Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike

right, we acc

es at home," the man said. Then he

tured. And he seemed kind of to like us, too. Then why didn't he let us go through his house? That was what I wanted to know. If he had just been grouchy and ordered us off

e the first roof I climbed over. Onl

e said. "Maybe he's got

to see if we can ma

give him a demonst

" the kid said. I guess he got

use we're here and we're going t

man talking over the telephone in the house. He was

e said. "He's calling up the police. W

ight here; we'r

liger, it had me guessing. He said, "Yes-yes. O

hey'll release us in a couple of months. Come on,

essing. But we haven't done anything wrong. This is the

" they a

said; "over t

ollister saw us now he'd say we

's what he told me. He said scouts were just kids. I bet h

name all right, it's Copley.

cops," Hunt said. "I wonder how so

he'll pass the ca

ssed around cake and cookies and things and she was nice and friendly. And while we

p yourselves while you're waiting for Mr. Copley to come out." Then she put the plate on

kies are good, I'm going

old him. "We have to stay right here in fron

we're waiting," the kid said. "Maybe the b

ust this side of tho

aid, "to let her stand that plate over

ookies when she passed them around the same

at tactics, do you

me manners,"

they were nice and brown and crisp and they had nuts in them. The fellows all had about as many as a doze

t cookies. Every time he moved I said, "You stay rig

hese cookies a

mm, that's w

t the best I ever tasted

re just cooked

ll, here go

ing I like about the Raven Patro

-line can't have a-a-kind of a side track t

ot any waves or wrinkles in it. It's just as straight a

one," W

s cookie, Kid? Do you see that nut sticking up out o

the kid yelled, and

taff will be s

ou?" the kid shouted. "Do you mean to tel

leader as you can. You just notice how these fellows obey me; now watch. Every scout will take a coo

is feet. All of a sudden he grabbed the coil of rope we had and,

ch and was starting to fill his pocket

t a minute!

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