Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike

he street and I'll consul

s invincible,"

looks immovabl

cial staff didn't bring a coup

seemed to be saying,

a good look at him; doe

lunk in front of the big house. Then we all gathered around close to decide

the standard around so the man ca

"Why don't you send some one to r

y," the ki

he Silver Fox Patrol B. S. A. to come up there and discuss whether we can cross his territory. Tell him if he wants to come down here and discuss it on neutral

he lawn, rattling and jangling and hoisting his phonograph horn up on his shoulder. He

uth to call through it and out fell the coffee-pot and the saucepan and his pair

GAPHONE OUT FELL THE COF

ahead!" the kid called

. He didn't laugh, but I think he was having a hard job not to. T

ell, what's

Troop, Boy Scouts of America, and I'm their leader and we

all those youngsters

ust following us,

aid,

they start out to do a thing, they do it. See? Nothing

id, "I can

e is?" the kid asked him.

said, "O

"things that are hard,

m alive,"

nate is? Well, that's what you are. Keep still

e-pot and saucepan, and state your terms. I'm not sure that I

n aren't so bad," the kid piped

e." Then I said to the man, "We started from Blakeley'

he kid shouted; "do yo

o a certain tree on west ridge, and not to turn to the right or

ittle while, kind of think

ir feet when they go in a house. Maybe they're

ust sat there thinking. Then he said, "Since you admit sco

," I whispere

not so very w

could just climb over the house now; wouldn't that be better? Si

ngled that kid. I said, "We'd

for hard things? You are what might be called

out our appetites

we can give you the b

, I'm sorry I can't let

t think we'd take

ith ladders. While my gardener is getting the ladders, cake and pie will be served. That is my proposition. If you care to take me up, all rig

when my official staff spilled the sa

Cake, pie and the roof. Or nothing.

Pee-wee whi

limb over the Woolworth Bu

of C