning from Ralph. You never would

itants in seasons gone by, would not alarm him needlessly. And so, watching his chance, Hugh managed to shoo

In fact, he barely caught a fleeting glimpse of it, and yet Hugh f

rawal was speedily made plain. Bud seemed to

as my name's Bud Morgan there was a man peeking

e discovered Bud staring straight at him

er all, the fellow had been chased away before they could find out hi

away. "The nerve of him, poking his nose in where it isn't wanted! Why don't we get a move on and chase

asked the practical scout leader, tu

ne of the two men I saw acting in such a sus

uld you say?"

ation. "I think you said he looked a little lik

lieved at the time I saw

become a scout and was to the best of his ability trying to live up to the duties of one belonging to the organization; bu

and look around,

o grasp, he made a lunge for the stout stick which Ralph had

cted a certain blazing brand from the fire. This was of such a nature th

d always could "see through a mill-stone that had a hole in it," as he was accustomed to say; in so many words,

ngly. He realized how valuable such a l

e. The others pressed closely at his heels, Hugh holding the spluttering torch above his head and

anches of the trees where the leaves had fallen, or rustled the

. "He knew I had glimpsed him, and he didn't have the nerve to hold over and meet us face to face. W

ot the slightest effort to act upon it. Standing there, he stare

m closely, while Bud, still holding his cudgel in an aggressive manner, posted himself at the corner, where he could not only watch what the other fellows did but at the same time keep an

e ground under the opening called a window. Men can hardly stand on ordinary soil without leaving some sort of impression there. And those boys who have spent many a v

pected spot, Hugh quickly pointed

ce over his shoulder, apparently half suspecting that the obje

saw were not tramps. At the same time, Ralph, I can't believe they were timber-cruisers, either, looking for new belts of forest that could be bought up. Whenever I've seen one of those men, he wore laced hunting shoes that c

stood ready to carry out any suggestion Hugh might make, even to

ee," answered Hugh; "a

better there than

the fire, they canvassed the matter thoroughly. From every angle

looking for an escaped lunatic," Hugh finally remarked; "though if that were the case, they

y act so queer? Wouldn't two such men want to scrape an acquaintance with us s

as he smiled and nodded his head. "But perhaps Bud may set us righ

feiters, for instance? I've heard that such fellows always try to pick a lonely place to do their work in. Well, the Government always sends out smart men belonging to the Secret Service to round these chaps up. I

but neither of the others seemed to be at all

g deeper about those men than that. And unless I miss my guess, we'll find in the end, if we learn anything at all, th

at Hugh on

though trying to grasp what all this might stand for,

d than when they started to discuss it. Hugh said they would have to wait and see what turne

sleep was possible, which under the conditions c

e is no better guide. Theory is all very well, but the book-taught scout has a great many ideas to change when he gets out into the open, with the stars shining

boys would turn over and grunt, or else raise his head to look around him

the fire, for the night air was chill; and after one has slept, his body is apt to fee

and Bud heaved a sigh of profound thanksgiving when fin

oud enough for the others to hear him. This chanced to be one of Bud's ways of

was to be looked upon as his particular day, Hugh and Ralph followed the other's example,

tions it promised to be just such a day as the one b

o allow some of his pent-up enthusiasm to escape, "this is the day a Mor