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This is a list of all the questions and their associated study carrel identifiers. One can learn a lot of the "aboutness" of a text simply by reading the questions.

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19501And why should I_ not_ get married?
19501And you like that?
19501Are you a customer of ours?
19501Do n''t_ you_ go camping out?
19501Do you know them?
19501Do you object to the way he makes it?
19501If you''re going to Hunter''s Island why did n''t you take the Third Avenue to Pelham Manor?
19501Is it as bad as that?
19501No,retorted Jimmie, for was not he also in uniform?
19501That letter I sent this morning? 19501 Then how''ll this suit you?"
19501What are you putting over?
19501What is it-- a bet?
19501What is the matter with my father''s money?
19501What would one of those things cost?
19501What''s your royal suite,he mocked,"to our royal palace?"
19501Will he understand that they mean our home?
19501You a Boy Scout?
19501You a Scout, Jimmie?
19501You call that fun?
19501And-- hello!--will three millions see you through?"
19501Do you think he will understand?"
19501He answered airily:"Anything you like,"he said;"a million dollars?"
19501Shall we treat ourselves to ice- cream sodas or a trip on the Weehawken ferry- boat?"
19501Some diamonds to put on her head, or pearls to hang around her neck, or does she want a vacant lot on Fifth Avenue?"
19501What do you say?"
19501What good will it do your sister to have you sunstruck?
19501What he said was:"Where''n hell''s my hat?"
19501When she rose from her knees the mother said,"But how can I thank him?"
19501Who''d I think he was?
19501she cried,"does n''t it seem sinful to sail away in a''royal suite''and leave this beautiful flat empty?"
6673How can I ever succeed in becoming great and rich? 6673 How would you like him, grilled, fried, or boiled?"
6673***** WHAT IS A GENTLEMAN?
6673And the music?
6673But how were we to get them?
6673Did you ever hear the yarn of the Boy Scout who, at his school examination in natural history, was asked,"What is heather?"
6673Do you know what"punk"is?
6673Do you think they made a hero of him?
6673Go on with the ball, or pass it to a centre player?
6673Have you ever noticed as you walk along the street how very few people look really happy?
6673His mother howled?
6673How did he manage it?
6673How many miles is that?
6673I wonder whether a Boy Scout could have seen a way?
6673I wonder whether he thought of the Scout''s dodge of drying them in his hair for a minute or two?
6673If next day the master asks in school,"Who has broken out of bounds?"
6673If such an enemy were to defeat our weak army, and then order us to destroy every house in London, how should we like it?
6673Many of you probably have heard of the Nasmyth steam hammer which is used in all the great iron works?
6673Now, what would you have done in such a case?
6673Now, why should a man go on working overtime like that?
6673Of course?
6673Old Lady:"Shall I venture?"]
6673Perhaps you do not know what a"souk"is?
6673Still, it was beyond standing alone, and what was to be done next?
6673The handles are made of half- inch rope, passed through brass eyelets, let into the canvas below the stitching?
6673The question was, how to make a flagstaff?
6673They got knocked about in doing so, but what are a few bruises?
6673Very complete, is n''t it?
6673What would have happened twenty years ago had five town boys seen those dogs at work destroying sheep?
6673What would you do?
6673When in difficulty to know which of two things to do, he must ask himself,"Which is my duty?"
6673Why did they do this?
6673Why to the station?
6673Why?
6673Will you try to remember these and carry them out in your daily life?
6673Will you?"
6673that is,"Which is best for other people?"
6673what on earth is this?
29558Any of you got any matches?
29558Did you ever get lost in the woods?
29558Then how is it that we never see any?
29558Whence did he come? 29558 Will you hear it through once more?"
29558( tr)]{ 369} Hat Size of hat Size of linen collar worn Answer following questions plainly: Age?
29558And his father seeing the wonder in the mother''s eyes, said,"Whence came he from?"
29558And the stars not as an astronomer, but as a traveler?
29558And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,''Mid the havoc of war and the battle''s confusion, A home and a country they''d leave us no more?
29558At night he cried to the moon"Whither?"
29558At the close of dinner one day, my father turned everybody out of the cabin, locked the door, and said to me:"David, what do you mean to be?"
29558But does a strong boy need a stimulant?
29558But what enemy?
29558But which owl?
29558Coffee and Tea Should a boy drink coffee or tea?
29558Could you use the above gases to extinguish fire?
29558Did you ever see the newt roll her eggs in small leaves, or the caddis fly make a case of bits of stick, leaves, and sand?
29558Do these things appeal to you?
29558Do you believe in loyalty, courage, and kindness?
29558Do you desire the knowledge to help the wounded quickly, and to make yourself cool and self- reliant in an emergency?
29558Do you love the woods?
29558Do you understand?
29558Do you wish to have all- round, well- developed muscles, not those of a great athlete, but those of a sound body that will not fail you?
29558Do you wish to learn the trees as the forester knows them?
29558Ever tasted one?
29558Had n''t you better give him that match?"
29558Have you anything for me?
29558Height?
29558How to Make Fire by Rubbing Sticks"How do the Indians make a fire without matches?"
29558How?
29558In the morning he stood on a mountain top and stretching out his hands cried,"Whence?"
29558O say, does that star- spangled banner yet wave O''er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
29558Shall I use it to get a new course from the compass, or shall we make a fire and stay here till morning?"
29558So also on the plains, the old folks would ask the children at night,"Can you see the pappoose on the old squaw''s back?"
29558That''s my fate is it?
29558Weight?
29558What compound is formed when carbon is burned in air?
29558What does it mean?
29558What is a stimulant and what does it do?
29558What is that which the breeze, o''er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
29558What scout can add to this list?
29558Which track belongs to which bird?
29558Whither was he going?
29558Why can baking soda be used to put out a small fire?
29558Why did life burst into leaf and flower with the coming of spring?
29558Why did the child become a man and the man grow old and die?"
29558Why did the sun rise and set?
29558Why do n''t you laugh, and make us all laugh too, And keep us mortals all from getting blue?
29558Why do n''t you laugh?
29558Why lift extra weight when tramping?
29558Why will fresh plaster harden quicker by burning charcoal in an open vessel near it?
29558Would you like to be an expert camper who can always make himself comfortable out of doors, and a swimmer that fears no waters?
29558Would{ xii} you like to form habits that will surely make your success in life?
29558[ Illustration: Tracks; Walking, Trotting, Canter, Galloping, Lame Horse Walking: Which leg is the lame in?]
29558{ 358} The Star- Spangled Banner O Say, can you see, by the dawn''s early light, What so proudly we hail''d at the twilight''s last gleaming?
29558{ 401} Do You Know This Manual From Cover To Cover?
7050''Ow about not waiting, chaps?
7050''What the_ Encore_ would like to know:--Whether Prince Otto of Saxe- Pfennig did n''t go particularly big at the Lobelia last week? 7050 Ah,"he said,"the interviewer, eh?
7050Ai n''t you seen the rag this week?
7050And the men really wish to bombard London?
7050And what manner of audience was it that had gathered together to view the entertainment provided by the genial and courteous manager of the Lobelia? 7050 And why does he say no more?
7050Any signs of our-- er-- competitors?
7050Because the higher he flies, the fewer?
7050Did you or did you not?
7050Did you put that paper on this looking- glass?
7050Do you hear that? 7050 Go well to- night?"
7050Have you read this paper on the looking- glass?
7050Have you seen my professional advertisement in the_ Era_, my dear Prince?
7050Have you studied the habits of hens?
7050How is your Highness getting on with your Highness''s roller- skating?
7050How long?
7050How long?
7050I_ ab_ cubbing, are n''t I? 7050 Is n''t there anybody else?"
7050It''s a lot of money, is n''t it?
7050Jugwater? 7050 My orders have been carried out?"
7050Of course, he did save the country, did n''t he?
7050Paper, General?
7050Perhaps a cup of tea? 7050 Please, sir, the men say,''May they bombard London?''"
7050Sir?
7050Sir?
7050Sit down, wo n''t you?
7050That is your final decision?
7050Thed what are you?
7050Well, whad do you wad?
7050What are they doing?
7050What will happen? 7050 What''s the beadig of this?"
7050What''s the matter with England?
7050Where do I sign?
7050Who goes there?
7050Who is number 15? 7050 Who put that paper there?"
7050Why does a chicken cross the road?
7050Why, then, does he say no more? 7050 You have news to impart?"
7050You noticed nothing about it?
7050You say the Russians will be here shortly?
7050Your name?
7050Yus?
7050A Hall?
7050A book in the library?
7050A morning paper had started the question,"Should there be a Censor of Fiction?"
7050A theatre?
7050And Whether his success has n''t compelled Agent Quhayne to purchase a larger- sized hat?
7050And the question now was, What was going to happen?
7050And, In any case, whether the Prince is n''t worth fifty a week more than his Russian friend?''
7050Are his eight hundred and seventy- five pounds a week paid him for saying,''Ladies and Gentlemen''?
7050Are they assassins?
7050Besides, who knew that some foreign marksman might not pot the censor?
7050Come now, your Grand Grace, is it a deal?
7050Did you happen to hear that we won the Hop- skip- and- jump at the last Olympic Games?
7050Did you or did you not send your troops to give me the bird to- night?"
7050Divide it by three, and what is the result?"
7050Do you_ ever_ read the papers?
7050Follow the idea?
7050For what?
7050For what?
7050For what?
7050Got a pin and a pencil, some of you?"
7050Got the''airbrush,''Arry?"
7050Has he finished his turn?
7050Has it come to your notice that our croquet pair beat America last Thursday by eight hoops?
7050Has your grace taken the precaution to come out in a good stout pair of boots?"
7050Have you come far?"
7050How do you bead you''re Igglud?
7050How does our advert, look?"
7050Is that all he does?
7050Judge Willis asked:"What is an invasion?"
7050May I beg you to remember what happens when you scratch a Russian?"
7050Mr. Lewis Waller wrote heroically:"How many of them are there?
7050Must I do that?
7050Must I speak again?"
7050My dear old son, are you aware that England has never been so strong all round as she is now?
7050Now, how many tickets will you take?"
7050Or were they there from some ulterior motive?
7050See what I mean, you chaps?
7050Signor Scotti cabled anxiously from America( prepaid):"Stands Scotland where it did?"
7050They flung the facts at the reader:-- SCENE AT THE LOBELIA PRINCE OTTO OF SAXE- PFENNIG GIVEN THE BIRD BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME?
7050Took eleven calls, did he?
7050WHAT WILL WATER- RATS DO?
7050Well, Poppenheim?"
7050Went very well, did he?
7050Were they genuine patrons of the Halls?
7050What do you propose to do?"
7050What do you want?
7050What of it?"
7050What would you like?"
7050What''s in it?
7050What''s up, Clarry?"
7050When you visit your nephew at Eton, and tip him five pounds or whatever it is, does he spend it at the sock- shop?
7050Who are you?"
7050Who would be the first to reach London?
7050Why ca n''t he give us chaps a chance?
7050Why does he say''Ladies and Gentlemen,''but no more?
7050Why?
7050Will you come in?
7050Would he have to wear a properly bald head and sing songs about wanting people to see his girl?
7050You have heard of it probably?
7050_ Must_ you lie on the floor?"
36726''Not_ fair_?''
36726All right, gentlemen?
36726All the way to the haunted tree? 36726 And now,"exclaimed the speaker,"which of you will promise with me to be loyal to America?
36726Are you hurt?
36726But the patrol?
36726But why wait? 36726 But why, señorita?
36726Daniel,said the judge,"do you know why this Court of Honor has been called into session?"
36726Did n''t you see him sitting off there by himself looking at us while we played ball?
36726Did you follow Harding all the way?
36726Does he love America?
36726Does n''t your father hate Germany?
36726Get that gleam in his eye? 36726 Gordon, how did you manage it?"
36726He is the son of good parents and brother to---- Oh, you tragic little soldier, ca n''t you guess who it is has saved your brother?
36726I?
36726May I answer that?
36726My son,she said,"what is the matter with you?"
36726Oh,_ are n''t_ you?
36726Please, may I speak?
36726Rudolph,she said,"if you_ are_ American, why did you refuse to come under the flag?"
36726See him watching the flag?
36726Tell me,demanded Louise, choking with excitement and fear,"are you a-- a_ German spy_?"
36726That''Rudolph Kreisler''?
36726To the camp?
36726To- morrow morning?
36726Well, what are you doing with your pockets full of bombs, then?
36726Well, what_ are_ you, then?
36726Well, why does n''t your mamma come and scold the teacher about it?
36726Were n''t you afraid to crawl into that cave?
36726What are you crying about?
36726What are you doing with balls and mitts when you sit on the steps all the time?
36726What are you thinking of, little tragedy queen?
36726What does Alonzo Lorente say?
36726What have they been up to, Danny?
36726What is the matter, Riego?
36726What is''going too far''?
36726What is''going too far''?
36726What''s that?
36726What''s the joke?
36726What''s up?
36726What?
36726What_ is_ it, Riego?
36726Who said so?
36726Who?
36726Why have n''t you ever done it, then?
36726Wo n''t you come and be American with us?
36726You did n''t_ understand_ me, did you?
36726You know that new boy that came to school this morning--?
36726_ What?_"You''ve left your book- satchel out there in the path! 36726 _ What?_""_ He''s coming!_"The crowd in the bushes stood tiptoe and breathless as the German spy came down the hawthorn path.
36726_ Wo n''t_ they let you play?
36726_ You?_cried the startled child-- then--"It is dark out there, my lady; I''ll go with you."
36726_ You_, señorita?
36726A call for help?
36726And what were those orderly black lines which extended from one bar to the other?
36726And when, from his seat near the door, the German lad answered the knock of a visitor, Ella Vaiden whispered audibly:"See_ that_?
36726Are these your books?"
36726But if he wasn''t----?
36726But the next moment the joy died upon his lips, and he asked:"The revolutionists, father?
36726But what was that?
36726Daniel, do you realize that you have done bravely and well?"
36726Do you wish me to tell you the story in Spanish?"
36726Had God himself deserted the third grade?
36726Have you had supper?"
36726Help?
36726How long will they let us have these?"
36726How was one to play with boys at recess?
36726Is n''t that funny?"
36726It was a frightened voice that called:"Who is_ that_?"
36726It was all very, very wonderful!--A man was paid well for working, and could keep in peace what he earned!--Was this what was meant by"_ America_"?
36726Or was there yet time?_ Ten feet away was Pascual''s cot-- he must not wake Pascual!
36726Or were they only full-- of shining tears?
36726She paused a moment, then asked, as she looked into his face with concern:"Are n''t you happy, you tragic little soldier?
36726Something must be done-- but_ what_?
36726Suddenly Luke, raising his hand, asked of the substitute:"May I speak to Billy Hastings on business?"
36726That moan again!--or-- or was it the sound of a wire, played upon by the wind?
36726The señorita was trembling, too, and her voice broke as she whispered:"You and I do n''t make very good heroes, do we?"
36726Then what was the señorita to gain for so much effort?
36726There were no charges to be made for this teaching?
36726They must get the man at once-- but_ which way_ to go?
36726Was the Houston Street School surrendering to the Germans?
36726Well, you have a papa, have n''t you?
36726Were they not_ Mexican_?
36726What are you doing there?"
36726What did you mean by its being''different''?"
36726What if Rudolph had gone up there?
36726What if the invaders_ were_"revolutionists"?
36726What was that straight black line against the sky?
36726Where did it come from?--that haunted tree?
36726Which one had called?
36726Which way could help be found?
36726Which way?
36726Which way?
36726Who was it?
36726Who was losing?
36726Who was_ winning_?
36726Why ca n''t we go and hear what they are saying?"
36726Why do n''t you go now?"
36726Why do n''t you smile at the good news?"
36726Why does n''t_ he_ do something?"
36726Why-- his brow was smoother than Riego remembered!--his eyes clearer!--Did one grow younger, happier, in America?
36726Why?
36726_ Had Alva struck already?
36726_ Were_ his blue eyes"gleaming"with vengeful purpose?
36726_ What_ was it that was speaking to him?
36726_ Whose voice was that?_ Riego plunged into the thick of the dust cloud toward the cry, and dropped by Pascual''s side.
36726she exclaimed, catching him by the shoulders,"_ Who?_""Alva,"the boy answered,"and three hundred with him.
28769A Wochen- Blatt? 28769 And run away with my money?"
28769Are you ready?
28769Are you there, chief?
28769As I understand-- am I right?--you were a newsboy up to a year ago?
28769Can I do anything, before I leave for New York tonight?
28769Coming with us, Bronson?
28769Did the boy send a telegram?
28769Did you get word from him?
28769Do you know what this is?
28769Do you live in Chicago or in Wayland?
28769Do you see that field over there? 28769 Does he like books?"
28769Easy code, professor-- what does it mean?
28769For me?
28769Have you come from far?
28769He has been a nuisance, has n''t he?
28769Hello, Pop-- what''s the trouble?
28769Hello, what is this?
28769How can they have found out about our plans? 28769 How many men have you, Herr Winckel?"
28769How''s business?
28769I wonder what happened? 28769 Is Jack going to tell Ted?"
28769Is Mr. Smythe obtaining the necessary information, do you know?
28769Is all this too complex for you, my boy?
28769Is there any way in which we can find out the last time someone in the house saw the prisoners?
28769It''s almost time for our friends to be here, is n''t it? 28769 Mrs. Marsh, I believe?"
28769Now, how can we get that fellow out of the building for half an hour?
28769One thousand dollars-- and for me?
28769Paper, sir, papers?
28769Paper, sir?
28769Quiet, are n''t they?
28769Shall we go over the ammunition storehouses, those that are in Canada and those that are in this country?
28769That''s a fine letter, is n''t it?
28769That''s a splendid idea, is n''t it?
28769The world is a small place, is n''t it?
28769Then why do n''t you buy him a nice book for his birthday?
28769This letter and the enclosure will be a great surprise to Ted, wo n''t it?
28769Want a paper?
28769Want to buy a paper? 28769 We had better make sure we do all our sneezing outside, eh?"
28769Well, Ted, hear anything more from our friends, the enemy?
28769Well, lad, are you afraid?
28769Well,said Bronson,"I reckon it''s up to the boy, is n''t it?"
28769What can it mean?
28769What do you do at your place-- Wayland, I think you said?
28769What is your name?
28769When is he due?
28769Where are you going now, Spot?
28769Where do you live, what part?
28769Which ones, my dear?
28769Who is Strong?
28769Who is that?
28769Why would they be sending a child and for what?
28769Will you be good enough to let the light burn, as some of the folks are not in yet? 28769 Will you tell us, Schoen?"
28769You have your commands assigned, have you not?
28769You mean it, Ted?
28769Better be sure, eh?"
28769But I guess you will be glad to be back, wo n''t you?"
28769But how was their escape managed and why after ten?
28769By the way, Wilson,"he turned to the captain,"you have an instructor in German here, have you not?"
28769Can you do anything?"
28769Could it be a trap, he wondered?
28769Could n''t you buy them for my birthday present?"
28769Did Mr. Dean see you?"
28769Did they have outside help and how did the outside help know of their imprisonment here?
28769Do you think you could manage to fix yourself up as one and meet us in front of the Auditorium?"
28769Have you a match?"
28769He accosted the man who looked up from a desk with:"Want a boy?"
28769Helen interrupted:"Looking for Mr. Who?
28769How about your part, O''Reilly?"
28769How could he get to the boy''s mother without being observed?
28769How long will you be gone?"
28769I guess you and I have met both Dean and Helen, have n''t we?
28769Is it really you?
28769Is this your regular stand?"
28769It''s a man''s job, what, then, could a boy do?"
28769Jack, dear, whoever said that God did not weave our lives?
28769LAMMIE WANTS TO LEARN"Can you do tricks on a pumpkin, the way I can?"
28769News, Post, American, Staats- Zeitung?"
28769Now, I suppose you are even more anxious to know what it is all about?"
28769Perhaps we can both go up home together, eh?"
28769See?
28769Strong?"
28769Suppose they got on to----?"
28769Tell me, is he from a family of wealth?"
28769That is correct, is it not?"
28769Then, in a voice so low Strong could barely hear him, he inquired,"Are you pretty well tied?
28769Thought you went''way out West?"
28769To go into the building and take chances?
28769To miss this meeting, which perhaps was important; to go there, on the other hand, and endanger the chances of his getting to that night meeting?
28769What are you here for?
28769What do you say?"
28769What is the other business?"
28769What time is Captain Knabe coming?"
28769When do you expect to write home?"
28769When do you want to return to Wayland, Ted?"
28769Where can we change?"
28769Who should have known him better than his own wife?
28769Will you, Mr. Schmidt, explain the call for this meeting?"
28769Will you, Mr. Smythe, telegraph to Toronto, and tell the chief just what has been done?"
28769Would he be able to carry out the plans?
28769You know her, do n''t you?
28769You leave at four on Saturday afternoon?
28769You will all be here?
26875And meantime no one can use it?
26875And where anyone who wanted to could keep tabs on him pretty well, eh? 26875 And you''re going to let us look out for them?"
26875Are n''t you afraid the fire may spread this way?
26875But where''s Tom Binns?
26875Coming, Pete and Chris?
26875Could you smell it as far as this?
26875Do many trains pass here that do n''t stop?
26875Do n''t the fires start other ways, too?
26875Do n''t you think I can see through your game, eh?
26875Do you really think they did that?
26875Do you remember the night we got to the lake, and Jim Burroughs and Miss Benton were lost in the woods?
26875Do you think they''ll try to put the place on the bum, sir?
26875Does n''t anyone live in it?
26875Gee, Dick,said Pete,"that makes us like a couple of sure enough detectives, do n''t it?"
26875Gee, Jack, I wonder if we''ll ever get to be Patrol Leaders and Scout- Masters?
26875Gee, Jack,he said,"who''d ever guess that a sweet girl like that would have such an old curmudgeon of a father?
26875Gee,said Pete,"I thought that fire we helped to stop near the city was big enough, but this beats it all hollow, does n''t it, Jack?"
26875Gosh, but they do n''t look like the crowd that we see coming to work every morning, do they, Jack? 26875 Have n''t you got a gun, Hank?"
26875He is n''t a Scout, is he?
26875Hey, Carrots,he cried,"ai n''t you afraid of settin''yourself on fire?"
26875Hey, Tom,said one of the men, gruffly, looking at his watch,"got them tied?
26875How about the others?
26875How about when a fire just starts? 26875 How can we do that, Jack?"
26875How do those fires in the woods start, Jack?
26875How far away is the fire, Jim?
26875How will we know when we''ve gone seven miles?
26875How''s your arm, Jack?
26875How, Dick? 26875 I never said you did, did I?"
26875I wonder how that new pitcher the Raccoons have will do?
26875I wonder if that young whelp''s shammin'', or if we really knocked him out with the dope?
26875I wonder if there were only three of them?
26875In the big house in the woods there, you mean?
26875Is n''t there any way to prevent that?
26875Is that so, Pete?
26875Is there any danger of the fire coming this way, Jim?
26875Is there anyone we know in the pictures, Captain?
26875Is there no duplicate?
26875It''s been a mighty dry summer, has n''t it, Jack?
26875It''s lucky for these farmers that Mr. Durland knows a fire when he sees it, is n''t it, Jack? 26875 It''s you, is it, you young whelp?"
26875Let''s do it, Jack, shall we?
26875Looks bad, does n''t it?
26875Molly, who are these people?
26875Money? 26875 Mr. Durland says have you warned men working in the fields?"
26875Risk? 26875 Say, Jack, if fellows make that hike alone, who''s going to tell whether they really did it or not?
26875Say, would n''t it be fine to live in a place where you can go swimming all the year round, like Florida, or California, or some place like that?
26875She''s all right, is n''t she, Jack? 26875 Shovels, is it?
26875Sleepy, Pete?
26875Sure the tie will throw her off the rails?
26875Tain''t no consarn of your''n, be it?
26875That is n''t a storm, is it, coming along?
26875That''s pretty dangerous, is n''t it?
26875The one they say is haunted?
26875Then why should they have told her they could find me, if it really is I she''s looking for?
26875They ca n''t see us if we keep in the shadow, can they, Jack?
26875They have a fire patrol in some places, do n''t they?
26875They''ll be expecting us up at the Bentons, wo n''t they, Jack?
26875They''ll grow again, wo n''t they, Jack?
26875Think you can learn me my business?
26875This is almost as good as being in the militia, is n''t it, Jack?
26875Tom Binns and Pete Stubbs are devoted to him, are n''t they, Dick?
26875Want any help, Jack?
26875Watching us, Pete? 26875 Well, what do you want?
26875What do you mean, Captain?
26875What have you done with him? 26875 What next?"
26875What of it, Tom? 26875 What will we do with these shovels when we get them?"
26875What would happen if you did n''t?
26875What would you advise, Jack?
26875What''s he trying to do now?
26875What''s it like over there, Jack?
26875What''s the matter with Hudson? 26875 What''s the next station below this?"
26875What''s the time, Bo?
26875What''s the trouble here?
26875What''s wrong, Pete?
26875Where are you, honey?
26875Where shall we go, Jack?
26875Where''s Silas?
26875Who gave you leave to dig your ditch here?
26875Whose land is this, Jack?
26875Why do they call that Bald Mountain, I wonder?
26875Why does n''t Hudson answer?
26875Why not, Tom? 26875 Why, how could a ghost hurt you, Tom?
26875You did n''t strain it yesterday, did you, digging that ditch?
26875You mean I might be the one they were looking for, Dick?
26875You mean they might make an attempt at a rescue?
26875You remember Jim, the fellow that is engaged to Miss Benton, up at Eagle Lake?
26875You talk to all of them, I guess, do n''t you?
26875You think that Scout Danby is entitled to his badge, then?
26875Your friends have n''t gone off without their clothes?
26875Ai n''t everythin''we do risky?
26875Ai n''t those his clothes there?"
26875And a fine chance we''d have of ever seeing them ag''in if we let you have them, would n''t we?
26875And why does this fellow Broom, if that is really his name, have to hear this?
26875And you did n''t think I''d leave you alone here, or to go home alone, did you?
26875Be ready to slam it shut as soon as you hear me coming, will you?"
26875But wo n''t you come to see us, and perhaps you will be able to help us in our search?"
26875CHAPTER VI THE ATTACK ON THE STATION"What time does the Thunderbolt go through?"
26875Ca n''t you see that we''ve saved your farm?"
26875Can you not tell us what you know of his movements?"
26875Coming along all right with them?"
26875Do n''t you see?"
26875Do n''t you think so?"
26875Do n''t you think you could follow his example, and trust us?"
26875Do you like it?"
26875Do you suppose these people can be mixed up with that scoundrel?
26875Do you think you can keep a sharp enough lookout to be able to spot those fellows when they come in?"
26875Do you?"
26875Get''em, and bring''em here, will you?"
26875How about your other qualifications?
26875Hurt, there, sonny?"
26875I can start working for it as soon as I''m a First- Class Scout, ca n''t I?"
26875I think we''ll have to see if we ca n''t help him solve that mystery, do n''t you?"
26875If they do n''t, they''ll all be in jail anyhow, wo n''t they, Captain Haskin?"
26875Is that Broom?
26875Is that the one you dragged ashore, Jack?"
26875It seems silly, does n''t it?
26875Look at the time-- it''s the middle of the afternoon, is n''t it?
26875Now the question is what to do to prevent them from doing anything else?"
26875Now why does anyone want to know about you?
26875Now, how about you, boys?
26875Say, that''ll be a great joke on Ed Willis and those other toughs he''s got on his side, wo n''t it?"
26875Say, this is a confused affair, is n''t it?"
26875See that rock up there, that sticks out from the side of the mountain?
26875See?"
26875Sure you feel well enough, though?
26875That happens sometimes, does n''t it?"
26875That''s where you came from, is n''t it?"
26875The man who carried him off from the camp was entirely willing to kill him-- planned to do so, did n''t he?"
26875They call them forest rangers, do n''t they?"
26875They take all the water there is when the rain falls and keep it for the dry weather, do n''t they, like a camel?"
26875Want to go swimming with us, Tom?"
26875We can do it, too, ca n''t we?"
26875What do you make of that?"
26875What do you say?
26875What do you think we''d better do?"
26875What do you want?"
26875What''ll you do?"
26875Where are they now?"
26875Who are you, I''d like to know?"
26875Why do n''t you make a long hike and go up there?
26875Why not wait him out and make him pitch over the plate?"
26875Why should anyone do that?"
26875You are looking for a boy, are you not?"
26875You are not related to them, are you?"
26875You know that pretty girl, that Miss Burton, who was on the burning launch?
26875You would n''t like never to see the snow, or to be in a place where it never froze and made ice for skating, would you?"
26875Your father will meet you there, I suppose, wo n''t he?"
16544And now you are going back toward our lines?
16544And the German uniform?
16544And why were those people attacking you?
16544Are you really my cousin? 16544 Are you sure of your facts?"
16544But how are you going to hear from him here?
16544But how did you get one?
16544But how was Boris rescued?
16544But it''s not just the time to slow down, is it?
16544But the Germans?
16544But was this person you rescued so-- chivalrously-- an Englishman?
16544But what are you doing here? 16544 But what were you doing in the car, then?
16544But why must you stay, Ivan?
16544Ca n''t you go after him?
16544Can you catch them?
16544Can you walk?
16544Did General Suvaroff get back safely after he failed to catch General von Hindenburg?
16544Do n''t you see the white flag?
16544Do you know me?
16544Do you know what charge was made against you?
16544Do you think I''m going to leave you here?
16544Do you want the exact location of the house used as headquarters? 16544 Even after the way Mikail treated you?
16544Even though it is Prince Suvaroff''s country, too?
16544Feel better? 16544 Fred Waring-- an American?"
16544Go? 16544 Have n''t you proved what sort you are, when you risked your life to try to help me to get away at the parsonage?
16544Have you brought the parts for the wireless?
16544He commanded at Plevna, against the Turks?
16544How are we to make him understand that?
16544How did the old fox know we were coming?
16544How did you happen to come to my aid in such a fashion? 16544 How do you mean?
16544How far are you going to take me?
16544How often do they come in here?
16544How?
16544I suppose it is on account of Servia, though?
16544I-- is it possible? 16544 If that aeroplane saw you coming, general,"he said,"is n''t there danger that they may try to surround you here?"
16544If you are an American and honest, why are you going there?
16544In war who can tell? 16544 Is it Ivan?"
16544Is it safe for you to leave the house?
16544Is that all?
16544Marching east or west?
16544May I really go now?
16544Not hurt, eh, comrade?
16544Now who are you?
16544See, is n''t he the German to the life as he goes, there? 16544 So you are a Russian?
16544So-- it is you?
16544So?
16544Spies, you think?
16544Tell me, what have they done to you?
16544The Czar himself?
16544Then if there are so few as that, wo n''t we advance?
16544Then when they had won here, they could have used their railway to move troops southward?
16544They would n''t waste much time on him if they caught him, would they?
16544Von Hindenburg? 16544 War''s rather ghastly, is n''t it, Boris?"
16544We''re all right here, are n''t we?
16544Well, what have you to say?
16544What about the car?
16544What defence have you, spy?
16544What shall I do?
16544What will happen here if they do take the men away?
16544What? 16544 Where are you going, I say?
16544Where are you going?
16544Where is he, Boris?
16544Where will you take me, Herr Hauptmann?
16544Who are you, and where do you come from?
16544Who are you? 16544 Who''s there?"
16544Why should two of us suffer when one can escape?
16544Wonder how long he''s good for?
16544Yes, and do you know why? 16544 Yes-- but how-- why--?"
16544Yet now you will forget all that, will you not?
16544You are American?
16544You are sure of what you have learned? 16544 You are sure you are not English?"
16544You can ride?
16544You do not know? 16544 You know of the raid last night?"
16544You mean they might attack the house?
16544You see this boy?
16544You speak German?
16544You will allow my men to make a search? 16544 And is he not between the devil and the deep blue sea? 16544 And tell him from me that I should esteem it an honor if we should meet in the field?
16544Are n''t you English, then?"
16544Are n''t you going to stay?"
16544Are you really my cousin?"
16544But if I return, I shall come through the cellar-- you understand?
16544But now he only asked, quite idly:"Who is in command of the troops here?"
16544But will you be safe yourself?
16544But you-- what brought you out?"
16544Can you stand a little more pain?
16544Had something happened?
16544Had the door closed automatically?
16544Have you always planned for something like this?"
16544Have you heard of him?"
16544How can we lose now?"
16544How is that?
16544I should like to know if it will be possible for me to return soon to Russia?"
16544I thought you were to rejoin our own army?"
16544I will start at once?"
16544If it is safe for you to go back into Russia, will you stand by me?
16544If you reach Berlin, your ambassador will be able to help you, yes?"
16544If you see your father soon, however, will you give him my compliments?
16544If you would permit me to drop behind and come in alone-- it is not so far now?"
16544Is it possible?"
16544Is it your pleasure that I should deliver them to you?"
16544Is there any message I can deliver for you?"
16544It is a pity that such good friends and neighbors as we have all been must be enemies, is it not?
16544None of the officers of the court- martial escaped, did they?"
16544Now will you tell me what all this means?"
16544Now?
16544Or would you rather take your chance of going home through Germany?
16544Ought n''t you to come with me, Boris?"
16544Say, Boris, what am I to do?
16544Shall you go back through the tunnel?"
16544Tell me, is there anyone who can speak for you?
16544There will be no more than two army corps in this region?"
16544There''s nothing in what happened there to interest Germany, is there?"
16544Understood?"
16544Unless, indeed, you can tell me now?"
16544Well, what are you going to do with me now?"
16544Were they hurt?"
16544What do you think I can do, when you land me in a strange country in the middle of the night, without a kopeck in my pocket?
16544What do you think we''d better do, Boris?"
16544What''s this?"
16544Where are the two officers who were in the car?
16544Where are you going?"
16544Where were they going?"
16544Who were those officers?
16544Why can I not go to Gumbinnen?"
16544Why did he behave so, though I suppose you may not know?"
16544Why not try the great house on the hill?
16544Will you excuse me if I write some instructions for Vladimir, who will be in charge after I go?
16544Wo n''t they think it strange for us to be going full speed toward the Russian lines this way?"
16544Would it not be well to have some way of sending word from here?
16544You believe that, do n''t you?"
16544You have the splints?
16544You heard that General von Hindenburg got away?"
16544You know all about that, Vladimir?"
16544You were in the car with them, were n''t you?"
16544You will take me away?"
16544You''re a Russian, are n''t you?"
16544Your mother is well off, even without her own property, is n''t she?"
36838Ai n''t that a pilot hanging to the old basket?
36838Ai n''t this just too grand for anything?
36838All here?
36838And after talking it over, you decided that the wisest thing to be done was to make your way to camp, and throw the responsibility on my shoulders?
36838And look at Ted waving his hand, will you?
36838And now, Ginger, can you point out to me just the spot where your strange friend vanished?
36838And so you set out to reach camp as fast as you could?
36838And the thing just stood there, and waved at you, did it?
36838And then that girl, Little Lou-- think of her doing all the cooking for the family ever since her mother was taken away?
36838As what?
36838But how about Hickory Ridge, sir; I suppose it''s still on the map?
36838But surely two sensible chaps like you and Oscar would n''t think of such a thing as that?
36838But what makes you think it was Satan? 36838 But why do you say that; what proof have you it was not some sort of man, Ginger?"
36838But you do n''t think that last, honest now, Elmer?
36838But, by the way, where was it you thought you saw this wonderful thing which you say bore no shape that you could describe?
36838Did she happen to have a white face, Elmer?
36838Did you happen to mention the fact that we believed we had his runaway monkey up here as a neighbor, sir?
36838Did you hear any sound?
36838Did you see anything move?
36838Do n''t seem possible, does it, that a balloon could sail that far?
36838Do you know that little story about the kid who ran away from home, and what an eternity it seemed to him?
36838Do you mean just now you saw something?
36838Do you mean to say he walked erect, on two legs?
36838Do you think you can lead us back there, in case we make up our minds to go to- night after supper?
36838Does it hurt you_ very_ much, Red?
36838Get on to the girl, would you?
36838H''m, what was it, by the way, you_ thought_ you saw, Number Four?
36838Has something happened again to disturb you?
36838Here, what''s the matter with you, Ginger?
36838How about a monkey?
36838How about telling the boys, sir?
36838How about the first flash-- did it go off when the monk pulled the trigger, Mark?
36838How does your thprain feel; think you can thtand it?
36838I wonder did any of the others happen to see them?
36838IWHAT was it this time, Number Six?
36838IWHAT''S the matter with you boys?
36838In what way, my boy?
36838Is that so?
36838It did n''t give you a shock, I warrant, Elmer?
36838Last night, I presume, since you would have spoken before, had it happened yesterday?
36838Look here, Number Six, are you sure now that you were n''t asleep, and just dreaming that something bobbed up in front of you?
36838Meaning that we did not have the pleasure of a second visit from Diablo, the educated monkey, is that it?
36838Nothing doing, I guess?
36838Now you talk as though it_ must_ have been a man-- perhaps a wild man who may have been living in these woods for years?
36838On what grounds?
36838Say,he said to Red, who happened to be sprawled out near him,"did you ever in all your days see such a splendid place as that for a starter?
36838See here, Ginger, have you kept a black bottle hidden away all this time while we have been in camp?
36838Shall I go now, sir?
36838Suppose you tell us what it was, then?
36838Sure it was n''t that owl again, are you?
36838Take me along, wo n''t you?
36838That was mighty fine of you, Mr. Garrabrant, and did you see my folks, sir?
36838The same gentleman who owned the lost monkey?
36838Then I was right in my surmise, and you_ have_ run across something out of the common, boys?
36838Then you found a trail, did you?
36838Then you recognize some of the landmarks?
36838Think I''m itching to have the laugh on me? 36838 Think the trigger will run smooth enough?"
36838Three cheers for our scout master, fellows; ai n''t he all to the good, though?
36838Was he carrying that package of biscuit when you saw him first?
36838Was it a flaming red ghost, Number Four?
36838Was it a man or an animal?
36838Well, did the other sentry see anything, Charles?
36838What ails the fellow?
36838What are we to try to- day, sir?
36838What gone?
36838What happened, Elmer?
36838What is it?
36838What is it?
36838What''s that Ginger''s yelling?
36838What''s that-- healthy?
36838What''s that?
36838Where on earth could it have come from?
36838Where was this at, Oscar?
36838Where was this?
36838Where''s Chatz?
36838Who came in on Abe-- was it animals you meant, or men?
36838Why do you say''he''when you mention the rattler, Elmer?
36838Why, who else did you think it could be, Beaver, Number Four?
36838Will you go over, thir, and try to do thomething?
36838Wonder if the other fellows made as quick a getdown as we did?
36838You and Jack are bound over the side of the mountain to visit the Abe Morris family, I heard?
36838You ca n''t very well discover what there is n''t, can you? 36838 You mean about that monkey business, I suppose?"
36838You think then we are due for another visit from Diablo, say to- night?
36838You wish to speak with me, Charles, I imagine?
36838All O. K. is it?
36838Am I correct, Elmer?"
36838Am it gone foh suah?"
36838And besides, were they not headed for_ home_, with all that that implied in their enthusiastic boyish hearts?
36838And then besides--""Yes, what else was there?"
36838Boys, ai n''t it near time to call us to the fray?
36838But as everything has been done to a turn, do n''t you think we''d better hunt out our blankets?
36838But we must be nearly back at camp, I should judge, Elmer?
36838But what can we do with the critter, now that we''ve got him?"
36838But what had he better do about it, Elmer?"
36838But whatever could have become of her crew?"
36838CHAPTER V. WHAT WAS IT?
36838Could it be possible that there was anything in this wild yarn of Chatz''s?
36838Do you see anything there, fellows?"
36838Do you want to step inside this loop, and give it a try, Mark?"
36838Garrabrant?"
36838Garrabrant?"
36838Garrabrant?"
36838Great guns; just listen to the racket he''s making, will you?
36838Had the brave pilot and his assistant been thrown out in some storm which they were endeavoring to ride out?
36838How about the rest of the tent, Elmer?"
36838How d''ye suppose he came to pick this out, Elmer?"
36838How did you happen on it?"
36838How is it, do you plead guilty to the charge?"
36838I guess that''s going some for a new organization of tenderfeet scouts, eh?"
36838I guess this is what they call putting your foot in it, eh, Elmer?"
36838I know what you think about it, but when I see a thing I ca n''t deny it, can I?
36838I see now; your heart''s just set on doing good to others, ai n''t it?
36838I suppose Colonel Hitchens would be very glad to have the beast back, if it turns out that this is Diablo?"
36838In other words, Charles, your pet ghost?"
36838Listen to me, Ginger, and try to remember; did he say anything to you?"
36838Mistah Grabant, am dat youse?"
36838Mr. Garrabrant, how could such an animal get up here?
36838Perhaps it was only some wandering hobo who thought he saw a good chance to steal something to eat?"
36838Ready to work it, Elmer?"
36838Shall I go away, and let him have an interview, sir?"
36838Ted, you know lots of things-- can''t you tell me how to make hot air?"
36838Think how my dad''s eyes would bulge out, fellows, when I landed right in his dooryard, and asked how ma was?
36838This way, boys, please; I want to ask if either of you in the course of your wanderings happened to run across Oscar Huggins and Larry Billings?
36838Was that a rude cot?
36838Well, how about you, Oscar; did you happen to catch a glimpse of Ginger''s uninvited guest?"
36838What ails you, Charlie; what happened to start you running?"
36838What can have happened to them now?"
36838What d''ye suppose I''m going to do for a thubject, if this awful drought keepth on?
36838What happened to him?"
36838What ought we to do, fellows?
36838What was she bending over?
36838What?"
36838Where''s your pride, Larry?
36838Wot youse t''ink we''s gwine tuh do up hyah in dis neck ob de woods, hey?
36838Would the second sentry be able to throw any light on the mystery?
36838You will come, wo n''t you?"
36838Yum, yum, say, do n''t they just smell fine, though?
36838a third had the temerity to remark, when Toby turned upon him instantly, saying:"Say, you do n''t read the papers, do you?
36838are we ever going to get up there?"
36838it''s you, sir, is it?"
36838look at the balloon, would you, fellows?
36838then this creature talked to you in Greek, or possibly Hebrew, did he?
36838what if he happens to run across one of those ghosts he''s always talking about?"
36838what''s that moving, away up on that other hill, Elmer?"
36838whatever can that be?"
18952A bird make a screechy sound like that?
18952Ai n''t we a nobby looking bunch of scouts now, though?
18952And I do n''t suppose now, you''ve missed any valuables, have you, sir?
18952And it was all there then, you say?
18952And they come back again in the night to roost there; is that it, Paul?
18952And we''d hate the worst kind to disappoint our friends and folks, would n''t we, fellers?
18952Are they good to eat?
18952Are we gettin''near where Jo lives?
18952But can you tell where that bunch is coming from, and where bound?
18952But see where the bally old thing''s heading, will you?
18952But she keeps agettin''darker right along, Paul?
18952But what''s that to us, fellers?
18952But you admit then that you_ have_ done such a thing?
18952But you''ve yet to know whether that milk is as rich as you hoped?
18952Ca n''t we hit it up a little faster, Paul?
18952Can they be eaten at all, Paul?
18952Can you get a pointer on to what it all means?
18952Could n''t a been one of the cows taken to smoking, I suppose?
18952Could we be useful if we did manage to trot over there, Paul?
18952Could we help you in any way, Mr. Rollins? 18952 Did he stay here over night with you?"
18952Did n''t I hear something about our having to register at a lot of places along the way?
18952Did you ever hear of such rotten luck, now?
18952Did you hear it?
18952Do n''t hear any answer, do you, fellers?
18952Do n''t you think we must be nearly in the heart of the old bog, Paul? 18952 Do we all have to go, Paul, or are you going to let several of us tramp along to Beverly?"
18952Do we make a bee line for that quarter, Paul?
18952Do you know of anybody who would do such a terrible thing; that is, have you any enemy that you know of, sir?
18952Give''em a toot from your bugle, and see what they think?
18952Had n''t we better be moving on?
18952Have we got enough grub along to last out?
18952Have you any idea that the fire could have been the work of tramps?
18952Here, who''s carrying that rope right now?
18952How about it, Paul?
18952How about that one over yonder?
18952How about that, Paul?
18952How about the prospect of getting through there?
18952How about you, Noodles; d''ye think you''re good for such a tough walk?
18952How about you, Noodles?
18952How did the fire start, sir?
18952How do you make out, sir?
18952How far away does it lie, dy''e think, Paul?
18952How far must I haf dropped if dot pully oldt khaki cloth gives vay?
18952How?
18952However do you think I can fill up all this space here with just one ration? 18952 I hope you do n''t think I did that on purpose, Noodles?"
18952Is Jo your hired man?
18952Just put a pin in that, to remember it, Paul, wo n''t you?
18952Let''s sneak up to the window, and peek in?
18952Listen, Fritz,added Jotham,"see that little enclosure just back of where she stands?
18952Look at the old cow, would you?
18952Look over yonder, will you?
18952Looks like I''m clean busted, do n''t it?
18952Mebbe a blast from my horn would reach him?
18952Now, Mr. Rollins, please tell me what it all means?
18952Now, why could n''t the old thing have dipped low enough right here for us to grab that trailing rope?
18952P''raps my tin cash box?
18952P''raps when they know what happened, the committee''ll be willing to give us a chance to make another try next week?
18952Paul, do you think that can be a man hanging there?
18952Perhaps, when you lighted your pipe you may have thrown the match away, and it fell in the hay?
18952Put I do n''t want to be owned py any girl as I knows; so what differences does idt make, dell me?
18952Say, how about it?
18952Say, perhaps we might grab hold of some trailing rope, and bring the old thing down?
18952See what?
18952Solid ground, you mean, eh?
18952Suppose you try it, eh? 18952 Sure Seth, and what''s that to a husky lot of Boy Scouts, who''ve been through the mill, and wear merit badges all around?
18952That was Jo,muttered Mr. Rollins,"I seen his face plain as anything; but why would he be coming from the direction of town, instead of my place?"
18952The Beaver Patrol luck right in the start; did n''t I say nothing could hold out against that?
18952Then please follow directly after me; and Seth, you fall in behind Mr. Anderson, will you?
18952Then we''re going to start right away to try and find the middle of Black Water Swamps-- is that the idea, Paul?
18952Then you do n''t know?
18952Then you''ve noticed such a tree, have you?
18952Then you''ve thought of some one who might have known that you had three thousand dollars under your roof, is that it, sir?
18952Think I c''n lasso a bucking broncho? 18952 Was Jo working near the house then, can you remember, sir?"
18952We''ll show''em how we''ve climbed up out of the tenderfoot class; hey, boys?
18952Well, did you ever hear the beat of that, maw?
18952Well, do we make that start for home and mother and supper right now; or are we going to stay here till she gets plumb dark?
18952Well, we had our wish answered on the spot, did n''t we?
18952Well, what is it?
18952What d''ye mean, Paul, by sayin''that?
18952What is it, Jotham?
18952What might that be, Seth?
18952What say, shall we go, fellows?
18952What''s that about alligators?
18952What''s that?
18952What, you do n''t mean to tell me that you are something of a doctor as well as a leader of scouts?
18952What?
18952When was the last time you went up there to look at it?
18952Wherever do you suppose he came from, Paul?
18952Which spot, Paul?
18952Will it land near here, d''ye think, Paul?
18952Yes, and Paul, please let us know just how much further you expect to coax the leg weary bunch on today? 18952 Yes, go on; a week ago, you say?"
18952Yes, tell us what the scheme is?
18952You said as how you''d got all the stock out safe, did n''t you, Mr. Rollins? 18952 You seem to have a lot of money all of a sudden, Jo?"
18952Your money, I suppose you mean?
18952Ai n''t scouts got a right to live off the country as they hike through,''specially if they pay for what they take?"
18952Ai n''t you tried to buy it off me more''n a few times?
18952And Paul, had n''t we better be trying our luck some more now?
18952And about that Thatcher place, Jo, we''ll easy make terms, because nobody ai n''t going to have it but you and your maw, hear that?"
18952And he wants us to report that the_ Great Republic_ is down; Anderson, he said his name was, did n''t he, Paul?"
18952And looking back we have a right to feel a little proud of the record we''ve made, eh, fellers?"
18952Anderson?"
18952Anybody else feel milk thirsty?
18952But I do n''t believe it could have been a human being, do you, Paul?"
18952But if a piece of the bally old balloon fell right here, Paul, do n''t that tell us the wreck must a passed over where we''re standing now?"
18952But if not a cat, what was making that angry snarling?
18952But this will kill his old mother; however could he do it?
18952CHAPTER III THE GENTLE COW"Paul, how do we hold out for the third day on the hike?"
18952CHAPTER VII INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
18952CHAPTER XII WHERE NO FOOT HAS EVER TROD"Now whatever do you suppose made that racket?"
18952CHAPTER XIII THE OASIS IN THE SWAMP"Was that another fish- eating bird like a crane, Paul?"
18952Did you stop long enough to see?"
18952Do you remember comin''outdoors on that night for anything, sir?"
18952Do you want to go to town, while the rest of us are searching the swamps for the aeronaut, Eben?"
18952Guess we have to follow one of these crazy little hummocks that run criss- cross through the place, eh, Frank?"
18952How about it, fellows?"
18952How about that, Jo?"
18952How about that, boys?"
18952How would three thousand sound to you, Jo?
18952How wouldt you feel if you rescued der argonaut, and lose your chump; dell me dot?
18952However did you know it, sir?"
18952In the drawer, you mean?
18952Is that about the figure now, tell me?"
18952Jo, my boy, my boy, what does he mean by saying that?"
18952Let me be, wo n''t you?
18952Louis?"
18952Paul, what had we ought to do?
18952Paul?"
18952Petter luck nexdt time, hey?"
18952Queer coincidence I''d call it now, would n''t you?"
18952Rollins?"
18952Rollins?"
18952Say, Paul, did you know about this camp site before; because it''s the dandiest place we''ve struck on the big hike?"
18952Scoutmaster?"
18952See here, if I tied a nickel or a dime in a piece of paper, and attached it to her horn, would n''t that be all right, Paul?
18952See here, sir, can you ever remember walking in your sleep?"
18952Subbose I want to make some squash pie down on der rocks?"
18952That''s plain, sir, ai n''t it?"
18952Wait here a minute, will you, please?"
18952Was Jo Davies, then, such a silly fellow as this?
18952Was the unfortunate aeronaut slowly bleeding to death, lying there amidst the bushes on that tongue of land?
18952What did I do?
18952What if he''s gone and broke his neck?"
18952Whatever d''ye think could a set the fire agoin''?
18952Why, it''s only a measly little twenty- five miles per day, and what d''ye think?"
18952Will we try for that last mile, boys?
18952Would the farmer find his missing wad snugly secreted in the old Dutch oven, as Paul so confidently suggested?
18952You moost some fun pe making when you say dot, Paul?"
18952a real and true balloon?"
18952ai n''t that boys shouting?"
18952bellowed Noodles;"do we whoop her up, Paul?"
18952come off, Andy, you do n''t really mean that, do you?"
18952did you ever see such a flock of the old caw- caws?"
18952do you really think so, my boy?"
18952look at all the crows flying over, would you?"
18952look at that, would you?"
18952that_ would_ be a joke on us now, would n''t it, if we made our way all over this beastly place, when there was n''t any aeronaut to help?
18952what d''ye think of that now; ai n''t she gone and done it though?"
18952what is that?"
18952what sort of help can reach him there?"
18952what''s that big thing rising up behind the tops of the trees over there?"
18952what''s the use of hurrying?"
18952why do n''t you gif me a handt?"
18952you do n''t say?"
37167ABOUT time to begin business, do n''t you think, Mark?
37167Ai n''t gettin''cold feet, I hope, so soon?
37167Ai n''t you going to find a hollow tree somewhere, and climb in? 37167 And I understand that several good fellows have applied for membership in our troop?"
37167And do any of you still have any doubt about who it was hiding away on that rotten old shelf up there, and listening to all we did?
37167And has it got a red button fastened in front just over the peak?
37167And if we''d only been able to come up with him, would n''t he have got it?
37167And the lightning wo n''t strike this log, either, will it?
37167And you believe that was our old enemy, Matt Tubbs?
37167Are you hurt bad, Matt?
37167Because she was getting worn out, do you think, Elmer?
37167But even if we do, wo n''t they follow after us, and try to get the girl back again?
37167But how about matches-- Larry forgot to bring any, and I lost mine?
37167But how about you, Larry?
37167But how are we to know which way he went?
37167But how d''ye know I ai n''t got my death in that wreck of my barn? 37167 But how do you know it was a raccoon?"
37167But if you''re soaked through to the skin, wo n''t the matches be done for?
37167But say, Elmer, did n''t you tell Red something about letting us know what the men were doing? 37167 But that wo n''t make any difference, will it, because she happens to be some relation to Matt?"
37167But what ails the two of ye? 37167 But what in the wide world can we just do to keep dry?"
37167But what is it, then?
37167But whatever made him hide here?
37167But who''d be comin''away up here,''cept they wanted tuh git us? 37167 But, Matt, there is another reason?"
37167But-- yuh ai n''t agoin''tuh clear out an''leave us?
37167D''ye mean to tell us, Matt, you''ve been dodging after us right along, and none of us saw you?
37167D''ye really an''truly reckon that''s what it be, Dolph?
37167DID you find''em, Elmer?
37167Did n''t yuh hear that yell?
37167Did you find it on the ground among those broken pieces of flooring?
37167Did you get a look at the chap, Mark? 37167 Did you peek in, and see him?
37167Do n''t like the idea, of running up against a hard fist, is that it, fellows? 37167 Do we go, Elmer?"
37167Do you mean to tell me you read all that just from the signs? 37167 Does that mean you''re going to creep forward and try and glimpse the camp of the enemy?"
37167Does this scouting teach you boys how to do that sort of thing?
37167Going to wait for him?
37167Have you struck a place for us to crawl in, Larry? 37167 He sure ca n''t be a great ways from here, Elmer?"
37167Hey, what''s that?
37167How did it happen?
37167How is that, Chatz?
37167How much further do we have to go now?
37167How''bout you, ole feller; do n''t you jine us in this game?
37167I hope it ai n''t bad news then?
37167I said, did n''t I, that when I saw what blundering fools them jay cops were, I believed there was a heap more chance of Elmer trackin''Dolph Gruber? 37167 I suppose every scout will know what it means and come back?"
37167I wonder now, did Elmer really mean to keep tabs on what we were doing?
37167I''ve heard it said that a fellow can use his watch, if he''s got one, for a compass; how about that, Elmer?
37167In what way?
37167Listen again, would ye? 37167 Look at him turning somersaults, would you?"
37167Looks like we were just bound to run across that Matt everywhere we went, do n''t it? 37167 Now what d''ye want of me?"
37167Perhaps now,continued the other slowly, but with a positive ring to his voice,"it might happen to be a hat or a cap you picked up?"
37167Say, do n''t ye know the old loggin''road leads up here from the main line? 37167 Say, do you mean to tell us you noticed all those details, and right while we were all excited over the injuries of the farmer?"
37167Say, however did that chump get here?
37167Say, what d''ye mean to do with me?
37167Say, you''ve been up in this region before, have n''t you, Elmer?
37167See here, why do you call the new troop a''gang''? 37167 See here, you''re only guessing when you say it was a hobo; what proof is there of such a thing?"
37167See here,he broke out with at this point,"why do n''t we just walk right into McGraw Camp, and up to that coward, Dolph Gruber?
37167Sure I did; think I ai n''t got ears?
37167Sure of that, are you, ma''am?
37167Tell us what you think, Elmer?
37167That''s all the reward we want for our day''s labor, and say, we''ve had just a dandy time, have n''t we, fellows?
37167Thay, are we near him now?
37167Then we''re apt to run on them any old time now?
37167There, do n''t that feel much better?
37167WHAT makes you so sure about that, Elmer?
37167Want us to tag along after you, Elmer?
37167Was it a hobo who had been sleeping here in the old shop? 37167 We had a fine meeting, eh, Mark?"
37167Well, since both of us are a heap bigger than you, whose clothes d''ye think you''ve got hold of anyway, eh?
37167Well, what d''ye think of that?
37167Well, what sort of crazy questions are ye askin''? 37167 Well, where are you going?"
37167Well, you fellers know we''re startin''a troop over in Fairfield, do n''t you?
37167What ails him now?
37167What d''ye take me for, Jasper? 37167 What do you think?"
37167What makes you think that?
37167What say, Pete, do we start out to do the great rescuin''act, and bring the poor bubble wagon fool here to get bleeded?
37167What way?
37167What you looking at, Elmer?
37167What''re we going to do next, Elmer?
37167What''s he going to do now?
37167What''s that?
37167What''s the matter with you?
37167What''s the matter?
37167What''s the use doin''either?
37167What, only a pesky little raccoon, and to pitch in for me like that?
37167What? 37167 Whatever is he doing now?"
37167Where''d you ever come from?
37167Whose orders?
37167Why do n''t Red start his bazoo?
37167Why, what''s his desire to be a doctor and a surgeon got to do with it?
37167Would you mind telling us, Matt,said Elmer, pleasantly,"just why you want to go along with us now?"
37167You ai n''t going to run away, and leave me here, are you, Larry?
37167You found something, did n''t you, Nat?
37167You mean by use of a little bow, and a stick that turns around in a notch of some wood, do n''t you, Elmer?
37167Ai n''t you the cute one, though, Elmer?
37167And besides, had they not learned many things in the way of woodcraft that were apt to be useful, and make them better scouts?
37167And say, would n''t it make our chance for a warm session of baseball a little later on look pretty good?"
37167And was it a great big black bear, or a savage bobcat?"
37167And what scout worthy of the name would forget his vows, and turn a cold shoulder upon a seeker after light?
37167But can you not give us some sort of clue as to which direction he took?"
37167But did I prove my point, fellows?"
37167But tell me, whatever do you mean by saying the worst is something more than getting our new uniforms soaked through?"
37167But was it safe to try and creep away while those three fellows were so close to him?
37167D''ye mark what the cove''s ayellin''?
37167D''ye think if they was any cop around they''d be tellin''us about it?
37167Did n''t Mr. Garrabrant, our fine scout- master, tell us only the other night that was so?
37167Do you get on now, Phil?"
37167Do you see where he began to move along so as to keep this fringe of bushes in front?
37167Do you think he was going out of his head, and believin''the police were hot on his trail?"
37167Does it belong to anybody here?"
37167Elmer, do you dare tackle it, and try to get back that little girl again for her nearly crazy mother?"
37167Elmer, is there anything we can do to help?"
37167For what could a trio of mere boys do, when a doctor was needed so badly?
37167Going to bed now?
37167Hear that, Matt?"
37167Here''s your Cousin Matt along, too; you know him, do n''t you?
37167How''s it goin''tuh be lucky for us three?"
37167I suppose every one of you can see this plain track of Dolph''s shoe here?"
37167I''m saying this more for the benefit of the new members than anything else, you understand?"
37167Is it a sort of mixed gray in color and pretty well worn?"
37167Is that respectful, and the way to treat fellow scouts?"
37167Kin I go, Elmer?"
37167Looky here, you two, how d''ye know this ai n''t jest the luckiest thing for us three coves that ever came down the pike?"
37167No harm done, Elmer, was there?"
37167No matter if he does object; what right has a kidnaper got we''re bound to respect?
37167Now, how are we going to prove it?"
37167Now, what under the sun has Fighting Matt gone and done, Elmer?"
37167Otherwise, why should the scout leader, who was so well versed in everything pertaining to outdoors, speak of it as a hurricane wind?
37167Say, are they near here; and did they turn back?"
37167Say, is that the sort of milksops this here scout business makes of boys?
37167Something happened since we left home?"
37167Supposing the shouts had reached the ears of those two tramps-- would they dare turn back and make for the cabin at their best speed?
37167That''s about west over there, because the sun is heading yonder; but where''s Hickory Ridge?"
37167Then if you should get stuck, you could crawl out again, see?"
37167Trying to play a joke on me, are you?"
37167Was n''t he to send a signal of some sort?"
37167Was there a road so close to them, hidden by the thick undergrowth?
37167Watch me fix him up in a jiffy, will you?"
37167What comes next on the program?"
37167What happened to Toby?
37167What sort of an excuse can you give for holding eleven comrades nearly ten minutes each?
37167What''s that?
37167What''s the use knuckling down in this way, I''d like to know?
37167Whatever made you do it?"
37167Who knows but what we Hickory Ridge scouts may be given the chance, and the privilege as well, to open the eyes of Matt Tubbs?"
37167Who''s with me?"
37167Will you ask Matt to please find the horse, and start for town?"
37167Would he find that the supposition of the trail follower was correct?
37167Would n''t they rather creep up on us sly like, and nail us before we could run?
37167You have n''t any more with you, I suppose?
37167You remember, some of you, how he fell off the roof of the church that night, a year ago, when we were trying to get in the belfry to ring the bell?
37167afraid to risk it, hey?"
37167by the way, Matt,"said Elmer with a twinkle in his eye,"the first time you''re in Hickory Ridge, just stop off at my house, wo n''t you?
37167demanded the fellow called Simsy;"if so be yuh know, tell us, Dolph?
37167did n''t I tell you I was n''t made of sugar or salt?
37167do you really think so, Larry?"
37167do you really think so?"
37167hear that, will you, Larry?"
37167it''s you, Elmer, is it?"
37167me?"
37167was n''t ma scared, though?
37167we''ll agree with you, all right,"grinned Larry;"but suppose you tell us what it was?
37167what would we have done only for the coming of you boys?"
37167what''s that?"
37167what''s that?"
37167what''s this here, Jasper?"
37167wo n''t somebody come to help us?"
34333A little bit stuck on themselves, ai n''t they?
34333An''what you reckon, Cap''n Ted? 34333 And what did Jenkins say?"
34333And you were just starting to look for us?
34333Are we out of the swamp at last?
34333Are you all right, kid?
34333Are you going to wear that all the time?
34333Are you sick?
34333But how can anybody get along without meat?
34333But what if they should come in here?
34333But what''s happened, July?
34333But why do n''t our people and our friends over the big water get after them sneakin''things and knock''em out and stop it?
34333Ca n''t we put the dogs off the scent in some way?
34333Ca n''t we slip out and run?
34333Cap''n Ted, you want to go fishin''wid me dis mawnin''?
34333Cap''n Ted,he began,"you reckon I kin''pend on what you said''bout gittin''a cook''s job behind de lines in dat waw?"
34333Den, how come you talk so uppity, like a man wid de law on he side and ai n''t a- scared o''nobody?
34333Did Guv''nor Dorsey sen''you?
34333Did Judge Ridgway sen''you?
34333Did he do that? 34333 Did n''t you know the President has made all the Boy Scouts dispatch bearers?
34333Did you ever see the like o''that boy?
34333Did you hear what that boy said?
34333Do n''t you hear me?
34333Do n''t you hear_ me_?
34333Do n''t you reckon we''d better tie them boys?
34333Do n''t you see what this brings us up against?
34333Do you take me for a_ German_?
34333Do you think the panthers will smell us and-- and-- come?
34333Do you think we could start out to- morrow?
34333Do you think your ankle can stand a rush?
34333Do you want to see a German general in command of Atlanta and of every other State capital? 34333 Do you want to see a German viceroy taking orders from the Kaiser at Washington?"
34333For goodness''sake,cried Bud Jones,"does he want us to starve so them people in Europe can have plenty?"
34333Goin''to desert, air you?
34333Have you got any more legs than they have?
34333How about you, Jenkins?
34333How about you?
34333How about_ you_?
34333How can we? 34333 How could he help it-- with the blood of a man in him?"
34333How long have I been here?
34333How much more do you deserve?
34333How you come on, boys?
34333If the Germans do get''em, what''s that to us''way down h- yuh?
34333Is that you, Jenkins? 34333 Is you boys perishin''for sump''n to eat?"
34333Look yuh, Billy,cried July, as the half- wit approached,"ai n''t you got no better sense''n to prodjick wid a rattlesnake dat- a way?"
34333Mr. Hardy,he said,"kin I take Cap''n Ted wid me to build dat turkey pen dis evenin''an''lef''Hubut yuh to play wid Billy?"
34333Now where''s them boys?
34333Now, how are we going to get out?
34333Oh-- this is where those slackers are hiding to keep out of the war?
34333So you come over this- a way, did you?
34333So you''ve gone back on us,repeated James, his voice trembling with anger,"and you''ll go out and put the sheriff on our trail?"
34333Sposen his ma keep sick an''he stay dere till she die or git better? 34333 Ten-- ten-- double ten-- forty- five-- fifteen hundred-- are you all hid?"
34333Thought you''d give us the slip along with them boys, did you?
34333Tired out a''ready?
34333W- huh you boys come fum?
34333Well, did n''t the men shoot thirteen times before they brought down that bear the other night?
34333Well, what you boys aim to do?
34333What I done to you, Buck Hardy?
34333What did you come in this swamp for, anyhow?
34333What do the Huns care about a lady or anything in the world?
34333What do you mean?
34333What good will that do you?
34333What in the dickens made you wake us up to tell such a fool tale as that?
34333What is it?
34333What is the name of this island?
34333What made you tell?
34333What''s all the row about anyhow?
34333What''s that?
34333What''s the news about the war?
34333What''s them clothes you got on?
34333What''s to keep that old man from goin''out and tellin''on our whole crowd?
34333Where am I?
34333Where dat rifle?
34333Where''s Hubert?
34333Who is Mr. Buck Hardy?
34333Who is he?
34333Who is''son''?
34333Who''re you?
34333Who, me? 34333 Who, me?"
34333Who, me?
34333Who- all''s this?
34333Who- all''s this?
34333Who_ ca n''t_ wring off a gander''s neck if he swings on to it that- a way?
34333Whur in the dickance did you boys come from?
34333Why are you so sot agin him? 34333 Why ca n''t you keep yer feet out o''the road?"
34333Why did n''t you tell me before?
34333Why do n''t you do that to a man of your size?
34333Why do they call them''Boches,''Cousin John?
34333Why should n''t I if I like? 34333 Why, do you know them boys?"
34333Will I ever get him away from this place?
34333Will they bite us?
34333Will you go peaceable, or do you want a whippin''?
34333Will your right hand feel that way if somebody walks up and whacks off your left?
34333Would they have eaten us if we had n''t had it?
34333You got enough?
34333You mean that after them boys has blabbed the whole thing, you wo n''t deny it?
34333You reckon they''re such blame''fools as all that?
34333_ Know_''em? 34333 After Ted had satisfied his hunger, felt strengthened, and had thanked the negro gratefully and very politely, he asked:What camp is this?"
34333After some minutes without speech the younger boy asked:"Ted, what are you thinking about?"
34333An''while he waitin'', sposen dey grab him an''sen''him to do waw?
34333And what else could they have expected?
34333Are you ready to register and go to the war when called?"
34333As to your future, I rather think it will have to be West Point for you, eh?"
34333Both boys smiled broadly, but at the conclusion of this prodigiously amusing speech Ted asked:"Do n''t you call yourself a free man?
34333But what visitors?
34333Ca n''t we be soldiers enough to stand just a hole in the ground with snow in it?"
34333Cap''n Ted, if I was to go out wid you, you reckon dem draft- bode people would grab me right up an''sen''me to de waw?"
34333Did Sweet Jackson do anything to you after he caught you?
34333Did de President sen''you in dis swamp to git after dese slackers, too?"
34333Did their disappearance cause alarm at Judge Ridgway''s farm?
34333Did this not account, at least in part, for their indifference, and if they were told more about the war, might it not be possible to wake them up?
34333Do n''t you think it''s bad enough to be a slacker without putting the blame on somebody else?"
34333Do n''t you want Americans still to rule in the country which our ancestors fought for and won and built up?
34333Do n''t you want to come along with me and join the_ men_?"
34333Do n''t you want to come along?"
34333Do n''t you want to see your neighbors and all our people live in freedom and safety?
34333Do you feel like walking there and back, son?"
34333Do you want them protected?
34333Do you want to cut wood and tote water for the Germans for the rest of your days?"
34333Do you want to keep our young women from being carried off into slavery?
34333Do you want to see a strutting German boss lording it over every town and county in this country?
34333Do you want to see in your own neighborhoods the dreadful things that have been seen in Belgium and France?
34333Do you want to wait until_ we_ feel like that toward any people who might come to help us to drive back the German hordes?
34333Do you want your mothers and sisters and sweethearts to belong to foreign beasts?
34333Dropping into a seat by the grieving boy, he put a hand on his knee and asked indignantly:"Who been whippin''you?"
34333Finally Buck turned to Ted and said:"Well, kid, what''s the strangest thing you''ve seen in the Oke- fi- noke?"
34333Finally Sweet rose, saying:"What you aim to do with them boys to- night, Buck?
34333Fixing his eye on Ted, he inquired with a giggle,"What''s your name?"
34333Had his uncle returned from Washington, and, if so, what did he think, and what would he do?
34333Hardy?"
34333Hardy?"
34333Hardy?"
34333Have you had enough of dodging the law of the land and shirking your duty, hidden like thieves in a swamp?
34333Have you noticed that it''s smaller and has a longer tail than the one that jumped into our boat that morning in the swamp?"
34333If the Germans get England and the British fleet, what will happen then?
34333Is n''t it wonderful how things come out all right?
34333It was on the tip of Ted''s tongue to say:"Well, then, why do n''t you go where you can get a chance to do it?"
34333It was while this conversation was in progress that Sweet Jackson entered the clearing and called out:"You goin''to use July this mornin'', Buck?"
34333Possibly the dogs of the far camp had started on the trail of some animal, but what could this matter to the three sleepers under the pine?
34333Smith?"
34333So you''ve had a terrible time, eh?
34333Ted and Hubert laughed heartily, vastly amused, and the latter said:"Do n''t you think all slackers are as ready as that?"
34333Then ought n''t we to save and even deny ourselves in order to send them wheat and meat?
34333Then, tweaking the toes of his own bare feet, he merrily recited:"This little pig wants some corn; this one says,''Where you goin''to git it?''
34333Well, what do them yellow dogs in the bushes behind you aim to do?"
34333What do you say, men?"
34333What do_ they_ care?
34333What had we better do about that?"
34333What them Germans ever done to_ me_?
34333What was to be the end of it?
34333What''s the matter with corn bread and rye bread and potatoes and rice and oat- meal porridge?"
34333What''s the matter with fish and eggs and oysters and a whole lot of things to take the place of meat?"
34333What''s the matter with them dogs anyhow?"
34333What''s the news about the war?"
34333Whur did you boys come from?"
34333Wo n''t you stand by us?"
34333Would not the government also be willing and even pleased for him to undertake to show the hiding draft- evaders the error of their way?
34333You reckon dat''s so?"
34333You think I kin''pend on dat, Cap''n Ted?"
34333_ Who_ you boys?"
34333what''s up?"
30453''Allo, you get heem broke foot, mebby?
30453Are you all ready, Nipper?
30453Bet it will burn up the beach, eh, fellows?
30453Bully-- how''s it done?
30453But say, here we''ve been talking about giving the town a flag, now what''s it to look like?
30453But what''s to prevent?
30453But why do n''t you make a couple of scaling ladders? 30453 By Jiminy, what do you think of that?"
30453By Jove, she looks like a real fire fighter, does n''t she?
30453Can you do all that?
30453Corking crowd, eh, Bruce?
30453Do they line''em up like a lot of sprinters and start''em when a pistol is fired?
30453Et will take you all ze Wintair for ze work mebbe, huh?
30453Good, I''ll learn your names later, boys, and if I do n''t, I''ll give you names that''ll be just as good, wo n''t I, May? 30453 Have I your permission to take a hand?"
30453Hello, boys, how''s she working?
30453How about it, fellows? 30453 How about ladders?"
30453How about the flag?
30453How are you, Scouts?
30453How does it suit? 30453 How fast can they go?"
30453How''er we goin''t''get some light into t''hole t''see the brute? 30453 How''er you''re goin''to hitch anything around_ that_ animal, I''d like to know?"
30453How''ll yuh do it? 30453 Huh, you have n''t?
30453In the movies, eh? 30453 Is Mr. Ford at headquarters?"
30453Is that so? 30453 Is that what it was?
30453It does seem like a dream, does n''t it?
30453Jove, we''ll have some celebration, eh, fellows?
30453Letter?
30453Like it, boys?
30453Look at who-- what?
30453Oh- ho, so you are the chaps Mr. Herrick was telling me about-- have motorcycles and all that sort of rigging, eh? 30453 Rather early in the morning to risk one''s neck, eh?
30453Rebuilt the bridge, eh? 30453 Say, did you see''em scrapping over who should carry the fire trumpet?"
30453Say, hang it all, you Scouts know a thing or two, do n''t yuh?
30453Say, how do they race?
30453Say, is n''t it great?
30453Say, was that opportunity, after all?
30453So that''s the line, eh? 30453 So this is the famous Old Harbor Beach race course?"
30453Struck it? 30453 The Guardians of the Highways and--""Well, why in tarnation did n''t yuh guard''em then?
30453Well, Scouts, it surely looks like a good plan, but will it catch''em, that''s what we want to know?
30453What sort of a flag is it to be? 30453 What the dickens is the matter with us anyway, are we lazy?"
30453What''re you making such a row for? 30453 What''s a supe?"
30453When are you going to be ready for the official tryout?
30453When you come into heem woods for cut um down?
30453When''ll you be ready? 30453 Where are you fellows from?"
30453Where?
30453Who do you know at Old Harbor Beach, Bruce?
30453Who, me?
30453Why, what the dickens struck you? 30453 Will it take long?"
30453Will that elephant mind his trainer?
30453Will we be able to see the races?
30453Woodbridge, Vermont? 30453 Would you like to ride on the tandem behind me?"
30453Yes, but first why not get the troop together and see if we can get ten good swimmers whose parents will let them go? 30453 And I guess we must have put on about three thousand lamp sockets during the last few days, have n''t we?
30453And if you do n''t mind, will you scrape up a few of those papers?
30453And say, fellows, we''ll have to erect our poles at Firemen''s Field, do you realize that?
30453And, by the way, did you notice that the pamphlet from the Mayor''s office named Mr. Ford among the members of the judging committee in this contest?"
30453And, say-- listen-- what''s the fuss up the street?
30453Any one been up to the hospital?"
30453Anything we can do for you?
30453Anything you want?
30453Are the tents ready and the rest of the equipment in order?
30453Are you ready now, gentlemen?
30453Are you ready?"
30453Are you sure--?"
30453Are you willing to do a good turn for the welfare of us all?"
30453Are you with us?"
30453Boy Scout, do you know anything about old Nanny-- Nanny Haskell?
30453But what''s that side car paraphernalia, that long box and the cigar- shaped tin can and the reel with wire cable on it, and all that?"
30453By jiminy, I thought all moths could fly, did n''t you?
30453Ca n''t you see him?"
30453Ca n''t you send one to the Woodbridge Theater?"
30453Can you read them?"
30453Come, spit it out, and if it is n''t any better than the rest we''ve been listening to, we''ll maul you-- won''t we, fellows?"
30453Could he make it?
30453Could he make the turn?
30453Could this be done?
30453Cracky what''ll we do?
30453Dad said so, and he knows, and, say, speaking of Haystack Mountain,"added Bruce,"why not go up there for our tree?
30453Did n''t any of you see it?"
30453Did your fire make all that smoke, Romper?"
30453Do n''t it look fine, eh?
30453Do n''t you ever read the papers?"
30453Do you boys want it?
30453Do you understand?"
30453Doctair Lyman heem line run cross by that blaze over tair; you see heem, huh?
30453Elephant-- in-- in--''What the dickens is he talking about?
30453Get my idea?
30453Had Dave Connors come down the wood road, or had he gone wandering blindly through the forest to be trapped and burned to death?
30453Had he brought the scouts out on a dangerous but useless mission?
30453Had he tried to crawl to the door?
30453Had they the time to accomplish the task?
30453Has Bruce heard from Chief Blaney yet?
30453Has n''t he, gentlemen?
30453Hear''em shoutin''?
30453Hi, Buster, what did you let that fire go out for?
30453How about it?"
30453How about it?"
30453How about it?"
30453How about it?"
30453How are the wire stringers getting along?"
30453How are you?
30453How do you like that for a programme?"
30453How do you like that, boys?"
30453How does it work?
30453How does that strike you?"
30453How does that suit you?"
30453How is she to- day?
30453How long will it take''em to go the full length of the beach?"
30453How long would it be before the flames reached the office and burned the old man alive?
30453How would you like the job, boys?"
30453How would you like to be my supes?
30453How''ll that suit you fellows?"
30453How''ll we ever get him out?
30453How''s''Old Nanc''?"
30453Hurry it, will you, fellows?"
30453I believe your Northern Light was a forest fire, or-- or-- say, is n''t that smoke rising above those trees there?"
30453I could n''t get that last, could you, Bruce?"
30453I guess we''re all going to stay up and see the circus go through town, if it is n''t raining, are n''t we, fellows?"
30453I wondered if any one was caught in it, same as we were nearly caught?"
30453I-- Hi, Bruce, what''s getting you, you''re as pale as a ghost?"
30453I--""Say, Romper, is your fire really out?"
30453If I can I-- Listen, is that some one coming?
30453Is it ready to test?
30453Is it?
30453Is that the machine?
30453It all grew out of watching a vacuum cleaner, eh?
30453It also says that the female Brown Tail moth is attracted by strong lights and can be found fluttering around arc lamps almost any warm--""Does it?
30453It means-- ah-- er-- well--""Sure it does, we knew it all the time, did n''t we, Romper?"
30453McCabe?"
30453Now be honest, have you?"
30453Now where do we stand, I''d like to know?"
30453Now, slower-- what''s this idea?
30453Oh, well, we do n''t mind, do we, boys?"
30453Quarry Troop''s Christmas CHAPTER I THE MOTORCYCLE FIRE BRIGADE"By Jiminy, that was some fire for an old hay barn, was n''t it, fellows?"
30453Remember?
30453Say what can they make fifteen miles in?
30453Say, did you get your letter?"
30453Say, fellows, can it be a forest fire?
30453Say, fellows, what do you say to going down and looking over the garages before breakfast?"
30453See the lights down there by the old quarry hole?
30453See the plan?"
30453See''em-- that string of lights coming down Willow Street-- hear that rumble of the wagons?"
30453Standing at attention, Bruce saluted in regulation Boy Scout fashion and asked briefly:"Chief, can the Boy Scout Engineers take a hand in this?
30453Thanks, that looks much better, does n''t it?
30453That should help the troop''s treasury a little, eh, boys?"
30453That should make a real hit, eh, fellows?
30453The tests can be conducted up to midnight Saturday, ca n''t they?"
30453Then he added:"Sure enough, but by gollies I smell some-- I hope it isn''t-- gee, look over to the west there above the trees: Is that smoke?
30453Then turning to Nipper Knapp, he shouted,"How about the motor, Nipper?"
30453Then,"say, is Mr. Ford here?
30453Think some one is going down there and dive between his legs with your blooming old sling, do yuh?
30453Tough luck, is n''t it?"
30453Want to starve him?"
30453Was everything going to fall through at the last moment?
30453Was it a failure?
30453Was their idea only visionary, alter all?
30453We do n''t mind taking_ that_ sort of pay for a good turn, do we?"
30453We have n''t seen anything as good as this, have we?"
30453We''ll work out a regular rescue exercise, wo n''t we, fellows?"
30453Well, twenty- five acres of woods is a lot of territory, is n''t it, Bruce?"
30453Well, you came a long way to see the races, did n''t you?"
30453What do you mean by a city flag?
30453What do you say?
30453What do you think of the scout''s invention?
30453What do you want, provisions, matches?
30453What does it mean?
30453What for, I wonder?
30453What had happened?
30453What shall I ever do?
30453What you zink of zat?"
30453What''s the matter, Romper?"
30453What''s the matter?"
30453When''ll we start?"
30453Where are the rest of the fellows?"
30453Where are you going to test it?"
30453Where does it say they like strong light?"
30453Where was he?
30453Where--?"
30453Where?
30453Who could be other than happy with Christmas but a week off?
30453Who knows?
30453Who wants to go along?"
30453Why should this be taken from me, too?
30453Why you do n''t fix heem camp up good?
30453Will he?
30453Wo n''t tell a soul until we get a chance to spring a surprise on the whole town, eh, fellows?"
30453Wo n''t you, boys?"
30453Would he?
30453Would the boom hold?
30453Would the truck stay on all four wheels or would it go plunging on madly, end over end, into the lake?
30453Would they be trapped by it?
30453Wow; were there ever fellows as lucky as we are?
30453You fellows be sure and report for duty, will you?"
30453demanded Bruce,"what letter?"
30453how about the blasting mat sling-- is it finished?"
30453is she alive-- really-- honest-- Nanny Haskell-- boy, you''re sure?"
30453roared the furious manager,"but how in tarnation are you going to get it_ under_ his belly?
30453want to freeze us out?"
30453what shall I do?"
30453what was that word?
20327Aeroplanes?
20327And if there is?
20327And where does the road to St. Quentin turn off from this one?
20327And why should n''t we? 20327 Are n''t there men enough to run them?"
20327Are you going to join? 20327 As far as that, eh?"
20327Boy Scouts?
20327Boys, have you read in the newspapers of the trouble between Austria and Servia?
20327But do you know what I think? 20327 But here?
20327But how-- and why-- if the clock had stopped?
20327But until your uncle comes-- what then, hein?
20327But why did you think they stayed there? 20327 But you came?"
20327But, Frank, how can they know so well what to do? 20327 But--""_ If_ war comes?"
20327By Jove, how did you come to think of flashing that message to me?
20327Ca n''t they hear the engines from the ground?
20327Ca n''t you guess? 20327 Captain Greene, by any chance?"
20327Did you understand, Henri?
20327Do n''t you know it must come? 20327 Do soldiers go from here, too?"
20327Do you mean that there may be war, sir?
20327Do you mean you think the Germans can get to Amiens?
20327Do you remember the statue of Strassburg? 20327 Do you see that light?
20327Do you see those barrels over there toward the inn? 20327 Do you see?
20327Do you see?
20327Do you think we''ve nothing better to do than to waste time in jokes? 20327 Do you?
20327Does n''t look much like war, does it?
20327Eh? 20327 He did not shoot me, so what does it matter?
20327Here?
20327How can you say that, Frank? 20327 How could they do that?"
20327How did you find your way, sir?
20327How it is that you left Amiens and how you came here?
20327How was that? 20327 I am glad that we are here, are n''t you?
20327I wonder where those airships were meant to go? 20327 If that''s so, it''s a pretty big sell for us flying chaps-- eh, what?
20327If they''re after me, why do n''t they take me?
20327If you went down right away, would it all get out before you reached the ground?
20327Is n''t it?
20327Kannst du Englisch sprechen?
20327Know what you''re going to do?
20327Look, Frank, what is that?
20327May we go with you?
20327Oh-- so that they could come secretly, and not be seen as they passed over Belgium?
20327Only tell me, which way from here is Amiens?
20327Pretty powerful, is n''t it?
20327Really? 20327 See the point?"
20327See the trick? 20327 See those lights?"
20327Seen any signs of Germans?
20327Servia? 20327 Shall we still make for Le Cateau?"
20327Someone then will know that we are coming, my colonel?
20327Suppose we hide the bicycles near here and go along through the fields? 20327 Tell me, are those woods I can see in front of them at all thick?"
20327That does n''t look much as if we were losing, does it?
20327Then Amiens is to be evacuated, my colonel?
20327Then why are troops going south? 20327 There''s always trouble, is n''t there, in those parts?"
20327There''s no doubt about their being there, though?
20327These are the ones?
20327What are you youngsters doing here?
20327What do you do here? 20327 What do you mean, Frank?
20327What do you want?
20327What does he mean?
20327What has become of them?
20327What is it?
20327What is left of them? 20327 What is the matter?"
20327What of it? 20327 What sort of a silly prank is this?"
20327What then?
20327When?
20327Where did the soldiers who are in the park come from?
20327Where did they come from? 20327 Where do you suppose those chaps came from?"
20327Where do you want to go?
20327Who is the commander?
20327Who knows? 20327 Why now more than at any other time, Harry?"
20327Why should I stay here? 20327 Why?"
20327Why?
20327Wo n''t you let me try? 20327 Yes, but how?
20327Yes, why not? 20327 Yes-- but it''s different, is n''t it, Henri?"
20327You are English-- one of our allies?
20327You are, are you?
20327You could join with me, could n''t you? 20327 You did?
20327You have a word, a countersign, perhaps?
20327You know the scout law?
20327You saw these Germans-- just where? 20327 You see this buttress?
20327You sent for me, Major?
20327You speak English well? 20327 You speak French well?"
20327You will be an officer, will you not?
20327Your uncle said to me only to- night, when we heard of the mobilization:''And what of Henri? 20327 Zeppelins?"
20327''Oo goes there?"
20327A car like this would carry everything needed for small repairs, would n''t it?"
20327And how is it they did n''t see the English cavalry?"
20327And that is good-- that is the best news we could have, is n''t it?"
20327And what happened then, when they were ready to fight?"
20327And where were they?"
20327And why must France fight?
20327And you have brought a friend?
20327And-- who knows?"
20327Are the big guns drowning it?"
20327Are there fortifications?"
20327Are they pumping?"
20327At Amiens?
20327Boy Scouts, are you?"
20327But how can they be here without being seen?
20327But how do we know?
20327But the clock looks new, does n''t it?"
20327But will she leave her task with the wounded?"
20327But will your people want me?"
20327But, tell me, would they fight here?
20327Can either of you drive a motor?"
20327Can you hear the sound of guns?"
20327Can you turn your''buses here?
20327Did the Germans drive you from Amiens?
20327Did you start on the sight of that burning house?"
20327Do n''t you remember the march to Moscow?
20327Do n''t you suppose our generals have their plans, too?
20327Do n''t you think that will be better, Frank?"
20327Do you know what I think?
20327Do you see?
20327Do you see?"
20327Do you wear the same sort of uniforms?"
20327Even if he escaped, where could he go?
20327Ever been up?"
20327Ever see it before?"
20327Got that flashlight I gave you?
20327Harry, do you know what I think?
20327He could be signalling, could n''t he?"
20327Henri, will you and Francois come with me?"
20327How are you going to find out?"
20327How did you get here?
20327How it is always draped in black-- with mourning wreaths?"
20327How the Russians retreated, always, and drew him on?
20327I say, you''re not French, my lad, are you?
20327I suppose you know I signalled for that?"
20327I wonder if any will be quartered at your house, Henri?"
20327If there''s a risk, why should n''t I take it just as well as you?"
20327If, in the final test, would he dare to do what he had tried to arrange?
20327Is that the thing for French soldiers to do?
20327It is here-- see, on the map?"
20327It''s funny for a supply train like this to be here without any escort of troops, is n''t it?"
20327Know how the straps go?
20327May he?"
20327Of what regiment are you, my friends?"
20327Oh, I wonder what can be wanted?"
20327Oh, do you think they will harm him?"
20327On our return we report to you here?"
20327Paris?
20327See, over there to the right?
20327Shall you stay in Amiens after that, even if the French leave, which they will?"
20327Something about the hands of a clock you saw moving, eh?"
20327Suppose a German was there?
20327Suppose he''d run into the Germans?"
20327THE BOY SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL CHAPTER I PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS"Where are you going to spend the holidays, Frank?"
20327Tell me, Frank, you have seen the Place de la Concorde, in Paris?"
20327That''s where we shall go first, is n''t it?"
20327The troops from here?"
20327There is a force of infantry-- five thousand men, we estimated--""What?"
20327There is no sign of the Prussians, eh?"
20327They''ve caught a lot of our men, have n''t they?
20327Wait?
20327Well, could n''t they use their uniforms so that it would look as if it was a French or an English train?
20327Were you not among those who captured Mulhouse?"
20327What are our aeroplanes doing?"
20327What are they doing?"
20327What do you suppose those lights mean?"
20327What if there was?
20327What was that fire I saw?
20327What''s that?
20327What''s this-- a village we''re coming to?"
20327What''s your name, eh?
20327Where can they be going?"
20327Where did you think you saw them?
20327Where is the glory of war of which history tells?
20327Where on earth did they come from?
20327Which is Francois Barnes?"
20327Who is he?"
20327Who is your recruit?"
20327Why is that, I wonder?
20327Why not?"
20327Why should n''t they have gone on?"
20327Why?"
20327Will one of you help one of my scouts to determine this?"
20327Will they harm Monsieur le Maire?
20327Wonder if I could have been mistaken?
20327Wonder if it''s true?
20327You can find your way about?"
20327You can understand thoroughly?"
20327You do n''t mind the risk?"
20327You have heard of Leon Bollet?"
20327You have heard of it?
20327You mean he would tell other Germans to come here-- that there was work for them to do?"
20327You mean that the fog would only spread over a certain distance?"
20327You understand?"
20327You will come?"
20327You would want me to do my share?"
20327You''re going to be here for a whole year more, are n''t you?"
20327You, Martin, know the country here?
28531A little snow is n''t going to make us hedge on that arrangement we made the last thing before turning in, I hope, Jack?
28531A trap, did ye say?
28531And Paul,continued Bluff,"will you accept one of these fat birds from us?"
28531And bears just dote on honey, do they, the same as Jud here does?
28531And did you gather it yourself around here, Tolly Tip?
28531And how did it end?
28531And that was where, Jud?
28531And was the other chap a long- legged hobo, wid a face that made ye think av the sharp idge av a hatchet?
28531Any chance of getting that flashlight?
28531Are you all through?
28531Are you badly hurt, sir?
28531Are you happy because we''re going to break camp so much sooner than we expected, owing to everything being snowed under up here in the woods?
28531But I suppose you''ll hardly pick me out as one of the rescue party, Paul?
28531But Jud, did he explain to you how he came to know the tramps were up here in the woods above Lake Tokala?
28531But Paul, what could we do to help them?
28531But do you mean to say there are real, live bears around here, Tolly Tip?
28531But how came it you were so slow in getting to the fire, Paul?
28531But if he starts to jump at us I ought to try to riddle him, Paul, do n''t you think?
28531But if the opportunity came along, would n''t it be our duty to cage the rascals?
28531But in the winter- time they could n''t do that, could they?
28531But it''s getting a little milder, do n''t you think?
28531But see the snow piles ahead of us, will you?
28531But what''s the matter with the fellow?
28531But would n''t it be dangerous to leave them on the lake so long?
28531But you had your guns with you, did n''t you?
28531But you heard what happened?
28531By the same token,observed Tolly Tip,"till me av one of the tramps had on an ould blue army coat wid rid linin''to the same?"
28531Come, take pity on us, wo n''t you, Jack?
28531Did n''t expect us back so soon, did you, Abe?
28531Did n''t you call when you first got caught?
28531Did they run across that old bear after all, and get scratched or bitten?
28531Did you ever see anybody so excited?
28531Did you find the honey gone?
28531Do n''t see any signs of another wild man on the island, do you, Jack?
28531Do n''t see anything of the creature around, do you?
28531Do n''t tell me you''ve bagged a deer already?
28531Do we go, snow or sunshine, then?
28531Do we try to flounder through this, or turn around and try another way?
28531Do you know what I was thinking about just then?
28531Do you know what he said when he was showing that scrawl to us fellows? 28531 Do you really believe there''s any truth in that report we heard about Mr. Briggs''safe being found broken open and cleaned out?"
28531Do you reckon on stayin''out your time up here?
28531Do you think you can make it, Sim?
28531Do_ you_ think he will, Paul?
28531Have a heart, ca n''t you?
28531Have you got the list that Paul promised to make out with you, Jack? 28531 He was caught in the act, fellows,"asserted Frank Savage,"and the next question with us is what ought we to do to punish a sneak and a spy?"
28531Hold on, boys, do n''t you think it would be enough if Jud made an apology to us, and promised not to breathe a word of what he chanced to hear?
28531How about it, Paul?
28531How about that, Jud?
28531How about the broken window, Jud?
28531How about the grub question, Paul?
28531How can that be when there is n''t the first sign of a fire?
28531How can that be, Paul?
28531How does he do it then?
28531How does it come, Tolly Tip,asked the curious Jud as they toiled onward,"that you remember this hole in the rocks so well?"
28531How ever would a real bear trap come there?
28531How far along do you think we are, Tolly Tip?
28531How far away from here is it?
28531How is that, Tolly Tip?
28531How many could sleep in his cabin do you think, Paul?
28531How was I to know your crowd was inside there? 28531 I do n''t believe you''ve ever had a good snapshot of a live mink, have you, Paul?"
28531I suppose the big beast tackled you then, did he, Bluff?
28531I suspect that this Hank ye''re tillin''me about must be a wild harum- scarum broth av a boy thin?
28531If Jud backs out because he''s tired from his tramp this morning, Paul, call on me, will you?
28531If he chooses to amuse himself in that way what''s the odds? 28531 Is it the ould storekeeper in Stanhope ye mane?"
28531Is the charcoal burners''shack far away from the creek, Tolly Tip?
28531Jack, he may be drawing us into a trap of some sort, do n''t you think?
28531Just what do you mean by that, Sim?
28531Listen to him scolding the foreman of the fire company, will you?
28531Look at old Briggs, will you?
28531Meaning a big storm, eh, Tolly Tip?
28531Nothing else to keep us here, is there, Paul?
28531Now let''s hear what you''ve been hatching up for us, Paul?
28531Now would n''t it be queer if we managed to capture the yeggs and turn''em over to the authorities? 28531 Or was it the other bobcat that came around to smell the pelt of his mate, and gave you something of a tussle?"
28531Perhaps we may-- who knows?
28531Say, what are you hinting at now, Jud?
28531See any tracks around?
28531So he got his share of the honey, did he?
28531So the shorter rascal did n''t have any fight in him, it seems, Tolly Tip?
28531Still, they could n''t have done anything to Hank and his crowd, so why should they be pushed off the walk in that way?
28531Tell us what sort of a trap, Tom?
28531That was the end of Mr. Mastiff then, eh?
28531That''s a fact, how about the broken window, Paul?
28531Then it''s your opinion, is it, Jack, they''re still in that hole among the rocks Sim spoke of?
28531Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?
28531Was any other person injured when the ice- house collapsed?
28531Was it, too, about the fire and the robbery?
28531We''d never think of minding a heavy fall at home, and why should we worry now?
28531Well, do we go on again, Paul, or are you thinking of camping here for the rest of the night?
28531Well, do you blame me then for feeling satisfied when we talk of going home?
28531Well, what have scouts been learning woodcraft for if they ca n''t do a bit of spy work?
28531Were they close enough for you to notice who they were?
28531Were you in Stanhope, or did they happen to pass this way?
28531What ails you now, Jud-- got a cramp in your leg, or do you think it''s time we stopped for a bite of lunch?
28531What ails you, Bobolink?
28531What are two measly miles, when such a glorious prospect looms up ahead of us?
28531What do you mean?
28531What do you see now, another owl?
28531What else have you been doing besides catching that dandy mess of fish?
28531What happened?
28531What if there are too many to be accommodated either on the iceboats we own or in the cabin?
28531What shall we do then?
28531What would you do if you came face to face with the bear, or perhaps a panther?
28531What''re you goin''to do to me, Paul?
28531What''s that you say, Paul-- a storm, when the sun''s shining as bright as ever it could? 28531 What''s the reason?"
28531What''s this I smell in the air?
28531Where can it be, do you think?
28531Where shall we start in to buy the stuff?
28531Where that hill starts up, see? 28531 Who cares for such a little thing as snow piles?"
28531Who''s all right? 28531 Why should I be favored over the rest of the crowd?
28531Why, how did you know that?
28531Wild honey did you say?
28531Would it pay us to move around in a half circle, and let them keep the old path?
28531Would you agree to keep your lips buttoned up, and not tell a word of what you have heard?
28531You all remember, do n''t you, the old saying,''between eleven and two it''ll tell you what it''s going to do?'' 28531 You mean he feels more or less weak, do you?"
28531You must mean wolves, do n''t you? 28531 You''ll have to set the trap to- night then, wo n''t you?"
28531Am I right there, Tolly Tip?"
28531And biscuits is it ye mane to thry in the mornin''?
28531And look what he''s got, will you?"
28531And what''s to hinder some of us from using our iceboats part of the way?"
28531Are we going to start soon, Paul?"
28531Are you all agreed to that part of the scheme?"
28531Are you covering him, Jud?"
28531Besides, who could get angry when engaged in such a glorious outing as that upon which they were now fully embarked?
28531Bobolink said to his chum nearest him;"two of the Lawson crowd here, dodging about and grinning as if they thought it a picnic?"
28531Briggs?"
28531But how about the creek leading up to the cabin, Paul?
28531CHAPTER X THE ACCUSATION"Can you guess where it is, Jack?"
28531CHAPTER XIX NEWS OF BIG GAME"Faith and would ye mind tillin''me how that same might be done?"
28531Could you find a better place for a fire than in that cove back of the point?"
28531Course you committee of two looked after the grub supplies as you were directed?"
28531Did n''t they, Jack?"
28531Did you ask Mr. Garrity about it?"
28531Do n''t you, fellows?
28531Garrity?"
28531Give us somethin''to eat, wo n''t you?
28531Have you had a wireless from Washington?"
28531How about it, Paul?"
28531How about that, Tolly Tip?
28531I do n''t suppose any of you care to stay up here much longer, now that this blizzard has spoiled all of the fun of camping out?"
28531I hope you do n''t mean to evacuate this gory battle- ground without taking a look to see whether I dropped that other beast or not?"
28531I hope you do n''t object to my joining you?"
28531Is this fine weather apt to last much longer?"
28531Jack, what shall we do about it?"
28531Look yourself and tell me if that is n''t his tail twitching back and forth?"
28531Mr. Garrity, can you hear me?"
28531Now what''re you meanin''to do about it?
28531Paul, did you hear that?"
28531Paul, how about that now?"
28531Shall I shoot?"
28531Shall I tell you where it lies?"
28531Shed a few tears for me once in a while, wo n''t you?"
28531Show me the time the Banner Boy Scouts ever failed, will you, when they''d set their minds on doing anything worth while?
28531So those fellows happened on the old bear den, did they?"
28531Think it over, wo n''t you, boys?
28531Tip, and all the little Tips?"
28531Was it then the terrible thing happened?"
28531Well, what did you do then?"
28531What if night did overtake them before they got back to the Bushkill again?
28531What next, Jack?
28531What''s your plan?"
28531Why do n''t some of you try to save my property?"
28531You and Sandy went off with Tolly Tip, did n''t you, to see how he managed his traps?
28531Your people have left me for other stores long ago, so why should I care?"
28531ai n''t a feller a right to stop alongside of a church to strike a match for his pipe?"
28531did you shoot some game, too-- a deer, a wildcat, or maybe a big black bear?"
28531have you come to save us?
28531how did it happen they tackled you two?"
28531it''s about that ugly business, is it?"
28531look there, will you, fellows?"
28531so that''s the reason, is it?"
28531that sounded like a big groan, did n''t it?
28531that''s where the shoe pinches, is it?"
28531then you ai n''t meanin''to gimme that duckin''after all?"
28531wait for me, ca n''t you, fellows?"
28531was there any one in the old building, do you know, Jan?"
28531what do you think of that for a fake?"
28531what do you think you heard?"
28531what under the sun''s been going on here while we''ve been away?"
28531what''s that he''s saying now about somebody setting his store afire on purpose?"
28531what''s the use of saying that, Wallace Carberry, when everybody knows your strong suit is long- distance skating?
28531what''s this I see?"
28531who cares?"
28531will you believe me when I say that I can see a small patch of blue sky up yonder-- big enough to make a Dutchmen''s pair of breeches?"
28531will you?"
28531would n''t it be a bully trick if we could take those two tramps back with us, having the goods on them?
26625Am I to go alone?
26625Am I to go into Hardport itself, sir?
26625And this has tires that wo n''t be afraid of bullets or rocks, either, eh?
26625Another of you?
26625Are we to give our parole then, sir?
26625Are you going to stick to the main road, Jack?
26625Aw, g''wan, what''s eatin''youse?
26625But how did you get here at all?
26625But how did you get here, my boy? 26625 Ca n''t you see that we''re in uniform?"
26625Can I bring Pete Stubbs and Tom Binns with us, sir?
26625Can I have Tom Binns again, sir?
26625Captain Durland?
26625Could they have kept on, though? 26625 Danby, eh?
26625Did n''t you know they were going to ask for it?
26625Did they tell you of the way Jack''s been pursued by this fellow Broom?
26625Do n''t you remember that they''re using smokeless powder in this war? 26625 Do they know how to run one?"
26625Do you know that Captain Beavers is regarded as the most expert driver of automobiles in the regular army? 26625 Do you know that sounds like''Will you walk into my parlor?
26625Do you know the enemy''s position now?
26625Gee, Jack, I guess we''re all right, what?
26625General Harkness''s staff, you mean, Jack? 26625 Have we got to tie him up?"
26625Here, who are you, and where did you come from?
26625How about that, Canfield? 26625 How about the Burtons, Pete?
26625How about these Burtons, Dick? 26625 How are you, Danby?"
26625How can that be, Jack? 26625 How can they tell whether we beat them or not, if we do n''t do any fighting?"
26625How did you ever think of it?
26625How did you get here?
26625How do they decide things, Jack?
26625How do you know that, my boy?
26625How far are we from their headquarters now, Jack?
26625How is that, sir?
26625How is the battle going?
26625How on earth did you get to me so quietly? 26625 How soon will that be?"
26625Hum,he said, pulling his moustache, as he listened to them,"they fooled us, did n''t they?
26625I am to report on the number and disposition of the enemy''s forces about Cripple Creek, then, sir?
26625I think it''s going to be great sport, do n''t you, Jack?
26625I wonder if they forgot about Broom, or if they thought I would?
26625I''ll take my flags along, shall I, Jack?
26625I''m to try to find out which line of attack they will follow, then, sir? 26625 If this were real war, and they saw us trying to escape, they would fire at us, would n''t they?"
26625If you know all that about me, why do n''t you tell me?
26625If you swing very far around that way it''ll take you pretty near Smithville, wo n''t it?
26625Is n''t that the right way, too? 26625 Is she pretty, Dick, you sly old fox?"
26625Is there anything more for us to do to- night, sir?
26625It makes you feel good to think that they regard us as comrades in arms, does n''t it, Tom? 26625 It''s a good thing I sort of half disobeyed orders and came this way, is n''t it?"
26625It''s a regular game, is n''t it, Jack?
26625Looks like the real thing, does n''t it?
26625Queer lookin''critter, is n''t it?
26625Remember how we had to take to the fields a little way along here? 26625 Say, Jack, why could n''t we Boy Scouts build an aeroplane sometime?
26625See how it''s done, Tom?
26625Shall we cook breakfast for ourselves, Jack?
26625Some countries have a much bigger army than we do, do n''t they, Jack?
26625Suppose I told you that I knew all about you, and could tell you who you were and everything else you want to know? 26625 Suppose we ran into them, Jack?
26625Suppose you do n''t get away, Jack? 26625 That means if General Bean gets to Newville in time, does n''t it, sir?"
26625That was how the Boers made so much trouble for the English, too, was n''t it?
26625That would be pretty risky, would n''t it, Jack?
26625That''s nerve for you, eh? 26625 That''s what our men have been doing, eh?"
26625That''s what we thought at the seashore, too, Pete, did n''t we?
26625The great generals were regulars, though, were n''t they?
26625The red- headed one and the little shaver? 26625 The telegraph was first used in our Civil War, was n''t it, sir?"
26625Then how about the whole affair?
26625Then nothing is likely to be decided to- morrow?
26625Then they were n''t cowardly?
26625They would n''t lie to us, would they, Jack?
26625They''d have gone right into a trap if they had kept on for Newville, would n''t they?
26625They''re being used in both armies, are n''t they?
26625This is better for us, is n''t it, Jack? 26625 Times have changed, have n''t they, Jack?
26625Trouble?
26625Tryon Creek, eh?
26625We certainly took enough trouble to get the right dope, did n''t we?
26625What I want to know is whether we''re assumed to be shot, and have to stop if they see us and get a shot?
26625What are our flying- machines doing, Jack? 26625 What are you doing here?"
26625What are you goin''to do?
26625What are you looking for, powder smoke?
26625What command were you with? 26625 What do you mean, Jack?"
26625What do you think it means, Jack?
26625What do you think we''d better do, Jack?
26625What does it seem like to you, Tom? 26625 What good will cutting a wire do, Jack?"
26625What is it that does n''t make me glad like everyone else?
26625What shall we do next, sir?
26625What will happen then?
26625What will they do now, Jack?
26625What would they want to make a raid toward the Junction for?
26625What''s he doing here?
26625What''s next?
26625What''s the matter with that engine, anyhow?
26625What''s the use, Tom? 26625 What''s your name, eh?"
26625What, are you in on this, too?
26625When does the war begin?
26625Where are the divisional headquarters to be to- day?
26625Where are the umpires?
26625Where are you going now, then?
26625Where do we come in, Jack? 26625 Where is the main body of our army now, Jack?"
26625Where is your brigade, Tomlinson?
26625Where will you cross the line, Jack?
26625Where''s the others?
26625Who''s to blame for that, Jack?
26625Why not, Pete?
26625Why not? 26625 Will that be safe, Jack?
26625Will there be any aeroplanes?
26625Will there be any more fighting to- night, Captain?
26625Will there be any real firing?
26625Will we have any fortifications to defend at all, sir?
26625You can go a lot faster than this, ca n''t you, Jack?
26625You did n''t expect to see anything of the enemy the way we came, did you, Jack?
26625You did n''t really disobey orders, did you, Jack?
26625You do n''t mean to tell me that it was you who was driving that car?
26625You do n''t think there can be any mistake about their intention to march by way of Tryon Creek, do you?
26625You hear that?
26625You leave out the most interesting part of your adventures when you think you can, do n''t you?
26625You mean that they know the country so well that a small force of them could worry us and make a lot of trouble, even if we won all the big battles?
26625You mean you''d really take the offensive as the best means of defense?
26625You surely wo n''t think of meeting him, will you, Jack?
26625You think you''re mighty smart, do n''t you?
26625You walked into the trap all right, did n''t you?
26625Your brigade commander is Beansy, I take it?
26625And I wish you''d give me a list of those books you were talking about, will you?"
26625And keep your eyes skinned for any sign that they''re after us with a motorcycle or anything like that, will you?"
26625And what''s an automobile doing here at this time of night?"
26625Anything doing here while we were gone?"
26625Anything in that?"
26625Are you on?"
26625Are you sure you''re not too tired to handle your car?"
26625Boy Scouts, eh?
26625But suppose he interferes with us?
26625But you wo n''t let him take you in by just pretending that he''s got something to tell you?"
26625Can you see the next stations on both sides?"
26625Can you send some of your Scouts over there to investigate?
26625Coming, Jack?
26625Could n''t anyone who came along run off with it?"
26625Could they have a car?"
26625Did you get what you were looking for?"
26625Did you learn what General Harkness''s plans were?"
26625Do n''t you think so?"
26625Do you belong to Durland''s Troop?"
26625Do you know if that''s so?"
26625Do you really think that Jack is the boy they''re looking for, or is that just one of Pete''s wild guesses?"
26625Do you suppose he''s heard about the way we blocked the railroad?"
26625Do you think you can run that car?"
26625Do you understand?"
26625Have you found out yet whether they''re really Jack''s long- lost relatives or not?"
26625He was really playing against himself, without knowing it, was n''t he?"
26625Hey, Jack, where are you going?"
26625How are we going to get out of here?"
26625How on earth did you get back so soon?
26625I think we''ve got a good chance to break one of their signalling relays, do n''t you see?"
26625If the bridge is covered with guns, the theory is that the enemy could n''t do any work, eh?"
26625Is that it?"
26625Is that really you?
26625It was by their daring in taking the offensive and striking quickly that they did that, you think?"
26625Just what is a staff, anyhow?"
26625Now will you talk to me?"
26625Or suppose the chauffeur wants to leave the road and go''cross country?
26625Say, Tom, do you know what they''ve done?
26625Say, Tom, you can run the car, ca n''t you?"
26625Scouts?"
26625See, Tom?
26625See, over there?"
26625Shall I wait here?"
26625That''s all the job I got, see?"
26625Was that how the trouble came with Broom?"
26625We''ll promise not to say a word about it, wo n''t we, Tom?"
26625What am I to do after I leave the car?"
26625What did General Bean say to you?"
26625What do you think of it, Dick?"
26625What is it that I am to do, sir?"
26625What is it we''re supposed to do?"
26625What more do you want?"
26625What time am I to start from here?"
26625Where are Stubbs and Binns?"
26625Where does this road we''re on now come from?"
26625Which way are you going now?"
26625Who are you?"
26625Will that satisfy you?"
26625Will they let us?"
26625Will you give me your word of honor?
26625Would we be able to get word back in time to be of any use?"
26625You can do it all right, ca n''t you?"
26625You do n''t want to lose this car on its first trip, do you, Tom?"
26625You heard about how Jack broke up the plot to wreck the train and rob it when he and Tom Binns were on a hike together?"
26625You know all about Jack''s queer life up at Woodleigh-- about Old Dan and all that?"
26625You know the State militia begins maneuvers pretty soon, Pete?"
26625You''d have had a better time at Woodleigh if you''d had a name of your own, like all the other fellows, would n''t you?
26625You''re still trying to find out about all that, are n''t you, Jack?"
26625he cried,"it''s my old friend the Scout- Master, is n''t it?
32240A message from the enemy; p''raps he''s goin''to Surrender unconditionally-- ain''t that the way they always put it?
32240Ai n''t you goin''to get me out?
32240Am I correct, Bob?
32240An''yuh kim''way down this away jest tuh climb the mountings, an''see wot yuh cud do acampin''out without ary tents er blankets, did yuh?
32240And I hope you read what we wrote, Phin Dady?
32240And did he tell you; could he speak still, and explain?
32240And does she know about you coming down here?
32240And if it_ should_ turn out to be my poor father, wo n''t you try and help me get him free? 32240 And so that''s the way old hunters tell the time at night, do they?
32240And unless I miss my guess, Polly here is going to give you another pleasant little surprise; ai n''t you, Polly?
32240And was you arunnin''like fun all the while?
32240And will you help me find out?
32240Are we getting anywhere close to the place you said old Reuben lived at, Bob?
32240Are you going to let me go free, Phin Dady?
32240As what?
32240But I hope you''re not going so far, Thad, as to keep us from having our regular camp- fire?
32240But Polly, you_ could_ see him if you tried real hard, could n''t you?
32240But did you get close enough to him to say a single word, Polly-- just to ask him who he was?
32240But how in the wide world c''n I tell whose hat it is, Thad?
32240But surely you would n''t think of changing your mind now?
32240But what did you do; do n''t tell us you beat a big dog runnin''?
32240But whoever started it rolling?
32240Ca n''t a feller-- just stroll around camp-- without some silly putting out a foot, and tripping him up? 32240 Could it have been Old Phin?"
32240D''ye mean thet ye do n''t hold no grudge agin me foh what I done tuh ye?
32240D''ye reckon he''ll take our word for it; or believe it''s only one more clever dodge of the revenue men to get him when he''s napping?
32240DID anybody happen to see my knapsack around?
32240Did she do what you asked her?
32240Did you hear what Nate called the wounded man, Thad, Allan?
32240Did you see how many times I bowled the thing over, and only to have to defend myself again? 32240 Did yuh git him?"
32240Do you know who he was?
32240Do you live near here; and will you be able to limp home?
32240Do you think you could hold on with one arm, and get the other through the loop?
32240Got off pretty slick that time, eh, Davy?
32240Had you done anything to the cat; or was it just crazy for a fight?
32240He do n''t know what to make of us, seems like?
32240Hey, would you see how fine a fire- tender that Giraffe is; it''s gone clean out, that''s what?
32240How about that, Bob?
32240How about that, Bumpus; was he an old man with a gray beard?
32240How about that, Mr. Scoutmaster; is Step entitled to wear his badge that way, on account of helping that silly little bug climb his mountain?
32240How are you, boys?
32240How is it, Davy?
32240How''d it do for Giraffe here to stay behind, and watch to see if that feller back of the rock pile gets the letter?
32240I ca n''t find my hat, and that''s what?
32240I hope that foot wo n''t keep you from walking?
32240I leave it to the crowd if I was n''t only obeyin''orders? 32240 I reckon you stayed so long tryin''to convince her, Bob, that you clean forgot how you''d promised to get back here as soon as you could?"
32240I see; and of course you jumped to the conclusion that it might be your own father, alive and well, though held a prisoner of the moonshiners?
32240I wonder now, what is being carried along the lines? 32240 I wonder, now, just how far down I''d have had to go, if you had n''t been clever enough to grab me just in time?"
32240If a bobcat jumped in on us right now, we''d think of using our gun, would n''t we? 32240 If it do n''t just beat the Dutch what happens to me?"
32240If these mountaineers begin to get bothersome it might interfere some with that other little affair you spoke about?
32240If you''d care to see how it''s done, why, we can walk out, and watch the scout who has the lantern?
32240Is that the way you obey orders?
32240It may work for good, who knows?
32240It must be after the time we set, is n''t it, Thad?
32240It_ was_ great luck, our running across Polly; and then the chance to do her a favor, could you beat it? 32240 Just hear how that sucks, will you, when I work my foot up and down?
32240Look at Thad, would you?
32240Look at the crowd, would you?
32240My father?
32240Never knew me to miss doin''that, did you, Step Hen?
32240No relation of yours, I hope, then, Bob?
32240Nothing could be easier, if only you''d put your mind to it, and think, Bob?
32240Now, what in the wide world d''ye think they''re going to do?
32240Put yourself in my place, and tell me what you would do if it was your own father who was held a prisoner, and you had long believed him dead? 32240 SHALL we go back the same way we came up?"
32240Say, is that the way to treat a fellow you all have known so long? 32240 Say, what kind of natives do you have down here, Bob White?"
32240Shall we take this kind advice, and go back, boys?
32240So far we have n''t seen the first sign of a living thing?
32240So you made pretty warm time of it over here, eh?
32240So, thet''s it, younker, is it?
32240Suppose you look in that bunch of grass, and find out if the little evil spirit that''s playing all these pranks on you is lying there?
32240Suppose, then, she brings you that paper, and it turns out to be all you hope for? 32240 Sure you saw a man, are you, Bumpus?"
32240Thad, you say?
32240That''s across the valley, Bob?
32240Then I take it that this Reuben Sparks does not live a great way beyond where we happen to be camped right now?
32240Then you did talk with Bob?
32240Then you saw your cousin, and got the paper?
32240There, Step Hen, what did I tell you?
32240Twa''n''t a rolling stone, now, I take it? 32240 Was your cousin at the place you told her about?"
32240Well, what d''ye think I''ve got eyes for, if I do n''t know a biped when I see one?
32240Well, will wonders ever stop happening?
32240Well, would you blame him, when he was listening to such an interesting story as the one I had to tell?
32240Were you and your mother living near here all that time, Bob?
32240What are you thinking about, Bob White; you look as sober as though you did n''t just like the looks of things any too much?
32240What can be done for him, Allan?
32240What did Bob have to tell?
32240What did I tell you, fellows, about not missing Dr. Philander Hobbs, our regular scoutmaster, on this hike? 32240 What did you learn?"
32240What did you think of him, Thad?
32240What does she say, Thad?
32240What had I ought to do, Allan?
32240What happened to him? 32240 What sort of-- horse play d''ye call that-- I''d like to know?"
32240What wonderful stunt did you manage to carry through so early in the day, down in this forsaken country?
32240What you goin''to do to me?
32240What''s an old hat after all, to kick up such a row over it? 32240 What''s gone this time?"
32240What''s he taking out of that crack in the rock?
32240What''s that up yonder; looks to me like a torch moving?
32240What''s that?
32240What''s the matter now, Step Hen?
32240Whatever are you looking for now, you poor silly thing?
32240Whatever loosened it, d''ye s''pose?
32240When can I see you again, Polly?
32240Where''s Bob?
32240Where?
32240Who strapped that to my back?
32240Who''ll go down, and yank him on to that tree?
32240Why not?
32240Will you take a little stroll around with me before lying down?
32240Will you tell your father about this, Polly?
32240Wonder how our real scoutmaster, Dr. Philander Hobbs''d like to take the job?
32240Yes, I guessed that the first thing; and I suppose you mean he''d feel angry some if he saw two fellows in uniform following his trail?
32240Yes, and was he pleased when he heard that, Polly?
32240Yes, as modest as a spring violet,sang out Step Hen;"but how about that President Cornelius Jasper Hawtree business?
32240Yes?
32240You can see, Thad, that from where he lies he has a splendid view of the road we came over?
32240You could see that too, could you, suh?
32240You do n''t really think he''d go as far as to strike her, do you?
32240You do n''t think now, do you,demanded the other,"that Old Phin might take a notion to waylay him, just to have a look at the eighth scout?"
32240You hear what they say, Bob White?
32240You mean part of the hillside caved away?
32240You mean that Bertha has looked, and made a discovery among the papers in her guardian''s safe; is that it, Thad?
32240You say you feel thankful that we happened along in time to drive that cat off; and you''d be willing to do something for us in return?
32240Yuh war sayin''right now, thet these hyar byes hain''t never''xpectin''ter be sojers; an''thet they do n''t kerry arms; air thet a fack?
32240Ai n''t it lucky he c''n stretch his neck so far?
32240An''he''vited yer pal over ter see him, did he, so''s ter tell him a heap more?"
32240And I guess you''ve heard it before, judging from the way you act?"
32240And Smithy, will you hand me that stick yonder?"
32240And say, do I limp when I walk, because I''m feeling a little sore?"
32240And what''s supper, without a cup of coffee?"
32240Anybody got two hats on?"
32240Anybody seen my cap around; my hair stood up on end with the scare, and I must have dropped it?
32240Besides, did they not know that both Bob and his father would be fairly wild to hasten to the waiting mother and wife in that Northern home?
32240But I see you''ve got your badge right- side up to- day, all to the good, Step Hen; what wonderful stunt have you been pulling off now?"
32240But I wonder what they_ do_ mean to do?"
32240But Polly, you talked with him, did n''t you?"
32240But how were they going to get down to the faraway camp?
32240But if it should, perhaps you''ve seen how I did the job, and you could fix it up again?"
32240But may I ask why you put that question to me, Bumpus?"
32240But what under the sun was it hit us?"
32240But will it go straight; that''s the question?"
32240D''ye think now, he could have said all that one- half as good as Thad did?
32240Did n''t you call out to me to come down?
32240Do you know if that is so?
32240Do you see him now, Bob?"
32240Do_ you_ know anything about my knapsack, Giraffe?"
32240Does it pay to try and make speed at such a terrible risk?"
32240Eight thar was; whar be the other right now?"
32240Had he then determined to wait for the return of the eighth scout?
32240How about that, Bob?"
32240How about that, Davy?"
32240How about that, fellows?"
32240How could it be done, Allan?"
32240How''re you goin''to fix it, Allan?
32240How''s that, Thad?"
32240I wonder if this meeting is only an accident; or was guided by the hand of fate?"
32240I wonder what it was, fellows?"
32240I''m hungry, fellers; who says grub?"
32240If it was Giraffe now--""Here, you just let up on Giraffe, and pay attention to what Allan''s goin''to tell you; hear?"
32240Is that it, Bob?"
32240It''d be a great stunt, Thad, if we could read the signs, and listen to the talk, would n''t it?
32240Now do you see?"
32240Now, are we going on again, since we''ve left our wonderful message for Old Phin?"
32240Or it could n''t have been a frisky little''coon''or''possum,''I suppose?"
32240Perhaps you have heard your father speak of them?
32240Polly, however can I thank you?"
32240Ready to make it again?
32240Remember that man we saw sitting on the rock with his gun between his knees?
32240Savvy?"
32240Shall we go back to camp now, Thad?"
32240Some of you scouts ought to take pattern from the smartness of that little girl; do n''t you think so, Thad?"
32240Take a drop, wo n''t you, please?"
32240Tell me that, now?"
32240Thet''s what I went up thar fur, ai n''t it?"
32240They get more and more interesting the deeper you dip in; ai n''t that so, Thad?"
32240Was he shot?
32240We''ve never had a President Hawtree; but that ai n''t no reason we never will, is it?
32240Well, did n''t I?"
32240What d''ye s''pose they could find to shoot at in the dark?"
32240What d''ye suppose makes a smart scamp like that ever do such a silly thing?"
32240What if Polly should n''t be on hand?
32240What ye want me to do?"
32240What''s the need of carrying such a thing, if it ca n''t help us out in a pinch?"
32240Where would Reuben have been if he''d stayed there?
32240Where''d you get this old thing, anyhow, Giraffe?"
32240Who would n''t make an extra effort for that?"
32240Whoever heard of a Southern boy unwilling to act in similar circumstances?
32240Will Phin Dady let him go free if he makes that promise, Polly?"
32240Will you help me do it?"
32240Wonder what they find to talk about?"
32240Would Bertha meet him; or might she have been shut up in the house by her guardian, stern Reuben Sparks?
32240Would Mr. Quail, who must be weak on account of having been kept in the cavern so long, be able to stand the rough trip?
32240Would he never go?
32240Would you blame me, Polly?"
32240You have n''t forgotten that terrible time, Polly, have you?"
32240You''ve heard more or less about this, too, have n''t you, Polly?"
32240ai n''t that the moonshiner we heard so much about over in Asheville?"
32240are you there, old sobersides?"
32240did you see him kick his heels at us as he went down?"
32240is he smashed flatter''n a pancake?"
32240listen to that, would you?"
32240shouted Giraffe, waving his long arms;"do n''t you hear what Allan says?
32240tell me you''uns, whar be the other one?
32240what d''ye think that means?"
37493A groan-- you mean a real human groan?
37493Ah, are you there, my boy?
37493Ai n''t I aknowin''the ropes here; did n''t I uster work for the kunnel as a gardener? 37493 And the club that wins will be known as the champion team of the Boy Scouts league in this part of the state-- is that it, suh?"
37493And what did Mr. Jones say?
37493Any remarks before the motion is put?
37493Are we to take it for granted that the Basking Ridge people would allow us to come over and use their diamond, sir?
37493Aw, let up on a feller, Elmer, ca n''t you?
37493But Lil Artha,continued the other, persuasively, laying a hand on the sleeve of the tall scout,"do n''t you see that it''s only held slightly?
37493But are you sure you are not worn out after that hard game?
37493But did you hear the swish of his bat?
37493But do n''t you think we owe it to the colonel to take him into the secret?
37493But do you mean he brings one of those old shoes home with him every time?
37493But how can you help it?
37493But how d''ye know the dorg ai n''t goin''tuh git back an''tackle us while we''re adoin''the job?
37493But look there, do they give him old shoes and such things to play with; I can count three close by his kennel right now? 37493 But see here, why d''ye want to know how the weather away up in the Northwest is going to be to- day?
37493But where does he get them, if he''s chained up here all the time?
37493But where''s the ball?
37493But you_ think_ you know?
37493Ca n''t you get your nerve back yet? 37493 D''ye mean, kunnel, yu''d dar take me back agin, arter the way I been actin''?"
37493Did n''t I tell ye that Bruno knows me, an''that when I kim hyar an hour back I let him loose?
37493Did n''t you see him?
37493Do n''t suppose Toby would pose it over again, do you?
37493Follow my finger now; notice that thing moving up yonder in that little old tree? 37493 For me?"
37493Has he got his troop organized, then?
37493Hey, what d''ye mean?
37493How about it, Mark?
37493How about it, Phil?
37493How about this weather business, Elmer?
37493How do you know this, my boy?
37493How does the score stand now?
37493How? 37493 I do n''t know of a single one, do you, Elmer?"
37493I suppose, now, you were along with your friend last evening, and knew about him losing his cap?
37493I suppose, now, you''ve always done it, Mark?
37493I''d like tuh do the job jest as much as yerself; but what if we got ketched? 37493 Is Elmer at home?"
37493Is that straight, kunnel, an''do yuh mean to fergive me?
37493Is that straight, or are you just kidding me?
37493It ai n''t that, Lil Artha,declared Toby;"but while you''re about it, why wo n''t you make a clean sweep of the thing, a double rescue so to speak?"
37493It''s the signals, Elmer; the signals you and Mark have been practicing, do n''t you see?
37493Meaning our slick friend, Lon Braddock?
37493Not a bit of it,replied Elmer;"but what in the world do you suppose that queer sound can be?"
37493Now you''re not just guessing, are you, Jasper? 37493 Now you''re referring to where you lost your old cap, I take it?"
37493Now, what d''ye suppose that fellow in the carriage is beckoning to us for, Elmer?
37493Oh, I see; then you do n''t toss them to him?
37493Oh, is it? 37493 Oh, is that all you want?"
37493Oh, is that so? 37493 Oh, it ai n''t that, Elmer, sure it ai n''t, because do n''t I believe you''re the best pitcher in the whole world?"
37493Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?
37493Oh, that''s the way you look at it, eh?
37493Oh, they''re big enough,remarked Lil Artha, indifferently;"but since when did size count for everything in baseball?
37493Oh, what can you do, Elmer?
37493Ready everybody?
37493Ready?
37493Say, did you see him do that?
37493See who''s here, Elmer?
37493See you this afternoon, then, Mark?
37493Strange how it came to be under my peach tree, is n''t it?
37493Tell me first, is there an open place just below this Echo Cliff you talk about?
37493That sounds pretty fine, my boy,observed Elmer;"but what makes you believe I can do anything to help out?
37493That''s a fact,called out Toby, with one of his grins;"because it would n''t be much use after that same thing happened, hey?"
37493Then perhaps we ought to tell, Elmer?
37493Then the signs_ are_ favorable; do you mean that, Elmer?
37493Then we''ve just got to work to hold them, see?
37493Then what do you reckon it was?
37493Then whatever ails you, Jasper?
37493Then why should you bother going all that way over a rough path? 37493 There is only to be this one game, I understand it, suh?"
37493Think I''d better, when he only wanted to see you?
37493Too late for what, Jasper?
37493Trying what out? 37493 WHAT''S that you''re talking about, Jasper?"
37493WHAT''S the matter with this for a corker?
37493Want to take the nine in action?
37493Was it Felix Wagner, the second baseman of Fairfield, who brought it?
37493Was that the last you thought of the cap?
37493We''re going to bring you down; only try to help yourself by getting hold of that branch, see?
37493Well, let me in, wo n''t you?
37493Well, now, did you ever hear the beat of that?
37493Well, what about it?
37493Well, who would n''t, just tell me that? 37493 Well?"
37493Were you over there again?
37493What ails you now?
37493What ails you, now, I''d just like to know, Lil Artha?
37493What are we up against?
37493What d''ye suppose it means, Elmer?
37493What d''ye think it could be, now?
37493What might that be?
37493What particular good would that do us, tell me, when he''s sure got everything down pat in his mind, just the same? 37493 What shall I do?"
37493What time is it, Chatz; since you seem to be the only one in the lot who had the good sense and also the decency to fetch a watch along?
37493What would he do if he was twice as tall, hey, tell me that?
37493What''s all this row about?
37493What''s that?
37493What''s the matter-- stub your toe, or get a bug in your eye?
37493What''s wrong with my signals, tell me, Jasper? 37493 What, him?"
37493What?
37493Where did you get it-- from Jasper, here?
37493Who was that, Elmer, and what did he do that was so great? 37493 Who, me, give Bruno them old shoes?"
37493Who?
37493Why not?
37493Why should n''t he be?
37493Why, what has happened? 37493 Why, whatever do you suppose my folks would think?"
37493Will you kindly take this cap in your hands, my boy?
37493Yes,replied Mark, smiling,"but in that case why send for me?
37493You do n''t say?
37493You mean he gets away?
37493You mean when he took the jump? 37493 You mean, let his folks know about the narrow call he had here to- day?"
37493You remember Toby is just crazy to fly like the Wrights and all the other bird men who sail through the air in their aeroplanes?
37493You''re quite positive there can be no mistake-- that some other boy may not have the same initials?
37493Ai n''t you afraid of a draught, Toby?"
37493And Elmer, if he got smashed or had his legs broken, you and me would feel like we was guilty, ai n''t that so?"
37493And Toby, make a grab for that branch just below when you feel yourself going, understand?"
37493And if he had n''t happened to have that sharp knife along, you might be hanging up there yet and for some time to come; get that?"
37493And now, could you tell me how it chanced to come there under my prize peach trees that were robbed last night?"
37493And who d''ye think it is?
37493Any more?"
37493Any other question, boys?"
37493Anything more, Red?"
37493Are you dead tired, my boy?"
37493Are you strong enough to do this for the sake of that old mother of yours?"
37493Are you sure the lining was n''t torn that way when you lost it, Mark?"
37493But do n''t you blame Elmer for your troubles, hear?
37493But say, what you goin''to do now?"
37493But, see here, do n''t you think you owe some thanks to this bright young chap for what happened?
37493Come up here and grab me, ca n''t you?
37493Could it be any of the servants belonging to the house?
37493D''ye know I just see before me that one question:''Who found Mark Cummings''s cap?''
37493Did he wish to secure some sort of tool to be used in furthering his evil designs?
37493Did you find anything there to tell you who picked that cap up?"
37493Did you want me for anything in particular, colonel?"
37493Do n''t I take exercise every day just to reduce my flesh?
37493Do we practice any this morning, Elmer?"
37493Elmer and Lil Artha exchanged meaning glances, and presently the latter managed to whisper to his companion of the morning:"Did you do it, Elmer?"
37493Elmer, ai n''t that so?"
37493Get that, now?
37493Have I got that all O. K., Jasper?"
37493Have you got any wheat planted; or do you mean to put the steam plow into that quarter section, if the signs are favorable?"
37493How do you feel, Elmer, after your hard afternoon''s work?
37493I hope you did not take a nasty header off your wheel?"
37493I pitched my best; but where would we have been if it had n''t happened that Lil Artha drove out that homer, fetching a run in ahead of him?
37493I suppose most boys do that because they are apt to get their head gear mixed when they wrestle and knock around; is n''t that so, Mark?"
37493I''d hate to have those teeth set in my leg, would n''t you, Mark?"
37493If I ever dropped from this height, whatever would happen to my bones, tell me that?
37493If some fellow picked my cap up, did he leave it there on purpose to get me in trouble, or was it only an accident?
37493If you have n''t anything else on hand just now, what''s to hinder you going along, Lil Artha?"
37493Is he a new boy in Hickory Ridge; and does he say my work is off color?"
37493Is he here this afternoon?"
37493Is there any rain storm in sight?
37493Just see how it''s torn, would you?"
37493Now what d''ye think of that for a loon?
37493Now, are yuh ready to move along, Con?"
37493Now, scouts, what is your pleasure about this courteous challenge?"
37493Now, what was it you wanted to see me about?"
37493On the whole, then, you predict that we''ll have a decent afternoon; just the kind to spur every fellow on to doing his best licks?"
37493Open up now, wo n''t you, and be good?"
37493Perhaps, who knows?"
37493Say, Elmer, is he crazy, or can it be the reaction set in after his daring feat in grabbing me?"
37493Say, what''s to hinder you coming with me, Elmer?"
37493See?"
37493Shall I take my old cap away with me, or do you want to place it among your curios as an unsolved mystery?"
37493That would make the people of sleepy old Hickory Ridge stare some, hey?"
37493There, did n''t that sound just like a big grunt, and was n''t it followed by a squeal?
37493We all know that much, Elmer; but the signs, what do they say?
37493We''d better investigate this thing a little, do n''t you think, Elmer?"
37493What I want now is sympathy and brotherly kindness, do n''t you see?"
37493What about my signals?"
37493What did I tell you?
37493What do you think?
37493What''re we going to do about it, Elmer?"
37493What''s doing now?"
37493Where under the sun d''ye suppose he can be?
37493Will it be as hot as the dickens; or are we in for a cold wave?
37493Will you tell him about the cap, and how it was found?"
37493With the call of the diamond in the air what boy, who loved baseball, could resist or allow any other pursuit to hold him in check?
37493Wo n''t I get it, though, when mom sees what''s happened?
37493Wonder what he would do if he broke loose right now?
37493Would he duplicate his previous performance, and send out a homer?
37493Would he himself enter the tool house to secure the kerosene?
37493You am de boy belongin''tuh de Cummings fambly, ai n''t yuh, an''yuh name am Mark, I spect?"
37493You had a reason for doing it?
37493You rode over on your wheel, did n''t you, Elmer?"
37493You''ll come, wo n''t you, Mark?"
37493Yuh ai n''t skeered, be yuh, Con?"
37493Yuh sed as how yuh had matches along, did n''t yuh, Con?"
37493but do n''t you feel cold?
37493called out Mulligan as he stood there and heard a strike called:"what''re ye thryin''to do wid me, Elmer?
37493he declared,"if they saw the Cummings hope and heir driving up with a carriage and pair?
37493listen to that, would you?"
37493now will you be good, Fairfield?"
37493so that''s what troubles you, is it?"
37493up there, what are you doing to that tree?"
37493were you looking for anyone?"
37493what did Matt Tubbs have to say to you, Elmer?"
37493what''s eatin''ye, Phil?"
37493ye sed as how ye knowed jest how the game cud be worked, did n''t ye, Phil?"
45547''I ca n''t, eh? 45547 ''Where''s the best place to hit you?''
45547Alive?
45547And did you get him out?
45547And hunt the lion? 45547 And is he here-- alive?"
45547And these runaway boys have done about all of it, have n''t they?
45547And we could take some grapple hooks--"We?
45547And who shot him?
45547Are you goin''to fix up your aeroplane again, or get a new one?
45547Are you going to quit flying?
45547Behind what?
45547Break the ground?
45547But what''s become of the boy? 45547 But why not find the gun first?
45547C- can''t we break the ground here and make the stone fall down?
45547Ca n''t one of you offer a possible explanation?
45547Ca n''t we go with you and hunt for Hal?
45547Can I?
45547Can you tell me where you got it?
45547Could n''t you find him?
45547Did Smash fall off his ear?
45547Did a burglar break in?
45547Did anybody see Hal or hear his voice on the way back?
45547Did he break his neck?
45547Did n''t you ever know anything you could n''t prove?
45547Did n''t you have any with you, or had n''t you gathered any yet?
45547Did you find anything in the cave that tended to prove your suspicion?
45547Did you find the gun?
45547Did you meet him afterward?
45547Did you put me in it or did Pepper?
45547Do n''t you believe he had a bag of souvenirs?
45547Do n''t you hear it?
45547Do n''t you see we''re standing on granite? 45547 Do you think he swallowed it?"
45547Do you think he''s comin''here?
45547Does everybody call it that?
45547Everybody here?
45547First, do you all know what a biplane is?
45547Frank, Frank, what is the matter? 45547 Frank, what_ is_ the matter?"
45547Have you found a way down?
45547Hello, Hal, what''s the matter?
45547How about that weight?
45547How about the fish?
45547How did it get into the cave then?
45547How do you know he took them?
45547How do you know?
45547How do you suppose they got up here?
45547How in the world are we ever going to get out of this?
45547How we going to go?
45547How would it get there?
45547How?
45547How?
45547How?
45547I do n''t, eh?
45547If he did, what became of it? 45547 If it''s a panther or a lynx, where do you suppose it is?"
45547In the airship?
45547In the airship?
45547In the cañon?
45547Is he killed?
45547Is that so?
45547Is that so?
45547Is that true?
45547It came near being a pretty serious trap, did n''t it? 45547 It may explain, may it not, what became of Hal?"
45547Just so we do n''t call you down, eh?
45547Kenyon missing? 45547 Like the one you fell in?"
45547Make it up yourself?
45547Maxwell was his name?
45547Not_ Bad_?
45547Nothing? 45547 Now what are we going to do next?"
45547Now, who''s going to tell us a story about the mummy?
45547Oh!--when will it be here?
45547Oh- h--groaned Bad,"what shall I do?
45547Out o''the water? 45547 Out o''where-- the cave?"
45547Ready to go now?
45547See? 45547 The Boy Scouts_ of the Air_?"
45547Was Dr. Edwards hurt?
45547Was n''t that a funny place for cliff dwellers to build their homes?
45547Well, boys,he said slowly, wiping his glasses with his handkerchief,"what do you think of yourselves?
45547Well, what do you think of it, boys?
45547Well, what''s the difference? 45547 Well, where would you suggest that we hunt first?"
45547Well, who has something more to add to the story of Flathead?
45547What became of your specimens?
45547What do the rest of you think?
45547What do you mean?
45547What do you think it is-- a ghost?
45547What else have we here?
45547What for? 45547 What good will that do us?"
45547What have you to say to it, Hal?
45547What in the world does that mean?
45547What is a plane?
45547What is it?
45547What kind is it going to be?
45547What then?
45547What will the new aeroplane look like?
45547What would I do here without you? 45547 What you going to do?
45547What you going to do? 45547 What you kids up to?"
45547What''s his name?
45547What''s that?
45547What''s that?
45547What''s that?
45547What''s the Ozone?
45547What''s the difference between a biplane and a monoplane?
45547What''s the matter?
45547What''s the matter?
45547What''s the name of this cañon?
45547What''s up, Bad?
45547When are we going?
45547When are you going to begin work?
45547When you goin'', Hal?
45547Where are the others?
45547Where are the rest of them?
45547Where are you, Hal?
45547Where did you get it?
45547Where have you been?
45547Where is Hal?
45547Where is it?
45547Where you found my bag of souvenirs?
45547Where you going to- night?
45547Where you going-- home?
45547Where you going?
45547Where''d you get that story?
45547Where''s Frank?
45547Where''s the lion?
45547Where''s your gun?
45547Who is he?
45547Why did n''t you say something about it? 45547 Why did n''t you throw it away?"
45547Why did n''t you turn it over to me with the bag?
45547Why me? 45547 Why not, Hal?"
45547Wo n''t do what any more?
45547Would he jump at me or would he jump back? 45547 Yes, why not?"
45547You can make''em all in half an hour, ca n''t you?
45547You did n''t find any rubies or garnets or streaks of gold there, did you?
45547You found a nugget in the cave, did you?
45547You hit the horse, did n''t you?
45547You mean that the beast killed him?
45547You think it fell to the ground with the aeroplane?
45547You think somebody put it there?
45547You was n''t?
45547You will know it all, will you?
45547And can we all have a ride?"
45547And yet, it''s as simple as A- B- C.""In what way?"
45547Are you proud of what you have done, or do you agree that such an escapade deserves something of a reckoning?"
45547As they were leaving the cañon, Dr. Byrd inquired:"What kind of place is that cave, Hal?"
45547But Mr. Porter had a high, shrill voice, and when he sang out with all his strength"Oh, Hal, where are you?"
45547But do n''t you think you made a mistake by running away?
45547But what are we going to eat?
45547But what does all this mean?"
45547But what you going to run away for, Hal?
45547But where should they make their home?
45547Buy another airship?"
45547CHAPTER VIII HAL''S DISCOVERY Meanwhile, what had become of Hal Kenyon?
45547CHAPTER XIX THE RESCUING AIRSHIP"How do you know?"
45547CHAPTER XXIV MOUNTAIN LION BRIDGE"How you going to spend your holiday?"
45547Can you explain that so we can understand how it keeps the ship from turning over?"
45547Can you make yourself comfortable in there until morning?
45547Dared he risk it?
45547Did it just happen to come untied from the strut at that time?
45547Did n''t you find them?"
45547Do you mean to say that I stole it?"
45547For a while they did nothing but eat and drink, but at last Pickles inquired:"How did you know we was here?"
45547Frank nodded understandingly, and Hal continued in the same manner as before:"Do you see that thing on the floor of the cave?
45547Frankland?"
45547Hence, what are the rest of us?
45547His only hope-- but was there any hope at all?
45547How could he, unless somebody found one of our arrows?
45547How could it have been a boy?"
45547How would you boys like to visit the top of Flathead again?"
45547How-- in the world did you get out?"
45547I''ll--""Clout it in the jaw?"
45547Is it the nugget?"
45547Is that what made you run away so fast?
45547Is that what makes you look so sick?
45547Miles looked with keen amusement at the last questioner and replied with a wink:"Do I look like a quitter?"
45547Nothing left, is there?"
45547Oh, what will I do?
45547Pickles, you''re not afraid to go first, are you?"
45547Porter?"
45547Save my life by running away and getting the cat to follow you?"
45547Should n''t you have remained here and faced the music?"
45547The idea seemed ridiculous; and yet what other explanation of their manner and actions could be given?
45547Then he added in a tone of astonishment:"And where did you get that gun?"
45547There was a general note of approval, and Dr. Byrd inquired:"Well, what shall it be first?"
45547They passed beyond his vision, as on former occasions, and before long he caught Mr. Porter''s shrill"Oh, Hal, where are you?"
45547Try to grapple it first or dive?"
45547Understand?"
45547Was it possible that they did not know where he was?
45547Was it you that shot?
45547Were the contents of the bag valuable?"
45547What could have happened to Frank?
45547What could he do?
45547What could they do?
45547What could this mean?
45547What did I tell you?"
45547What did I tell you?"
45547What does this mean?"
45547What for?"
45547What shall we call the waterfall itself?"
45547What will I do?
45547What would he think when he came out and found no Bad in the water?
45547What you been doing with the gun?"
45547What''d you do?
45547What''s that?"
45547Where did you drop them?"
45547Where is he?"
45547Who has an idea now?"
45547Who''s going on the next trip?"
45547Why did they not ford the river at once and come up on the other side?
45547Why did you decide to run away, Hal?"
45547Why did you hide it in your pocket and keep still?
45547Why not stop here, build a fire, and sit around and talk a while?"
45547Why not?
45547Why should they not share the glory alike?
45547Why, what''s the matter?"
45547Would n''t it be a lark to climb up under the bridge and stretch himself out along the timbers and wait there for Hal?
45547You''ll be here when I come back?"
5981''Then what?'' 5981 ''Where is Rika?"
5981Advertise?
5981And it was some ride, was n''t it, Ivan?
5981Are those the spies? 5981 Are we going to spend our lives here, or are we going home?"
5981Are you nearly ready? 5981 Babies all drink milk, do n''t they?
5981Better that than not at all, eh, Martha?
5981Ca n''t we find them for you?
5981Ca n''t you even remember what they looked like?
5981Ca n''t you remember anything they said?
5981Did you hear the conversation?
5981Did you see?
5981Do n''t be any longer than you can, will you, boys?
5981Do n''t you know me?
5981Do n''t you see the chain on the inside of the door?
5981Do n''t you think that it would be safe now for us to go back home?
5981Do you expect me to sit idly here while my youngest child needs my protection?
5981Do you know how to drive? 5981 Do you know where she is?"
5981Do you know,she said,"I feel as though everyone besides ourselves is hurt or lost or dead or kidnapped?
5981Do you want to be beaten?
5981Do you want your head broken again?
5981Do you?
5981Does the German army cause that too?
5981Eat?
5981Eat?
5981Have you any money at all?
5981Have you any money?
5981Have you, honest?
5981How can I bear this for you?
5981How far to Lodz?
5981How is that? 5981 How more so?"
5981How old is she?
5981How?
5981I do n''t see but what I am all right, but does n''t Jack look cuty- cute? 5981 I will not give them one single meal, do, you hear that?"
5981I wish we could change, but how can we?
5981Is Jack with him? 5981 Is n''t he clever?"
5981Is she dead?
5981Is that the real reason why you are going to shoot him as a spy?
5981Is this yours?
5981It does n''t help, does it?
5981Ivan,said the tall boy at the window,"did you hear what the three people at the door were talking about?
5981Just over the hill?
5981Now will you be silent?
5981Oh, father, father, what shall we do?
5981Professor Morris, do you understand that you are here facing a most serious charge?
5981Remains here?
5981Rika-She had no chance to continue--"Rika?"
5981Said I not that I have my own way?
5981See what?
5981So you too help yourself in these war times?
5981Suppose they do not eat?
5981Tell me where is she? 5981 The girl?"
5981Those work clothes? 5981 Tired?"
5981Two?
5981Walk?
5981Warren?
5981Was it something I said?
5981Well, well, what is it?
5981Well, well, where is Elinor?
5981Well, what do you know about that?
5981Well, what would you?
5981Well, where is it, anyway?
5981Well, you could make her recognize whose son you are, could n''t you?
5981What ails the thing? 5981 What ails you?"
5981What are you going to do?
5981What did he do?
5981What did she try to tell you?
5981What do you think you are going to do, Ivanovich?
5981What do you want to do about it?
5981What do you want with us?
5981What does it all mean?
5981What does it all mean?
5981What else do you carry, little rat?
5981What happened then?
5981What happened?
5981What is it?
5981What is the trouble?
5981What is the use of hurrying things so? 5981 What is your idea exactly?"
5981What now?
5981What of that?
5981What shall we give it?
5981What think you would cry like that-- spirits?
5981What will you give-- a dozen dried fishes?
5981What with?
5981What would we want of eavesdroppers and spies? 5981 What would you?"
5981What''s that?
5981What''s the matter with my clothes?
5981What''s the matter?
5981What''s the red cross flag on it I wonder?
5981What''s the trouble?
5981What''s the use?
5981What, did I tell you, Gustav?
5981When do you suppose we will start?
5981Where are we, anyway?
5981Where are you going when you get to the city?
5981Where are you going?
5981Where is father?
5981Where is she?
5981Where is she?
5981Where is there a place where I can get them something else to wear?
5981Where is your father, Ignace?
5981Where shall we go, I wonder?
5981Where was he injured, Ignaee?
5981Who are you?
5981Who are you?
5981Who is she then?
5981Who knows how many hours we have been on guard here? 5981 Why blacken our souls further than we must?"
5981Why do n''t you show a little, mercy at the first?
5981Why laugh?
5981Why not? 5981 Why not?"
5981Why not?
5981Why waste words? 5981 Will you explain your notes?"
5981Will you wait until I finish? 5981 Wo n''t we?"
5981Wo n''t your bonds hold as long as necessary? 5981 Yes,"he said,"when the men came up, they said,''What have you?''
5981You could n''t see the rats, could you?
5981You have not heard him talk, have you?
5981You say you have no money? 5981 You see, do n''t you, Warren?"
5981You send me for this cloak and when I returned, what did I find in the room where I had left everyone of the household gathered ready for the flight? 5981 You will spy, will you?
5981You,he said to Ivan,"you see this gun?
5981Your American hustle- on; that means act quickly, does it not?
5981And in order to bring her to a proper idea of your goodness and charm, you shoot her father and brother- do you shoot her brother, by the way?"
5981And will you not ask us to the palace some day soon?
5981And you know the sudden bombardment, so close to the city, was so terrible that you would not let me go home?
5981Answer, Michael, what did you find out?"
5981Come, come, young one, what will you- obedience or a broken head?"
5981Did I tell you he was an American?
5981Did n''t you say you knew that Princess what- is- her- name that owns this car?"
5981Did you bring what I asked?"
5981Did you ever hear a man talk so fast and so much and use such words?
5981Did you save any of the motor cars?"
5981Do n''t you think so?"
5981Do they run?
5981Do you realize the seriousness of this affair?"
5981Do you remember the yellow- haired child I trained about ten years ago?
5981Do you remember those chaps we saw in Switzerland?
5981Do you see that door?
5981Do you suppose the dub knows how to drive?"
5981Do you think any other man you know would have left those children a minute in a time like this?"
5981Give up my fire and light and food?
5981Have you made any plans?"
5981Have you seen my baby?
5981Have you your jewels?"
5981How can I tell?"
5981How could they have gone off?"
5981How had it happened that she had foreseen this dreadful mischance clearly enough, in some mysterious way, to plan the delivery of the saving message?
5981How will we get out of here?
5981I am in command, my friend, and if I think I have a spy, and see that it is my duty to stand this man up against a wall, then what?
5981I know she is dead; I almost pray that she is, but how can I ever rest until I know?"
5981I suppose you do n''t want to kill them?"
5981I thought they were safe-- and my book-- Warren, surely you do not blame me for getting my book?"
5981I wish you could come, but you see how it is, do n''t you?"
5981In how many days,"he demanded,"with those children at heel?"
5981Is it?"
5981Is n''t it like a fairy tale to think that we had little Rika all the time?"
5981Is n''t it so, my Michael?"
5981It''s her own sister''s house, is n''t it?"
5981Must I give you one, or will you come with me peaceably?"
5981Now do you understand?"
5981Oh, how can I ever be thankful enough to you for your goodness to her?"
5981Oh, what shall we do?
5981Say, what''s father going to do?"
5981Shall we trust the cars?
5981So it was with a feeling of pity for the weary little feet that he asked,"Where do we go tonight?
5981So we hurried out, and managed to escape the soldiers, and get here and then everyone cried out,''Where are the children?''"
5981Suppose I go and look for them?"
5981Then what could they do if the house was deserted?"
5981They say simply,"Kill me?
5981Warren knew that he must gain access to the den, but how?
5981Well, what did you say then, stupid?"
5981Were her senses leaving her?
5981What ails the car?"
5981What are we going to do?"
5981What are you thinking of?
5981What can be said?"
5981What chance have you here now in this stricken land?
5981What did that mean?
5981What did they say?
5981What did you think to steal of honest men as poor as yourselves?
5981What do you mean?"
5981What do you think of that?"
5981What do you think?"
5981What do you think?"
5981What had happened?
5981What if his notes are a code?
5981What was his book, a dry thing of many pages, when he compared it to the needs of the dear children who had been so loyal and so true to him?
5981What will I do?
5981What will I do?"
5981What, and have you get the credit of all my labor?
5981Where can one sell jewels these days when one can not cross the border, and when the world cracks?
5981Where can we find something rough for you to wear?"
5981Who was there to help?
5981Who will take care of us then if we do not train these children?"
5981Why do you bother with them, Michael Paovla, why did you bring them here?
5981Why do you suppose boys like Ivan here are watched every second?
5981Why should a man like you read?
5981Why should any soldiers molest American citizens?
5981Why should we?"
5981Will that help thee?"
5981Will you kindly repeat your account?"
5981Will you not explain?"
5981Wonder who drives it?
5981Would you like to come with me, Evelyn?"
5981You do n''t suppose your friend in Warsaw would like to keep it?"
5981You remember, do n''t you, that I came to your house as usual, five days ago, for my lessons in English?
5981cried Professor Morris, and Evelyn, and Jack, and again,"Rika?"
5981said Ignace; then suddenly,"Where is my little Rika?"
5981said the woman"What are they up to, do you think?"
5981she commanded, and when the child''s frightened eyes sought her face she said,"You are to beg for your supper, do you hear?
46968A regular American Wild West show over here in Belgium, raking in the coin this last summer? 46968 All through?"
46968And Bumpus, after all what does it matter how you get to Antwerp so long as you pull up there sooner or later?
46968And could we be allowed to keep on to Antwerp, sir?
46968And do you notice the gray uniforms they are wearing?
46968And how far from Antwerp?
46968And this is really Belgium we''re running over?
46968And you mean to take it, do you, Thad?
46968Are you only saying that in a general way, or do you know something?
46968But are you a German?
46968But could n''t you make an exception in our case?
46968But if you had the chance again would you allow it to be done?
46968But if, as you say, you were in Germany when the Kaiser''s troops crossed over into Belgium, how happens it you are here? 46968 But we do n''t mean to give up yet, do we?"
46968But what can we do when the whole country is just swarming with soldiers, all heading in the direction of the border?
46968But what do you suppose this means, Thad?
46968But what on earth could he be doing away up there?
46968But why does this young m''sieu speak the hated language?
46968But, Thad, that does n''t mean we''ve got to hand them over the old car, does it?
46968But, Thad,objected Allan,"you know what we heard about all cars?
46968Did he act as if he felt disappointed at our wanting to stand guard over our old car?
46968Did they only get their heads together and talk?
46968Did you ask him if he cared to sell the old trap, Giraffe?
46968Did you pick up any information worth while, Giraffe?
46968Do n''t you see which way they''re going?
46968Do n''t you understand that German is in bad favor through Belgium just now? 46968 Do we give up the ship at the first storm, Thad?"
46968Do we have to give in so tamely as all that?
46968Do we take the right or the left branch?
46968Do you know what I believe?
46968Do you like being a freak?
46968Do you mean by a ferry?
46968Do you mean for their own use, Giraffe?
46968Do you mean he thinks we want to consider him our prisoner?
46968Do you mean we''ll hoof it, Thad?
46968Do you really mean that we''re going to start out into the west, Thad?
46968Do you suspect the landlord knows anything about the raid, if there is going to be one?
46968Do you think he would go to the trouble to inform some of the military authorities of his suspicions, and get them after us?
46968Failing that,said Giraffe,"what''s to hinder hiring a farmer and his horse to pull the machine along to town?
46968Find out what bust, Thad?
46968Gas tank getting low, is it?
46968Germans?
46968Giraffe, would you mind bending over and pinching me?
46968Guess you know now why your dad would n''t let you learn to run your big touring car at home, do n''t you, Bumpus?
46968He did n''t say how many there were in this bunch, did he, Thad?
46968He took the money, of course?
46968Hold on, Bumpus, you forget that you''ve got a game leg, do n''t you?
46968How about getting rid of the boat that''s carried us down the Rhine so splendidly?
46968How about taking us on his ferryboat, Giraffe?
46968How are they doing now?
46968How are we going to get him down?
46968How can it be reached from this road?
46968How do we know but what these Belgians are so patriotic they think it only right strangers should be made to contribute to the good of their army? 46968 How far away is Rotterdam, Thad?"
46968How far away is the town you mention?
46968How goes the mad whirl now, Allan?
46968How many others did he talk to, Giraffe?
46968I hope you have n''t changed your mind, Thad?
46968I hope you will not think it necessary to detain us, sergeant?
46968I only hope she holds out till we''re safe over the border, do n''t you, Giraffe?
46968I should say so; and you could n''t change it, I suppose?
46968I wonder how far we''ll get before they jump out at us?
46968I wonder now if that can be an inn we see ahead there?
46968I''m wondering what that queer far- off throbbing sound can be?
46968If he does n''t show up could n''t we take charge of the boat and run her across to the other side?
46968If we had to come to it, would you try to get across the line there, Thad?
46968Is that a fact?
46968Is there an inn in that town, Giraffe?
46968Is there any one here who talks English?
46968Limberg, you said, did n''t you, Allan?
46968Look here,said Thad, sternly,"did you try any of your German on them?"
46968Looks as if we''re bound to run the whole gamut of car troubles before we''re done with this machine, does n''t it?
46968Mebbe it''s that silly old gas tank again?
46968Of course we strike out over the middle one, Thad?
46968Ought we to keep on and try to get across that bridge, Thad?
46968Remember what Thad said about our hanging to you all the way through, do n''t you? 46968 Saw what, a boa constrictor from the menagerie?"
46968Say, do you really believe motors can understand the English language?
46968Say, looky here what''s bearing down on us, Thad, will you?
46968See him take in our little American flags, will you?
46968See that tall, bushy tree, Thad?
46968Sure of what?
46968Tell me about that, will you?
46968Thad, do you take any stock in that idea?
46968Thad, how''s it coming on?
46968Thad, it might be they thought we left something valuable in the car, such as a pair of expensive field- glasses, you know?
46968Thad, of course we''re bound to strike that river again, if we keep on heading into the northwest?
46968Thad, what would you call that thing away off yonder? 46968 Thad, you would n''t think of going on and leaving him there, I hope?"
46968That means the man up yonder will turn out to be a German aviator, does n''t it, Thad?
46968That would mean if it kept on straight it would finally bring up at the Holland border, would n''t it?
46968That''s queer,muttered the fat scout, who would not stay squelched;"why do people go around taking cars if not for themselves, I''d like to know?"
46968Then I go, do I, Thad?
46968Then perhaps you can give us an idea what causes it?
46968Then they want to make us an offer for the car in the morning?
46968Then we stop over, do we?
46968Then why should you hesitate about starting along that one?
46968Then you claim that this man whom you aided was a German aviator, do you?
46968Then you''ve been having a hard time, I take it?
46968They did n''t offer to bother you, did they, Giraffe?
46968Think he''ll get clear of his enemies, Thad?
46968Think of me taking all that trouble for a fike not much bigger''n a postage stamp?
46968Think we want you to get choking pretty soon, and scare us half to death?
46968Thinking about your grub, ai n''t you, Bumpus?
46968This one has been brought up on either German or French, and how would it know I was boasting? 46968 Thought I was never coming, did n''t you?"
46968Was it our car they looked over?
46968Was it that note you just took from under the lining of your hat?
46968Was that it about a mile back, leading off to the right as we came along?
46968We can only hope it serves our purpose, and after that who cares?
46968Well, how much further do we have to go before we get to the Dutch line?
46968Well, talking is n''t going to help us any, so what do you say we get busy?
46968Well, what''s to be done about it?
46968What about the car, Thad?
46968What about you, Allan?
46968What ails the old shebang, Thad?
46968What ails you, Giraffe?
46968What are you aiming to do next?
46968What can I do, Thad?
46968What can have happened to cause it?
46968What did he say about Grevenbroich, Giraffe?
46968What do you figure can be the matter, Thad?
46968What do you think has gone wrong, Thad?
46968What do you think he means to do, now he''s got the money?
46968What for, Thad?
46968What for?
46968What if he does n''t show up to- night, Thad?
46968What is his lowest figure in cash?
46968What is it, Giraffe?
46968What is it?
46968What makes you say so?
46968What makes you think it''s the crossing where we strike Holland?
46968What might that be?
46968What shall we do now, Thad?
46968What were you limping about the last part of the way, Bumpus?
46968What''s all the row about, Giraffe?
46968What''s coming next, Thad?
46968What''s the idea in doing that?
46968What''s the last word about this business, Thad?
46968What''s the plan of campaign, then, Thad?
46968What''s this?
46968What''s wrong now?
46968What, is there another chapter to the story?
46968When danger comes along a scout should n''t say,''How many are there of the enemy,''but just shout out,''Where are they, so I can get busy?''
46968Where did you get this car?
46968Where''s poor little Benjy, Giraffe?
46968Why should it, Giraffe?
46968Why, hello-- we did n''t make all that dust back there, did we?
46968Why, is this really the mouth of the Rhine?
46968Why, what does your chart say?
46968Will Great Britain fight, do you think, Thad?
46968Will we have to turn back again so as to keep from having a row?
46968Would it pay us to make an offer for the discard?
46968Would you know the name of this German Taube operator if you heard it again, boy?
46968Yes, that''s easy for you to say,complained poor Bumpus,"but think of me, wo n''t you?
46968Yet you have been allowed to proceed this far in peace, it seems?
46968You do n''t blame me, I feel sure, Giraffe?
46968You do n''t think they bothered our car, do you, Thad?
46968You do n''t think they''ll burn the house, do you, Thad?
46968You''re a bit worried for fear we''ll run smack into some of the fighting that seems to have been going on over that way-- is that it, Thad?
46968Are we intending to haul off and try to defend ourselves, or do we just throw up our hands and tell''em we surrender?
46968But have you arranged your plan, Thad?
46968But how far do we have to go, Allan?"
46968But if both of them happened to be crippled that would n''t keep me from feeling hungry, would it?"
46968But we agreed to make the best of it, and so what''s the use of knocking?"
46968Did you ever hear of one of his kind shoving any cold cash aside when it was offered to him?"
46968Get that name, do you?"
46968Giraffe remarked;"but I say, what''s going to happen, now that you''ve pulled up here at the forks?"
46968Giraffe, you''re a good friend of mine, ai n''t you?
46968Have I your permission to tell you about this adventure, sir?"
46968He can scent an onion frying half a mile away, ca n''t you, Bumpus?"
46968He was not much surprised when the officer demanded:"Could you tell from the build of the aeroplane what sort of a machine it may have been, boy?"
46968How can I spring like a frog when she starts to go backward down the hill again?
46968How could it be otherwise when he had the backing of such loyal chums?
46968How could we look back without turning fiery red every time we remembered such a cowardly act?
46968I wonder how it would do for me to shout out that word as we come up?"
46968I''m shivering yet with the excitement; just feel my hand, will you, Giraffe?"
46968I''m wet up to my knees, all right; but I got dear little Benjy, did n''t I?"
46968I''ve got a blanket here for you, see?"
46968If anything exciting comes along just give me a jolt, will you, Bumpus?"
46968If it should shrink when he tried to dry it, whatever would he do for another?"
46968If the poor old tramp refuses to make the climb, however are we to get over the rise?"
46968Indeed, what else could they believe, after seeing the woman carrying on in such a wild way?
46968Just imagine our Bumpus with a pair of those wide trousers on, and wooden shoes to finish him off, would you?
46968Kaiser, do n''t you want to buy a dog?
46968Leave it to us, and we''ll get him down out of that, eh, Thad?"
46968Now, ready, Giraffe?
46968So they have a rowdy element here too, do they?
46968Speak plainer, ca n''t you?"
46968Surely you will not want to keep us here against our will, where we would be a burden on you, and with four more mouths to fill?"
46968Thad, I hope you did n''t forget me when laying in that stock of cowhides?"
46968Thad, can you guess it?
46968Thad, had n''t we better take a chance, and say we''ve tasted one meal in Holland?"
46968Thad, we''ll never forget this kindness, will we?"
46968Thad, you wo n''t think of quitting this splendid view- place and losing the one chance we may ever have to see a real up- to- date battle?"
46968The brief note written by the aviator whom they had aided-- might not that be of benefit to their cause?
46968They would not let you come by way of Aachen, where the glorious army crossed the border?"
46968Think you c''n fix it, Thad?"
46968Understand that?"
46968We''re across the line, Thad, would n''t you say?"
46968What d''ye suppose it all means, Thad?"
46968What is it you desire to say?"
46968What made you change your minds?"
46968What''s happened?"
46968What''s that they''re holding so that the sun glints from the ends like it does when you use a glass in heliographing a message?
46968What''s the end going to be, I''d like to know?"
46968Where am I at?
46968Where do you figure we are now, Thad?"
46968With such a contrite culprit owning up to his faults what could Thad say?
46968Would he have to consider himself a prisoner of war?
46968Would you mind rubbing me in the middle of the back?
46968You remember I told you about the chat I had with a young gunner who could talk United States?
46968announced Giraffe,"and listen to the row, will you?
46968did you see that?"
46968do we have to really_ push_?"
46968exclaimed the fat scout on noticing that even Allan joined them,"seems like we might all be in the same boat, does n''t it?"
46968grunted Giraffe;"and, Thad, I suppose I''ll have to do the interpreter act again, if the chap does n''t talk United States?"
46968have you got it, Thad?"
46968he did, eh?"
46968is there no end to the procession?"
46968leave me alone, ca n''t you?"
46968look at that, will you?"
46968remarked Thad;"and do you see any one following after us, to watch, and find out what we do?"
46968so we''re going on again, are we?
46968what do you think of that?"
46968what''s all this, anyway?
46968what''s gone wrong now, I wonder?"
46968what''s that mean, Thad?
46968whatever has happened?"
46968whatever is that ahead of us; and a towing rope in the bargain?
21842A mystery is there now, Carl? 21842 According to the law anybody is allowed to shoot dogs caught in the act of running deer, especially in the summer time; is n''t that right, Tom?"
21842All we wanted to do was to ask you if you had seen that paper? 21842 Along-- where to, may I ask?"
21842And did you see the tramps in camp cleaning things out then?
21842And why would hoboes want that to happen?
21842And you allowed them to go on past, you mean, sir?
21842And you kind of had an idea the paper might have blown out through that open window, was that it?
21842And you say the receipt disappeared from the table in your sitting room, without anybody knowing what became of it?
21842Anything gone wrong here Billy?
21842Anything more about that stolen paper?
21842Are we going to stand by and see that sport go on, boys?
21842Are you satisfied to accept Mr. Perkins''apology, boys, in the same spirit in which it is given?
21842Because his name was signed at the bottom, you mean, Tom?
21842But Tom, Amasa Culpepper was n''t in our house that morning?
21842But Tom, do you think we could get some supplies from him?
21842But do we have to carry them along with us like that?
21842But he let Dock stay in the house, you say?
21842But how about that fine big tree yonder, could n''t we take shelter under that?
21842But how are we going to climb up in the tree?
21842But how can you get along, I want to know?
21842But if it was the fault of the lawyer''s clerk why should n''t he be held responsible for the loss? 21842 But tell me how you escaped?"
21842But what are we going to do about this thing?
21842But what can we do for shelter?
21842But what would a feller like me want with your old paper?
21842But what would the boy want to do with that paper?
21842But with a family of children to bring up how are you going to live from now on, when before this happened you had barely enough? 21842 But you still limp, I notice, sir,"remarked Tom;"are you sure you can make it to- day?
21842But you wo n''t think of backing down about going on this grand hike over Big Bear Mountain, I hope?
21842But you would not be so cruel as to deprive my children of their bread simply because of a little technicality, sir? 21842 But you_ did_ leave him alone there, did n''t you?"
21842Ca n''t you get us out of here, fellers?
21842Can you see if_ he''s_ in there, Tom?
21842Cooled''em off, eh?
21842Did Mrs. Oskamp see me take anything?
21842Did n''t I see that dog take hold of you by the leg, Felix, at the time you struck him so hard on the head with your club?
21842Do I? 21842 Do n''t you think that it was a little careless, Carl, in your mother, to do that?"
21842Do you mean some rowdies tried to make trouble for you?
21842Do you mean there''s any chance for us to keep going, after our things have been taken in this way?
21842Do you mean try to find out what the sum is he asked Amasa to pay him?
21842Do you suppose Mr. Henderson has brought that stout rope along with the idea that it may be needed to pull any one out of the mud?
21842Do you think Mr. Culpepper could have hired Dock to_ steal_ the paper?
21842Does Amasa still drop in to call now and then?
21842First of all do you remember what that receipt made out by Mr. Culpepper looked like, Carl?
21842Going into the real- estate business, are you, Billy?
21842Have we passed that dangerous place you were telling us about, sir?
21842How about allowing dogs to roam the woods up here, Tom; is n''t it against the law in this State nowadays?
21842How about others who are lazy, and always wanting to put things off to another day? 21842 How about that, Josh; would n''t you call a bog a swamp, too?"
21842How did you get out?
21842How is everything now, Carl?
21842How long ago was it that the raid took place, Billy?
21842How long was it between the time your mother laid the paper on the table and the moment she missed it?
21842How''d I be able to help Mrs. Oskamp out, tell me? 21842 How, sir?"
21842I did n''t have any chance to ask you about the big oak?
21842I judge from what you say, sir, that you have had the misfortune to lose some of your poultry lately? 21842 I never heard you say anything about it before, Tom?"
21842I wonder how deep that mud is anyhow?
21842I wonder what he''s meaning to do?
21842I wonder what those other fellows are doing about now?
21842Is it then so dangerous?
21842Is n''t that our chum, Billy, waving his hands to us?
21842Is that what they do?
21842It''s all over for to- night then?
21842Just why did you frown on the scout movement, may I ask, sir?
21842Listen to it roaring, up on the mountain?
21842Listen to the row up there, will you?
21842Look over yonder between those bushes, sir; does n''t that seem to be about the kind of place you''re after?
21842Me? 21842 Meaning the fact that Dock Phillips is somewhere up there on the mountain; that''s what you''ve got in your mind, is n''t it, Carl?"
21842Meaning you believe you know who the fellows were?
21842Mr. Henderson do you expect to remain in town over night?
21842No one sick over at your house, is there?
21842Nothing can be done, I suppose, Carl?
21842Oh is that so?
21842Oh, am I?
21842Oh, is there any chance of a terrible storm dropping down on us, do you think?
21842Oh, why did n''t ye come last June? 21842 Say, did you feel anything then?"
21842Shall we get started right away, Tom?
21842She''s sure of that, is she?
21842So she laid it on the table, did she?
21842Stop and think-- who would like nothing better than to put us in a hole? 21842 Tell me what it is then; and can we start in to try it right away?"
21842Tell me, am I seein''things Bill Scruggs? 21842 That grocer''s boy is a fellow by the name of Dock Phillips, is n''t he?"
21842That was why I saw a light over in your room late last night, was it?
21842That would be apt to make him come to time with a jump, would n''t it?
21842That''s all true enough, Tom, but tell me what you mean by saying that in the way you did? 21842 The next thing for us to see about is how under the sun will we cook all these delicious bass Billy''s got ready?"
21842Then Mr. Witherspoon is willing to organize the Lenox Troop of Boy Scouts, is he, Tom?
21842Then it was struck by that terrible bolt, was it?
21842Then it''s different with a scout, is it, sir?
21842Then what else has cropped up to bother you, Carl?
21842Then you have lost one, have you sir?
21842Then you must know Ezra Brush, for he was born in the farm house he occupies to this day?
21842Tom, would it be right for me to have another talk with Dock, and make him an offer?
21842Tom, would it pay us to follow them right now?
21842Tom, you''ve studied your chart good and hard, let''s hope,commented Josh;"so we wo n''t run any chance of going past the place without knowing it?"
21842Two minutes would be plenty of time, would n''t it, Tom?
21842Was it about that tenement house she owns, and the rents from which comes part of her income?
21842We could n''t do anything, Tom, now our paper''s gone off on the current?
21842We ought to make that little lake by the afternoon, ought n''t we, Tom?
21842We wo n''t try to carry any tent, will we, Tom?
21842We''ll keep you only a few minutes at the most, Dock,continued Tom;"you take the orders for groceries for the store, do n''t you?"
21842Well, that was a queer happening, was n''t it?
21842What another irate farmer?
21842What d''ye think of that, fellows?
21842What did you do to them?
21842What did you do?
21842What did you hear?
21842What do you mean by saying that?
21842What has that got to do with your scheme?
21842What if they have gotten lost in that awful mud bog, and right now are stuck fast there, whooping for help?
21842What is it, Josh?
21842What is it, then?
21842What kind of a paper was it?
21842What luck, Tom?
21842What makes you think that, Josh?
21842What sort of trouble do you mean, George?
21842What will she do when you''re away with the rest of us on that ten day hike over Big Bear Mountain?
21842What would we have done without any skillet at all, Tom?
21842What''s gone wrong, Carl?
21842What''s happened?
21842What''s that you are saying?
21842What''s that?
21842What''s the matter with taking a log and straddling the same?
21842What''s this here?
21842What''s this you''re a- sayin'', Tom Chesney? 21842 What''s this you''re talking about?"
21842What, me? 21842 What, that old miser pay any real money out?
21842Whatever have the scouts been doing this time to raise trouble? 21842 When will you get busy on that copy, Carl?"
21842Where are you going, Tom?
21842Who would have dreamed such a blast could sweep down and take that paper off? 21842 Why do you believe that?"
21842Why should they bother when it was seven against one, Tom?
21842Why should we do that?
21842Why should we take water when we laid our plans first?
21842Why, how could that be?
21842Why, that lot of boys seems to be having a snowball fight, do n''t they? 21842 Wo n''t you tie up your dogs, Mr. Brush, and come and join us here before the fire?"
21842Would n''t it be a great thing if we did happen on a real bear while we were out on this hike?
21842Yes, but why pick out Big Bear Mountain,Felix wanted to know;"unless they meant to spy on the scouts, and give us all the trouble they could?"
21842Yes, but you have n''t told me what it is?
21842Yes, that''s just what they did state,added Felix;"you''ve got to have things authenticated-- wasn''t that the word the paper used?"
21842Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?
21842You do n''t say, mister?
21842You heard what he said about the meanness of his employer, did n''t you?
21842You mean Dock wants more than Amasa is willing to pay, is that it, Tom?
21842You mean about saying it was a paper that had been lost?
21842You mean we expect to push right up the mountain and begin exploring the country, do n''t you, Tom?
21842You spoke of hunting in the garden and around the outside of the house; why should you do that?
21842You want to know what I think of it, boys?
21842You''re worrying again because nothing has happened as we hoped would be the case, eh, Carl?
21842You''ve lived around here some time, I take it?
21842Anybody know of a pond that''s got a nice green coating of scum on the top?
21842Anybody with hoss sense could put them facts together, could n''t they?
21842Besides, how was I to know they would pay the slightest heed to anything I might say?
21842Besides, they were in no hurry; so what was the use of exerting themselves unduly?
21842Besides, what''d I want with a silly old scrap of paper, tell me?"
21842Brush?"
21842Brush?"
21842Brush?"
21842But what''s that the boys are saying?"
21842CHAPTER VIII SIGNS OF TROUBLE AHEAD"Was it about Dock?"
21842CHAPTER XXIII INTO THE BIG BOG"Is it worth our while to bother with that crowd, Tom?"
21842Carl, and you too Tom; what''s up?"
21842Culpepper?"
21842Do n''t we happen to know that Tony Pollock and his crowd are around here on Big Bear Mountain somewhere?
21842Do those same rules say''procrastination is the thief of time?''"
21842Do we have to start in fishing that early, or else go hungry?"
21842Do you think you could duplicate the receipt, Carl?"
21842Felix,"objected the boy mentioned,"you''re stretching things pretty wide, are n''t you?
21842Get that, fellows?"
21842Had n''t we better try it alone?"
21842Have n''t we hunted high and low for that paper, and wondered where under the sun it could have gone?
21842Horace, are you going to see this grand scheme fall through for lack of just a single name?
21842How do we know but that a glorious chance may come up and that you can win out yet?
21842How do we know but that this raid on our stuff was made just to force us to give up our hike?"
21842How do you happen to know then it was a paper, Dock?"
21842How many are going along on the hike?"
21842How would we feel about it, knowing that we had had the chance given to us to stretch out a helping hand them, and had failed?"
21842I wonder what''s happened now?"
21842Is it the State Militia dropped down on us?
21842Is n''t that hard luck though, Tom?"
21842Is n''t that so, boys?"
21842Is n''t there a way?"
21842Is there a war on?"
21842It''s not a particularly lovely home for any fellow, is it?
21842May I, sir?"
21842Now what you drivin''at anyhow?
21842Now, what makes you look so glum, Josh?"
21842Of course you can show my name at the bottom of a receipt if that is the fact?"
21842Perkins?"
21842Perkins?"
21842Perkins?"
21842Perkins?"
21842Raidin''the farms up this way, are you?
21842That makes seven does n''t it?
21842Then he ended with an air of assumed dignity,"Horace, your country calls you; will it call in vain?"
21842Then would you advise me to try the plan I spoke of?"
21842Want to make me out a thief, do you?
21842What could Mr. Culpepper have to do with the vanishing of that paper?"
21842What do you think of the title, Tom?"
21842What for?
21842What if I did run across the chance to make Dock own up, and got him to give me that precious paper?
21842What if I do take orders; want to leave one with me for a commission, hey?"
21842What must I do if they take a notion to come back and threaten to eat me up?"
21842Which is it going to be?"
21842Why do you ask, Tom?"
21842Why pick me out above every one else for that?"
21842Witherspoon?"
21842Witherspoon?"
21842Witherspoon?"
21842Witherspoon?"
21842Would it be wrong in me?
21842Would they ever forget that supper?
21842am I?"
21842anything like compounding a felony?"
21842asked Rob;"without getting stuck in the mud ourselves?"
21842do you mean even to signing Mr. Culpepper''s name at the end?"
21842exclaimed Felix"Can it be a muskrat, Tom, do you think, swimming on top of the water?"
21842he cried, when his voice could be heard,"did n''t that sound right from where that magnificent big oak tree stood that I wanted to get under?"
21842is that so, Felix?"
21842listen to that, will you?"
21842questioned Tom;"and agree to hand it over to him just as soon as the stock of the oil well company can be sold, after your mother gets it again?"
21842sneered the man;"but tell me, who''s a- goin''to vouch for you, now?"
21842what d''ye mean by trespassin''on my ground?
21842what''s gone wrong now, Carl?"
35808''Yours very truly,''GEORGE STANTON,"''_ Scout Comm''r._''""Whoopee, what do you think of that?"
35808Aeroplanes?
35808Ai n''t he a peach?
35808Ai n''t you afraid of nothin''?
35808Ai n''t your father never going to quit doing things for us kids?
35808All biplanes like this one?
35808All in favor?
35808All of you fellows come, cain''t yuh?
35808An''how much does a real one weigh-- I mean a big one?
35808And shot a grizzly?
35808And this lady?
35808And this trouble has been going on about a month?
35808And what''s the reason for that?
35808Any''round here?
35808Are you sure the thing hit you, Ike?
35808Barkely, just take care of our baby-- follow us up-- while I whirl this young dare- devil to-- where will it be?
35808Build this machine?
35808But how are we goin''to start?
35808But how do you know he is there?
35808But what does he do?
35808But what''s the matter with him?
35808But you would n''t let him go up alone yet?
35808But, what if it should n''t be a bird after all?
35808By the way, did you do it?
35808Ca n''t we borrow a drum somewhere?
35808Ca n''t you manage to build a machine here at the fort?
35808Cain''t you- all come over Sunday afternoon? 35808 Can we all go?"
35808Chase out to the kitchen and tell Hop Sing to give you the rattler lariat, will you? 35808 Did Tommy ever see him before?"
35808Did he say what he had done?
35808Did n''t we?
35808Did n''t you see anything?
35808Did n''t you see it?
35808Did you ever see a live grizzly act like that?
35808Did you see it, Hawke?
35808Did you see that, fellows?
35808Do what?
35808Do you know him?
35808Do you really mean that?
35808Do you think he''d help us out?
35808Do you think we can build it in two weeks?
35808Do you think you could get him?
35808Do you want to eat the place up with drafts?
35808Does it look like some bird had him?
35808Eeny, meeny, miny, mo-- which one shall we open first?
35808Eight hundred dollars, eh?
35808Ever develop that picture you took in the mountains?
35808Ever ride much?
35808Ever see a cliff dwelling, Windy?
35808Feeling better, son?
35808Gee, bet it''ll take a fall out of him to see another plane bobbin''round here, wo n''t it?
35808Got a father around the Fort?
35808Have a drink, anybody? 35808 Have you seen that old Indian snooping around here?"
35808Hawke the government aviator?
35808He ca n''t live on air, can he? 35808 Hello, what do you want?"
35808Helps you save your pennies?
35808How about that, Hawke?
35808How are you going to carry on this hunt?
35808How can you study aeroplanes way down here almost out of all creation?
35808How did the Thunder Bird knock those chaps around that way?
35808How did you do it?
35808How fast would it go?
35808How is he this morning, Dunk?
35808How long would it take to get this material?
35808How long you been a scout, Windham?
35808How many will it carry?
35808How much would the thing cost?
35808How near''s Chance now?
35808How we goin''to learn about first aid to the injured?
35808How you going to get across that ravine?
35808How''s it going?
35808Hullo, there, Windy, what''s dragging your line?
35808Human sacrifices?
35808I do not know what it was but--"Well, but what?
35808I''m used to Windy, but why the Fly?
35808If it''s all right with you fellows?
35808Is he sure dead?
35808Is it all right?
35808Is it all there?
35808Is it safe?
35808Is she all right?
35808Is there any chance that she wo n''t fly?
35808Is-- is that plane yours?
35808It''s most three, ai n''t it?
35808Looks about ten, eh? 35808 Lose any sheep lately?"
35808Lost any sheep last night?
35808Na, not da leetle boys?
35808Now, Boy Scouts, what''s that?
35808Now, how do you suppose that fire started?
35808Remember anything about your father, Carl?
35808Say, did you make that blamed rattle?
35808Say, fellows, did you see in the paper that Chance, the big New York aviator is going to fly over this way in a week or so?
35808Say, what was dat thing? 35808 Say, what''s that?"
35808Say, you joy- killer, you calamity howler, cut that out, will you?
35808Say, your name Windham?
35808See that cliff yonder?
35808See this little trail where the dirt has been dragged along?
35808See this?
35808Sure-- you''ll stay, wo n''t you, Hawke?
35808That does seem odd, does n''t it?
35808That so? 35808 The cliffs?"
35808The question is, how are we going to get it?
35808The strange Indian?
35808The tepee where you learn the call?
35808There could be no tracks of a bird, could there?
35808Was it a hawk?
35808Was it in the air?
35808Was she much smashed up?
35808Was you looking?
35808We wo n''t really need them, I s''pose?
35808We''ll have it done?
35808We''ll lay for that Thunder Bird of yours, Carl, eh, Jerry?
35808Well, I''d like to know how much that weighs?
35808Well, if the Thunder Bird lives up in the mountains, why not try and find out where he roosts?
35808Well, we mean, did they have two wings or one?
35808Well, what shall we do with him?
35808What about the old squaw?
35808What are they?
35808What are you driving at anyhow?
35808What d''ye mean?
35808What do they do?
35808What do you know about that, fellows? 35808 What do you mean by that?"
35808What do you suppose that noise was?
35808What do you think about it, Carl?
35808What do you think of the heroes?
35808What do you think we''re here for?
35808What does he say?
35808What happened anyway?
35808What if there should be a bully storm?
35808What is it?
35808What is it?
35808What was it then?
35808What was it?
35808What we goin''to call her?
35808What you fellows talking about?
35808What you think, John?
35808What yuh talkin''about?
35808What''ll it be?
35808What''s he coming this way for?
35808What''s that? 35808 What''s that?"
35808What''s that?
35808What''s that?
35808What''s the cousin''s name?
35808What''s the joke?
35808What''s the mater with you? 35808 What''s the matter?"
35808What''s the use of hunting any more, fellows?
35808What''s this about the Thunder Bird, Carlito? 35808 What''s this?"
35808What''s wings?
35808What-- what for?
35808What?
35808What?
35808What?
35808Where did you learn that call?
35808Where is your tepee?
35808Where you going?
35808Where you going?
35808Where''m I off now?
35808Where''s Carl?
35808Where''s Hawke this morning?
35808Where''s your line, Carl?
35808Who are you?
35808Who bagged him?
35808Who can tie a bowline knot?
35808Who knows all the states in the union?
35808Who''s goin''to shoot it up?
35808Who-- who are you?
35808Why did n''t you go to college when Phipps wanted you to, Carl?
35808Why do n''t you take a picture of it, Windy?
35808Why not get Dunk?
35808Why not? 35808 Wonder how old he is?"
35808Wonder where he came from anyhow?
35808Would it, Hawke?
35808You Apache?
35808You do n''t go much on''em, do you?
35808You know Hawke, do n''t you?
35808You mean, let us help in building it?
35808You tell me that thing go up-- up high? 35808 You''re Crawford?
35808Ai n''t you awful afraid, Tender?"
35808CHAPTER II THE DESTROYER"Who''s that good- lookin''Indian, Jerry?"
35808CHAPTER IV AN AVIATOR APPEARS"Hello, who''s that talkin''to father?"
35808Does he get his living for nothing?"
35808Ever hear of me?"
35808General boss of the gods, was n''t he, Carlo?"
35808Gone to Silver City?
35808Gray has been fillin''me and Herb up with his Boy Scout stuff, so I want to know why y''all do n''t get busy?
35808Hawke?"
35808Hawke?"
35808Hawke?"
35808He lowered his voice slightly,"Say, you back me an''Phipps up strong, will you?
35808How about it, Gerald?"
35808How about it?"
35808Hullo, new member?
35808No?
35808Say, Carlito, what was that thing that scared our horses last night?"
35808See that?"
35808So you boys are going to trail him down?"
35808Spanish, ai n''t it?"
35808The doctor is not at the house?
35808Then he added:"Do you think we can make this to- day?"
35808Want to hear it?"
35808What do you know''bout this thing?"
35808What else could it be?
35808What had Ike and the trunks to do with it?
35808What if he had known my folks?"
35808What if they''d all get out and run away?
35808What now?"
35808What''ll we do in case either of them is badly hurt?"
35808What''s on your mind?"
35808What''s the use?
35808Who is he?"
35808Who''s Tender Gray?"
35808Windham?
35808You would n''t mind making some good money, would you?"
35808Yuh scared, Windy?"
35808Yuh understand?"
49496''In the name of thunder, what have you Scouts been up to?''
49496''Ow d''ye know that? 49496 A bit of a startler when you''re not used to it, eh?
49496A boat, sir? 49496 A good idea, but where are the rollers?"
49496A make- up? 49496 A motor-- how do you know, Atherton?"
49496A suggestion for the camp, eh?
49496A wreck? 49496 About the burglary, sir; haven''t----""Burglary-- where?"
49496All right up there?
49496An experiment, sir?
49496And Mayne and Green?
49496And his assailants?
49496And how is Sir Silas?
49496And if the fellow gives a perfectly corroborated statement, and claims damages for illegal arrest, where would the funds of the troop go, eh? 49496 And the other extremities, East, South and West Heads, sir?"
49496Any further news of Tassh, sir?
49496Anything to report?
49496Anything wrong?
49496Anything wrong?
49496Are n''t they all right, sir?
49496Are we going to explore the caves again to- day, sir?
49496Are we going to use twine as a guide, sir?
49496Are you quite sure you can do the distance there and back?
49496Atherton has seen Sir Silas?
49496Atherton is, I believe, a-- er-- Scout?
49496But how do you account for the finding of the silver stuff in the underground chamber?
49496But how was the tea carried there? 49496 But the night before last?"
49496But there is such a thing as mistaken identity?
49496But these lads?
49496But to return to the point: has the identity of the victim been established?
49496But what''s the use? 49496 By the by, Tassh,"said Sir Silas in a well- assumed casual tone,"I suppose you have seen these young gentlemen before to- day?"
49496By the by, did you see Mr Tassh come ashore yesterday?
49496Can I examine the window by which the burglars are supposed to have entered, sir?
49496Can I help, sir?
49496Can any of you, mates?
49496Clue? 49496 Come on, kid, you''re not afraid?"
49496Could I swim off to the ship?
49496Could n''t they dive for it or fish it up with a boathook?
49496Did n''t Mr Tassh wire to you, sir?
49496Did they used to smuggle tea?
49496Did you notice where the man went to? 49496 Do n''t you know?"
49496Do n''t you see you are putting obstacles in the way of the police?
49496Do you feel equal to it, or shall we get you a cab?
49496Do you suspect anyone in your house, sir?
49496Do you think Tassh has done himself an injury?
49496Do you think he is hiding here, Atherton?
49496Do you think he''ll let us go?
49496Do you think, since they are close to the mouth of the Tea Caves, that they have anything to do with Paul Tassh?
49496Does Tassh carry firearms, sir?
49496Does n''t it feel cold?
49496Eh?
49496From the inside?
49496Got anything?
49496Got your flash lamp?
49496H''m; have you made a list of what is missing?
49496Has it gone?
49496Have n''t you a nose? 49496 Have n''t you got to the bottom yet, Coventry?"
49496Have n''t you seen the papers, lads?
49496Have you a key to the door, Mr Varco?
49496Have you discovered any clue, Sir Silas?
49496Have you unloaded, young gentleman?
49496Have you?
49496Heard the news, young gentlemen? 49496 How about the silver bowl, sir?"
49496How are we to get it into the boat? 49496 How did you know that one of your mates had n''t used her, Peter?"
49496How do we get there, sir?
49496How far can we see out to sea, sir?
49496How have we done him a good turn? 49496 How on earth did the fellow get to the Island?"
49496How''s the candle going, Atherton?
49496How?
49496How?
49496Hulloa?
49496I say, Simpson,he exclaimed breathlessly, as he reached the camp,"I''ve seen----""Yes, seen-- but how many did you shoot?"
49496I suppose you know there was a wreck, and those men over there are some of the crew?
49496I suppose you would n''t mind if I altered my decision?
49496I wonder if Sir Silas is trying to pull Atherton''s leg?
49496I wonder if there''s a cave underneath here?
49496I wonder what their little game is, bringing up so close to the Tea Caves?
49496I wonder what would happen if we stopped up the blowing hole?
49496I''ve been sent to make a few enquiries, sir; can I speak to you in private?
49496Is he dead?
49496Is that all you''ve found?
49496Is that rule strictly adhered to?
49496Key, young man? 49496 Look here, young gentleman, can you give us any information as to what occurred?"
49496Mr Jones, sir?
49496My silver? 49496 No one else landed on the Island, I suppose?"
49496Now what are we going to do, Simpson?
49496Now what is to be done?
49496Now, Atherton, have you any suggestions to make?
49496Now, Atherton, what is it that''s worrying you?
49496Now, sir, may I see the lock of the safe?
49496Now, then, signallers: what do you make of that?
49496Now, you fellows, who''s going to have a snooze?
49496One of your ships, sir?
49496Perhaps Mayne and Baker brought them ashore when they returned from the mainland last night, sir?
49496Perhaps you''re strangers to this part of the coast?
49496Polkerwyck House?
49496Quite a display of foresight, eh?
49496Return? 49496 Scouts to the rescue, eh?"
49496Seen anything of the yacht?
49496Shall I see what those Scouts make of it?
49496Should we find any if we looked, sir?
49496Some of my silver gone, eh? 49496 Stay: perhaps, Mr Polglaze, you would like to accompany Jones?"
49496Steamer? 49496 That I can not say; but suppose instead of standing here in the cold we launch this boat?"
49496The bread? 49496 The night before last, sir?"
49496Then why would they want to row her when there''s a motor on board, sir?
49496There is no place where Tassh might hide that you neglected to make sure of?
49496There were two or more burglars?
49496Think it''s any use?
49496Trematon? 49496 Was n''t it too rough last night for a boat to put off?"
49496We can find a place to store this cart, I suppose?
49496Well, Atherton, what do you want?
49496Well, Polglaze?
49496Well, is it?
49496What about the lanterns we left behind us?
49496What can their interest be in me, I wonder?
49496What can we do?
49496What did it feel like when you jumped of the bridge?
49496What did you say to that?
49496What do they suggest, Atherton?
49496What do you make of these, Atherton?
49496What do you propose doing now, Atherton?
49496What do you say to keeping watch all night?
49496What do you say to this: suppose we get the others to lower us down the cliffs by the Tea Caves? 49496 What ever does Sir Silas mean?"
49496What has happened to you, then?
49496What have you been up to, Atherton?
49496What if the man is still in the cave, sir?
49496What is the matter, Mr Trematon?
49496What is to be done?
49496What makes the light blink?
49496What makes those rollers, sir?
49496What shall I semaphore, sir?
49496What shall we do with this lot?
49496What then?
49496What''s all this I hear, Tassh?
49496What''s all this, boys?
49496What''s happened, I wonder?
49496What''s that noise?
49496What''s that?
49496What''s that?
49496What''s that?
49496What''s the game? 49496 What''s the meaning of this, Green?"
49496What''s the move? 49496 What''s up now, I wonder?"
49496What''s up?
49496What, here, sir?
49496Whatever is the matter with you, Hayes?
49496Whatever possessed you to go without giving your name and address, Atherton?
49496Where else did you expect?
49496Where is it, then?
49496Where''s Seal Island, sir?
49496Where''s the buoy?
49496Where''s the hole, Phillips?
49496Where''s your hand, Mayne? 49496 Where?"
49496Whereabouts?
49496Who will volunteer? 49496 Who''s there?"
49496Who''s there?
49496Why did n''t you return last night, then?
49496Why do they call them Tea Caves-- because the place is shaped like the letter T?
49496Why is this called Dollar Cove, sir?
49496Why not North Cape?
49496Why not?
49496Why pests, sir?
49496Why?
49496Will we be able to see them if there are?
49496With the bulk of the booty, sir?
49496Wot d''ye want, Capting?
49496Yes, the_ Polybus_: you saw the account in this morning''s papers, Mr----?
49496Yes; but, I say, will the tents stand it? 49496 You are not going to leave the boats like that, are you?"
49496You are quite sure of what you said about Tassh?
49496You are quite sure you examined every part of the tunnel?
49496You did? 49496 You have?"
49496You know the local police station, I suppose, lads? 49496 You left the Tenderfoots in camp?
49496You mean us to dig, sir?
49496You usually take a dog with you, do n''t you?
49496You''ll excuse me, sir, but might I ask how you know?
49496A man can not go out of a room, shut a door, and lock it on the inside, can he?"
49496A sharp blast upon a steam- whistle was the response, while a hoarse voice bawled,"Where are you, my man?"
49496Ai n''t they properly kippered that old fool Tassh, till''e ai n''t got no mind to call''is own?
49496All pointed to the fact that Tassh''s departure had been hurriedly performed; at the same time the question arose, how did he manage it?
49496And these are your chums, eh?"
49496Are you sure of this?"
49496Bill is that silly lubber Tassh''s brother- in- law, that''s wot yer do n''t know, eh?
49496But how about Everest and Baker?"
49496But perhaps you have n''t had time to consider the case properly?"
49496But suppose, Atherton, a sum of money was presented to the troop funds, what would you do then?"
49496But why is the lid so light in comparison with its size?"
49496CHAPTER VI A SPOILT BREAKFAST"ANYONE awake?"
49496CHAPTER XII THE BURGLARY"GREEN,"said Atherton,"I hope you are not so dead tired as I am: will you do me a good turn?"
49496Can I speak to you in the store- room, sir?"
49496Can you get across to the Island all right in the fog, or shall I ask Varco to pilot you over?"
49496Come on, Baker, are those linchpins finished yet?"
49496Did anybody think to bring a candle?"
49496Did he go into the ruins?"
49496Did n''t Sir Silas say that the House used to be an old monastic building, and that it was partially rebuilt on the existing foundations?
49496Do n''t you remember that within twenty hours of the time that Tassh was unable to leave Seal Island he was back again by means of this passage?"
49496Do you follow?"
49496Funny that it was Sir Silas Gwinnear you rescued, was n''t it?"
49496HOW CAME PAUL TASSH ON SEAL ISLAND?
49496Having a joke with us, eh?
49496Heard the latest news about his affair in Lunnon, sir?"
49496Here is the main entrance; do you notice anything peculiar about the roof?"
49496Here, Phillips, are we heading the right way?
49496How about the electric alarm?"
49496How do you manage?
49496How many have you?"
49496How on earth did you fellows find this out?"
49496I know that you can all swim more or less: but what precautions are you taking against accidents?"
49496I suppose there is a limit of age for Scouts, Mr Buckley?"
49496I suppose there is no reason why you should decline this slight concession?"
49496I suppose you fellows called me all sorts of uncomplimentary names, eh?"
49496I suppose you have no objection to decide the matter by lots?"
49496I wonder if they know a gun when they see one?"
49496I wonder what Mr Buckley will suggest?"
49496If you see or hear anything, sir, happen you wo n''t mind sending one of your young chaps to give us the tip?"
49496Inform the police?"
49496Is he here?
49496Is the water falling?"
49496Is this the lad, sir?"
49496It is bold and lofty; suppose we say North Head?"
49496Likely lads they be, although I reckon as they bain''t up to our Cornish lads, eh, Mr Trematon?
49496Look at her forefoot, Fraser: do you see a hole bored through it?"
49496Mr Buckley, I trust you will avail yourself of my offer and ride down to Polkerwyck in my car?"
49496Now, for example, what do you suggest would be the best course to adopt?
49496Suppose, Sir Silas, we tell these lads to go downstairs out of danger?
49496Surely none of the presentation plate I had given me by Lloyds''?"
49496That will be fair, wo n''t it?"
49496That''s what the bard said, eh, Phillips?"
49496These be the Scouts, eh?
49496They say that Tassh has been traced to London, eh?
49496What do you say to a little experiment?"
49496What do''e want wi''a key for, might I make so bold as to ax?
49496What on earth can it be?"
49496What on earth do you mean, Coombes?"
49496What on earth have Baker and Pat Coventry been doing?
49496What shall it be?"
49496What wur''e a- doin''on t''Island I should like to know?"
49496What''s in the other telegrams, Atherton?"
49496What''s that noise?"
49496What''s that?"
49496What''s wrong now?"
49496When was it?"
49496Where''s that fellow, Tassh?"
49496Who''s game?"
49496Why did n''t you use your sense of smell?"
49496Why do you ask?"
49496Why, where is the yacht?"
49496Will there be any wrecks?"
49496Would it be possible that the fellow had any suspicions that some one in addition to his mate was on board?
49496You are quite sure you slept in the house last night?
49496You have matches handy?
49496You know that there is a reward out for the recovery of the silver?"
49496You''re both dressed?
49496You''ve plenty of candles?"
49496[ Illustration:"''Look here, young gentleman, can you give me any information as to what occurred?''"
26345''Brother,''called Raven to the bird,''how came you here?'' 26345 ''But, Brother, how do I know there is such a daughter?
26345''I? 26345 ''I?
26345All right-- what do you want us to say to the boys?
26345And makes them a luxury, eh?
26345And what sort of scout do you lock up in here?
26345And where shall we camp?
26345Are n''t the girls going to sit down, too?
26345Are n''t they big?
26345Are n''t you?
26345Are they, Gilly?
26345Are you Mike, the Indian?
26345Are you going to carry that little bag of flour?
26345Are you''fraid to trust us?
26345Be you- all out fer a lark?
26345But how can we_ get_ an impact? 26345 But it was hard work to keep straight faces, was n''t it, girls?"
26345But what could possibly happen when we had Jim and Verny at the wheels?
26345But what? 26345 But what?
26345But why should we bother with such stuff?
26345But, at least, tell us what happened to those Nerieds?
26345Could n''t we find some other affectionate term that will do without impressing strangers with our lack of courtesy to our friend?
26345Did n''t you cut them up and use them just now?
26345Did you bring a compass?
26345Did you find out what you went for?
26345Did you find the mushrooms along the way?
26345Do any of you girls understand weather- lore?
26345Do n''t you know the story, Verny?
26345Do you need any assistance?
26345Do you remember I told you, last summer, of some Boy Scouts who camped in my woods every year? 26345 Do you sell gasoline?"
26345Do you think that is it, Gilly?
26345First, then: Did Hiram miss any calves or pigs or other domestic animals from his barnyard yesterday?
26345Girls, suppose we stop and cook the steaks?
26345Got money now to pay?
26345Had anything to eat?
26345Had n''t we better study the book first, scouts, and let Gilly know when we are ready to go tracking?
26345Had we better separate and go in different directions to hunt the camp?
26345Has any one thought of a stopping place for the night?
26345Have you formulated any plan to begin with?
26345How about lunch-- we''re famished?
26345How about that chicken? 26345 How big was it, Julie?"
26345How can we answer them?
26345How can we cross? 26345 How did bunny stand the voyage?"
26345How did you know you could make a broom like this?
26345How do I know? 26345 How do we know we can find any willows around here?"
26345How long is it to anywhere?
26345How many of you brought the plaster and bottle of water?
26345How much do we owe you for this great service?
26345How much shall we need, Gilly?
26345How much time will we save?
26345How much you rent canoe for?
26345How would a fine juicy steak taste about this time?
26345How''d you know we were scouts?
26345I came over to ask how many of you have been fishing? 26345 I love peanuts, do n''t you?"
26345I think Joan''s idea of visiting the Indian a good one, girls; why not go there instead of to either of the other places?
26345I told you you''ve got an awful memory-- didn''t I want to dub you''The man- with- a- poor- memory?''
26345If''Liza knew of this mischance, would n''t she gloat over her''Friday Bad Luck''prophecy?
26345Is Mr. Gilroy coming over to visit us to- day?
26345Is dinner ready, boys, or will there be time to show the girls about the camp?
26345Is it alive, Jule?
26345Is it like that all over there, Julie?
26345Is it? 26345 Is n''t he a beaut?"
26345Is n''t that a pig-- in that pen?
26345Is n''t there a reward for skunks in the country?
26345Is n''t there any volunteer fire department?
26345Is n''t there some sort of book that will teach us how to recognize tracks, girls?
26345Is there any other animal that wears hoofs?
26345Is there no way we might take to return to Fulton Chain Lakes other than going back the same route?
26345Is there, Verny? 26345 Joan, are you awake?"
26345Just what can you make, or have done, that we girls are not able to do?
26345Maybe it is a reindeer?
26345Me Mike-- wan''da canoe?
26345Now they can win a badge for story- telling, ca n''t they, Verny?
26345Now who''d a thought we could get gas in this little shop?
26345Oh, are you Jake?
26345Oh, did n''t you? 26345 Oh, does she know about it?"
26345Say, could n''t you tell us where there is a nice picnic place near here?
26345Say, where did you put that bait, anyway, Gilly?
26345See anything at all, Dick?
26345See those long shadows by the trees, over there?
26345Shall we let it go now?
26345Shall we stop to put on the rain- curtains?
26345Shall we take a vote on it?
26345Shall we try to circle this fen and get across, or go back again?
26345Speaking of quills, Gilly-- why ca n''t we have chickens as the Grey Fox boys have?
26345Suppose we take a bite as we travel along, and cook a regular dinner when we are out in the country somewhere?
26345Sure-- why?
26345Tell us about it?
26345Tell us why you asked?
26345That''s your steak-- think it is too big for one?
26345The cove? 26345 The names of them, yes, but how many of you can find them as they are placed in the sky?"
26345The what?
26345Then why not say it is dinner- time, Verny?
26345Then, if this is so, why need we worry about expenses for next summer''s outing with you?
26345There are nine of us-- how about the odd one?
26345Think you can do it?
26345This will make a dandy story to write down in our record book, Verny, wo n''t it?
26345Verny, do you know of any places one might choose for an objective on a hike?
26345Verny, why ca n''t we see all the stars all the year?
26345Verny, why not make a quick shelter to crawl under?
26345Was n''t it too funny for anything,--the way we led Gilly about by the nose?
26345Was that thunder I heard from over the mountain?
26345Well, I ca n''t see, yet, why you should?
26345Well, does this creature show any unusual tendencies, girls, by which you can recognize it?
26345Well, guess you girls are planning to spread yourselves for dinner, eh?
26345Well, then, it seems that all the baggage and outfit we need with us on the trip is safely stowed away, eh, Jim?
26345Well, this is some trophy to carry back home, eh?
26345Well, what do you think of him, scouts? 26345 Well, what now?
26345Well, why not make a little cast of both the tracks you do not recognize and then compare them with those in the book when we go back to camp?
26345What are they for?
26345What can girls do?
26345What can we do about our pets?
26345What can you expect to do with two such pets?
26345What did it look like? 26345 What did you cook for luncheon?"
26345What difference would that make-- a little cheap soup? 26345 What do they give scouts a medal for, Verny?"
26345What do you ask?
26345What do you expect the Orderly to do, Verny?
26345What do you mean by that?
26345What do you mean? 26345 What do you mean?"
26345What do you think happened to us?
26345What duck- potatoes? 26345 What have you plotted, now?"
26345What is it?
26345What kind of a dog is he, Gilly?
26345What makes you think so, Julie?
26345What now?
26345What shall we do with him? 26345 What shall we do?
26345What shall we do? 26345 What was it in that salad dressing that gave such a palatable flavor?
26345What will''two smokes''mean?
26345What will_ you_ be doing, meantime?
26345What would you do if they got the gapes, and no one would feed them chopped onions?
26345What''s that?
26345What''s the matter with bear steaks, while we''re about it? 26345 What, what?"
26345When did you plan to start?
26345Where does it end?
26345Where have you been, Julie?
26345Where is it?
26345Where''s that rope, Jo?
26345Where''s the rope you''ve been using, girls?
26345Where-- which way did you hear them?
26345Where? 26345 Which is the route you''d chose, Verny?"
26345Who can find The Lady in the Chair or The Guards?
26345Who wants to go with me to find the wooden animal that grows a steak ready- made?
26345Who will buy their corn?
26345Who will tell one?
26345Who''s Orderly for the Day? 26345 Who''s doing the Indian cucumbers?"
26345Why did n''t you use what scout- sense you had? 26345 Why do you object to''Gilly?''"
26345Why not all fish and the sooner catch what is needed?
26345Why not finish the job, now that we''re on top?
26345Why not stop work and cook a few steaks?
26345Why not take a little flour and fat and catch some fish at noon, and sup while on the trail?
26345Why not there? 26345 Why should I hoax any one?
26345Why, where did you find them?
26345Why-- are you hungry?
26345Why? 26345 Will you serve it, Jo-- you are nearest the pan?"
26345Without a clue to any wild animal we tracked?
26345Would you prefer to sit here and dream, Betty-- or go back with me and eat ham sandwiches?
26345Yhon, I suppose you mean those on the route to Forked Lake, through Raquette River to Long Lake, eh?
26345You do n''t suppose the girls are in earnest about keeping the pig and calf at camp, do you?
26345You do, so why not tell us?
26345You gals just sit still, will you?
26345You seem to welcome the idea of camping in the Rockies?
26345You tak him along?
26345You''re always right-- how could you_ ever_ be mistaken?
26345Your idea is all right, Verny, but what will the rules cover, and why have punishments?
26345''Knowest thou not why I came to be born of the Light?
26345*****_ THIS ISN''T ALL!_ Would you like to know what became of the good friends you have made in this book?
26345And if there be, how shall I receive the Light through her?''
26345And what did you catch?"
26345And where will you go, Captain?"
26345Are n''t you going to stay here next summer?"
26345At this Mr. Gilroy called out,"You''re not going to eat my chicken, are you?"
26345Both the Captain and Mr. Gilroy laughed, but the scouts gasped in unbelief,"Would Gilly do such a thing?"
26345Both the rails were completely worm- eaten, but how should girls have known that?
26345Breakfast will be all ready by the time you return, so do n''t dawdle on the way, will you?"
26345But did n''t you boys know about the joke we made up on him about those tracks?
26345But how could a baby get in that jungle?"
26345But how did you manage to get them there-- by paddling in from the lake?"
26345CHAPTER EIGHT JAKE''S INTERVIEW WITH A SKUNK"Gilly, do you know of any vegetable dye we can find in the woods to dye some burlap for decorations?"
26345CHAPTER THIRTEEN SHOOTING THE RAPIDS-- AND OTHER THINGS"Well,''where do we go from here, boys?''"
26345Can you find any difference?"
26345Cook we must, but what?"
26345Did any of us think water was dry?"
26345Did any one hear the twelve o''clock whistle blow?"
26345Did n''t Mr. Gilroy tell you that?"
26345Did n''t you and Pa''s chauffeur overhaul both the cars thoroughly when you knew we were going on this trip?"
26345Did n''t you scouts go out at dawn with Gilly to study tracks?"
26345Did you bring a rifle, Dick?"
26345Did you think they came preserved?"
26345Do n''t you know we have to keep the peace all summer?"
26345Do n''t you like my camp- ground?"
26345Do they know much about tracks?"
26345Do you know?"
26345Do you suppose there can be any gypsies here?"
26345Do you suppose they made them in camp?
26345Do you think they will do their tricks for company?"
26345During the luncheon the Captain said:"Would n''t it be splendid if each one of us kept a diary of what happens during this summer''s camp?
26345Every eye glanced at Mr. Gilroy, and he laughingly replied,"Why do you all seem to think I am that animal?"
26345Finally, when Mrs. Vernon could be heard, she asked,"Where are they-- far from Raquette Lake?"
26345Gilroy?"
26345Gilroy?"
26345Gilroy?"
26345His signal means''Where are you?''
26345How came you here-- and where were you born?''
26345How did that track- hunt come off?
26345How did you make it?"
26345How does it strike you?"
26345How is that?"
26345How much you give for rent canoe?"
26345How''d you like it?"
26345I do n''t suppose you know a thing about it, do you?"
26345I hope the little thing is n''t past aid?"
26345I suppose you scouts knew every animal, eh?"
26345If we had not found the fires you left, what might have resulted to this area of mountain land?"
26345Is he homely enough to win your pity?
26345Is n''t it an honor to be the Orderly?"
26345Is n''t that fine?
26345Is there anything here to prove we are such ignoramuses as to believe a calf- track could possibly be a deer- print?"
26345Let up on us now, and wait until_ you_ are lost, will you?"
26345Made a lot of work, did n''t it?"
26345Meantime the lady returned to the door and called out,"Wo n''t you please step this way?"
26345One day he helped an old lame man along the path and, for gratitude, the old man said:''You seek the One of Nass who keeps the Light?''
26345Remember the''Boulder''we all saw, and when it moved we had a panic?
26345See that inky cloud scudding across there?"
26345See that scout up on the roof with Mrs. Dickens''mother?"
26345Shall we keep on hunting for the way back from this clearing, or just sit and let them find us?"
26345Shall we try it?"
26345Shall we try that trail?"
26345So Mrs. Vernon asked,"Where is Prospect Junction?"
26345So he asked:"Where did you set any snares?
26345Suppose the man is cruel to them?"
26345The boys stared in surprise for a moment, then Dick said,"What do you mean?
26345Then every one turned to every one else, and word ran round:"Who''s got any money?"
26345Then just back of them came the sound of horses''hoofs and a kindly voice called out,"Well, well, this is some plight you- all are in, eh?"
26345Then quickly added,"Oh, Captain, where are the Brussels sprouts?
26345This business disposed of, Julie said:"Now what shall we do to- day, girls?"
26345What shall I do?"
26345What shall we do with two of them on hand?"
26345What shall we do?"
26345What you take?"
26345When did you manage to steal that?"
26345Where did you come from?"
26345Where''s the Indian cook?"
26345Which way did it go?"
26345Why should we go to all this fuss for nothing?"
26345Why?"
26345Will you come to- morrow morning?"
26345Will yuh come to arth, yuh rascal?"
26345Would n''t you boys like to examine it closely?"
26345Would one do that?"
26345Would you like to read other stories continuing their adventures and experiences, or other books quite as entertaining by the same author?
26345[ Illustration:"Where-- which way did you hear them?"
26345questioned Joan 211 GIRL SCOUTS IN THE ADIRONDACKS CHAPTER ONE THE FRIDAY JINX"Are we ready to start, girls?"
26345surely you would n''t have these mere males_ think_ we were such gullible scouts, would you?
26345was I right when I told you not to limit your supply to any old- fashioned mill- pond?"
26345what did you do that for?
26345where did they get the chickens?"
6339Ai n''t I alwus? 6339 And the fellows are going over with you?"
6339And the men?
6339And we meet him then, I take it, in the usual place?
6339And you?
6339Any malted milk tablets?
6339Are they brothers?
6339Asy,she sobbed,"did you mind how he acted?
6339Boys, did you ever have a hunch?
6339But the man we passed in the road did n''t look like the murderer, did he? 6339 Ca n''t see the point of it, can you?
6339Could n''t you see I was asleep? 6339 Curious about me, are you?"
6339Did he threaten you many times?
6339Did n''t think we''d be home, did you, mom?
6339Did you call me?
6339Did you ever have as much money as that?
6339Did you ever see anything like this before?
6339Did you hear what he said? 6339 Did you see it?"
6339Do n''t you know how you feel it back of your neck when anybody looks in the window? 6339 Do you really mean it, Lester?"
6339Do you really mean that your invention is a success?
6339Does he want you to come there?
6339Drunk?
6339Eh, what''s this?
6339First, where is the Wolf to- night?
6339Gee, how do you suppose anybody can tell what you say when you both talk at once? 6339 Got a knife?"
6339He is a what you call it safety- first man, is he not?
6339How could we be sleepy at this time of day?
6339How did you come to suspect who I was, you, little fool?
6339How did you happen to discover the periscope before the lookout did?
6339How do you feel after your little nap? 6339 How does everything go, daddy?
6339How''s that?
6339Hungry? 6339 Hurt much?"
6339I can look at all the legs, ca n''t I? 6339 I said,''Well, what you going to do about it?
6339If he comes in this morning, send him up here, wo n''t you?
6339Is Mr. Leffingwell going to pick our college?
6339Is he no better?
6339Is he pro- German? 6339 It is the Weasel, think you not?"
6339It wo n''t lame him permanently, will it?
6339Like not talking when you ate?
6339My boots?
6339My boots?
6339No?
6339Pirates?
6339Please, Colonel, ca n''t we go down to your cabin? 6339 Say, do you always say the same thing like that?
6339Say, do you know what I did back home? 6339 Say, where''s the house?
6339Say, why do n''t one of youse boys come and tell this yarn? 6339 Shall I call him?"
6339Shall we mount? 6339 She says,''So you''re drafted?
6339So you did n''t see his face? 6339 Sort of surprising, is n''t it?"
6339Sort of thrilling, is n''t it?
6339Stabbed?
6339That would hurt on your bare feet, would n''t?
6339That''s it, is it?
6339The cat?
6339The day you came to see me in the Hospital and stood there saying,''Oh, yes,''to everything I said-- who put you on my track, eh? 6339 Then what?"
6339These stupid country people, what would they know about invisible ink? 6339 Want to know what they call the guy that''s riding with Miss Bright?"
6339Was n''t it funny?
6339Was she killed?
6339We are done up a bit, are n''t we, Beany?
6339Well, what''s the news?
6339Well?
6339Were you here at all yesterday?
6339What ailed them? 6339 What are you doing here?"
6339What did I do?
6339What did you do with it then?
6339What did you say to that?
6339What do you do, Excellency?
6339What does he do?
6339What does this mean?
6339What else?
6339What for? 6339 What for?"
6339What good will that be?
6339What happened then?
6339What made you leave the Wolf and the little chap? 6339 What makes you think that?"
6339What news to- night, Ledermann?
6339What now, my gay young buccaneer?
6339What on earth does it all mean?
6339What possesses you, Excellency; are you mad? 6339 What shall I say to their people?"
6339What shall we do?
6339What we goin''to do?
6339What we goin''to do?
6339What would I want to yell for? 6339 What you doin''?
6339What you got?
6339What you want of him?
6339What''s inside this ornament?
6339What''s new?
6339What''s the first thing to do?
6339What''s the matter?
6339What''s this, Excellency?
6339What''s this, Timmins, about Asa''s going home to- morrow? 6339 What''s up; what''s up?"
6339What?
6339What?
6339When did those fellows wake up?
6339Where did they take the man? 6339 Where did you pick this up?"
6339Where is the Wolf?
6339Where is the flower- house?
6339Where is the formula?
6339Where is your brother now?
6339Where is your brother?
6339Where will you go?
6339Where you going?
6339Where''s old Asa? 6339 Where''s your twin?"
6339Where''s your uniforms?
6339Who is with him? 6339 Who tied you up?"
6339Who''s this?
6339Whom have we here?
6339Why should n''t I?
6339Why, you do n''t mean that you really meant it?
6339Wonder how long it will take us to get that high?
6339Would he go home, or back to the Police Camp?
6339Would hot coffee help any?
6339Would n''t it be nice to sleep on deck to- night?
6339Would you, Miss Carol?
6339Yes, and what think she says?
6339Yes, because what do you think I had found? 6339 Yes, sir; all ready to pick up,"said Porky,"Ca n''t we do something for you?"
6339Yes, what has happened?
6339You ai n''t afraid of him, are you?
6339You do n''t mean bed, do you?
6339You know what Colonel Bright''s done to me? 6339 Ai n''t I got a right to go long it? 6339 All right, we find that formula, because we got to do it for our country; and what do they do to us? 6339 And the other paper--"Wait till you get to it, ca n''t you?
6339And then he says,''Well, what do you think of a Swiss Captain''s uniform-- pretty fine, eh?"
6339Are you game, Porky, to land him ourselves?"
6339Are you hungry?"
6339Are you police?"
6339Are your things all ship- shape?"
6339Beany braced up to the Captain, and saluted and said,''Is it an American ship out there, sir?''
6339Beany whispered to me,''Was it the wrong bottle?''
6339Bright; and, besides, we do n''t look young, do we, Colonel?
6339Can you run that engine and not turn turtle?"
6339Could you see the result of your scheme?"
6339Did you ever notice a coat or a cap like this?"
6339Did you see the man go overboard, boys?"
6339Did you start then, ever so slightly, you cruel killer, you merciless destroyer?
6339Do n''t you suppose so?"
6339Do n''t you think so, Porky?"
6339Do you know the percentage of boats that see subs on their way over?"
6339Do you see, Ledermann and Adolph, and you too, Weasel, that I take for myself the hardest job?
6339Do you speak German?"
6339Does n''t it beat anything?
6339First?"
6339Got a revolver?"
6339Got that through your nut?"
6339Have you heard anything from Elinor Pomeroy?"
6339He said,''Parley voos Frongsay?''
6339He said,''What did you give him?''
6339He yelled,''What did you give him?''
6339Hey?"
6339How goes it?"
6339How''d you know I was there?
6339I says,''Oh, yes,''and he says,''''Specially the boots?''
6339I want sell-- Huh?
6339I wonder what she would think could she see him here?"
6339I wonder, Mr. Leffingwell, if it is possible to keep the boy here for a few days or a week?
6339Is n''t that a fine little place to hide things?"
6339Is n''t that too dreadful?
6339Is that the boy you have been telling me about?"
6339Is that who the sweaters are for, mom?"
6339It looks innocent enough, does n''t it?
6339Just five?
6339Leffingwell?"
6339Lost that paper-- of course it is written in invisible ink; but suppose some blundering fool should get it near a fire?"
6339May we talk while we eat breakfast?"
6339Notice how small they are getting?
6339Of what use the clenched fist, and writhing, clutching fingers?
6339Once in awhile the Captain would look at him, and say to us in English,''About twenty- four hours more, eh?
6339Once the Captain laughed when the boy- sticker man said something to me, and he said,"''Do you know what he said?''
6339Say, Colonel, were you ever on a sinking ship?
6339Say, how is Lester anyway?"
6339Say, nurse, what have you done with his boots?"
6339See that piece of cloth?
6339See?"
6339See?"
6339She nearly got you, did n''t she, before you managed to beat her brains out?"
6339Some class to us, do n''t you say so, mom?
6339Somebody was smart-- thought I would never notice a small boy, eh?
6339Tell him that, will you?
6339That seems poor pay, does n''t it, when you have done such good work?
6339Then Beany looked as though he was going to cry; and he said,''Ca n''t you make an exception, Capt, let this one go?''
6339Then"Well?"
6339Then"What time?"
6339Think we ought to tell?"
6339Think you could eat a little something?"
6339Three hundred and one-- what?"
6339Understand?
6339Was he hurt much?"
6339Was it any one we knew?
6339We''ll, he dressed like a streak, and stalked off; and Beany whispered,''Where did you get that coat?''
6339Well, I did what you said, and he said--""What did you do that I said?"
6339Well, well, ai n''t you sorry just for your own face, that you did n''t enlist?''"
6339What am I to tell him?
6339What comes first?"
6339What did he call him?"
6339What did you give him?"
6339What do you care who he smiles like?
6339What do you suppose I care about your old patent medicine?
6339What do you want me to do?"
6339What does Mr. Leffingwell do to us?"
6339What does it matter whether I finish him now or an hour later?"
6339What good now is the blue vial in your pocket?
6339What have you to, tell me?
6339What steer do I give him?
6339What time is it?
6339What was it anyhow to the finder but a plain, clean piece of paper?
6339What you doin''here yourself?
6339What you pinchin''me for, anyhow?
6339What''s it to me what you talk about?"
6339What''s that hunch all about?"
6339What''s that?"
6339What, are you planning for them?"
6339When he put up the receiver, everybody said,"Well?"
6339Where did you find it?"
6339Where have you come from?''
6339Where was Porky?
6339Where will we meet?"
6339Who are your lucky friends?"
6339Who is going over to patrol the fairgrounds this year beside me?"
6339Who is the old woman crying in the sitting room?"
6339Why did n''t they jump?"
6339Will you?"
6339With a start he awoke, muttering,"What''s the matter?"
6339Wo n''t that be fine?"
6339Would n''t that frost you?
6339Would n''t you like something to remember the War by?"
6339Would she pause?
6339You ai n''t the same boy, are you?
6339You did n''t shell it, did you?"
6339You know that man in the road was right under the big light, so we seen it plain, did n''t we?"
6339You would be a fool to take a chance with a mad dog, would n''t you?
6339You would not like to be like that, would you?
6339asked Beany,"or did it kill them?"
6339ho did it?"
6339said Beany,"A sore throat?"
6339said Porky''sighing,"that''s how things went until to- day-- or I guess it was yesterday, was n''t it?
6339tell you, how could I hear anything when I was asleep?
5707''Ere, who are you a shovin''off?
5707And then you found it was Ernest Graves?
5707Another of them?
5707Anything happen to you?
5707Are we going to leave him like that, Harry?
5707Are we to come tonight, sir?
5707Are you going to try to fly in that machine?
5707Are you sure of that, Gaffer?
5707Are you?
5707Because they can hide the heliograph? 5707 But I wonder why they''re here?
5707But do you think you''ve killed him?
5707But how am I going to get out of this trap?
5707But how did you find out about us?
5707But however do you know? 5707 But we''ve got aeroplanes flying about, have n''t we?"
5707But what on earth does it mean, Harry? 5707 But where is Dick?"
5707But wo n''t this be in German?
5707But you can see my uniform, ca n''t you? 5707 But you see what I mean now, do n''t you, Dick?
5707Ca n''t you imagine what fun we used to have here when we played about? 5707 Can we drag him?"
5707Can you come on with me, Jack?
5707D''ye see?
5707Dick Mercer? 5707 Did n''t I see the machine myself-- a big grey one, with black stripes as ever was, like all their automobiles?"
5707Did n''t you even know we had Boy Scouts in America?
5707Did you notice anything queer about him?
5707Did you see any sign of soldiers from London?
5707Did you see him come into town this afternoon, Gaffer?
5707Do n''t you know he''ll never come back?
5707Do n''t you remember what we watched them heliographing some messages, and put down the Morse signs? 5707 Do n''t you see, Dick?
5707Do n''t you see?
5707Do you expect to locate the enemy''s cavalry from my tower room? 5707 Do you know where the telephone wire runs?"
5707Do you see the sun flashing on something on the roof of that house over there? 5707 Do you think England is likely to have to go to war soon-- within a year or so, sir?"
5707Do you think it''s another spy?
5707Do you think you''re doing anything for England? 5707 Have you ever been up, Harry?"
5707How can a war think, you chump?
5707How did he know we were here?
5707How did you get Dick out? 5707 How did you get out?"
5707How far away do you think it ought to be, Harry?
5707How many of them do you suppose are going?
5707How many?
5707How old is he?
5707How? 5707 I have n''t done anything really wrong, have I?
5707I say, are you Dick Mercer?
5707I say, you do n''t talk like an Englishman?
5707I suppose the steamers are fearfully crowded?
5707I suppose you know that Harry''s an American, do n''t you?
5707I wonder if they''d let us fight?
5707I wonder if they''ll let me go? 5707 I''ll form a rear guard-- d''ye see?
5707If the Germans go through Belgium, will that mean that we shall fight?
5707If there really should be war, I mean?
5707Is n''t it jolly?
5707Is n''t it lucky that it''s such a fine day, Harry? 5707 It looks as if he had acted on that idea, too, does n''t it, then?
5707It makes it seem as if we were really of some use, does n''t it, Harry?
5707It''s better for a few people to be arrested by mistake than to let a spy keep on spying, is n''t it?
5707Killed him? 5707 Live with your parents, do you?
5707More of your Boy Scout work, sir?
5707No questions?
5707No-- by Jove, they do that, do n''t they, Harry? 5707 Now is there a telephone in your father''s house, Jack?"
5707Now what shall we do? 5707 Off to the war?"
5707Oh, I say, wo n''t Gaffer Hodge be in bed and asleep?
5707Oh, ca n''t you see?
5707Oh, you''re a scout, too, are you?
5707On the public service?
5707Remember this, Dick?
5707Scouting, eh?
5707See? 5707 So you are spying on my house, are you?"
5707Spy? 5707 Suppose I scout into Bray?"
5707Sure that it was an automobile from Bray Park?
5707That is n''t what we expected, either, is it?
5707That what they mean by the red light markers, then?
5707That''s why you''re here, then, is it? 5707 The other one''s English, is n''t he?"
5707The scouts are going to turn out and help, he? 5707 The thing to do would be to follow them, eh?
5707The way we do in the scouts? 5707 Then you understand pretty well?"
5707There, see that big tree, that blasted one over there? 5707 Von Wedel is a commander of some sort-- that''s plain, is n''t it?
5707We''re to take the dispatches to Major French, at Waterloo? 5707 We''ve got to retreat, have n''t we?"
5707Well, boys,he said,"what can I do for you?
5707Well,said the officer,"what are you doing here?"
5707What are you doing here-- spying on us?
5707What are you doing here?
5707What are you going to do?
5707What did you tell him?
5707What do you know about this?
5707What do you make of it, Dick?
5707What do you mean, Harry?
5707What do you think you''ll do, Harry?
5707What good would that do?
5707What happened then?
5707What is it, Harry?
5707What''s that? 5707 What-- what''s this?"
5707What? 5707 Whatever did you tell him that whopper about Croydon for?"
5707When are you going to start?
5707Where are those papers you stole from me, you sneak?
5707Where can I get petrol? 5707 Where do you suppose those signals go to?"
5707Where''s the colonel?
5707Who are you?
5707Who is he?
5707Who will be in command? 5707 Why do n''t they use flags, then?"
5707Why should n''t he see it?
5707Why should you take all the risks when it is n''t your own country, especially?
5707Why, Jack?
5707Why, how can you make that out?
5707Why, how could I? 5707 Why, there wo n''t be any fighting in England, sir, will there?"
5707Why? 5707 Wireless, you think, my boy?"
5707With this news--?
5707Wo n''t he be glad to see me, though?
5707Would it affect your business, dear?
5707Would n''t they see those lights and wonder about them?
5707Would you stay over here if there was a war, Harry? 5707 Yes, but who''s going to do it?"
5707You carry orders concerning the movement of troops from Ealing? 5707 You mean that there will be Germans here trying to hurt England any way they can, do n''t you sir?
5707You went through the village this afternoon, did n''t you? 5707 You''d want us to win, would n''t you, Harry, if we fought?"
5707You''re going to stand with us, then, Fleming?
5707You''re quite a doctor, are n''t you? 5707 You''ve seen him?
5707''Du hast dein weg--''See?
5707''Eh, what''s that?"
5707''So you knew I was going?''
5707''Then you think England will be drawn in, sir?"
5707''We could be useful as sentries, then?"
5707And I suppose I need n''t tell you that you must give it to no one else?"
5707And did you hear them saying anything that sounded as if it might be useful, Dick?"
5707And how was he coming?
5707And if there are Germans there in any number, what could he do?
5707And then to come back here?"
5707And there were many women and children here, to bid farewell to the soldiers who were going-- where?
5707And what happened to the cycles and the papers we hid there?
5707And why should he need petrol?"
5707And would n''t a German?
5707And, I say, had n''t we better stay in the shadow?
5707Are n''t you coming over?"
5707Are you Boy Scouts?"
5707But we do learn to do the things a soldier has to do, do n''t we?"
5707But why did n''t we--""Try to arrest him?
5707CHAPTER IV THE HOUSE OF THE HELIOGRAPH"You know your way about London?"
5707CHAPTER XVI THE CIPHER"What happened to you?"
5707Dick, do you see that house over there?
5707Did he get away?
5707Did n''t you see a very old man with white hair and a stick beside him, sitting in a doorway next to the little shop by the Red Dog?"
5707Did they think, then, that he, a boy, could not understand?
5707Did you ever hear of such a thing?"
5707Did you see Graves tonight?"
5707Do I see any fightin''?
5707Do n''t you know it?"
5707Do n''t you see you''ve go to go?
5707Do n''t you think so, Dick?"
5707Do n''t you think so?"
5707Do n''t you want him to see us?"
5707Do you see some wires dangling there?
5707Do you see?"
5707Do you think he can?"
5707Do you think they will let us do that?"
5707Do you think you could do that?
5707Do you think you could get along all right if you were left here?
5707Eh, Tommy?"
5707Eh?"
5707Fine sort of war this is?
5707Franklin, I believe you are the senior patrol leader?
5707Franklin, what''s your idea of what the Boy Scouts would be able to do?"
5707Going over to Grenfel''s, are n''t you?"
5707Going to Ealing, boys?"
5707Had he urged his chum to leave him in his agony, for the ankle was badly wrenched, and seek safety in flight?
5707Has n''t he lived here a long time?"
5707Have you ever noticed anything funny about the way he talks?"
5707Have you got any papers?
5707Have you?"
5707He comes, Von Wedel?"
5707How are we going to stop them?"
5707How can he do that?
5707How did he know where they had been?
5707I really hope it wo n''t, but I would n''t be surprised if i d did, would you?"
5707I said,''Do n''t you wish you knew?''
5707I say, what''s your name?"
5707I suppose that''s why so many of our chaps join the Territorials when they are through school and start in business?"
5707I suppose you know that is a serious offense, whether your original arrest was justified or not?"
5707I think--""What?"
5707I wonder why he does n''t like me?"
5707I''ll see you in the morning, I suppose?"
5707I''ll write a note to your scoutmaster-- Mr. Wharton, is n''t it?
5707If there''s war I suppose a lot of you policemen will go?"
5707If they''ve planned so carefully as this, would n''t they be likely to have country places, where they''d be less likely to be disturbed?"
5707In the daytime Harry could find people to tell him which way Graves was going, could n''t he?"
5707Is n''t that an awful idea, Harry?
5707Is n''t there some side road that does n''t lead anywhere, where I can run in with the car while we talk?"
5707It''s portable, is n''t it?"
5707Now what on earth do they want petrol for?
5707Now who did that?
5707On His Majesty''s service, I suppose?"
5707On top of that hill, do you see?
5707Or else how am I to get away?
5707Or were they so sure of success that it did not matter?
5707Or would you go home?"
5707Ought n''t I be allowed to do whatever I can, now that something like this has happened?"
5707See her-- that great big cigar- shaped thing, dropping over there?"
5707See it''s number?
5707See?
5707So that they would be free to go and fight?"
5707Still-- a taxi cab driver, eh?
5707Suppose we separate and take different ways to get to Waterloo?
5707That all, is it, sir?
5707That''s our motto, is n''t it?
5707Then how can he get here?
5707Then take him home with you, will you?
5707They are to entrain-- where?"
5707They go to Dover, then, I suppose-- no, perhaps to Folkestone--- oh, what matter?
5707Want to listen?
5707War?
5707Was it just a few moments since he had urged, even commanded, Dick Mercer to leave him, caught in a trap set for just such trespassers as they?
5707Was it just a week since Grenfel, his English scoutmaster, had bidden the boys of his troop goodbye?
5707Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
5707Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
5707We could do a lot of things instead of soldiers, could n''t we?
5707We shall have to be alert and watchful, and do whatever there is to be done...""Who will be scoutmaster, sir, if you go to the war?"
5707Well, can we help any more here tonight?"
5707What are we to do, then?''
5707What are you going to do, boy?
5707What did it mean to them, to England?
5707What did you mean when you told him you knew more about me than you did about him?
5707What do you mean?"
5707What do you suppose that is?"
5707What information concerning the British plans could they get that would be worth all they were risking?
5707What on earth do you make of that, Harry?"
5707What troop and patrol?"
5707What was he going to do when he came?
5707What will they be up to next-- those Germans?
5707Where are you?
5707Where do you think your search will lead you, Fleming?"
5707Where is he?
5707Which thousand men would be ready to go to the front first?"
5707Who was Von Wedel?
5707Who would be honored by the first chance?
5707Why not admit it?"
5707Why not?
5707Why should he think it would be hard for them to explain their actions?
5707Why should n''t he?"
5707Why?
5707Why?"
5707Why?"
5707Will you come along?"
5707Will you suggest the names of two scouts for this service?"
5707Would any Englishman say that, Dick?
5707Would n''t that make it safer?
5707Would n''t you like to fly her though?"
5707Would they let you go?
5707Yes?
5707You going away, sir?
5707You know where you are to be, Jack?"
5707You might use a motorcycle-- know how to ride one?"
5707You see where there''s a shadow by that central tower?
5707You think it''s sort of funny and a bit of a misfortune, do n''t you, to be anything but English?"
5707You understand thoroughly, do you?"
5707You understand?"
5707You will remember that?"
5707You would n''t want a lot of German roughs to come and destroy your house or your shop and handle you that way, would you?"
5707You would try to put out that fire, would n''t you, to save your own house from being burned up?
5707You''ll give my message to Mercer or Young if there''s any way of getting the line clear?"
5707You''re caught in a trap, are n''t you?"
31389Ai n''t it a storm after all then?
31389Ai n''t we going ashore to see if I did just happen to bowl that old bear over?
31389Ai n''t you gettin''anywhere yet, Giraffe?
31389Air yuh agoin''tuh let us go free in the mornin''?
31389And I reckon, now, Eli?
31389And after we''ve managed to track them to their camp, what then?
31389And do n''t you feel a little uneasy about your ears, Jim?
31389And looky thar, d''ye see they gut guns? 31389 And of course your wife has often wished she could see her father again, Jim?"
31389And that something, Jim?
31389Are you all ready, Step Hen?
31389Are you hinting that it was all a part of a dark scheme to burn us out of camp?
31389Are you sure you did put six cartridges in the magazine before we left?
31389As how?
31389Be yuh agoin''tuh tie us up?
31389But do n''t you think they might be able to pull us down just by force of numbers, Thad?
31389But do you suppose he''ll stick to those two tough characters, and keep them with him in his new job? 31389 But if they keep right along comin''at us?"
31389But look at his antlers, would you, Thad?
31389But now, Jim; tell me about who gave you the orders you were saying something about a while ago?
31389But the partridges are too big and heavy; they wo n''t ever cook through?
31389But what I meant when I asked that, was, do you want to head toward camp now; have you had enough hunting for to- day?
31389But what on earth could they expect to get by burning us out?
31389But what sort of an animal was it, Thad?
31389But why should the wardens be afraid of just three men, when they have the law on their side; that''s what I''d like to know?
31389But you ai n''t_ quite_ satisfied, are you, Thad?
31389But you just know I c''n do it, do n''t you?
31389But, say, do n''t you think there''s a pack around here, right now?
31389Cale Martin?
31389Caleb Martin, eh?
31389Can we make the pond, Jim?
31389Cried her putty eyes out, awantin''tuh see her dad,he admitted;"but what cud a man do''bout hit, if Cale, he wudn''t forgive me?
31389D''ye suppose, then, he''s keepin''our bally tent; and wo n''t we ever set eyes on the same again?
31389Did I g- g- get him?
31389Did I get him, Thad?
31389Did you get a good picture, Davy?
31389Did you get badly hurt anywhere, in the fire?
31389Did you give a shout, Davy?
31389Did you hear one?
31389Did you hear that and was n''t it a nasty snarl, though?
31389Do you imagine we''ll stack up against anything like that, Jim?
31389Do you mean Cale and Si and Ed?
31389Do you mean Old Cale Martin?
31389Do you think he''ll come back again to- night?
31389Do you think it''s already swept down on the Martin cabin?
31389Does that explanation go, Thad?
31389Feel better, do n''t you?
31389Feel like another spell of it, eh?
31389First tell me if anybody was hurt?
31389For why?
31389Fox raising?
31389Fust place they never oxpected tew burn ther camp,observed Jim;"ef they he d, doan''t yew believe they''d agone tew windward tew start thet blaze?
31389Good gracious, was n''t that a pig?
31389Got it?
31389Got one, have n''t you Bumpus?
31389How about that, Jim; must we turn around, and go back, just because this feller that thinks he owns the whole north of Maine, says so?
31389How about that?
31389How about the fire, tell me that? 31389 How about you, Allan?"
31389How do you feel about it now?
31389How do you think it started?
31389How far away are we now from the cabin?
31389How far d''ye think it is, Thad?
31389How far is it across from here?
31389How long ago was that, Jim?
31389I do, eh?
31389I guess everybody''s got his hand raised against the poor old wolf, ai n''t they?
31389I rung the bell then, Thad; did n''t you hear me?
31389I see, you''re afraid of a heavy snowfall, that would make the going and coming a hard job; is that it, Jim?
31389I suppose that was Old Cale in the bow?
31389I wonder now, was that a wildcat growling?
31389It lies over there on our right, do n''t it?
31389It''s him, is it, Jim?
31389Just listen to the critters yawp, would you, Thad? 31389 Listen to him talk, would you?"
31389Listen to the innocent, would you?
31389Looks right gamey around here; how''s that, Thad?
31389Looky there, Thad, what''s that thing lying over yonder? 31389 May I, Thad?
31389Me? 31389 Not thinking of changing your mind, are you Jim?"
31389Nothing new happened, then, Jim?
31389Now what?
31389Now, ai n''t it a shame,he went on to say,"how that deer just knew we were coming?
31389Now, however could you tell that, when everything looks bright, and oh- be- joyful to me up yonder?
31389Right at''em?
31389Same here; and now how are we agoin''to cook''em?
31389Say, do you mean about them wolves?
31389Say, quit that melancholy subject, wo n''t you?
31389Say, whaz yuh doin''here? 31389 See here, d''ye want to take a header square into the blaze, Step Hen?"
31389Seems like he does n''t fancy you any too much, Jim?
31389Shall we start in plucking the feathers off these birds, Giraffe?
31389Sounds like an elephant might be coming down on us; but they do n''t have such animals up here in the Maine woods, do they? 31389 Sounds like there was n''t much love lost between you and this same Cale Martin?"
31389Suppose you tell me what that is?
31389Thad, ca n''t we look up that one I shot now; I''d just hate to lose him, you know?
31389That''s so,he observed,"we ai n''t got a sign of a frying- pan, have we?"
31389The deer can easily escape, I suppose, being so fleet of foot?
31389The work of big Cale Martin and his crowd? 31389 Them''s my sentiments exactly, Thad; but tell me how we''re agoin''to prevent''em, wo n''t you?
31389Then as I take it, Jim, you do n''t really want to avoid Old Cale, this fiery father- in- law of yours; in fact, you mean to see him face to face?
31389Then he must have seen you, Jim, sitting here?
31389Then the wind''s changed, has n''t it?
31389Then you asked him for something, did you, Jim?
31389Then you must be hungry?
31389Then you want to keep on hunting?
31389There, that''s done; and now what?
31389Thet you, Thad?
31389This country seems to be rather sparsely settled up here?
31389Wall, they hain''t any, d''ye see? 31389 Wat yuh want us tuh do?"
31389We do n''t stand for much nonsense from outsiders, do we fellers?
31389Well, can you blame him?
31389What d''ye take me for, Giraffe?
31389What did you do, Allan?
31389What do you mean?
31389What in the wide world did you go and get a big ten bore for, when you''re such a short fellow?
31389What is it, Jim?
31389What is?
31389What it it, Jim?
31389What makes you ask that?
31389What next, I wonder?
31389What was he doing that for?
31389What was it banged us over, Eli?
31389What was that?
31389What we goin''to do, Giraffe?
31389What would you do, Bumpus,said Step Hen, after a while,"if you could n''t find a creek to wade in, with the fire all around you?"
31389What you doin''there, Giraffe?
31389What you mean, Giraffe, by slingin''that scare into me; I''d like to know what''s worse than starvin''to death in a single night?
31389What''s all that?
31389What''s that sticking out of the pocket of your coat?
31389What''s that?
31389What''s to be done about it, Jim?
31389Whatever can we do, Giraffe?
31389Where''s my left shoe?
31389Who cares?
31389Who''s gone and took my left shoe? 31389 Why not?"
31389Why not?
31389Why should he tell yuh anything tuh say tuh me; an''how''d he know I was acomin''up this aways?
31389Why, ai n''t it a part of my business to start the fire every time?
31389Why, is n''t that a black bear, Jim?
31389Why, what a silly you can be, Bumpus; do n''t you know I promised Thad never to carry a single match around with me? 31389 Why, whoever stuck that in there?"
31389Why?
31389Will they escape, Jim?
31389Will we make it, Jim?
31389Yes, what is it, Step Hen?
31389You do n''t say?
31389You just keep athinkin''that perhaps it_ was n''t_ an accident after all? 31389 You know him, even at that distance, then?"
31389You must mean the rest will be wanting to make a supper off the critter you killed; is that it, Thad? 31389 You''re pretty near at the end of your rope, ai n''t you?"
31389A nice pair of chumps we''d be, would n''t we, if we went and shot up a pet cow, and had to pay damages?
31389A scout never wants to waste the good things of life like that, does he, Thad?"
31389Am I right, now?"
31389An''so ye gut a pack o''prime venison to tote home as well, hev ye?
31389And Bumpus, it came in right pat, did n''t it?"
31389And I know you''ll say the same, eh, Thad?"
31389And ai n''t we going to get ever so much money for recovering the stolen stuff?
31389And in advance, we hand our united thanks to Bumpus; or will it be Giraffe?"
31389And say, it does feel some handy, do n''t it, Thad?"
31389And so you managed to run away with the old man''s daughter, did you?
31389And so you think Cale is n''t altogether so bad as we''ve heard?"
31389And what''s wrong about my getting the blaze in my own way, tell me that, Bumpus?"
31389And when it once gets going, I reckon it can burn some, eh, Allan?"
31389Are they such cannibals as all that?"
31389Bumpus, got that other coward covered, have you?"
31389But I''m afraid my luck has turned, and we wo n''t sight another deer this blessed day; do you, Thad?"
31389But about when do you think we''d better hike out across country for the Martin cabin, Jim?"
31389But do n''t they sing sweetly, though?
31389But how on earth were they to tie the two men up?
31389But if_ somebody else_ sets fire to the woods, I have as good a right to look as the next one, ai n''t I?"
31389But say, ai n''t it gettin''cold though?
31389But them tracks was as plain as anything, wa''n''t they, Eli?"
31389But we never meant to go to sleep there by the fire, did we, Davy?"
31389But where in the dickens is that camp, south, north or east?
31389Call if you lose sight of me, Bumpus, d''ye hear?
31389Could he suspect that Little Lina had sent a message to him?
31389D''ye hear me?"
31389D''ye think we mout git away by thet time?"
31389Did he get him, boys?"
31389Did n''t we make the capture though, and astonish Sheriff Green?
31389Do n''t it look good, though?"
31389Do n''t tell me it_ ai n''t_ a match after all?
31389Do n''t you let''em do it, Thad, will you, even if we have to fight for it?"
31389Do n''t you think he ought to be sent to bed, Mr. Scoutmaster?
31389Do you have any idea where he''s gone?"
31389Er, what d''ye mean, Step Hen?"
31389Go on, Ed; what yuh standin''back fur?"
31389Got anythin''to eat''raound here?"
31389Had n''t we better change the programme, Thad?"
31389Hear that, fellows?"
31389Hoofs?
31389Hope I did n''t hurt you any?"
31389How about it Eli; was that one just then giving tongue?"
31389How about that, Jim?"
31389How about that, Thad?"
31389How about that?"
31389How c''n a feller tie''em up when he ai n''t got even a top string with him?"
31389How''d them same birds tasted raw?
31389How''s everybody up to the old place?"
31389How''s that?"
31389However in the wide world do you suppose that happened, Eli?
31389I ai n''t had a blessed match on my person since I gave that promise, have I, Thad?
31389I wonder now----""What?"
31389If only Giraffe were with us now, would n''t he be in his glory, though?"
31389Illustration:"Can we make the pond, Jim?"
31389Is that what you''re aiming to tell us, Thad?"
31389Is that why you''re slapping your arms around so?"
31389Just hear the racket he keeps making Thad; whatever do you suppose we''re up against now?"
31389Just switch off, and try it on one of the others, wo n''t you?"
31389Know me?
31389Let''s see, I believe their names were Si Kedge and Ed Harkness; was n''t that it, Jim?"
31389Now, shall we go on again?"
31389Now, what was you agoin''to do, you said?"
31389Say, where are we anyhow, and how far from the camp?"
31389Say, wo n''t we be careful of that one precious match, though?
31389Scout Master?"
31389See him, Step Hen?"
31389Shall we be generous, and throw them out the balance of the venison, to show them how we like their song?"
31389So we''ll act like we''re havin''the time of our lives; and do n''t you ever go and let on that we felt scared even a little bit, hear now?"
31389So ye got sum o''the critters, did ye?"
31389Some people tell me it c''n be done by going hungry a week or two at a time; but what''s the use of living if you ca n''t eat, that''s what?
31389Step Hen went on;"seems to me it was another name from that?"
31389Tell me, wo n''t the fellers stare when we walk into camp drivin''these jail birds before us?
31389That would have killed him in a short time, I just guess, do n''t you, Thad?"
31389Understand, Bumpus?"
31389Was it a limb that fell on you?"
31389Was n''t it Davy Jones?
31389Was she all he had?"
31389We got a fine leetle buck here as Si fetched down with his big bore cannon; only fur him the deer''s been in ther next county afore now, eh, Si?"
31389We''ll have our game broiled, Bumpus, see?"
31389Well, what''s to hinder our trying that same old game?"
31389Were any of them in danger from the fire?
31389What could I say to your father and mother if there was no Step Hen to answer to the roll- call, when we mustered out after this Maine hunt?
31389What d''ye think he did, fellers?
31389What if he had been consumed by a sudden deep curiosity to know what really caused the other to take the risk and come up here?
31389What if the sly old cat was at that very moment creeping up on them?
31389What will we do now?
31389What''s next on the little programme?
31389What''s up, Eli?"
31389Where''s the rest o''the bunch?
31389Who said I could n''t start a fire by sawin''at my fiddle till I burst a blood vessel?
31389Whoever is it with him, d''ye think; why, see, there are two of''em, and men, not boys of the Silver Fox Patrol?"
31389Why ca n''t they let_ my_ things be, Thad?"
31389Why did n''t Giraffe quit his fooling with that silly old bow, and take to thinking up some scheme that was worth while?
31389Wo n''t somebody tell me what to do?"
31389Won''they queer his game with the company, Jim?"
31389Wonder how Giraffe''s gettin''along with his sawin''?
31389Wonder what the boys''ll say when they hear about it?
31389Would a coward dare come up here, when he knew how you hated him, and had it in for him?
31389You did handsome by us, and we''ve been saved from disgrace that would have sent us into an early grave, hey, Davy?"
31389You hear me, Bumpus?"
31389You must let me handle things, Bumpus, because, you know, I''m more used to-- what''s the matter with you?
31389You will, wo n''t you, Thad?"
31389Yuh got us fur keeps; an''we ai n''t squealin'', is we, Si?"
31389_ did_ we get him, Thad?"
31389are you agoin''to fight?"
31389asked Thad, immediately;"when the wolf is no respecter of persons, and will pull down anything that can be used for food?
31389echoed Bumpus, aghast;"say, then it was n''t that old poacher after all, was it?
31389got any licker?"
31389he cried, jumping up and down in his excitement;"why do n''t you blaze away, and knock my buck over?
31389he demanded quickly;"was it the work of some mean feller, after all?
31389he exclaimed, as he still ran forward after his chum;"we did get him all right, did n''t we, Thad?
31389he muttered;"you did the business, all right, did n''t you?
31389listen to that, would you, Thad?"
31389mercy, what do you mean, Thad?"
31389said Thad, admiringly;"but I suppose you understand what risk you''re taking in trying that game?
31389thinking of the grub before you take me into consideration, are you?"
31389what does that kind of talk stand for?"
31389what is it, Giraffe?"
31389what is this?"
31389what you up to, now, you Jones boy?
31389what''s that?"
31389what''s the matter, Bumpus?
31389what''s the use of bothering, when you''ve got somebody else to do your thinking for you?''
31389where did I put my gun?"
31389who cares for that?
31389why_ did n''t_ you knock him over when you had the chance, Thad?"
31389will I?
31389you do n''t say so, Giraffe?
31389younkers, lookin''arter yer deer, hey?"
32354A mine; what kind was it, Toby; who lost it; and why have n''t they been able to find it any more?
32354A wolf is layin''behind them vines; did n''t you hear her give tongue like sixty? 32354 After snatching all you did too, when you went off?"
32354Ai n''t it possible to creep up closer, Toby? 32354 Allan, is n''t he the young brave we saw hovering around our camp before, and who would n''t stop to be questioned?"
32354And do n''t be long about passin''that same around, will ye? 32354 And how about your game limb, Giraffe-- was it the right, or the left you bruised so badly on the stones when you fell?"
32354And just to think of his name being John Kracker; now, what boy could ever keep from twisting that around, and calling him a cracker- jack?
32354And nobody has ever managed to locate it again, since that day so many years ago; is that what you mean, Toby?
32354And so you boys have come away out here just to see what we''ve got in these Rockies, eh?
32354And so, after you learned where he was, and how he came to be thar, I reckon now you boys started to climb up and rescue the other-- how?
32354And that''s what brings you up here right now, I reckon; you mean to find that hidden mine, and claim it for your mother, and the girls?
32354And that''s what you call finding the long lost silver mine, do you?
32354And the chances are, they''ll want to drop in here, now that they know he''s taken up with us?
32354And the hunting?
32354And they left him there, did they?
32354And what do I not owe to you, and the chums of the Silver Fox Patrol? 32354 And when we want to, we can crawl out ourselves, ca n''t we?"
32354Are you satisfied, Fox, now that you''ve recovered your property-- if that is all he took from your home?
32354As how? 32354 Boy Scouts, eh?"
32354Bumpus, what in the wide world are you chuckling at, back there?
32354But I can begin to see the figure of the wolf now; can you?
32354But be_ aw_ful careful of that rope, wo n''t you, Thad?
32354But how about our hunting?
32354But if he is, how in the dickens could he get the fire to signal with; that''s what bothers me?
32354But if that was so, how did it come that he never once asked us if we knew a boy by the name of Aleck Rawson?
32354But the hunting ought to be fine, do n''t you think, Toby?
32354But think what it''s been for me?
32354But think what we''ve done since, will you?
32354But we''re going in, Thad; ai n''t we; you wo n''t let that stand us off, after coming so far, will you? 32354 But what are you waiting for, Thad?"
32354But what was Aleck doing up there; and where was he at the time?
32354But what would he be praying for, tell me?
32354But where''s the rattler?
32354But why do n''t I see it, then?
32354But you wo n''t let him get away, will you, Thad?
32354Can this be him, then; has he been a prisoner all these years?
32354Can we get up to where you are?
32354Can you make them out, and is it a bear?
32354Colonel Knocker did-- will you come and get me?
32354Come at me again, will you? 32354 Course I am; what d''ye take me for, Toby?
32354Did Allan send you in to tell me?
32354Did you ever hear the equal of that?
32354Did you get him, Thad?
32354Did you think you heard a voice again?
32354Do n''t you think we ort to let the rest know what we''re expectin''to do?
32354Do you expect that this was the only whelp?
32354Do you feel able to walk with us down into the valley to our camp?
32354Do you mean Kracker?
32354Do you mean the fire, Toby?
32354Do you really think they have gone for good, Toby?
32354Do you see that, Mr. Rawson, sir? 32354 Do you think we''re close enough, Thad?"
32354Found what you were looking for?
32354Get anything?
32354Go on, then; what is it?
32354Has he taken to growing a pair?
32354Have you a bead on her head, Aleck?
32354Having a hunt up here in the mountains, are you, boys?
32354He''s just talking for the fun of hearin''himself, that''s what?
32354How about it, Toby?
32354How about some of those moonshiners down in North Carolina? 32354 How about that, Toby?"
32354How about these wolves; shall we drag them out, and throw the carcases away in some hole?
32354How d''ye expect they ever found that Aleck was no longer on the ledge?
32354How d''ye suppose he did do it?
32354How did you get there?
32354How is that?
32354How is the cripple crowd coming on these days? 32354 How long would it take us to get up there?"
32354How much further do we have to climb, Toby?
32354How much longer do we have to wait for grub?
32354I do n''t see hide or hair of it, though, Toby?
32354I was ready to back you up; but then what could you expect from a greenhorn? 32354 If that boy does know the secret, he''s going to open up while he''s got them scouts to back him, ai n''t he?
32354If we only could warn them?
32354Is that Sheriff Bob McNulty?
32354Is that a fact?
32354Just like I said, ai n''t it, Thad?
32354Just the four of you?
32354Kracker and his two men had caught Aleck; and unable to make him tell what they wanted, what do you think the cowards did? 32354 Kracker around here, is he?
32354Look at Giraffe, would you?
32354No danger of those fellows coming back to investigate, do you think?
32354Now I wonder what next?
32354Now what d''ye think of that? 32354 Now what sort of people could ever be guilty of such a horrible thing as that, I''d like to know?"
32354Now what?
32354Now, how''d he know that, Allan? 32354 Now, what d''ye say that for?"
32354Other older man,--name Artemus Rawson.--Get that?
32354P''raps, suh, he had a son?
32354Perhaps it was the other cub, Thad?
32354Praying?
32354Rawson-- why, that was the name of the man who found the silver mine up in this country, was n''t it, Toby?
32354Say looking for Aleck-- that he has robbed uncle-- headed down valley when left here-- Understand that?
32354Say, Thad, is that agoin''to interfere with our startin''out on our little excursion?
32354Say, you do n''t mean to tell me they shot a sheep?
32354Seems to me we ought to see him, if he''s still there?
32354Shall we go on, now?
32354Show the old fraud to us, will you? 32354 Sounds to me like that Waffles?"
32354That all?
32354That must be the cubs; yes, listen to them growl, would you? 32354 The clue to the lost mine?"
32354The original discoverer of the wonderful silver mine that has never been located since that time, so long ago?
32354Then he must have guessed that we knew something about Aleck?
32354Then it looks like he might a come out of them vines?
32354Then it''s a she wolf?
32354Then why''d you turn back, when we was all started for a place where we could git all the eats we wanted, with money to pay for''em?
32354Then you think the old chap is in there now, do you?
32354Then you''re of a mind that they have suspicions?
32354Then you_ do_ know about that?
32354Think what a guy I''ll be if so be ye do hit, and cut my pore ears off, jest in spite work?
32354This was when?
32354Up a place like this?
32354We ai n''t, hey?
32354Well, I got him, all right, did n''t I, tell me that?
32354Well, if that does n''t beat anything?
32354Well, just to think of it, here''s another Fox, all right?
32354Well, listen to him, would you; he seems to be begging somebody not to hurt him? 32354 Well, was n''t I wise, then, in sayin''we had ought to snatch up some grub, to bite at on the way?"
32354Well, why not?
32354Whar d''ye reckon the critter kim from now?
32354What are you goin''to do, Thad?
32354What had we better do, stay around here, or try and work a little closer back to camp, to see what has happened there?
32354What is it?
32354What is it?
32354What is that coming this way?
32354What is the matter?
32354What makes you say that last, Thad?
32354What might that be, suh?
32354What sort of a land- mark was it you saw?
32354What sort of chance would we have, a lot of greenhorns who never yet saw a silver mine; against an old- timer like him? 32354 What under the sun does he mean by that talk, Thad?
32354What was it?
32354What was that last he said?
32354What''s he doing now?
32354What''s that to you?
32354What''s that you say?
32354What''s that?
32354What''s this? 32354 When they took you a prisoner, they searched you, of course, hoping to find the valuable paper?"
32354Where are you?
32354Where is it right now, Giraffe?
32354Who are you?
32354Who asked you to put your finger in my business?
32354Who is he; perhaps I might happen to know him?
32354Who put you there?
32354Why, what''s this mean, Toby; you a forest ranger camping with a parcel of kids?
32354Why, you little imp, d''ye know what I''ve a good notion to do with you for this insulting talk?
32354Why? 32354 Will you have Aleck hide himself?"
32354Wonder if we''ll see anything more of''em again?
32354Wonder what he thinks?
32354You mean Aleck, I guess, do n''t you, Toby?
32354You mean we''ll just have to work around, and get up there above the place where_ my_ big- horn lies, as dead as a door nail; is that it, Toby?
32354You''re going to be some keerful, I take it?
32354You''ve been sizing up the region all day in camp, and laying your plans, if the chance ever came to try them out; is n''t that so, Aleck?
32354Your father, then, was Jerry Rawson, I take it?
32354Aleck, are you here?"
32354Allan hardly knew what to say; but boldly taking up the cudgels he presently remarked:"Well, Mr. Sheriff, what else could we do?
32354And how under the sun could Thad be warned of the impending trouble?
32354And now, do we start back to the fissure in the cliff, Thad?"
32354Anymore?"
32354Anything new at the camp?"
32354But never mind about that, Toby; shall I shove this thing over now?"
32354But seems to me we''ve gone about as close as we ought to, Aleck?"
32354But what was there to be feared from a mere parcel of half- grown boys?
32354D''ye reckon he tells the same way you would?"
32354Do n''t you think so, Toby Smathers?"
32354Do you expect this can be the silver lode, Thad?"
32354Do you suppose they''ve gone, and had a falling- out among themselves, and the colonel is threatening to finish his man for running away?"
32354Easy now with that rope back there; Step Hen, hold to the mule, and keep him quiet, will you?"
32354First thing Smithy and me want to know is, what under the sun was it all about?"
32354Fox, you sure must remember me, Aleck; and the good times we used to have, when I lived close to the Reservation?"
32354Get that, Kracker?"
32354Give me a hand, wo n''t you, please; I''m ashamed to say my legs seem so silly stiff at the knees I just ca n''t straighten''em out?
32354Glad to meet up with you; and by the way are you Silver Fox, Red Fox, or Black Fox; though to be sure they all belong to one family?"
32354Have you got a rope along with you?"
32354Have you got your gun all ready to shoot, Aleck?"
32354Have you loaded up again?"
32354Here''s our camp, ai n''t it?
32354Hope you''re not limping with that other leg, now?"
32354How about it, boys?"
32354How do?
32354How''s that for a crowd, tell me; and did n''t we come out on top every time?"
32354I b''lieve they''re weakenin''some, sure I do; but what about me?
32354I suppose you are Colonel Kracker?"
32354I wonder, now, has he seen me at work; does he think I''m a traveling photograph man, and wants me to strike him off, in his warpaint and feathers?"
32354If these here mountings began to roll over on us, we''d be in a nice pickle, now, eh?
32354Let me have the pleasure of knocking him over, and putting him out of pain?"
32354Let''s clear out of here?"
32354Meanwhile, how fared the ambitious big- horn hunters?
32354Mebbe you would n''t mind tellin''me, to ease up the pain in my legs; while Waffles, he''s astartin''that ere fire?"
32354Now what d''ye reckon that ere rumbling noise was, we all heard a while ago?
32354Now where''s the warrant for arresting Aleck, your nephew?
32354Now, I reckon more''n a few of you saw my service hat on my head just a little while ago; but tell me where it is now, will you?
32354P''raps you''ve got a guide along with you, too?"
32354Ready all the while, are you?"
32354Say, this is what we''ve been lookin''forward to a long time, ai n''t it, fellers?"
32354Scout Master, please?"
32354See anything yet, Aleck?"
32354So Aleck, he was to make himself scarce, was he?
32354Somebody blow the fire, and make it cook faster, wo n''t you?"
32354Step Hen asked, eagerly;"or might they just make believe, and hang around here to see if we had Aleck Rawson hidden away somewhere?"
32354Step Hen, any more snake bites?
32354Tell me how it can be done, wo n''t you?"
32354Tell us why you do this?
32354Thad, can_ you_ tell me where my hat is?"
32354That old bear trap sure took a nasty grip on your leg, did n''t it, though?"
32354Then what?
32354Then, remember Si Kedge and Ed Harkness the game poachers we met later on; and how they were sorry they''d ever bothered with the Silver Foxes?
32354There he goes now, and see him limp, will you, fellows?
32354They brought their nerve along with''em I reckon, Toby?"
32354Think I want to go to my own funeral in a hurry?
32354Understand all that, Aleck?"
32354Understand that, sir?"
32354Was it a voice you heard, Thad?"
32354We gave''em what they needed, did n''t we?
32354We''ll keep his friends quiet meanwhile, eh, boys?"
32354Well, it takes a lot of different people to make a world, do n''t it, fellers?"
32354What d''ye suppose he did it for?
32354What do you think, Thad?"
32354What if these men stayed there until morning, how were the boys to leave?
32354What might that be?"
32354What''s this?"
32354Whatever is that man doing?"
32354When he had spelled a sentence he would almost invariably add the query,"understand?"
32354Where come by?
32354Who sneaked it off me, tell me that?
32354Why, what was the world coming to, when mere boys began to hold the whip hand, and shape things as they pleased?
32354With that he turned to the prisoner, and went on to say:"Can you understand; do you know what I am saying?"
32354Would they mind what he said; or, thinking that orders from a mere boy were not to be taken seriously, would they insist on advancing further?
32354You do n''t mean to carry the lantern lighted, do you, Thad?"
32354You said Step Hen was wild to get a big horn, did n''t you, Allan?"
32354You say the boy had fallen into their hands, and that you rescued him?"
32354You say you saw me put it there?
32354You tell the boys what I did, wo n''t you Toby; I''m feelin''kinder tired like?
32354You understand what I''m saying, I guess, do n''t you?"
32354asked Davy Jones;"will wolves be apt to rob Smithy of his hard- earned laurels?"
32354demanded the other, quickly;"do you get a scent of it, too?"
32354did you hear anything?
32354do we abandon my big- horn, then?"
32354do you mean men may be near us?"
32354do you really mean it, Step Hen?"
32354how can I ever thank you for getting me out of that scrape?"
32354is that it sticking up there in the tree, Giraffe?
32354once more you''ll have it, will you?
32354please fix it for us, wo n''t you?"
32354say you so, boy?"
32354shrilled Smithy, wonderfully excited again;"It must be the sheep I struck with my bullet; see how the poor thing drags that leg after him?
32354so_ you_ had a touch of the lost mine fever, too, did you?"
32354that''s it, eh?
32354was n''t that too cruel of him now, to just bound off on his horns like they were skies, and get on his feet again?
32354what d''ye suppose ails him?"
32354what white boy say?"
32354who goes there?"
32354you do n''t say?"
32354you do, eh?
32354you must mean that big cannon Kracker, and his two friends?"
31487Alive?
31487And I brought him back, did n''t I?
31487And about my suspicions that he informed the outlaws of the underground passages?
31487And came in with you and ordered his dinner?
31487And fresh meat there, too?
31487And if we refuse?
31487And our badges?
31487And what did those boys come out for?
31487And what do you boys propose to do with him?
31487And where did the detectives go?
31487And why not?
31487And you left it lying there?
31487And you remember, too,he continued,"how mysteriously the three men disappeared last night?
31487And you''ve been walking ever since?
31487Are we going down now?
31487Are you boys ready to take a trip to the north?
31487Are you boys really going to cook breakfast in the cavern?
31487Are you going back to camp now?
31487Are you going to surrender?
31487Are you hungry?
31487Aw, what have I done?
31487Aw, what''s eating you?
31487Aw, who said anything about leaving camp?
31487But how did you come to walk up into this country?
31487But how?
31487But they were on horseback, and I was on foot, so what could I do? 31487 But where are you going to take us?"
31487But why should they do a thing like that?
31487But you''re here, ai n''t you?
31487By the way, Tommy,asked Chester with a slight chuckle,"where''s the bear meat you left the camp to get for breakfast?"
31487Ca n''t we have our guns?
31487Ca n''t you see that there''s a movement in the shadows about a hundred feet, to the north?
31487Can you do it?
31487Can you see who they are?
31487Chicago men are they?
31487Did I have a fall?
31487Did he tell you the name of the man he expected there that night?
31487Did they stop or say anything to you as they passed?
31487Did you believe him to be in earnest?
31487Did you build a fire in there?
31487Did you come here with your father?
31487Did you ever seen anything like it?
31487Did you fellows have the nerve to come in here after us?
31487Did you find a fire burning in the cavern?
31487Did you get him?
31487Did you get the rock fixed?
31487Did you hear any significant sounds?
31487Did you hear anything in this tunnel?
31487Did you immediately leave the vicinity of the bank?
31487Did you say you knew John Johnson well?
31487Did you see any one entering the mouth of this tunnel?
31487Did you see that?
31487Did you see them?
31487Did you take a big piece of bear meat in there?
31487Do n''t you know that the boy who stole my property at your camp is connected with an escaped convict?
31487Do n''t you suppose I know that chuckle?
31487Do n''t you think we can do a better job with them out of the way?
31487Do they claim to be here on business?
31487Do we stand here and let these brutes come up and smell of our clothes before we do any shooting?
31487Do you belong with this bunch?
31487Do you know that every person in the state of Wyoming will be believing that we really belong to your crowd if this thing keeps up? 31487 Do you know the way to the other end?"
31487Do you know what I think?
31487Do you know where you are?
31487Do you know why?
31487Do you mind that, now?
31487Do you really think Wagner and the boy are out of provisions?
31487Do you really think they are the train robbers?
31487Do you refer to the Fremont case?
31487Do you think I''d string up a lot of babies?
31487Do you think anything can be done tonight?
31487Do you think he''s with that crowd on the other side of the gulch now? 31487 Do you think so,"asked Will,"because of that light in there?"
31487Do you think the paper was wrapped around the rock?
31487Do you think this Wagner person is here?
31487Do you think those fellows are all right?
31487Have I come into the home of the Forty Thieves? 31487 Have you boys reached a conclusion?"
31487Have you got a place to cook it?
31487Have you got a star, too?
31487Have you got any coffee?
31487Have you got anything to eat in this secluded retreat of yours?
31487He is innocent of the crime of which he was convicted, is n''t he?
31487He sent you in here just to tell us that?
31487He''s always dodging away without any one knowing what''s in his mind!?
31487How did you know we were ever in Chicago?
31487How do you know we did?
31487How long do you think they''ll stay here?
31487How long have you been here?
31487How many of these medals has he?
31487How''d you ever find it?
31487How''s your shoulder?
31487I do n''t see anything of Katz, do you?
31487I would n''t be talking if I was dead, would I?
31487I''ve told you about how he wanted to move to this cavern, have n''t I? 31487 If they have, where are their badges?"
31487If you''re not in with these bandits, what are you doing here?
31487If you''re not mixed up with this escaped convict,Katz demanded,"what are you doing here?"
31487In what way?
31487Is it yesterday or today?
31487Is n''t this the spot from which the men disappeared?
31487Is that right, Chester?
31487Is that right, George?
31487Is that so?
31487Is your camp headquarters for outlaws?
31487Joke is it?
31487Let''s see,Will said, nudging George in the ribs,"you went after Tommy to bring him back, did n''t you?"
31487Like what?
31487Look here,Chester went on,"that would be a reason for the train robbers hanging to father, if they found him, would n''t it?"
31487Now what do you know about that?
31487Of course, you''ll go if the notion comes into your heads, anyway, so what''s the use? 31487 Oh, you went out after the robbers, did you?"
31487Pretty nervy kind of a fellow, eh?
31487Say, what time is it?
31487Say,Katz exclaimed, trying to move toward the outlaws,"how did you get here?
31487Say,Tommy whispered to George,"that ai n''t so bad, is it?
31487Say,the boy asked,"are you getting to be such a liar that you just ca n''t tell the truth?"
31487Say,the boy went on,"did n''t the cowboys drop their weapons quick when they saw those shining muzzles?"
31487So that passage out there is really the place where the mysterious disappearance took place? 31487 So they got you, too, did they?"
31487So they pinched you for being associates of ours, did they?
31487So you can vouch for these lads, can you?
31487So you have been reading about that, too, have you?
31487So you know about that, too?
31487Strange boy?
31487Suppose I go and hurry him up?
31487That boy did n''t do a thing to Will, did he?
31487That sounds like Harrison street station, do n''t it? 31487 That was funny, was n''t it?"
31487That was the third degree, was it, then?
31487That''s a pious notion, too?
31487The man at the head of the cowboys?
31487Then how do you know there''s some one coming?
31487Then the sheriffs and their men are not far away?
31487Then what''d you back up against this rock for?
31487Then why do n''t they find this fellow and bring him forward?
31487Then why should he lie about his home city?
31487Then you are thinking of remaining in the mountains for some time?
31487Then you heard what the robbers said about some one having moved the stone, or gone in during their absence?
31487Then you knew what had taken place?
31487Then you''re going to camp in the mountains, I take it?
31487These detectives,Will asked in a moment,"are here to take Wagner back to the penitentiary if they can find him, I suppose?"
31487This seems to be a nice quiet Boy Scout excursion, does n''t it?
31487To our gang?
31487Was it the truth you said about his asking you to call and help us out if we needed assistance?
31487Was n''t George and Tommy, was it?
31487Was there a train robber at your camp last night?
31487Watch us when we go away?
31487We came out to get grizzly rugs for our clubroom in Chicago, did n''t we?
31487We saw them coming toward the cave, did n''t we?
31487Well, shall we move on down to see if we can find an outlet?
31487Well, then, do n''t you see,Chester continued,"that they must have been speaking of father?
31487Well, what are they going to do about it?
31487Well?
31487Were you ever a Boy Scout?
31487Were you with him in Chicago just before he left for Wyoming?
31487What Patrol?
31487What about it?
31487What are those fellows going to do now?
31487What are you boys camping there for?
31487What are you boys doing with the third or fourth supper?
31487What are you boys talking about?
31487What are you doing here?
31487What are you doing to my chum? 31487 What are you going to do?"
31487What are you kids out at this time of night for, anyway?
31487What are you men doing in there?
31487What are you prowling about in the night for?
31487What are you prowling around for?
31487What are you prowling around in the night for?
31487What are you talking about grizzly bears for?
31487What did you say?
31487What did you want to go and do that for?
31487What do you fellows mean by coming here and taking possession of our camp?
31487What do you know about that?
31487What do you make of it, Cullen?
31487What do you think it is?
31487What do you think of this for an elevator?
31487What does it mean?
31487What else could I do?
31487What for?
31487What for?
31487What for?
31487What has Horton got to do with you?
31487What is it you want father to testify to?
31487What makes you go certain this man is a Chicago detective?
31487What next?
31487What took place?
31487What was it one of you boys said about these two detectives?
31487What were they doing to you?
31487What you going to cook?
31487What''d you do that for?
31487What''s coming off here?
31487What''s doing here?
31487What''s that making all that noise?
31487What''s that?
31487What''s the good of that?
31487What''s the idea of that?
31487What''s the matter now?
31487What''s your name?
31487Where are you going, boy?
31487Where are your extradition papers?
31487Where did you get them?
31487Where is he hurt?
31487Where is the fugitive from justice?
31487Where''d you come from?
31487Where''d you get him?
31487Where''s that boy who stole my property?
31487Where''s the strange boy who slept with you last night?
31487Where''s your friend?
31487Where?
31487Which way did the cowboys go?
31487Who are you?
31487Who do you think is going away with the boy in search of his father?
31487Who else was in the building at that time?
31487Who is it?
31487Who is it?
31487Who is that person with him?
31487Who is this boy?
31487Who told you that?
31487Who were the detectives?
31487Who were the three men?
31487Who''s going to stay awake?
31487Who''s got the key?
31487Who''s sheriff of this county?
31487Why ca n''t you tell him the whole story?
31487Why did n''t you come on in?
31487Why did you tell that fellow we were from Detroit?
31487Why do n''t you go and ask them if they would n''t like to have us dig a hole to put them in?
31487Why do n''t you go on and arrest some of these men?
31487Why do n''t you take some one of your own size?
31487Why do n''t you wait and have some of the supper I''ve been cooking for you?
31487Why do you think that?
31487Why does n''t he come in?
31487Why not go to the camp?
31487Why not?
31487Why walking?
31487Will you give me something to eat if I come up?
31487You do n''t suppose he''s come on here to pinch one of us, do you?
31487You do n''t think he''s run away, do you? 31487 You know who he is?"
31487You must have been here some time?
31487You really think they stand in with these outlaws?
31487You refer to the Fremont case?
31487You remember that trip to the Florida Everglades, do n''t you?
31487You remember the old channel running in from the southeast?
31487You think he''s a cheap skate, do you?
31487You think they''ll follow you down to camp, do you?
31487You were in the bank that July night?
31487You''re Katz, are n''t you?
31487You''re one of these Boy Scouts, I presume?
31487And how he spent considerable time here?"
31487And so the kid stole the detective''s badge and weapons and money, did he?"
31487Are you alive?"
31487By the way,"he went on,"where''s Tommy?"
31487CHAPTER X ONE DANGER TO ANOTHER"How do you know the bears are out there in the cave?"
31487CHAPTER XVI CULLEN LOSES HIS STAR"So these are the detectives, are they?"
31487Ca n''t you understand that?"
31487Can you see what he is saying?"
31487Did you expect to find Wagner there?"
31487Did you get the steak?"
31487Do n''t you think I know the earmarks of a Chicago detective?"
31487Have you got a pair of handcuffs with you?"
31487His voice was piteous as he asked:"So you know all about that, too, do you?"
31487I do n''t suppose you boys care to be wakened if we have any more midnight visitors?"
31487I went out after bear steak for breakfast, did n''t I?
31487Or would he stay at the camp?"
31487Say, but they did get out of sight quick, did n''t they?
31487The boys now all trooped to the tent where Mr. Wagner had been placed and Chester asked:"Do you know why these boys are here, father?"
31487The father glanced keenly from his son to the others and finally asked, his voice trembling with excitement:"Why should they take an interest in me?"
31487There was silence for a moment and then Tommy was heard to ask:"What''s become of our chaperons?"
31487Well, I got it, did n''t I?"
31487What did you say?"
31487What kind of a game do you call this?
31487Where are you going?"
31487Where the three men went up in the air?"
31487Who built the fire in your old cave?"
31487Who had built the fire in the cavern?
31487Who had taken the bear meat there?
31487Will you do that, boys?"
31487Will you do that?"
31487Will you go?"
31487Will you help us get him?
31487You remember how they told two stories, do n''t you?
31487You remember the night he was at our camp, and we were getting something to eat?
31487You''ll come, wo n''t you?"
31487grinned Tommy,"How''d you like to have a few bites of it?"
31487replied Sandy,"He says he wants-- now what do you think of that?
22644Ai n''t that the place where yer camp is?
22644Am I willing? 22644 An''you think I''d steal a plan from a mate?"
22644And I suppose you told him so?
22644And how are we to get it?
22644And the easy life is n''t the best life is it, you hard old Brick? 22644 And what is the first thing for me to do?"
22644And you saw them so clearly you are quite sure they are the same men?
22644And you think if you could make it a lake again you could sell it to these wealthy people?
22644Anything doing, Jake?
22644Apple go with me?
22644Are n''t you friendly?
22644Are we almost there?
22644Are you coming too?
22644Are you one o''them scouts or ai n''t you?
22644Are you sure it''s the same?
22644Are your legs paralyzed?
22644At what time, sir?
22644Brick, Brick, where did you get that head?
22644But do n''t you think we ought let scoutmaster see it? 22644 But since you ca n''t help having''em, you are n''t going to let''em keep you down, are you, Brick, old top?"
22644But what''s that got to do with it?
22644But you ai n''t going to shut us out?
22644Can you get the car down?
22644Could you start it again?
22644Did I tell you I''d be bringing my partner over this evening, too?
22644Did he dream himself tied up with cords cutting in so sharp they left red welts and took half hour to get circulation going?
22644Did he go to town again?
22644Did n''t bring your bread- box''long, did ye, Matt?
22644Did n''t one of''em say chart was drawn from description Indians gave?
22644Did n''t you see a boy on it?
22644Did you dig?
22644Did you say not much that matters? 22644 Did you worry about me?"
22644Do n''t you know ye have?
22644Do n''t you suppose they''re staying here so as to look for that stuff in the cave?
22644Do you have to drill?
22644Do you know how much I''d give to have these marks cleared off, if I had the money?
22644Do you notice all the new stores in town-- all because of the Colony? 22644 Do you see what we''ve named it?"
22644Do you suppose we''ve worked away here so long that it has got to be dark without our knowing it?
22644Do you want to back out?
22644Ever see tire- tracks look like that, did you?
22644Find it rather hard to carry your lines through all that brush, do n''t you?
22644Found the treasure, son?
22644Goosey is in Bear Patrol, and he''s a friend of mine, ai n''t you, Goosey?
22644Got after you, did he?
22644Happened right around this neighborhood, too? 22644 Hide the car, too?"
22644How about Deep Springs?
22644How about that bee tree you were going to get, Chick- chick?
22644How about the other two men?
22644How about your head, Matt?
22644How can he stay under so long?
22644How do you know we want to follow? 22644 How is it?"
22644How is that?
22644How long would a letter stand the weather? 22644 How many people were riding?"
22644How many scouts are in for this?
22644How shall I help you?
22644How would it be to mark that for''Deep Springs''and put the mark for''Twin Elms''just where the two elms you speak about are?
22644How''s it come you go to town so often and I do n''t ever get to go, Nixy?
22644How''s that boy you hit?
22644I do n''t know?
22644I object?
22644I suppose you get along with the same name?
22644Is it true that there''s reward of five hundred dollars for the bank robbers?
22644It would n''t make a big enough hole to let us out, would it?
22644Leave the wagon just like this?
22644Never mind''bout readin''that too close,objected Mr. Jervice,"what we want to know is did you ever see a place like that?"
22644Now what do you suppose that Indian''s doing? 22644 Oh, did you say Gates?"
22644Oh, that''s the way, is it? 22644 Perhaps you do n''t know how much that tooth is worth?"
22644Round here somewhere, is n''t it?
22644Running what?
22644Send me back to the reform school?
22644Shall we leave car at Buffalo Center, or run right on to camp an''show the booty?
22644Sheriff out this way?
22644So that''s the treasure story, is it?
22644So you got''em?
22644So you''re the boys that got the car away from the peddler, are ye?
22644So you''ve run away from the reform school, eh? 22644 Some strong man, ai n''t you, Brick?"
22644Supposing they did n''t put it in the lake at all? 22644 That field of corn?"
22644That would n''t be right, would it?
22644The question is are you reformed, are you reforming, or are you worse than ever?
22644Then there must have been some holes or something-- oh, say, did you lift up that shelf of rock we lay on that night?
22644They got over an hour''s start, so we''ll have to go some-- Hello, have they been stopping here?
22644Think perhaps you''ll start your survey at an obtuse angle or an angle of sixty degrees, which?
22644This Glen Mason fellow you speak about-- is he one of your regular scouts?
22644This remind ye of any place around your camp?
22644Too much cold water? 22644 Was it Jonathan Gates?"
22644Was it?
22644Was n''t it done right?
22644Well, he says,''You kids know why I always wear a bandage round my right arm when I play tennis?'' 22644 Well; this other fellow, now; the one you never had seen before?
22644Well?
22644What are you doing here?
22644What attention do your teeth need?
22644What changed''em?
22644What d''ye mean it''s a yarn, Matt?
22644What dat''bout recipe fo cake? 22644 What do we want with boys?
22644What do you know about it?
22644What do you mean by going off together?
22644What do you mean-- never tell anybody?
22644What do you reckon they are?
22644What do you think?
22644What do_ you_ know about the treasure?
22644What elevation do you work from?
22644What good''ll that do?
22644What have n''t I told you, boy?
22644What hour?
22644What is it?
22644What kind of a tire made''em?
22644What makes you think the cave is between our camp and the top of Buffalo Mound?
22644What shall we do about this?
22644What shall we do if he is n''t to be seen and the peddler wo n''t let us look inside?
22644What was that?
22644What would you do with it?
22644What you going to do when we get there?
22644What''s his real name?
22644What''s matter? 22644 What''s meanin''of''Twin Elms''and''Deep Springs''?"
22644What''s that young fool saying about''Twin Elms''and''Deep Springs''?
22644What''s that?
22644What''s the excitement?
22644What''s the matter of you, backin''out thaterway?
22644What''s the matter with right now?
22644What''s the matter, Glen?
22644What''s the matter? 22644 What''s the matter?"
22644What''s the matter?
22644What''s the matter?
22644What''s the trouble, scouts?
22644What''s to do, now, Brick?
22644When are you going to hunt them out?
22644Where are you running your levels for the Vinegar Creek survey?
22644Where d''ye look, Brick?
22644Where did we get this dandy road?
22644Where did you get these things?
22644Where''s Nixy?
22644Where''s he been?
22644Where''s the opening we came in at?
22644Where? 22644 Which one?"
22644Which''ll it be?
22644Who are you?
22644Who desires to bear the lights which shall lighten the way of this candidate as he enters the mysteries of scoutcraft?
22644Who has first right there-- who are the discoverers?
22644Who is sponsor for this candidate?
22644Who says I ca n''t?
22644Who was it?
22644Who''s spyin''?
22644Who''s that you''re going to run out?
22644Whose heirs?
22644Why are you moping around with a face like the reverse side of a frying- pan? 22644 Why are you putting that light out, Chick- chick?"
22644Why do n''t you go up an''find out about''em?
22644Why do you suppose they''ve left it here?
22644Why do you want to go to the dentist, Glen?
22644Why not go now and see it?
22644Why not? 22644 Why not?
22644Why not? 22644 Why not?"
22644Why not?
22644Why peculiar?
22644Why would it be such a fine thing?
22644Worth that much to Matty?
22644Would n''t you like a little help?
22644Would taking their car away stop them?
22644Would you like to stay and work with me and learn how to run a farm?
22644Would you like to stay here, Glen?
22644Yes, but did it ever happen?
22644You do n''t mean to say Brick Mason''s lying?
22644You know something about the country?
22644You mean below camp?
22644You mean run away with it?
22644You say he has run away from the reform school?
22644You think they intended to rob the bank to- night?
22644You too, Matt?
22644You want the dentist to go over them to find what is the matter, do you?
22644You wo n''t give my secret away?
22644You would hardly care to enlist half a man, would you?
22644You''fraid, Apple?
22644You''fraid, Brick?
22644You''re dead sure about him?
22644You''re not getting scared, Chick- chick?
22644You''re sure they''re fresh?
22644''Tain''t my fault if he does n''t always seem to reciprocate, is it, Bob?"
22644''What made you so positive these eggs were fresh?''
22644''You''re sure these are fresh?''
22644Ai n''t seen any one, have ye?"
22644An''as I went back saw Brick Mason outside his tent swingin''hammer, an''I says,''Ai n''t ye scared, Brick?''
22644An''why would n''t it be a cave?
22644And he was goin''to make ten dollars taking you back?"
22644And leave me in the lurch?"
22644Are you crazy?
22644Are you one o''them scouts as seen''em yestiddy?"
22644Are you strong?"
22644But Mr. Newton says,''D''ye know who walketh upon the wings of the wind?''
22644But, do n''t you see, old brick head, how much better chance this gives you to get your discharge from the reform school?
22644Ca n''t you see anything better than that?"
22644Carved in ancient script were the words: YE BREAD BOX"And you do n''t object to that?"
22644D''ye hear me?"
22644D''ye know what I''m goin''to do with you?"
22644Did n''t we get out of that cave?"
22644Did n''t you see the way they knocked him over?"
22644Did n''t you?"
22644Did ye know that all o''that treasure was claimed by the heirs?"
22644Did ye see him?"
22644Did you ever cut corn in the old fashioned way?"
22644Did you get that?
22644Did you know that a lot o''that bullion had been got out and was held in the bank here at Buffalo Center?"
22644Do n''t you think?"
22644Do you mind?"
22644Do you see that cottage at the corner?
22644Do you want to back out?"
22644Had he been right in thinking that the service of Jesus was not for such as he?
22644Has any one seen him since ten o''clock?"
22644Head hurt ye?"
22644How does that sound?
22644How old are you?"
22644How would we be squaring him?"
22644In a bread- box?"
22644Is it serious?"
22644Is it your round face and red cheeks?"
22644It was rubber one, too, why do n''t you say?
22644It would be a great thing for us to capture this gang of thieves, would n''t it?"
22644Jervice?"
22644Makes quite a romantic story, does n''t it?"
22644Newton?"
22644Page 198] Where was that deputy?
22644Say, what''s loose board here?"
22644Somebody asked me once,''How does it come you talk so well?''
22644Supposing they hid it in a cave?"
22644Take a spade and dig?"
22644The one thing is, are you through with it all, are you willing to turn away from yourself and enlist under the banner of the cross?"
22644The only question is will you enlist?"
22644They say Indian cave an''think Indians have hid treasure there; why not?"
22644Upon my--""Upon your what?"
22644Was Matt trying to intimate that Glen had found the cave because of some confederacy with the Jervice gang?
22644Was he at the swim?"
22644Was it better to choose one evil than another?
22644Well, why do n''t ye wear one o''them uniforms, so''s to make ye look like one?"
22644What are they?"
22644What can we do with him?"
22644What d''ye s''pose Apple''s doing?"
22644What d''ye say?
22644What did he look like?"
22644What do you recommend?"
22644What do you think of your new home?"
22644What does he do to get on the right track?
22644What else could it be?"
22644What good would it do to tell the boy''s mother that her son was brave, or helpful, or adventurous, or daring?
22644What he do that for if cave ai n''t there?"
22644What is it?"
22644What makes you suppose Mason has gone in the car?
22644What now?"
22644What will he be doing while we explore his cave?"
22644What would it avail to tell her that in preparation for manhood scouts must develop daring and courage?"
22644What''s difference between tree and a plant?"
22644What''s that got to do with a treasure hunt?"
22644What''s the matter with them being the other two of Jervice''s gang?"
22644What''s the wise thing to do?"
22644Whatever made you bring him here with his sad story?
22644When are you going to get up a posse?
22644When will be the best time to hunt for it?"
22644Where was the deputy?
22644Where ye goin''to find treasure?"
22644Where''d you go?"
22644Who d''ye reckon?"
22644Who do you suppose yanked them up?"
22644Who pulled me out of the water?"
22644Who were the boys who wanted to work with you, Matt?"
22644Who''ll go with me?"
22644Who''s the other two?"
22644Why ai n''t this good place as any for bee make her happy cupboard?"
22644Why are you leaving the car?"
22644Why do n''t you go and see?"
22644Why should Mr. J. Jervice laugh?
22644Why''d my pa let me come to this wild place?
22644Will that pay you for your goods?"
22644You begin to see where you get off?"
22644You can show us the way, can you?"
22644You fellers got any matches?"
22644You know any caves around here, boy?"
22644You think you can keep in your head the exact location where he dived?"
22644You think you''ll get along all right while I go up the Mound to- night?"
22644You was expectin''to see this man Jervice, was n''t ye?"
22644You would n''t take the money, would you?"
22644You''ll draw him all maps he wants when we get to camp, wo n''t ye, Apple?"
22644You''ll find the camp a half mile up Buffalo Creek as wild as ever, and do you know what they''ve named it this year?"
22644echoed Mr. J. Jervice;"this boy been doing anything?"
44882A good lesson all around, eh Thad?
44882A grizzly, I reckon?
44882A wild cat; a bear; and capturing a couple of-- what are they, Thad, pirates, or just plain hold- up men? 44882 A wolf?"
44882Ai n''t he the cute one, though?
44882Ai n''t we going to pick up the trail at the place we lost it, or back where the old cat hangs?
44882All right, Giraffe?
44882And be slowly but surely gaining, all the while?
44882And followed after our chum?
44882And hung up by the hind legs to that limb; now who could have done that?
44882And if he did, and happened to discover all our footprints, what d''ye think the blessed innocent would do?
44882And of course Hank and Company started out on the new trail, because I can see the marks of their brogans?
44882And surprise him, eh? 44882 And take another look at the cat, will you?
44882And then Bumpus, he opened on him, did n''t he?
44882And then it jumped at you?
44882And what''s that?
44882And_ after_ the storm, too?
44882Are we going to lay out some sort of plan, and then follow it up; or just go meanderin''around, every- which- way, trusting to sheer luck?
44882Are you hurt much, Allan?
44882Ask me something easy, please? 44882 Bumpus, you mean, do n''t you?"
44882But Bumpus had n''t camped yet, had he?
44882But Bumpus left here this morning, of course?
44882But Thad,remarked Giraffe,"when they get to thinking it over, do n''t you reckon now they''ll guess they did n''t do any damage?"
44882But how can we, when we dassn''t shout even, for fear of telling the fellers around that camp- fire all about us?
44882But how could he, Thad? 44882 But how d''ye know he did this?"
44882But if you grew uneasy, it ought to have been your business to call us in?
44882But now that we''ve decided on that little tree test of memory, had n''t we better be going ahead? 44882 But of course you could n''t make it?"
44882But that fence?
44882But this is the end, ai n''t it, Thad?
44882But we''re all right here, ai n''t we?
44882But what are we agoin''to do?
44882But what do you mean in particular?
44882But what had we better do-- head back for camp, and give our poor old chum Bumpus up for good?
44882But what is their line-- just plain scamps, or timber cruisers?
44882But what would Bumpus want to go and hack a paw off the old cat for?
44882But what would we want to find it for?
44882But what''s the programme?
44882But who''d want to act funny when all that racket was going on, Thad?
44882But why not keep on with the light?
44882But why should n''t it be?
44882But why was I silly when I said we might run across a village up here?
44882But you wo n''t take any chances, will you, Thad?
44882But-- did they keep on after Bumpus?
44882But-- does it move any, Giraffe?
44882But-- how are we agoin''to find Bumpus, then?
44882D''ye mean to say that old wind could take a kink in itself, and come back on us?
44882Did I, Thad; you saw where I left him?
44882Did they change their course right here, Allan?
44882Did what?
44882Did you ever hear such thunder?
44882Did you kill it, Bumpus?
44882Do n''t see him a waiving to us, up in one of those trees?
44882Do n''t things look just fine and dandy around here, though?
44882Do we crawl in, Thad?
44882Do you know who he is?
44882Do you know, Allan?
44882Do you mean about leaving fires burning when breaking camp, and the danger of the wind carrying the hot ashes among the dead leaves?
44882Do you think they knew who Bumpus was?
44882Do you want a torch?
44882Does it hurt?
44882Found us? 44882 Frightened; what at?"
44882Gnaw it off-- ain''t you romancing, now, Allan?
44882Got what?
44882Had n''t we better have some light here to work by, Allan?
44882Has a bumble bee stung him on the nose?
44882Have we gained any on Bumpus?
44882Have you any idea where this tree is, Giraffe?
44882He seems to keep us guessing, do n''t he?
44882He''s got that much lead, then?
44882How about going around, and letting the old thing alone?
44882How about it, Giraffe?
44882How about it, Thad?
44882How about that, Allan?
44882How about that, Thad, Allan?
44882How about that, Thad?
44882How d''ye know that?
44882How d''ye tell that?
44882How did it end?
44882How do_ you_ know?
44882How far behind Bumpus?
44882How in the wide world would Bumpus ever guess it was_ us_ made the tracks?
44882How is it?
44882How''s that?
44882However did he do it?
44882Huh? 44882 I calculate you are referring to the torch business?"
44882I hope you''re not hurt much, Allan?
44882I s''pose I did; but he was too far away for my buckshot to bring him down,declared Bumpus;"but I hit him, did n''t I, Thad?"
44882I said Bumpus could do it, did n''t I?
44882I see Hank and Pierre are keepin''right along?
44882I wonder, now,Giraffe remarked, his thoughts naturally turning in the one direction,"was he able to make a fire?
44882In what way, Allan?
44882Is he surely dead?
44882Is-- do you think it''s Bumpus?
44882Jest think o''it, Pierre Laporte, they''s askin''o''me ef I ever run acrost Toby Smathers? 44882 Just as Thad said, what''s a ducking, when you think of taking chances with a thing like this?
44882Just what it was,flashed out Giraffe;"but how did you know that?
44882Just why?
44882Let''s see, when was it I noticed the same?
44882Listen to him, would you?
44882Look at him jerk, would you?
44882May we talk now, Thad?
44882Meaning Hank and Pierre, of course?
44882No use trying to pick up his trail to- night, is there?
44882Notice that it''s died out altogether now, fellers?
44882Notice that shattered trunk partly standing yet? 44882 Now, the question is, what do we want to do-- what would seem to be our best course?"
44882Now, what d''ye suppose, scared the fools that way?
44882Reckons now, as none o''ye ever run acrost Toby; air thet right?
44882Regardless of Hank and Pierre, eh?
44882Say, Thad, was_ this_ what the buzzards scented far off, and gathered here to make their dinner off?
44882Say, has anybody seen my sweater around?
44882See him sniffing, would you? 44882 See?"
44882So right here,Step Hen broke in,"Bumpus was on the run, achasin''fast after the limpin''grizzly?
44882Sure I do,admitted the other,"but how d''ye know now that wreckage came from my tree?"
44882TENDERFOOT? 44882 Tell me who else could?"
44882Tell me, did you see his left hind leg drag_ just a little_, when he landed on that limb?
44882Tell us?
44882Tenderfoot? 44882 The ones up in the clouds, you mean, I suppose?"
44882Then Bumpus had, say twelve hours the start?
44882Then here''s where Bumpus must a spent last night?
44882They generally do that, do n''t they, when they''ve discovered something worth while?
44882Think you could shin up that tree, in case the other old Mountain Charlie came prowling around?
44882Think you got all the old poison out, Thad? 44882 Trail seems to lead that way, do n''t it?"
44882War his name Bumpus?
44882Was one of them about makin''''a fire after a rain?''
44882Was this snake coiled when you first saw it?
44882Was this track made this morning?
44882We throws up ther sponge, me an''Pierre, do n''t we, ole hoss?
44882Well, how''re you agoin''to find this place again?
44882Well, suh, why do n''t you do that, and help us out of a bad scrape?
44882Well, what could you expect, Bumpus?
44882Well, what d''ye think of that?
44882Well, you had your chance, did n''t you?
44882What are they?
44882What are you putting that lot aside for, Davy?
44882What can we do, Thad?
44882What d''ye call that, eh? 44882 What d''ye suppose made him do it, Thad?"
44882What do you make of the trail, Allan?
44882What does it all mean?
44882What had we better do?
44882What have you?
44882What if he got lamed up too; would n''t that just be the limit?
44882What if they run across our innocent chum, poor old Bumpus?
44882What if they''re coming after us?
44882What in the dickens ails the beast?
44882What in the dickens is he up to?
44882What is it?
44882What is it?
44882What next?
44882What on earth can we do?
44882What time d''ye suppose it is, Thad?
44882What was it doing then, Step Hen?
44882What would you do?
44882What''s all this mean?
44882What''s struck you as funny, Thad?
44882What''s that yonder?
44882What''s the matter?
44882What''s thet? 44882 What''s this mean, Thad?"
44882What?
44882Where are you, Allan?
44882Where is it? 44882 Where then?"
44882Where''s Bumpus? 44882 Where''s Bumpus?"
44882Which leg?
44882Who are they?
44882Who knows but what we might run across a deer; or one of those Rocky Mountain big- horn sheep?
44882Who''d ever think he had it in him?
44882Who''d ever think it of him?
44882Who''ll tell his folks?
44882Whose fire would this be, d''ye think-- Bumpus'', or Hank''s?
44882Why could n''t we use that nice, old hiding- place, Thad?
44882Why d''ye say that?
44882Why is it, I''d just like to know?
44882Why not?
44882Wonder what he had to eat?
44882Worst of what?
44882Would you believe it, looks like an old stake and rider country fence, left alone to go to the waste years ago?
44882Yes, that was the name; do you happen to know him?
44882Yes, that''s all right, Thad; but how would a tenderfoot like Bumpus know all about these things?
44882Yes, what is it, Thad?
44882You do n''t say?
44882You do n''t think they''d be apt to hurt Bumpus, do you, Thad?
44882You know, we decided that Bumpus went along here right soon after the storm yesterday afternoon, and while the ground was still soft?
44882You mean if the trap had been new instead of worn out, Allen?
44882You mean in case we lost the fire, or did n''t find Bumpus with those two rascals?
44882You must believe that fat chum of ours is waking up, Thad? 44882 You told him how to dig out the dry heart from a stump or a log, to start his fire with, did n''t you, Thad?"
44882Ai n''t thet a good joke, though?
44882And every boy should do the same; for what does a wetting amount to, beside the peril of sudden death?
44882And how about the feathers-- got a pillow handy you can rip open?"
44882And now here''s Allan''s footprint-- do you see anything about that you''d be likely to recognize if you ran across it again?"
44882And that other threatening sound, could it be the wind playing havoc with the tall trees?
44882And what if he had been tempted to seek shelter in a hollow tree, not having a wise scoutmaster handy, to warn against the evil of such a thing?
44882Are you ready?"
44882Bumpus was always ready to follow at the heels of some one who led; but who ever knew him to start out on his own hook?"
44882But Thad, do n''t it look like my leg''s beginning to swell?
44882But for all he''s so fat, sure Bumpus ca n''t be heavier than either of those big broad shouldered husky men?"
44882But tell me, Giraffe, please where would you get the tar, up in this big timber wilderness?
44882But then, what was there to fear?
44882Catch on to it, now, Giraffe?"
44882D''ye see that light bunch of scrub just beyond?
44882Did anybody see my gun?
44882Do n''t you glimpse that pile of branches over there, scattered in every direction?"
44882Do n''t you see how he limps when he puts that old_ right_ leg down?
44882Do something for me, Thad; what are you grinning at, Giraffe?
44882Do you understand what I say?"
44882Great stunt, ai n''t it boys?"
44882Hank Dodge and Pierre Laporte?"
44882Have you met up with our lost pard?"
44882Hear that, Step Hen?"
44882Here, what''s the matter with you, Old Eagle Eye?
44882How about it, Allan?"
44882How''s that now?"
44882I do n''t believe we''ve lost any, do you, Thad?"
44882Immediately Bumpus called out:"What''s that lumbering along over yonder, Thad?
44882Is that plain enough?"
44882Is that the poison going through my system?
44882Just look beyond, and see if you c''n discover our brave chum up a tree somewhere?"
44882Just tell us, will you now, how he''d be so dead sure of this?
44882Look at that jump, would you?
44882Marks of what, Thad?"
44882Might not this one prove to be such, and throw down more of these giants of the woods?
44882None of us really know; but we can give a pretty good guess, eh, boys?"
44882Ready?
44882Scoutmaster?"
44882See any down coming along?"
44882Step Hen?"
44882Tell me I ai n''t got the eye of an eagle?
44882Tell me if you see anything strange about him?
44882Tell us how?"
44882Tell us where?"
44882Thad, come here, and give me a hand, will you?
44882Thad, tell me, did anybody ever get bit by a rattler, and live?
44882Then Step Hen, who had managed to recover his lost breath, broke forth with:"Is it Bumpus, Thad?"
44882There, what did I tell you; he''s laid it down beside him, Thad?"
44882Toby Smathers, did ye say?"
44882Was it possible their poor comrade could have sunk out of sight under that smooth deceptive surface?
44882We do n''t want a tenderfoot like Bumpus to beat us out, do we?"
44882What d''ye mean by it, younker?"
44882What do you mean by that?"
44882What if Giraffe had broken a leg in taking this tumble?
44882What if he was unlucky enough to run across''em?
44882What if he''s got a broken leg?
44882What if he''s wounded so bad he had to pull one leg after him?
44882What is it, Allan?"
44882What is it, Allan?"
44882What was the other?"
44882Whatever could Bumpus be doing there?
44882Where was it he struck you?
44882Where''s my gun?
44882Would n''t we be in a nice pickle though?"
44882Would wonders ever cease, Thad thought?
44882You''re sure he made it, are you, Thad?"
44882ai n''t I got ears, an''did n''t one o''ye call out that same name when ye was agoin''ter walk inter our camp?"
44882am I?
44882and do we have to take water from a painter?"
44882d''ye mean these rowdies, Hank and Pierre?"
44882did you ever see blacker clouds?"
44882is that so, Thad?"
44882it ca n''t be as bad as that, can it, Thad?"
44882let somebody else have a try, wo n''t you?
44882s''pose you take a squint up to where the legs are tied to the limb of that tree, Giraffe?"
44882said Allan, suddenly,"I wonder now what started him to running?"
44882say, listen to that, would you?
44882see her tear, would you?"
44882that red spot?
44882then you''re the very man we''ve been looking for, eh?"
44882then you_ do_ see something?"
44882what d''ye think about that?"
44882what if he gobbles it all up, whatever will we do, stranded away up here?"
44882whatever can that be, hanging yonder from the limb of that tree?"
44882why not?"
44882will you have to cut my leg off, to save me?
44882would n''t this give Smithy a heartache though?"
44882you aimed to take him on the left hind leg, did you?"
44882you do n''t mean to say that you found your bear, Bumpus, and actually bagged him?"
20434Ai n''t this a great find, though?
20434Ai n''t this fine and dandy, though?
20434Alone, or with you?
20434Am I going to swell up any more, Thad; and will you just have to put hoops on me to keep me from bursting?
20434And Thad, do I have to give up these nice clean sheets; and crawl in between the folds of a nasty, rough, tickly blanket?
20434And boys, do n''t forget we owe a lot to our guest-- what was that you called him, Smithy-- Bumpus?
20434And do you think he would remember you?
20434And he told you he wanted to meet up with the man who had a patch on the sole of his shoe, did he?
20434And now what?
20434And what do you think?
20434And what might that be?
20434And when you had done that?
20434Are you able to walk with us, Bumpus?
20434Are you really going in there, Thad?
20434Are you sure that chain will hold, Smithy?
20434But Thad, how else can I go?
20434But are you sure it was only the wind that carried her off?
20434But be careful not to give me a jab, wo n''t you, please, Thad?
20434But he might get fire after all?
20434But how about appointing a sentry to stay on guard during the night?
20434But if we do n''t find it however am I going to get on the main land again?
20434But seriously, Thad, do you believe we''ll see anything of Brose Griffin and his two shadows, Bangs and Hop?
20434But tell me,broke in Bumpus,"if that''s so, where''s our boat, fellows?"
20434But there was n''t any cabin or hut there?
20434But we can see the whole thing from top to bottom, and never a sign of Bumpus anywhere?
20434But what are you keeping on looking so close at the ground, whenever we strike any soil at all, Thad?
20434But what can we do to let''em know we''ve got their old hairy exhibit eating us out of house and home?
20434But what could he be doing, away up here in this lonely place?
20434But what do you think makes him experiment that way right now, when he knows you''re trying to put a curb on his weakness for building fires?
20434But what do you want me to do?
20434But what were you doing up that stump?
20434But what''s biting him, do you think?
20434But where do you think they could have taken the boat, Thad?
20434But why have n''t some of the boys ashore noticed it, and let out a whoop to draw our attention?
20434But why the Blue Ridge mountains; whatever put that notion in your head, Thad?
20434But you said it would be hours before he could even get to camp, did n''t you, Thad?
20434By the way, where is Bumpus; I have n''t noticed him around in camp for ten minutes or more?
20434Ca n''t you drop down on your hands and knees, Bumpus?
20434Can it be rattlesnakes, Thad, or bumble- bees?
20434Did they take it, Thad?
20434Did you ever see such a fellow in all your life? 20434 Did you notice that the boat was turned upside- down when found?"
20434Different shoes make different trails, eh?
20434Do n''t try to deny it, do ye, younker?
20434Do we go back to our downy couch again, fellows; or is it so near morning that we''d better stay awake?
20434Do we make a start now?
20434Do you know what time it is?
20434Do you mean they''ve made up their minds to try and keep us prisoners on this terrible island?
20434Do you mean when we first landed; or afterwards when you told me to come along or stay here, just whichever I liked?
20434Do you think they might attack us, Thad?
20434Game wardens, hey? 20434 Give the signal to fall in, Mr. Bugler-- but I say, where_ is_ Bumpus anyway?"
20434Going to be pretty tough climbing, I reckon?
20434Have you ever been in Faversham, Davy?
20434Have you ever shot one, Thad?
20434Have you seen the beast before, Smithy?
20434How about the fire building tests?
20434How are you feeling now, Bumpus?
20434How could I see behind me?
20434How does it come that this lake, lying so close to Cranford, has never been visited by any of you fellows?
20434How far is the lake from here, would you say, Thad?
20434How under the sun d''ye think he ever got inside that stump; for the life of me I ca n''t see any hole down here?
20434I was only going to ask if any one had taken my head gear, otherwise known as my campaign hat? 20434 If you were almost starved, and got on the track of onions frying, would n''t you make a bee- line for that camp- fire, and beg to share the meal?
20434In case, what?
20434Is that really so?
20434Is the hollow big enough to allow that, Bumpus?
20434It''s something to do with this same wigwagging, Thad, I''m sure of that?
20434Just listen to''em go, would you?
20434Just see the black holes, would you?
20434Just what I did, and tell me if you can remember the nature of the task they were to handle during our absence?
20434Listen, do you hear any more shouting?
20434Listen, would you?
20434Make fun of that wonderful investigating instinct of mine, will you, boys?
20434Mebbe, you''d be willing to back up that assertion right now, and prove your boast?
20434No, we''d better all keep together, I think?
20434Not the same parties, eh, Thad?
20434Now, what''s that hanging from that little broken twig up there?
20434Oh; is that so?
20434Pretty near time we started again for the lake, is n''t it, Thad?
20434Pretty near time we thought of making up our beds, ai n''t it?
20434S''pose now, you think you might run on that footprint Bob was speakin''about, say?
20434Say, Mr. Scout- Master, does that mean a halt for grub?
20434Say, Thad,sang out Step- hen just then;"what d''ye reckon could have happened to the fellers that own the bear?
20434Say, perhaps he does n''t happen to be honest, Thad?
20434See her float just like a duck, will you?
20434See here, how far up did you pull that boat?
20434Sure we''re heading right, Thad?
20434That means something more than six hours for us to play hide and seek here on the island, does n''t it?
20434That means the total number of the enemy, do n''t it?
20434That sounds like you think he took on all that dirt on purpose?
20434That word Omega means the end, do n''t it?
20434That would mean two in the afternoon, then, Thad?
20434That''s just it,said Giraffe, quickly;"and I ca n''t be held responsible for what this ozone does, can I, Thad?
20434That''s the way you wake up, eh?
20434That''s what he said to you, did he, Davy?
20434Then the boat''s drifted away, suh, you think?
20434Then we do n''t go?
20434Then what''s the use of our hunting all over the place as we''re doing?
20434Then what?
20434Then you saw the same things, did you, Thad?
20434Then you''re goin''to let me try it, I hope?
20434There he comes out now, and say, do n''t he look sheepish, though?
20434There, what d''ye think of that, Smarty?
20434Think any wild animal might try and raid the camp, and get away with some of our grub?
20434Think everybody is a booby like,--well, some people, do you, Bumpus?
20434Think you''re smart, do n''t you?
20434W- w- what d''ye think it was, Thad?
20434Was it meant for ant bites, Thad, do you know?
20434Was n''t there something held out as an inducement, a sort of prize, so to speak? 20434 Well, I declare, you thought of that same thing, did n''t you?"
20434Well, how does it strike you now, Davy?
20434Well, how''d I know the old thing''d give in with me like that?
20434Well, then, that proves them innocent, do n''t it?
20434Well, what am I thinking about?
20434Well, what d''ye think of that, now, Thad?
20434Well, what do you think about it now, Davy?
20434Well, what if I did, I know how to swim, do n''t I?
20434What are you going to do about it?
20434What did I tell you about that boy?
20434What do you suppose they''d be apt to do to us for giving them so much trouble, and taking their boat?
20434What for?
20434What made you mention the name of Brose Griffin when you detailed Number Four to remain at the camp?
20434What was it, then?
20434What will we do if it happens that way?
20434What would you say, Thad?
20434What''s all that silly talk mean, Davy?
20434What''s gone now, Step- hen?
20434What''s that Allan''s got in his hand?
20434What''s that bird out yonder on the water?
20434What''s that?
20434What''s that?
20434What''s this four- legged critter, a wolf or a dog?
20434Whatever do you suppose these unknown men can be doing around here?
20434Where is he, then?
20434Where under the sun can he be?
20434Where was all this happening?
20434Where''s my campaign hat?
20434Which way did it come from, Thad?
20434Who goes over with you to- morrow, Thad?
20434Who in the wide world can it be?
20434Who is he, then, Davy?
20434Who''d ever think so much could be crowded inside a few hours?
20434Why not?
20434Why not?
20434Why, here''s a hole already, big enough for me to stick my hand in; feel that, do you, Bumpus?
20434Why, would they arrest me for cruelty to animals?
20434Will you shake hands with me, and excuse the blunder I made when I felt sure you had hooked the old bag, just to bother me?
20434Yes, the name he mentioned to you, when he spoke about the marked shoe?
20434You do n''t think he was as bad as they are, and meant to join them, do you?
20434You do n''t think it''ll hurt much, do you, Thad?
20434You do n''t think they could upset this rock, do you?
20434You mean Malcolm Hotchkiss, do n''t you?
20434You mean they must be worse than game poachers; is that it?
20434You mean you would n''t a come here, is that it?
20434You put it in a safe place, did you, and then forgot where that place was?
20434You remember what I said before about this country having been stocked with game, and this lake with thousands of young bass years back?
20434You said you had fed him, did n''t you, Smithy?
20434You see, we''re in a strange situation, and even if we put in half an hour looking this place over, what does it matter? 20434 You''ll have to explain what you mean, Bumpus?"
20434( Master?"
20434Ai n''t he got the grit, though, to attend to his business with that swollen face?"
20434All ready now?"
20434Am I right, Bob?"
20434And besides, who could say what manner of men these two with the trained bear might turn out to be?
20434And do n''t you say compass to me again, hear?"
20434And what else could that be but the missing compass, which Bumpus had once so indignantly denied having seen, after he handed it back to its owner?
20434Are we going to allow such sissy goings- on in this, our first camp?
20434But are you going over to take a look at that island just the same, Thad?"
20434But do n''t you bother me again about that compass, hear?"
20434But how do you feel about taking a trip across to the camp right now?"
20434But perhaps you''d like to have a cup of coffee while you''re here?
20434But they did n''t know we had a bear in camp, did they, fellows?"
20434But what do all these funny marks on the river stand for?
20434But wo n''t he be the most surprised boy in seven counties when he finds that the lens have been taken from the glass?"
20434Ca n''t die but once, anyhow, so what does it matter?"
20434Ca n''t he just make that horn talk, though?"
20434Dare he try and crawl into the cave, to ascertain how the land lay?
20434Did n''t I say Smithy had it in him to make one of the best scouts in the whole troop; and do n''t this prove it?
20434Did they know that Davy had gone with that log?
20434Did you do it, Bumpus?"
20434Do n''t you think I ought to get a merit badge, Thad, for being so smart, hey?"
20434Do n''t you think you might let me have it now, Bumpus?"
20434Funny, ai n''t it, Thad, how it affects me?
20434Got all that, fellows?"
20434Had n''t we better be turning around, and heading back for camp?"
20434Has anybody seen my tin cup?
20434He did us one good turn when he frightened that Brose Griffin crowd away, and who knows but what he might repeat?"
20434Hear it again, anybody?"
20434How?"
20434Hung it out to air, did you?
20434I pointed that out to Bob White, did n''t I, Bob?"
20434I saw him speaking with you, Davy; did he tell you who he was, and all about his roving life?"
20434I''m learning to keep my things where they wo n''t get lost, understand that?"
20434If some big mud- turtle do n''t grab me by the toe, and pull me down, I''ll come out swimmingly, see?"
20434If we''re all going to take part in that water- boiling, fire- making test I ca n''t enter unless I have my cup, can I?
20434Is n''t that right, Bumpus; own up now?"
20434Is that what it means, Allan?"
20434Listen to that wind blow, boys?
20434Lost anything here?"
20434Mighty afraid somebody might_ happen_ to peek in it by accident when you was gone, ai n''t you?"
20434None of your tricks now; do n''t I know that I hung it up all right last night, when I came to bed; and blessed if I can find it now?
20434Nothing to be ashamed of, is it, Thad?"
20434Now ai n''t it funny why it''s always_ my_ things that get taken?
20434Now, I wonder have I made a mistake about the calibre of Smithy, and could he have wandered off in a careless way?"
20434Now, how are we going to get back home?
20434Now, if I''d been like, say Step- hen here, and content to lay around after eating, where''d we be about the boat question?
20434Now, what dye think of that, fellows?
20434Now, what would you think those meant?"
20434Now, whatever are you sneaking my knapsack off like that, for?
20434Perhaps you''ll show me, now that I''m along on the trip?"
20434Ready, Bob?"
20434Remember that, do n''t you Bumpus?"
20434S''pose I hand it over to Smithy?"
20434Say, ai n''t he the worst scared fellow you ever saw?"
20434Say, do n''t it look fine, though?
20434Say, what a time we are having, eh, fellows?"
20434Scout- Master?"
20434Scout- Master?"
20434Scout- Master?"
20434Seems to me that''s the kind of work for a scout to try, ai n''t it?"
20434Shall we head to the left here, Bob; or take to the right?"
20434Should he simply conceal himself somewhere on the island, and wait for the coming of afternoon, and the expected officers?
20434So I took out the false bottom that keeps heavy shoes from cutting into the thin planking; and what do you suppose I found in the cracks below?"
20434So Thad commenced by asking:"Who have you close by to send with a message to Rockford?"
20434So if anybody''s trying to play a joke at my expense, call it off, wo n''t you, please?"
20434Step- hen, how would you like to help Bob White, Bumpus and myself look that island over?"
20434Suppose you run them over right now?"
20434Suppose, for instance, Giraffe lost his way while trying to make Rockford, what then would become of Smithy?
20434Tell me, is n''t that our sandy stretch right ahead there, and am I a good woodsman or not?"
20434Thad, is this going to keep up right along?
20434Thad, you believe me, do n''t you?"
20434The bear takes the cake, do n''t he, Thad?"
20434The more things you can remember in a store window, after only a minute to look, the further up you are, see?"
20434The others?
20434The question now is, shall we let them carry that scheme out?"
20434Then tell me why he did n''t come into camp, and see who we were?
20434Then what, Thad?"
20434Then, when he gets to Rockford you want Giraffe to get Faversham the''phone; is that it, Thad?"
20434Think I want to be the butt of the joke?
20434Think we can leave the rest of the patrol alone for an hour or two this afternoon?"
20434Think we''ve seen enough of the old island by now, Thad?
20434Want to search it, perhaps, to see if that old compass you left behind could a got in there?
20434Well, just get that notion out of your head, wo n''t you?
20434What are you looking for now?"
20434What could that motive be?
20434What could the luckless fat boy have stumbled into now?
20434What do you say, Allan?"
20434What do you want me to do, Thad?"
20434What if after all he should turn out to be the ill- fated one chosen to cross again to the island?
20434What should he do, now that he knew the worst?
20434What was this to a hungry bear?
20434What we want to know is, why are ye so pesky anxious like to look this here island over?
20434What would I want your compass for, tell me that?"
20434What''s a breakfast without coffee and bacon; tell me that?"
20434Where''s Thad?
20434Would the two desperate characters be coming back to find the other scout?
20434Yeggmen now is it, and not just poor game poachers?
20434You know the twelve rules we all subscribed to when we joined the Silver Fox Patrol, Allan?
20434You remember our visitor was a tall feller, do n''t you?
20434You will, wo n''t you, Bumpus?
20434You''re a good swimmer, Allan, what do you say to going across?"
20434ai n''t they making me a sight, though?
20434ai n''t you goin''to help me out of this?"
20434all right, Thad;"Davy replied;"I''m willin''enough to try the swim; but say, what if they jump on you fellers while I''m away?"
20434burst out Step- hen just then;"anybody seen it layin''around loose?
20434come, what sort of talk were you giving us, Davy?"
20434do n''t it make a feller have just the nicest cold creepy feelin''run up and down his back, though?
20434found what you wanted, Thad?"
20434guess you think my eyes got closed up by that swelling, did n''t you, Step- hen Bingham?
20434he exclaimed,"think you''re funny, do n''t you, Bumpus?
20434is n''t that boy a dandy, though?"
20434listen to Smithy, would you?"
20434listen to Thad, would you?"
20434remarked Smithy, in bewilderment;"now, please explain to me just why they would want to do so remarkable a thing as that, Thad?"
20434said Thad, just then;"what do you suppose is the matter between Bumpus and Step- hen now?
20434say, you do n''t think of going that far, I hope; and for only a dancing bear; we ought to be able to feed him on the leavings, do n''t you think?"
20434what is he shouting?"
20434why did the beast ever smell us out in the beginning?"
20434why was he so unlucky as to be born to plumpness?
20434you do n''t say so?"
20434you take water, eh, Bumpus?"
6827''Sw''at?
6827About what?
6827And go back on the_ Skyrocket_? 6827 Anything else gone wrong?"
6827Apples? 6827 Are you coming?"
6827Back again?
6827Big news? 6827 Boy who was drowned?
6827But did n''t you tell Tod''s dad about what we-- found out?
6827But might n''t it just have been snagged or shoaled up above, and finally worked loose?
6827But there were two of you on the island after me, were n''t there? 6827 But there''s one thing that puzzles me-- do you notice how much water there is in the boat?
6827But what do you want to get onto the island for? 6827 But what was the idea in thumping us because you thought we were from the island?"
6827But where''s the-- the body, then?
6827But why do n''t you let us look on the island? 6827 But why do n''t you want us to look for our friend?
6827But why,Jerry wanted to know,"did n''t you come back home right away-- if you were n''t hurt?"
6827But wo n''t you tell me about Tod?
6827Ca n''t you beg off and get a little more time?
6827Ca n''t you slow her down a little?
6827Ca n''t you tune her down?
6827Course I did-- but we''re going, are n''t we? 6827 Did n''t it look like something blackish in the bottom of the boat?"
6827Did n''t we see you slinking along through the bushes?
6827Did someone tell you he was there, then?
6827Did you ask my father about him?
6827Did you ever run it before?
6827Did you hear it?
6827Do n''t you think we''ve wasted enough time, without losing some more by going back?
6827Do we get a front seat at the circus when the man puts his head in the lion''s mouth-- and a ride on the elephant?
6827Do you care if we come over and look along the shore of the island?
6827Do you have to have such skilled mechanics to make those repairs?
6827Do you hear anything?
6827Do you know what I think?
6827Do you suppose Mr. Aikens took the mill boat?
6827Do you suppose,he began with a kind of despairing eagerness,"that he could have stayed in the boat?"
6827Do you think it''s a sin to steal?
6827Do you think it''s wrong to punish criminals?
6827Do you_ need_ me along, Jerry?
6827Down river?
6827Eats?
6827Eh? 6827 Eh?"
6827Ever been over this road before?
6827Fall down? 6827 Find her?
6827Get them? 6827 Got any plan?"
6827Groaning? 6827 Guessing, huh?
6827Have all the river towns been telegraphed?
6827Have any trouble?
6827Have you seen anything of our friend?
6827He swims well, does n''t he?
6827How can we do it? 6827 How did he happen to get into this?"
6827How do you know then that this is the right road?
6827How far do you s''pose the boat''s drifted by now, Jerry?
6827I believe that Tod Fulton is----"Not alive?
6827I s''pose I''ll have to stay here and help the Scouts mount guard over the relics here-- when will you be back?
6827I say, Phil,he called guardedly;"you ready to listen to the wildest kind of a notion?"
6827I suppose you came to look for a lock of hair from your drowned friend''s head?
6827Is a half million dollars worth while?
6827Is he alive?
6827Is there a gun in the house?
6827Is your mind wandering, or what? 6827 It belongs to Mr. Fulton, I suppose?"
6827It seems a shame----began Tod, when they were once more outside, then asked abruptly:"Willing to take a licking, Jerry?"
6827It turned in toward the river, did n''t it? 6827 Jerry, do n''t you think we''d better be getting on home?"
6827Know anybody there by the name of Tod Fulton? 6827 Looks like some big crouching animal, does n''t it?"
6827Lost Island?
6827Luck was sure breaking our way this morning, was n''t it?
6827Lunch time already?
6827Mind if I come out and try my luck beside you?
6827Mr. Billings came and got you, did n''t he?
6827Mr. Fulton just came home, pa, and Tod told me to tell him----"Guess it''ll keep till morning, wo n''t it? 6827 Not swearing, I take it?"
6827Noticed? 6827 Now what?"
6827Oh, well, the machine''s still here, so why grouch over a couple hours''sleep?
6827Oh, you here, too, little one?
6827On Lost Island?
6827Phil Fulton and his Boy Scouts----"My nephew, you mean, from Chester? 6827 Put''em in jail you mean?"
6827Shall I tie you up?
6827Shall we call?
6827Shall we risk going closer?
6827Suppose it does get dark: there''s such a thing as flying by night, is n''t there? 6827 Suppose my mother wo n''t let me?"
6827Suppose you tell her we''ve got to go and get our boat? 6827 Supposing,"hesitated Dave,"supposing the boat''s grounded on Lost Island itself----""It''s the boat we''re looking for, is n''t it?"
6827That you, Jerry? 6827 Then what you after him for-- if he''s your chum?"
6827They? 6827 Think I''m going to let you go up alone, with a twisted wing that might give out?"
6827To the island? 6827 Tod could help a lot, and I suppose you are one of the dubs, but where are the rest?"
6827Tod----he gasped--"where''s Tod?"
6827Trying to get onto it? 6827 Two hours at a stretch, turn and turn about?"
6827Two men, you say? 6827 Wake me up at twelve, will you, ma?"
6827Want it?
6827Watch the old_ Skyrocket_ till I get back, will you, Jerry?
6827Water sure is filling up, is n''t she? 6827 We could swim, could n''t we?"
6827We- l- l-- Son, can you make a stretcher?
6827Well what? 6827 Well, what I want to know is: How did it get out?
6827Well, what in thunder''s Fulton got in a safe that any robber would want?
6827Well, what''s the idea of our coming over here every night to sleep, when there''s oodles of room there on Lost Island, where we''re needed? 6827 Well, who does?"
6827Well?
6827Were you scared?
6827Wha-- what bucket?
6827What are they made of? 6827 What are you doing, son?"
6827What can we do?
6827What difference does it make to you? 6827 What difference does that make, if they''ve already got the blueprints''?"
6827What do you mean? 6827 What has happened?"
6827What in the world do you mean?
6827What is it, Tod?
6827What is it-- a riot?
6827What is it? 6827 What is it?"
6827What is it?
6827What next? 6827 What was that?"
6827What was the matter with you back there on the island? 6827 What will you say to your conscience when your enemy drops destruction onto your brave countrymen in the trenches from the Fulton Aeroplane?
6827What ye driving at? 6827 What you going to do, Jerry?
6827What''ll it be?
6827What''s all the excitement?
6827What''s eating you? 6827 What''s got into you?"
6827What''s happened?
6827What''s happened?
6827What''s that''huh''? 6827 What''s that?"
6827What''s that?
6827What''s that?
6827What''s the cause of the delay now?
6827What''s the idea?
6827What''s the idea?
6827What''s the matter with you, Dave?
6827What''s the matter, Phil?
6827What''s the meaning of that rumpus out there?
6827What''s the program?
6827What''s the trouble?
6827What? 6827 What?"
6827Where are you-- so I can call you back?
6827Where can you?
6827Where were you, that you knew there were two of us?
6827Where will I find you after breakfast?
6827Where you going to turn in?
6827Where''s dad?
6827Where''s the morning gone to?
6827Where''s your boat?
6827Where-- where''d you learn to do things like that?
6827Who could n''t?
6827Who''s going to help you handle it? 6827 Who''s the best swimmer in the crowd?"
6827Why in thunder did n''t you wake us in time so I could have got a drink?
6827Why locked in, if Mr. Billings had gone to bring your father? 6827 Why not just get into our boat and row over?
6827Why not take her all apart while we''re at it, Jerry?
6827Why not take the boat and go down the middle?
6827Why, Frank Ellery, seventh son of a seventh son? 6827 Why, nothing, Jerry----""Then what you talking about going on home when I''m running down a clew like that?"
6827Will you promise me to come back and let me pick the birdshot out of you after you''ve made a landing on Lost Island?
6827Wing?
6827Wonder what that man was doing on Lost Island?
6827You came alone?
6827You came in the airship?
6827You do n''t mean to tell me that you''re hungry?
6827You mean_ bass_ lake, do n''t you?
6827You remember last week when we were out, and the storm caught us and pretty nearly swamped the boat? 6827 You think he''ll try to patch up the_ Skyrocket?_"asked Jerry.
6827You think_ they_ did it?
6827You waiting for gasoline?
6827You will snore away like six buzz- saws on circus day, huh?
6827You wo n''t mind if I do n''t get back till late?
6827You''re going to swim over, are n''t you, Jerry? 6827 You''re surely not going to make us try to swim it?"
6827You?
6827Your wetting did n''t tame you down any, did it? 6827 _ Dave!_ Dave-- do you remember?
6827_ Where_ is he? 6827 A sin? 6827 Afraid you''d up and rescue yourself?
6827All set now?
6827And an officer''s been looking for you----""Police?"
6827And if you got hold of that boat- seat, for instance, you''d pretty near hang on, would n''t you?
6827And leave the machine here for anybody to come along and study out-- or steal?
6827And why, why had Mr. Fulton laughed at Jerry''s story-- and yet followed his clue in this stealthy way?
6827Anybody got any objections?
6827Are we going to let them?"
6827Are you game to go along?"
6827At last Phil quieted down his dancing mob and put the question Jerry had been awaiting:"How did you do it?"
6827At the same time he was conscious of a disappointed feeling in his heart; why could it not have been the United States that had bought the invention?
6827Boy Scout for sir?"
6827But if they could steal the plans in the meanwhile-- get me?"
6827But suppose somebody just ahead of you made it his business to buy the hundred-- how about that?"
6827But what became of your friend-- if there_ were_ two of you?"
6827But who was the man in the boat?
6827But-- but-- how do you know?
6827Can you blame us for being sore?"
6827Carry my clothes along the bank, will you?
6827Dave, do you mean to tell me you did n''t hear what the man said?"
6827Did he go after a doctor?"
6827Did n''t you hear him say:''Where was young Fulton drowned?''"
6827Did you get the doctor?"
6827Did you see it?
6827Did you think we were going any other way?
6827Do n''t you see?
6827Do n''t you understand?
6827Do you blame us for wanting to lay you out?"
6827First off he''d try to bale her out, would n''t he?
6827For, why should Tod be rescued in this weird fashion?
6827Going along, Dave-- with me?"
6827Harris?"
6827Have you found his-- his body?"
6827He here?
6827He''s a cousin of mine-- why, what''s the matter?"
6827His eyebrows almost met in a frown as he repeated mechanically:"On Lost Island, you say?
6827Hopes?
6827How about it, Jerry?"
6827How are we going to get over?"
6827How do we know?"
6827How far have we gone?"
6827How many times did you fall down?"
6827How''s the knife brigade coming on?"
6827Huh?"
6827Hustle up, Tod-- what you standing there gaping for?"
6827I heard Daisy going on out here like the devil before day-- or was it you two who were pestering her?
6827I laugh like a billygoat, do I?
6827I suppose I could get him, but just what are these Boy Scouts?"
6827In fact, I rather enjoyed your little visit-- though I will admit you scared me a bit when you held the knob of the door to the hangar----""Hangar?
6827Is that a go, Tod?"
6827Is yet, is n''t he, Tod?"
6827It''s a good ten inches from the top-- how full would it have been when she popped up from under the falls at the dam?"
6827It''s about time for the boys to-- listen to those Indians, would you?
6827Jerry repeated, puzzled, to himself:"Left plane-- what in thunder''s that?"
6827Jerry votes for the dam, do n''t you, Jerry?"
6827Jerry yelled, louder this time,"and get her level?"
6827Just outside the ring of light cast by the deserted camp fire, however, Jerry halted and asked:"Thought what you''ll tell_ them?_""Why, no.
6827Me groaning?
6827Never heard of the Boy Scouts?"
6827No?
6827Of-- of Tod?"
6827Remember how you always used to be telling Tod and me to grin hardest when we were getting licked worst?"
6827Ring?"
6827Shall we get your dad?"
6827Shall we go on?"
6827Some scheme, eh?"
6827Suppose there was no one there-- had been no one there?
6827Suppose we could come down in your back lot?
6827Suppose_ they_ are at the house by now?"
6827That friend of yours could n''t very well be on my island without my knowing it, could he?"
6827There are n''t any falls down this way, are there?"
6827There''s at least a mile of bare copper wire about the place-- what you two standing with your mouths wide open for?
6827They were perhaps halfway across when Jerry asked, anxiously, it seemed:"Ca n''t you get any more speed out of her, fellows?"
6827Think you''re going to have the nerve to go up with me, son?"
6827This?"
6827Tod, take a squint at the sun-- five- thirty, is n''t it?
6827Two blooming foreigners trying to steal an airship out of Mr. Fulton''s safe down there in his cellar-- wasn''t that what you said, boys?"
6827Want to hear it?
6827We can tell that chump over there----""Thought you told us good Scouts were always respectful to our elders?"
6827Well, then, Boss Jerry, what''s orders?"
6827What do you think?"
6827What does it all mean?"
6827What good would it do them?"
6827What in tarnation you up to anyhow?"
6827What in thunder''s got into you?
6827What kind of fish can you take in old Roundy after eight o''clock?"
6827What new bug has bitten you?"
6827What say we sneak back, see if there''s a gun at the cabin, and take them by surprise when they start burglarizing the hangar?"
6827What shall we do?
6827What was that thing that just sailed over the house?
6827What you kids doing?"
6827What you mean, fall down?
6827What you trying to hide, you two?"
6827What''d we say if we came back with a bag of pot metal for our money?"
6827What''ll you say?"
6827What''s fishing got to do with it?"
6827What''s next?"
6827What''s orders?"
6827What''s our plan?"
6827What''s that contraption you''re sitting on?"
6827What''s that pinned to your blanket?"
6827What''s that?"
6827What''s the idea?
6827What''s your plan?"
6827When''d your dad get to be an inventor?"
6827Where are we now?"
6827Where are you from, anyhow?"
6827Where away, boatman?"
6827Where do you put it all?"
6827Where in thunder are all those boys?"
6827Where is he?"
6827Where was young Fulton drowned, anyway?"
6827Where''d you get onto it?"
6827Where''ll we land?"
6827Where''ll you try it, below or above?
6827Where''s the nearest farmhouse?"
6827Who is_ she_--and where?
6827Who was the other hero?"
6827Who''s going along with me?"
6827Who''s got a heavy knife with a sharp big blade in it?"
6827Who''s the goat you had in mind?"
6827Why did n''t you invite them into the house, son?
6827Why had the man refused to let Tod''s friends come on the island?
6827Why should n''t he ask that?"
6827Why, Jerry?"
6827Why?"
6827Will you buy the machine and the idea on approval?
6827Will you do this?
6827Will you leave it to me?"
6827Wo n''t you fellows go along with me?
6827Wood?"
6827Would the man never get there?
6827You say you do n''t belong on the island?"
6827You told me you''d let me go camping with the bunch, do n''t you remember?
6827You were n''t_ on_ Lost Island, were you?"
6827You will not be long?"
6827You''ll blow the factory whistle when it''s time to get up, wo n''t you?"
6827cried Mr. Fulton, despair in his voice,"do n''t you see?
6827shouted Phil,"where''s the meat- axe?"
45740About our winning that baseball game?
45740All ready to save the day, Cree?
45740All ready, Bert?
45740And Belden?
45740And do you know the Scout laws, motto, sign, salute and significance of the badge?
45740And he thinks his team won?
45740And in the Grant game? 45740 And sink the runners into the soft snow at the side?"
45740And you think this farmer will take us to Belden, when all we can do is to promise him that we will pay him after we get there and borrow the money?
45740Are n''t you my friends, fellows?
45740Are those your cows, sir?
45740Are you going to snitch?
45740Are you ready, Belden?
45740Are you ready, Bert?
45740Are you ready, Lakeville?
45740Are you sure you ca n''t yank it free?
45740Are you the Belden coach?
45740Bring a drink of water for each of them, wo n''t you?
45740Buck Claxton?
45740Bunny,he said carelessly,"you do n''t mind if we go swimming, do you?
45740But if it''s so shallow, why is n''t it a swimming- hole?
45740But what-- why-- What do they mean, we did n''t win fairly?
45740But why would n''t any of you help buy the ice cream?
45740But why,he asked,"did n''t Sheffield explain his system to Bunny and S. S. and Jump and me, and have us feed the ball to him in the game?"
45740But why?
45740By the way, Mr. Gillen, do n''t you think you might loan us the hand car just this once, so we can get to Deerpark-- or whatever its name is?
45740By the way, why did n''t you fellows go swimming with the rest this afternoon?
45740By the way,he added,"what about Hallowe''en?
45740Can you make the turn this side of the railroad track, where the road branches?
45740Did I do anything else last night?
45740Did n''t you know the bull was in there?
45740Did you catch it?
45740Did you fumble when Bunny tackled you?
45740Did you say there were nine of you? 45740 Do n''t you remember that home run he knocked the first day of school?"
45740Do what?
45740Do you mean that you are going to trust him to run in this race?
45740Do you mean to say I''ve been cranking my head off when you did n''t even throw over the switch? 45740 Do you mind?"
45740Do you recall the seventh Scout law?
45740Do you see that line of washing to the left, hung between those two trees? 45740 Do you want to buy a pair of skates or some hockey sticks, or shall you wait for the cold weather?"
45740Does he ever rent it?
45740Find anything wrong, Bi?
45740For what?
45740Gentlemen,he said, halting before the two Lakeville men and ignoring Miss Molly altogether,"where is your baseball team?"
45740Got a rope?
45740Has he come yet?
45740Have you ever played baseball?
45740He has n''t any way of stopping us, has he? 45740 Hear that?
45740How about Sheffield?
45740How about it, Langer? 45740 How about motor cars?
45740How about you?
45740How are you, Payton?
45740How did you break your sled?
45740How did you get down there?
45740How do you know it''s Specs?
45740How do you know which is better? 45740 How do you know?
45740How do you know?
45740How do you know?
45740How far is Middletown?
45740How late is this train, anyhow?
45740How many new patrols are there?
45740How much do I owe you?
45740How much longer?
45740How-- how did you know about that?
45740Huh?
45740I could n''t say anything else, could I?
45740I? 45740 If he is n''t here, how will you know whether you may eat two kinds of sandwiches and cake, and how hot you may drink your coffee?"
45740Is n''t it glorious?
45740Is that all you have to say?
45740Is your name Gillen?
45740Is-- is anything wrong there?
45740John?
45740Like it?
45740Look here, Horace, they ca n''t do that, can they?
45740Look here, Jimmie White,he said abruptly,"know where the Scouts''clubhouse is?"
45740Look here,he demanded shortly,"what''s all this talk about something happening to the Boy Scouts?"
45740Mistake, huh?
45740Mrs. Lannigan? 45740 Not hurt, are you?"
45740Now, where''s the Belden captain? 45740 Number, please?"
45740Obedience to the leader again, eh? 45740 Of course, it was not his fault,"he grunted,"but why does he laugh about it?
45740Oh, how are you, Bunny?
45740Oh, why did you do it? 45740 Oh, you''re the one who telephoned about that train?"
45740One more question: Would you like to join the Black Eagle Patrol of Boy Scouts?
45740Practice? 45740 Say,"he exclaimed,"do you boys know anything about a car?"
45740Seen Specs?
45740Shall we?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740Signal?
45740So Jensen said that, did he? 45740 So he could make a speech, huh?"
45740So the substitutes can go in, eh?
45740So you are the patrol leader, are you, Payton? 45740 So?"
45740Sure you can manage it?
45740Thanks,the Belden captain said to S. S."For what?"
45740That song is pretty near right; do n''t you think so, Bunny?
45740The Boy Scouts? 45740 The Scouts, you mean?"
45740Then you boys could not help me on the farm this afternoon, I suppose?
45740To- night''s Hallowe''en, is n''t it?
45740Trying to lay me out?
45740Want the truth?
45740We beat''em, did n''t we?
45740Well, I suppose you can pay for your mistakes?
45740Well, then, what''s the matter with making him a Scout in the Black Eagle Patrol? 45740 Well, what do you expect us to do, anyhow?"
45740Well, what is it now?
45740Well, you take this key, trot over there, unlock the door, and--"--and what?
45740Well,observed Specs,"what about it?
45740Well?
45740Well?
45740Well?
45740Wha-- what do you mean?
45740What are they hollering for? 45740 What are those horses of yours-- one cylinder or two?"
45740What are you going to do?
45740What color are his grandmother''s eyes?
45740What d''ye want?
45740What did we do that was wrong? 45740 What do you mean, Cree?
45740What do you say to this?
45740What do you say, Bunny, if we make the run a hundred yards and the walk fifty? 45740 What good would it do us?"
45740What happened? 45740 What is it?"
45740What made you stop?
45740What makes you think he has a car?
45740What peddler?
45740What''s funny?
45740What''s he got to do with it, anyhow?
45740What''s that?
45740What''s the idea, Cree?
45740What''s the matter with Rodman Cree? 45740 What''s the matter, Bonfire?"
45740What''s the matter?
45740What''s the matter?
45740What''s the matter?
45740What''s the plan, Nap?
45740What''s the signal?
45740What''s the signal?
45740What-- what are you going to do?
45740When does that train get to Middletown?
45740When will the meeting be?
45740Where are the other players?
45740Where did you get this?
45740Where''s the next stop?
45740Who busted that pane of glass?
45740Who gets me out when I''m in bad? 45740 Who is it?
45740Who says so?
45740Who''s that?
45740Whose car? 45740 Why ca n''t we take one of them into the patrol for our eighth member?"
45740Why did n''t Bonfire try for the baseball team?
45740Why did n''t you try for that last basket yourself?
45740Why did you fellows think he had dropped you from the team for spite?
45740Why do n''t Roundy and Jump come? 45740 Why do n''t you take your own advice, and do what you can do?
45740Why do n''t you?
45740Why should n''t you be?
45740Why-- why do n''t you do what you can do?
45740Why?
45740Why?
45740Will there be enough offices for all of us, Bunny?
45740Will you do me a favor,_ please_?
45740With me? 45740 Would you Scouts object,"he asked,"to being tied-- well, say loosely-- to my apron strings in basketball?"
45740Would-- would he train me?
45740Yes?
45740Yes?
45740You do n''t mean there''s only one man to hitch up the hose cart and put out the fire?
45740You mean that farmer there will pay any attention to us if we ca n''t show him our money first?
45740You mean that those other four are better players than we are?
45740You see that peddler''s wagon up the road there, where the horse is standing under the tree? 45740 You, Collins?
45740Your friends?
45740Ai n''t been waiting for me, have you?"
45740All ready, Molly?
45740And did you ever notice how that steamer from the other end of the lake never puts in, even when it wants to land somebody at Magoon''s pier?"
45740And did you ever see anybody fishing there?
45740And had n''t he studied batting as assiduously as he had studied fielding through the long season?
45740And the Deerfield game?"
45740And where''s Specs?"
45740And who reached down and plucked this fern?
45740And-- well, say, how about Bunny Payton for the job?"
45740Anybody object?"
45740Anything else you want to know?"
45740Are they going to elect you captain or are n''t they?"
45740Are you all ready?
45740Are you enough of a Sherlock Holmes to tell us from here?"
45740Are you sure you wo n''t be in school?"
45740Barrett?"
45740Bunny put a question in the word; then, when it brought no reply, he added, at a hazard,"He''s your son, sir?"
45740Bunny, will you get us a rope?"
45740But are you sure,"she added slyly,"that you can swim?"
45740But do n''t you see why he ca n''t get off a good drop- kick?"
45740But he said--""Yes?"
45740But he''s been away a long time, and now--""Is he coming home?"
45740But she smiled at the same time, and asked:"''Who was responsible for this?''"
45740But what play was it?
45740But why"seven-- four-- six"?
45740But you are n''t, are you?
45740But you do notice things, do n''t you, Rodman?
45740CHAPTER V NOBODY"Who cheers me up when I feel sad?
45740Ca n''t you hold it sixty seconds for us?
45740Can we all pile on your wagon?"
45740Can you tell me how he is getting along?"
45740Could n''t he ever learn to hold the ball once he had it?
45740Dad, how can you sit quietly when the boys need help?"
45740Did n''t Specs find anything?"
45740Did n''t you boys get out?
45740Did n''t you see a bonfire over there?"
45740Did you ever hear of any fisherman who went over to Shadow Island to do his washing?"
45740Do n''t you notice that it is a whole lot lighter than the rest of the lake?
45740Do n''t you think so?"
45740Do we quit this rotten business, or do n''t we?"
45740Do you know its composition and history and the customary forms of respect due it?"
45740Do you mean it, Prissy?"
45740Do you realize, Specs, that this is the first time in all our trip we have given a wrong impression of the Boy Scouts?
45740Do you remember that tip he gave me about the Dunkirk pitcher with his funny inshoot?
45740Do you see that flagstaff?"
45740Do you see what I mean?"
45740Does Sheffield know about it?"
45740Does anybody around here own an automobile?"
45740Does anybody want to quit?"
45740Does n''t he understand that we want to win?"
45740Everybody ready?"
45740Felix did n''t make a grapevine rope, did he, and pull me up the cliff?
45740Felix?
45740For had n''t his hero once said that most battles were won in the council room, before a shot was fired?
45740From the basement floated the tenor voice of S. S., singing the final refrain of the"Nobody"song:"Who cares for us an awful lot?
45740From time to time, it opened its mouth and let out a whimpering cry that sounded like"_ Me- e- e!_""How did it get up there?"
45740Got any uniforms or bats or gloves or balls?
45740Gracious me, Bunny Payton, how can you expect me to keep posted on the Boy Scouts, with you away?
45740Had n''t he knocked a home run that first day of school?
45740He repeated the word,"Well?"
45740He''s captain of the team, president of the athletic association, and-- and enemy of the Boy Scouts, is n''t he?
45740Hibbs?"
45740How about it, Mr. Langer?
45740How about taking him into the Black Eagle Patrol?
45740How about you, Specs?"
45740How did you happen to have the car, anyhow?"
45740How do you feel about it?"
45740How do you know Specs is inside?"
45740How do you know?"
45740How far would Napoleon have gone if he had chosen to wait impotently?
45740I could n''t do anything else, could I?"
45740I counted three pres-- leaders, did n''t I?"
45740I said to myself,''What would Prissy do?''
45740I wonder-- Bonfire, what''s wrong?
45740If the Black Eagles ever needed a new Number 1----"Going to the game?"
45740If the old''bus would only run--""What''s the matter with it?"
45740Is Molly there?--Oh, is this you, Molly?
45740Is he wearing overalls and carrying an oil can?"
45740Is n''t he with you?"
45740Is there anything anywhere that is n''t busted?"
45740It will be the next best fun to your being actually one of the bunch, wo n''t it?"
45740Jenkins?"
45740Just sixty seconds?"
45740Lee- board set?
45740Look here, Bunny, who shot the most baskets in the game we won from Elkana?"
45740Now, is there a fragrant fern anywhere around here?"
45740Now, why do n''t you go in and win this hurdle race?"
45740Now, would it?"
45740Or was the night a failure?"
45740Ready for the football game this afternoon, Rodman?"
45740See that sun?
45740Sefton?"
45740Shall we walk right past without seeing him?"
45740She paused, walked toward Specs and said, in a wholly different voice,"Is that your dog?"
45740Should he go on with the thankless job?
45740Stone?"
45740Suppose we all chip in and buy enough for the crowd?
45740The question is, does he rent it?"
45740The team cheered Belden then; and Belden came back with a pretty poor apology of the formula that runs,"What''s the matter with Lakeville?
45740There is n''t any-- any danger that he wo n''t get well, is there, sir?"
45740They were organized early this week, and presidents elected--""Patrol leaders?"
45740Turner?
45740Understand?
45740Want to go down the hill with us, Peter?"
45740Want to see him?"
45740Was it to go through, even after he had warned Buck?
45740Was n''t that just too smart for anything?"
45740Was this the road to Belden?
45740Well, what are you going to do about it?"
45740Well, why not?
45740What are the facts, Bunny?"
45740What are we going to do, now that the whole outfit''s-- busted?"
45740What did he say?"
45740What did you see that made you know about the mired car?"
45740What does this new line- up mean, anyhow?"
45740What had happened?
45740What if you ca n''t make the team?
45740What is it?"
45740What make of car is it?"
45740What on earth had Mary Chester meant?
45740What play was that?
45740What was it the little Corsican had said after recapturing Italy?
45740What was the captain of the football team going to say about him?
45740What was the good of feeding Sheffield the ball, if he chucked away his chances like that?
45740What was the matter?
45740What was the mystery about the Boy Scouts?
45740What was the use, anyhow?
45740What was the use?
45740What''s his sister''s middle name?
45740What''s next?"
45740What''s that got to do with it?"
45740What''s the fire department for?
45740What''s the matter, Rodman?
45740What''s the secret?"
45740What''s the signal?"
45740What-- what did I tell you?
45740Where''s Bonfire?
45740Where''s the ball?
45740Where?
45740Who always helps us on the dot?
45740Who is the only friend we''ve got?"
45740Why did n''t he let me do it?
45740Why did n''t you try for the team this spring?"
45740Why did you do it?"
45740Why did you keep that poor little boy with the ragged clothes from coming over to the picnic?
45740Why do n''t the Scouts like you?"
45740Why do n''t you men do something?
45740Why do n''t you try?
45740Why had Nap been so badly beaten?
45740Why had he been dropped?
45740Why not put the problem squarely up to the squad at the end of the quarter, when, by previous agreement, it would be permissible to talk with them?
45740Why should he allow the coach another chance to walk off with borrowed laurels?
45740Why should he tell Coach Leland about the play?
45740Why, you muckle- headed McGrew, do you expect to get a merit badge for trying to start a motor without throwing on the switch?"
45740Why?
45740Will you drop out, Kiproy?"
45740Would Buck--"What''s the matter, Billy?"
45740Would it never come?
45740You are n''t going to run off without finishing your supper, are you?
45740You did n''t suppose I was thanking you for throwing out Clark at home, did you?
45740You do n''t need me as a sub, do you?"
45740You-- you tipped us over here on purpose, did n''t you?"
45740Your Scouts asked you if they could, did n''t they?"
45740_ How Specs Found He had been Mistaken in Rodman Cree_"How about playing a little scrub ball?"
45740and"Why not?"
45740he laughed,"what''s the use of wasting our wood when that fellow''s head is a regular bonfire?"
45740he protested;"forget it, wo n''t you?"
37487A dead man?
37487Already?
37487Also that they were foresters-- the men who told the story about the Chinks, I mean?
37487An''they took you into the patrol, did they?
37487And all the Chinks, and everything you discovered while visiting them in the caves almost under the divide?
37487And not come back here again?
37487And now the question is this,Frank went on,"what was the door fitted for?
37487And so no one will ever know who the dead man was?
37487And so you gave him up as a bad proposition?
37487And steal the aeroplane?
37487And the others?
37487And the wind?
37487And what do you wish me to do about it?
37487And you have reported to your superior officers?
37487And you let him search my rooms?
37487And you think you can close this case by going to San Francisco?
37487Any forest fires in sight?
37487Any wild animals up here?
37487Are n''t we going back to that lake cavern again?
37487Are they in this city? 37487 Are you Albert Lemon?"
37487Are you all safe up here, safe and sound?
37487Are you armed?
37487Are you hungry?
37487Are you sure of your clues?
37487Are you thinking of giving me a ride in that thing?
37487Been to supper?
37487But do you?
37487But how did you ever get through the burning forest?
37487But what good would it have done?
37487But you formerly used one here?
37487By the way,Frank said, presently,"what did you mean when you told Green that you had a''cue''which would bring out the man behind the scenes?"
37487Can you describe the fellow?
37487Can you see the earth yet?
37487Cold?
37487Did Ned say anything to you while at Missoula, about an aeroplane?
37487Did n''t it take your breath away?
37487Did you find his clothes?
37487Did you fire that shot?
37487Did you injure the machine in any way?
37487Did you make it?
37487Did you shoot them?
37487Do n''t they get gold by washing it out?
37487Do n''t you smell it?
37487Do you give that as an order?
37487Do you know where the Chinks have gone?
37487Do you know where to look for them, north or south?
37487Do you mean that he was murdered?
37487Do you mean that they bring Chinks over the border here, an''so run them down into civilization whenever they get a chance?
37487Do you mean to accuse my son of crime?
37487Do you recognize that?
37487Do you see Chang poking his head around that rock in the opening? 37487 Do you think they will find this Ned Nestor there?"
37487Does that mean that you are getting hungry?
37487Dope, then?
37487Down at the lake?
37487Flesh?
37487For what?
37487From here?
37487Have they captured any of the others?
37487Have they heard from the men they sent out to capture them?
37487Have you been keeping a good lookout on the lake since you left it?
37487Have you heard from any of the other groups?
37487He ca n''t bring Jimmie along in his pocket, can he? 37487 He mentioned the aeroplane?"
37487Hit the pipe?
37487How about gasoline and provisions?
37487How did he get here?
37487How did you come across Liu?
37487How did you ever find this hole?
37487How did you get here?
37487How did you get that fall?
37487How did you get wise to the trouble up here?
37487How do you know so much about it?
37487How do you know,Ned asked, with a smile at the others,"that this man is Albert Lemon, your son?"
37487How do you think I got here?
37487How does he make that?
37487How large a place is it in there?
37487How long have you been prowling about here?
37487How many men did you see?
37487How many men?
37487How many were here?
37487How would you like to be back in little old Washington Square just now?
37487Hungly?
37487Hungry, little man?
37487Hungry?
37487I hope they are not out in the forest thinking of starting a fire?
37487I see,Ned replied, coolly,"perhaps that was done while you were up in the mountains with Emory-- before he was killed?"
37487I wonder if all the world is burned, except just this mountain?
37487I wonder if they''re all alive?
37487I wonder if we''ll ever be able to put the tents up again?
37487I wonder what time I made coming down?
37487If you go away to- morrow,he said, presently,"what is to become of the clues we found in the cavern by the lake?"
37487If you were going so merrily before the wind, why did he want steerway?
37487Indians?
37487Investigating what?
37487Is Ned Nestor here?
37487Is that to be used to enforce the eating of the steak?
37487Is there a Chinese patrol?
37487Is there something else?
37487It ca n''t be the dead man?
37487It would mix things for me to make these arrests and have the big ones get away, now, would n''t it?
37487Liu can protect you, ca n''t he?
37487Makes a pretty decent place of it, eh?
37487Not out in a boat in a storm like this?
37487Now, what do you want?
37487Now, what does he mean by it?
37487Oh, yes, you mean fresh? 37487 Oh,"Frank replied,"you''re getting it out there, too, are you?
37487Opium?
37487Pat, Jack and the Chink Scout? 37487 Perhaps I have,"the man said,"but, supposing that to be the case, where do you come in?
37487Perhaps you will also remember,Ned went on,"that on my former visit here I exhibited a key with a broken stem-- the key to that writing desk?"
37487Perhaps you will be kind enough to give us his name?
37487Pulls hard, does n''t it?
37487Say,he cried,"you got a fire here?
37487Smuggled in?
37487So that is the real trouble?
37487Stiles is your tailor?
37487Suppose he took a notion to get a motor boat and run up the north branch of the Flathead river, and so on into Kintla lake, down there? 37487 Suppose there''s another cat here?
37487Sure you can identify the man who hired you?
37487Sure you''re not hurt?
37487That must be the way of it,Frank said,"but what does he want?
37487That old canned stuff?
37487The Chinese fire- fighters?
37487The others wo n''t dare bring it out, of course?
37487Then that is n''t my servant at all?
37487Then there are fires east of the divide?
37487Then who is the man from San Francisco?
37487Then you ca n''t tell me who Emory went away with?
37487Then you''ve been in the air all day?
37487They do n''t know where you are?
37487They ran away from you?
37487This, I presume,Greer said, still pulling at the machine,"is the aeroplane your friends came in this evening?"
37487To San Francisco?
37487Too much poppy, I presume?
37487Treachery in the Secret Service, eh?
37487Was he permitted to become a member of an American patrol?
37487We ca n''t run around among the trees with it, can we? 37487 We went up so far that the mountains looked like ant hills, did n''t we, Ned?"
37487We''ll have to fight our way out?
37487We''re cooking a steak à la brigand, ai n''t we?
37487We''ve got to go into that mess of smoke, I suppose?
37487Well, he went to bed, did n''t he?
37487Well, what do you see?
37487Well, what do you want here?
37487Well, why do n''t you come down, then?
37487Well, would n''t he go without it?
37487What about Jimmie?
37487What about it?
37487What are the prospects?
37487What are you doing here?
37487What can we do when we get there?
37487What could happen to them?
37487What did Green say to you this morning?
37487What did you find in there?
37487What did you find out in the city? 37487 What do you know about that?"
37487What do you suppose we can do against a fire like that?
37487What do you want of him?
37487What do you want to find''em for?
37487What does the badge say?
37487What does the badge say?
37487What does this mean?
37487What else could it be?
37487What have you been doing?
37487What have you found?
37487What is Chang doin''here?
37487What is he doing to it?
37487What is it?
37487What is the next move?
37487What is this kid doing here, anyway?
37487What is to be done?
37487What papers did you steal while in the mountains?
37487What patrol?
37487What sort of a combination is this, anyway?
37487What sort of people?
37487What the dickens can we do with an aeroplane in this wilderness?
37487What were you doing there?
37487What were you to receive for the job?
37487What work?
37487What would Chinks be doing up here?
37487What you goin''to do?
37487What you got?
37487What''s doin''here?
37487What''s doing now?
37487What''s doing out there?
37487What''s he got to do with it?
37487What''s the idea?
37487What''s the word?
37487What''s this bunch doin''here?
37487When did you come here?
37487Where are the Chinamen you brought away from the British border?
37487Where are the others?
37487Where are we goin''to- night?
37487Where are you goin''to take us for trial?
37487Where are you?
37487Where are your friends?
37487Where did you find foresters?
37487Where did you find it?
37487Where did you get it? 37487 Where did you learn to speak United States so well?"
37487Where did you pick it up?
37487Where is Liu?
37487Where is it?
37487Where is the body you speak of?
37487Where is the boy who was with you in the aeroplane?
37487Where''s Ned?
37487Where?
37487Which one of the walls do you want us to push in? 37487 Who are you talking to?"
37487Who did, then?
37487Who knows what the fire will do to the lake?
37487Who was it that engaged you-- gave you your instructions?
37487Who would have suspected it?
37487Why ca n''t we all go out there and eat?
37487Why did you shoot at all?
37487Why did you try such a foolish caper?
37487Why did you want the aeroplane?
37487Why do n''t he want me killed?
37487Why do n''t you come in here?
37487Why do n''t you go and get me some grub?
37487Why do you call it a brigand steak?
37487Why do you place the crime on the dead?
37487Why is he mixed up with that disreputable old Chink?
37487Why not go on to Frisco in the aeroplane and ask for instructions? 37487 Why not go to the cave until the rain stops?"
37487Why not? 37487 Why was n''t I informed of this new element in the case?"
37487Why,he cried, in a moment,"where''s Jimmie?
37487Wigwag?
37487Will he help me out of this hole, or will he ignore me?
37487Will the fire get here?
37487Will you see who is there?
37487Wo n''t it burn itself out there, too?
37487Wonder if he''s been all this time lookin''for me?
37487Would n''t we?
37487You do n''t think it is Nestor, do you?
37487You found my son murdered?
37487You heard what I just said to Chang?
37487You know what has been going on then?
37487You remember Felix Emory?
37487You remember what Jimmie said?
37487You saw how he acted when Ned went off without him-- how sulky he was?
37487You told me all you know?
37487You walked all the way?
37487You will do this willingly?
37487You would know the man again?
37487You''re not thinking of going there to- night, are you?
37487Again he asked himself the question:"Is this Albert Lemon, or was the dead man Albert Lemon?"
37487And Jimmie,"he added,"suppose you keep an eye on the plateau?
37487And how does he expect us to answer?"
37487And you, Jap,"he went on, turning to the servant,"when did you turn against me?"
37487Any one been here?"
37487But how do you think that we, who are not so well provided with means of getting away, are to escape death?"
37487But how in the name of all that''s wonderful did you ever find your way here?"
37487By the way, Slocum, why do n''t you take the lad to the police station?
37487By the way, have you a machine here?"
37487Did you obey orders?"
37487Do n''t you see?"
37487Do you know how it came there?"
37487Do you think they knew of the employment of Sawyer and the others by the men at the head of the conspiracy?"
37487Dope, eh?"
37487Going to remain long?"
37487Had the man been killed as the result of a conspiracy between the two interests?
37487Have the men who have been setting fire to the forests established a home here?
37487Have you seen him?"
37487He''s angry now-- hear him pound with his tail?
37487How did he ever do it?"
37487How did this man gain entrance here?"
37487How do you feel by this time?"
37487How is it, boys?"
37487How long would it take him to make the trip?"
37487I suppose you want me to shoot the cat?"
37487I want to know what you think of the Chinks?"
37487I wonder if it is n''t most morning?"
37487I wonder if there''s goin''to be another forest blaze here?"
37487If Washington has confidence enough in you to put you in charge of the blindest case in history, why should n''t I have equal confidence in you?
37487If he had taken so much interest in their movements, Pat thought, why had n''t he shown himself before?
37487If we ca n''t chase around among the trees in an aeroplane,"he continued,"we can sail over the forests and high peaks, ca n''t we?
37487Is there gold in there?
37487Is this the hiding place of a band of outlaws?
37487Jack was evidently there somewhere, but where?
37487Jimmie cried, looking Ned in the face,"how would you like to meet a friend with a basket of ice?"
37487Lemon?"
37487Ned remained silent for a moment and then abruptly asked:"What kind of footwear made those heelless prints?"
37487Now, here''s another question: How far does this seam extend under the Rocky Mountains?
37487Now, the question is this: How are we going to get out?"
37487Now, what do you think that is?"
37487See?
37487Some of the questions he asked himself were:"How did that Chinese boy become a Boy Scout?"
37487Suppose we fix up the camp and get ready for our eats?"
37487Suppose we try to learn something of the character of the people who come here?
37487That even this old man must suffer for your bit of foolish daring?"
37487The duplicate you kept in the box on the shelf?
37487Then a voice came out of the mouldy darkness:"How are you getting on in the Secret Service, Ned Nestor?"
37487Then:"They told you that, did they?"
37487Was it this man Emory who killed him?"
37487What about it?"
37487What about that?"
37487What about that?"
37487What about that?"
37487What are we going to do now?"
37487What business calling for the use of a typewriter was being transacted under the main divide of the Rocky Mountains?
37487What do you make of it?"
37487What do you make of that?"
37487What do you say?"
37487What you boys doing here, wasting your time, with the bacon burning to a crisp?"
37487When he spoke again it was to ask:"What are you doing in the Rocky Mountains?"
37487Where did you put those canned beans?"
37487Where does this air go when it backs up?"
37487Where was Jack?
37487Where were they?"
37487Which shall It be?"
37487Who are you?"
37487Who cut this cavern, and who brought the furniture here?
37487Who was hurt?"
37487Why did n''t we think of that before?
37487Why did the men who found the cave desire privacy?
37487Why did you think it necessary to break the lock?"
37487Why do n''t you get busy?"
37487Why do n''t you show a light?"
37487Why do n''t you turn off your light?"
37487Why not?"
37487Why?
37487Why?
37487Wonder what became of the man who said his name was Greer?
37487You know very well that we can never let you go out of this place alive?
37487You saw some of the Chinks?"
37487You say the man was dead?"
37487You see that, do n''t you?"
37487You think you left it in the suit of clothes you gave Emory?"
37487You understand that they are farther to the east than when we left them?"
37487repeated Pat, all excitement at the suggestion of another adventure,"what kind of a crime?"
37487signal?"
54755An''do all the other byes feel the same way?
54755And what?
54755And you, Walt?
54755Anything new here?
54755Are the canoes ready?
54755Are there any more like that in here?
54755Are you ready?
54755Are you sure? 54755 Aw, Louis, slow her down, wo n''t you?"
54755But the negative is yours, is n''t it?
54755But the thief?
54755But wo n''t the cook get Mike when he comes back?
54755But-- but what does it mean?
54755Can you call him now?
54755Chief,he panted, saluting Avery,"may I-- may I see you alone for a few minutes?"
54755D- d- did you hear that?
54755Did I win?
54755Did n''t give yer a lock o''his hair fer a soovineer, did he, son?
54755Did you find the pin?
54755Did you see her all the time?
54755Do n''t you know that all worker bees are females? 54755 Do you call that a fish?"
54755Do you s''pose the big chief''s goin''to fire us for keepin''from freezin''to death? 54755 Do you see him, son?"
54755For heaven''s sake, Billy, what''s the matter?
54755Gee, ai n''t it great?
54755Gee, now I''ve got him what''ll I do with him?
54755Get him?
54755Git''em, pard?
54755Goin''ter bate Harrison, be yez?
54755Going to use tank development?
54755Good? 54755 Got any matches, Spud?"
54755Got your goat with you?
54755Guess your name is Upton, is n''t it?
54755Has one Scout any right to cast suspicion on the honor of another Scout? 54755 Him?
54755How about this?
54755How did you find out all this?
54755How do you expect to follow the line if you ai n''t got the box? 54755 How do you know it was a mink?"
54755How do you know?
54755How do you know?
54755How many flashlights did you make?
54755How the deuce do we know, when you have n''t told us your story yet? 54755 How will flapjacks and th''rest o''them trout hit yer fer a lining fer yer stomach, pard?"
54755How you feeling?
54755How''d yer like thet?
54755Huh, yez do, do yez?
54755If you please, is this Upper Chain?
54755Is he coming among us with the eyes of a paleface?
54755Is her papa a big chief?
54755Is this your first year?
54755Is ut now?
54755It''s quite primeval, is n''t it?
54755Just a trifle over time, do n''t you think, Upton? 54755 Looks bad, does n''t it?"
54755Me? 54755 Me?
54755Me? 54755 Meaning whom?"
54755Never hit th''trail t''th''big woods afore, did yer?
54755Never see a sunrise in th''mountains afore, did yer, sonny?
54755Now what do we do, chase along after her?
54755Now what do you fellers think we''d better do?
54755Now what''s the matter, you old gloom chaser?
54755Oi wonder now, have yez forgot the big pickerel yez have lyin''down on the raft? 54755 Oi wonder now, have yez got the price?
54755Paddling?
54755Pat, did Harrison ever have much luck in here?
54755Pat,he broke in abruptly,"did Mike ever follow you to Woodcraft?"
54755Red Pete?
54755Say, Hal, why do n''t you go own up to Dr. Merriam and ask him to try and put you right with the fellows?
54755Say, Tug, will you coach me?
54755Say, Walt, did he have light curly hair and a front tooth missing?
54755Say, bye, did ye tell the docther av the low- down thrick this Harrison has been afther playin''?
54755Say, did you know that he brought in another record fish this morning? 54755 Say, fellows,"said he,"you remember what was said about Pat Malone this morning?
54755Say, what''s chewing you, anyway?
54755Say,he added as he looked up,"what''s the matter with you, you grinning Cheshire cat?"
54755Say,he demanded,"what kind of a bunco steer are you givin''us, anyway?
54755Shall we have it now or wait till morning?
54755Shall you report to the big chief?
54755Shure, wud ye be takin''th''bread an''butter out av the mouth av a poor worrkin''man?
54755So the big chief( that''s what we call the doctor) has made a Delaware of you? 54755 So you do n''t take any stock in the bear?"
54755So you think that''s pretty good, do you, Jim?
54755Sons of the Lenape, do I speak truly?
54755Tell me, bye, what''s this about catchin''the biggest fish at Woodcraft Camp?
54755Thafe, is ut?
54755Think you can be respectful to your elders?
54755This is n''t to be another fight?
54755Walt or the loon?
54755Walt, did Pat show you his fishing ground?
54755Walt, you ai n''t foolin'', are you? 54755 Walter,"said he,"how should you like to spend next summer at Woodcraft?"
54755Want ter foight?
54755Was the hant t''hum?
54755We leave matters right where they were then, do we?
54755Well, Walt, what ought we to do?
54755Well, pard, how do yer like''em?
54755Well, what are you catching?
54755Well, what are you going to do about it?
54755Well, what''s the matter with a visit to the haunted cabin? 54755 Well?"
54755Well?
54755Wh- what do you mean?
54755Whar did ye say ye went when ye left th''canoe?
54755What about that second line we ai n''t run down yet?
54755What are you doing here?
54755What are you going to do?
54755What are you talking about?
54755What became of the girl?
54755What did I tell yer? 54755 What did I tell yer?"
54755What did the doctor do?
54755What do you know about it, Walter?
54755What do you mean?
54755What do you mean?
54755What do you take me for? 54755 What do you take me for?
54755What do you wonder?
54755What does Hal do with all his spending money?
54755What does it mean, Upton?
54755What for? 54755 What for?"
54755What in blazes was you trying to do anyway? 54755 What is it?
54755What is it?
54755What is it?
54755What is the honor of a Scout?
54755What is this about Mother Merriam''s pin?
54755What luck?
54755What shall we do now, make a break out of here?
54755What will we do, split up and you follow one line while I follow the other?
54755What would I read''em for, sonny? 54755 What would you do, Pat?"
54755What yer been doin''t''rile him up so?
54755What you goin''to do, Billy?
54755What you waking me up now for?
54755What''d you catch him with?
54755What''s that for?
54755What''s that?
54755What''s thet ye said, son?
54755What''s this, Upton?
54755What, do ye mane ter tell me ye be thinkin''Oi iver showed him where Oi was ketching the fish he bought?
54755Where did he get the name of Whisky Jack?
54755Where did those bees come from?
54755Where''ll we make it, right here?
54755Where''s the fire?
54755Which?
54755Who is he?
54755Who is she, Walt?
54755Whom do you suspect, Jim?
54755Whose are they?
54755Why did n''t you invite him t''breakfast, son?
54755Why not, Louis?
54755Will ye take these ter show Noo Yorrk th''latest shtoile in shoes?
54755Will yez do it now if Oi''ll show yez where thim big fish is an''how ter ketch''em?
54755Will you shake?
54755Would he follow you there now if you''d let him?
54755Yez think Oi''m a thafe, do yez?
54755You are quite sure you want to do this thing, Hal? 54755 You are sure this is Upper Chain?"
54755You did n''t suppose I was going to let you land Big Jim and I not be there, did you?
54755You do n''t suppose what?
54755You do n''t suppose-- you-- say, do you believe it could have been Hal Harrison?
54755You remember what Louis said to Billy the other day? 54755 You''re all right, Upton, and say, was n''t Louis a lulu?"
54755You''re not going to let him shoot, are you, Pat?
54755''What''ll you take for the boots, cookie?''
54755Absolutely sure?"
54755And Hal''s own tribesmen, was it fair to them to allow them to profit by points to which, though no fault of theirs, they had no right?
54755And if so what if he should happen to meet him alone in the woods?
54755And was not this evidence that he was making good?
54755Anyhow, who''s going to know if we do go out of bounds?
54755Are you on?"
54755As the launch was made fast Billy whispered,"Here comes Dr. Merriam; is n''t he a peach?"
54755Br- r- r- r, who says this is July?"
54755But that young gentleman looked so innocent as he inquired,"What''s your idea, Tug?"
54755But what has all this got to do with Moike?"
54755But why could n''t he have hired some one to put him next-- guide for him?"
54755By the way, Chip, do you know just which nails are missing from Pat''s boot, and which three were lacking in those prints?"
54755By the way, Upton, do you go in for athletics, besides boxing?"
54755CHAPTER XVII THE HAUNTED CABIN"What''s on this afternoon?"
54755Could he have overrun it?
54755Could he make it?
54755Could he meet it?
54755Could he save both?
54755Could he?
54755Could it be that Jim had disconnected the wires and was unable to fire the flash?
54755Could it be that the deer had enemies stalking it?
54755Could it be that the thief was really one of their number?
54755Did Red Pete suspect?
54755Did he look pleasant?
54755Did n''t I say it was Red Pete?
54755Did them books teach yer thet lightnin''whirl?
54755Did yer notice that scar on his shoulder?
54755Did-- did you put him up to it?"
54755Do n''t you remember?"
54755Do the other fellows know?"
54755Do you know anything about it?"
54755Do you s''pose they''ll come over this way?"
54755Does that beat it?"
54755Ever see one before?"
54755Everly?"
54755Funny about those boots of Pat''s, ai n''t it?
54755Ha, what was that?
54755Had he at last found the long lost clue?
54755Had he imagined it?
54755Had the animal taken fright?
54755Have an accident?"
54755Have n''t I given you proof enough?
54755Have you heard the news?"
54755He''s been in camp only three days, so what did you know of his powers of resource?
54755Hello, what''s this?"
54755Here we are, and the question is, What are we going to do about it?
54755How did you know that Allen there would be able to take care of himself, plunged unexpectedly into the water?
54755How far from the camp was he?
54755How much did you pay for the bunch?"
54755How should you like that for the last two or three weeks of your vacation?"
54755If you do n''t blab who''s going to know it?
54755If you have not-- ah, why try to describe it?
54755Is n''t he a Seneca, and are n''t the Senecas the enemies of the Delawares?"
54755Is n''t there somethin''else you''re interested in that you can go in for points on?"
54755Is this evidence enough for yer, warden?"
54755My first year?
54755Never was off of Broadway before, was you?
54755Now, are you going to punch my head or are you going to shake hands?"
54755Now, if Mike had been following you, and had seen that pin on the window sill would he have been likely to have picked it up and carried it off?"
54755On the impulse of a moment I run up there to have a look at him, and what do I find?
54755On the other hand had he any moral right to allow his fellow tribesmen to suffer through the dishonesty of which he held the proof?
54755Other fellows were all the time doing things, why should n''t he?
54755Ought I to tell?
54755Ought I to tell?"
54755Ought he to stay back as Tug had told him to?
54755Over and over till his brain grew weary he kept repeating the perplexing question,"Ought I to tell?
54755Read them books?"
54755Say, Hal, put us wise to that private preserve of yours, will you?"
54755Say, do I look like a tenderfoot?"
54755Say, fellows, Pat''s been hanging''round camp for the last three or four days; what do you suppose he''s after?"
54755Should he give it up and make the plunge for the Durant cutting?
54755Superstition''s a queer thing, is n''t it?"
54755Tell me, you rabbit- footed tenderfoot, have you got proof?"
54755The canoe had not leaked before-- what did it mean?
54755The prints are gone now, and if we had both pairs of boots here what good would they do us?
54755Think a bee''s goin''to take you by the hand and lead you?"
54755To become a bearer of tales?
54755To get the''hant''?"
54755To go report what he had learned?
54755Turning once more to the captive the speaker asked:"Paleface, are you prepared to stand the test?"
54755Want to come in with me while I develop, Hal?"
54755Was he Scout enough to hold his course for two miles through that tangle of wilderness?
54755Was it possible that that was only eight weeks before?
54755Was it really necessary after all to so humiliate himself?
54755Was that Joe Brown''s answering signal?
54755We''ll get Louis Woodhull to go with us, wo n''t we, Walt?"
54755Well, what''s the matter with us three hanging together to beat Hal at his own game?
54755What could it mean?
54755What did his honor as a Scout demand of him?
54755What did you find, Tug?"
54755What do n''t you suppose?"
54755What do you s''pose I''ve been coachin''you for all summer?"
54755What do you say if we go back?"
54755What do you say, fellows?"
54755What do you say?"
54755What do you think about opening that bee tree?"
54755What do you think of that?"
54755What for?"
54755What kind av a low- down hedgehog do ye take me fer, anyway?"
54755What luck?"
54755What might yer name be an''whar be yer from?"
54755What more do you want?"
54755What roight have th''loikes av thim ter be callin''me a thafe jist because Oi''m poor an''live in the woods?
54755What roight have they to be callin''me a thafe, an''me wid no chance ter say a wurrd?
54755What show''s a bye loike me got, anyway?
54755What was he waiting so long for?
54755What was the matter with him?
54755What was the matter with them down there?
54755What was the matter?
54755What we goin''to do about that?"
54755What were those tales he had heard of the cabin being haunted?
54755What''d we better do about it?"
54755What''d we build that lean- to for?
54755What''s the matter with us three working together on this thing?"
54755Where did you learn to use your fists?"
54755Where lay the path of duty?
54755Where was the camp?
54755Where''s that new stroke that''s going to win the championship?
54755Which way do we go?"
54755Who are you?"
54755Who had stolen Mother Merriam''s pin?
54755Who is it?"
54755Who says there is n''t some class to us as scouts?"
54755Who?
54755Who?
54755Why could n''t he do something big like that?
54755Why did n''t I think of it before?
54755Why did n''t Jim whoop when he found the tree as he had agreed to do?
54755Why did n''t you say so before?"
54755Why did the smoke seem so much thicker down there to the east at the very foot of Scraggy itself?
54755Why had n''t he remembered Jack Appleby''s wireless outfit before?
54755With feverish haste he pounded out in the Morse code,"Is this you, Brown?"
54755Wonder what''s up?"
54755Would Tug never hit it up?
54755Would he save them?
54755Would the doctor be able to bring help in time?
54755Would the flash never go?
54755Would they come for him in the morning or would he have to find his way in alone?
54755Would they never hear?
54755Would they never hear?
54755Would they never hear?
54755Ye will kape ut ter yerself now, will ye not?"
54755You addle- pated little scamp, when will you ever learn that whatever risks a man may run himself he has no right to involve others in danger?
54755You do n''t suppose he''d be such a fool as to have it lying around in plain sight, do you?"
54755You''ll be back, of course?"
8067About how far away from our harbor are we, Thad?
8067Ai n''t you nearly done all that stuff?
8067Allan, how about you?
8067And I think you''ve said once or twice that they seemed to be a rough lot?
8067And do n''t it taste finer than ever, though?
8067And do n''t you think it''d be a good plan, Thad,suggested Step Hen,"to always keep that gun in evidence?
8067And it did?
8067And it really led you to a cabin, did it?
8067And now you mean that it''s doing that very same thing, do you?
8067And suppose there was, how could we ever chop one down with one little camp hatchet, and hollow out the log?
8067And that''s bad for the boat, ai n''t it?
8067And then you think that p''raps those men are wardens, looking for poachers that are breaking the law some way or other?
8067And was there only one up there?
8067And we ai n''t goin''to have to swim for it then?
8067And we''re too nicely fixed here for that, ai n''t we?
8067And will we have to pole, or row, the rest of the trip?
8067And, say, did you think it was to- morrow, or the next day, and we''d just about forgotten we had a chum who was missing? 8067 Any signs of''em, Thad?"
8067Are we agoing to walk straight up to that door, and knock it in?
8067Besides, ai n''t we got a gun that shoots twice? 8067 Besides, how d''ye know that''s a mate to my bird whooping it up back there?"
8067But ai n''t we going away soon?
8067But do you really expect the rickety old engine''ll go back on us before we get to that harbor you''re heading for?
8067But explain and tell us what you mean by hinting that they might n''t be sensible men?
8067But how about all our stuff here; shall we leave it behind?
8067But how about it, Thad; do we leave''em here, and run the chance of getting the same took; or shall we take the stuff along with us?
8067But how about starting to sea in this blow?
8067But see here, Bumpus,said Thad,"what do you mean when you say you refused to tell?
8067But see here, what possessed you to walk around in this way, and go over to try and pet that savage bird?
8067But suppose now they would n''t want to get out in such a hurry? 8067 But they might come here, ai n''t that so?"
8067But we''ve gone over a heap of ground during the five days we''ve been afloat on this inland sea, have n''t we, boys?
8067But what about the trout; I''ve heard there are awful big speckled trout in Superior?
8067But what could come along to give us a meal around noon?
8067But what do you think they might be, Thad?
8067But what had you hid away that they wanted so badly?
8067But what happened to our engine?
8067But when you said smugglers, what did you mean, Giraffe?
8067But where do I come in?
8067But who''ll guarantee that the wind does n''t shift into the north during the night, and have a full sweep at us here?
8067But you do n''t hear even a peep, do you, fellows?
8067But you think they''re in that place, do n''t you?
8067But, Thad,observed Giraffe,"how about that anchor rope?
8067Did it try to grab you?
8067Did you say there, were only three of this bad crowd, Thad?
8067Do n''t that sound like Thad might a hit up against something big? 8067 Do n''t think I''ll need it, do you, Allan?"
8067Do n''t think you''d better take that gun along with you, Thad?
8067Do we want''em to go, or stay?
8067Do you mean you do n''t remember getting up, and coming out here?
8067Do you think so; wish I could believe it?
8067Guess I ought to know what a man''s head looks like, had n''t I?
8067Guess the old lake do n''t freeze over solid any time; it''s too big, ai n''t it, Thad?
8067Guessed where he''s gone, have you, Thad?
8067Had n''t we better get them life preservers out, and fastened on under our arms, Thad? 8067 Had n''t we better save this piece of steak for Tim?"
8067How about paying for the use of the boat; has all that been attended to?
8067How about that, Thad?
8067How are you going to do that, when this man seems disposed to give us the cold- shoulder?
8067How can I tell?
8067How d''ye know there ai n''t somethin''ahiding in there?
8067How deep do you think it is in here, Thad?
8067How did this come in here, fellows?
8067How long ago was that, did you say, Davy?
8067How long have I been shut up here, anyway, fellows? 8067 However those men could sleep in here beats me?"
8067I heard you asking what day this was, and from that we understand that you must have lost your senses for a while, and got mixed up?
8067I suppose we might as well do it, fellows?
8067I suppose you''ll do the mending part, Bumpus?
8067I wonder,Davy broke in with,"what we could do if our boat was carried away, or we found we could n''t mend the same?"
8067I''d like to, know why you call it ground, when, we''ve been moving over water all the time?
8067If anybody came along here just on purpose to take a good look at us, whereabouts d''ye think they''d be likely to show up, first of all, Thad?
8067Is it safe?
8067Is that a challenge, Bumpus?
8067Is that all?
8067Is that so, Thad?
8067It sort of complicates the situation some, too, do n''t it?
8067Just explain that, will you, and tell me why I do n''t?
8067Listen to that, now, would you?
8067Look at Bumpus, would you?
8067Make him stop talking that way, Thad, wo n''t you?
8067Me? 8067 No boat in sight, I take it, Thad?"
8067Not there, then?
8067Nothing else for us to do but go aboard, and make a bully start, is there, Thad?
8067Now what?
8067Now, Thad, do n''t you think it''d be a good idea to have everybody hustle, and collect what fuel we could?
8067Now, about the terms; what sort of fish are we to grab?
8067Now, what makes you go and say that, Giraffe? 8067 Now, what sort of a queer rumpus would you call that?"
8067Of course you could n''t tell how many of these men there were, Thad?
8067Oh I ai n''t there?
8067One?
8067Say, could n''t you hold up a little while, and let me go back after a few more of those fine fish?
8067Say, where''s my other shoe? 8067 Seem to be some clouds gathering?"
8067Sprung a leak, mebbe?
8067Stop that kind of talk, Giraffe,ordered Thad, who would rather look on the bright side of things;"do n''t you see you''re only bothering Bumpus?"
8067Sure I will, Giraffe; what is it you want now?
8067Sure you are heading right to make that cove?
8067Tell us what that might be, wo n''t you?
8067Thad, ai n''t there any way we could work in? 8067 Thad, are we going to stand this any longer?"
8067Thad, do you think this island could be inhabited?
8067Thad, what do you think they might do?
8067Thank you, Bumpus, I''ll remember that, though I think it means''do you speak French?'' 8067 That means our only hope lies in Sturgeon Island, do n''t it?"
8067That''s four in all; ca n''t you think up another, so''s to have it five; and then three points will be a majority, and wins out?
8067That''s so, where can he be?
8067That''s the very last of the bacon, ai n''t it, Giraffe?
8067The ashes were still warm, then?
8067Then he went away, did he?
8067Then there ai n''t any danger?
8067Then there is a storm bound to swoop down on us?
8067Then we wo n''t have any trouble about making that safe harbor, will we?
8067Then why did n''t, you tell me about it, Giraffe?
8067Then you believe she was smashed worse''n any of us thought was the case; is that it, Thad?
8067Then you do n''t think we had ought to rush the cabin, as yet?
8067There, do n''t that make you feel foolish, Step Hen?
8067There, what d''ye think of that for a jim dandy, fellows?
8067W- w- what''s all this mean, mister?
8067Was it really a wildcat?
8067Was, hey?
8067We ought to get her in closer before that happens, had n''t, we, fellows?
8067We''d be a fine lot of scouts, would n''t we,broke in Davy, indignantly,"if we were ready to desert our chum when he was in hard luck?
8067We''d better tell the other fellows, to begin with?
8067We''ll have to be on our guard, then, Thad?
8067We''ve got a little chance when we get to the end of the island, do n''t you see?
8067Weak stomach- what, you?
8067Well are you going to do what I told you?
8067Well, did you find out anything?
8067Well, we ai n''t going to stand for this, I hope?
8067Well, we ca n''t do anything about it, can we?
8067Well, well, tell me about that, will you?
8067Well, what d''ye think of that?
8067Well, what did he do?
8067Well, what did you see, or hear?
8067Well, what if he did, would that explain his absence one little bit?
8067Well, what''s this? 8067 What about it?"
8067What about?
8067What ails the fellow?
8067What ails you now?
8067What bit you; ca n''t you tell us, Bumpus?
8067What do you say, Thad?
8067What do you say, Thad?
8067What do you think of it now, Thad?
8067What do you want now, Bumpus?
8067What if them fellows took a notion to step in on us to- night, and make us all prisoners of war?
8067What is it, Thad?
8067What sort of worse, Davy?
8067What''s that smoke over there mean?
8067What''s the answer to that?
8067What''s the answer to that?
8067What''s the matter, Giraffe?
8067What''s the use pushing out there again, and dropping the mud- hook overboard, when we can tie up so nicely right here?
8067What''s up, Thad?
8067What, Thad?
8067Where was it, Davy?
8067Where''s your nose?
8067Who are you, anyway, boys?
8067Who''ll clean it while I get a fire started ashore?
8067Who''s missing?
8067Why, however was I to know?
8067Yes, but how about running out into that storm again, eh, Bumpus? 8067 Yes, how about that, Thad?"
8067Yes, what might it be?
8067Yes,interrupted Giraffe,"but ai n''t that already covered when you say the biggest fish?"
8067You do n''t think, now, I hope, our chum is such an idiot that he''d start to take a little cruise out there on that rough water all by himself? 8067 You mean Smithy and Bob White, do n''t you?"
8067You mean that Thad is with me in my assertion, do you?
8067You mean where that small point juts out, do n''t you, Thad?
8067You''re going off to hunt for him, I take it?
8067Ai n''t it going from bad to worse, Thad, if so be you rush out by yourself and leave us here?"
8067Ai n''t that right, judge?"
8067Ai n''t you coming to assist a fellow scout in distress?"
8067Allan took it that way, for had he not on numberless occasions done just about the same thing?
8067And p''raps pounded him into a condition where he just could n''t give the alarm, no matter how hard he tried?
8067And say, just cast your eye over there to the southwest; do n''t you see that low bank of clouds along the horizon?
8067And what interest would any rascals have in trying to come aboard this boat?"
8067Anybody seen my leather around?
8067Anyhow, I leave it to Thad here if it''s a sportsmanlike way of scoring in our game?
8067Besides, you could n''t coax Jim to take a bite till he''s nearly starved; ai n''t that so, Thad?"
8067Both scouts nodded their heads violently, and Giraffe called out:"What d''ye want us to do, Thad?"
8067Bumpus looked astonished, as though what he heard was hard to believe; for he shook his head slowly, and observed:"Tell me about that, will you?
8067But Thad do you, really believe there could be a bunch of that stripe hiding out on Sturgeon Island?"
8067But how about you, Giraffe?
8067But how do you tell all this from the signs, Thad?
8067But it makes a nasty cut, do n''t it, Allan?"
8067CHAPTER VIII NO END OF TROUBLES"What''s that queer sound?"
8067CHAPTER XIV THE SQUALL"Sturgeon Island, did you say, Allan?"
8067CHAPTER XIX BAD NEIGHBORS"It seems to be getting worse and worse, the further we go, do n''t it, Thad?"
8067CHAPTER XXIII WHERE WAS BUMPUS"Huh?
8067Can anybody tell me what sort of a fish that is, anyway?
8067Can we get this cabin roof off, and would it float, do you think, Thad?"
8067Come ashore with that boat, you hear?
8067Do n''t you know that they have heaps of trouble with such law- breakers all along the Canadian border?"
8067Do they look like they''re ready to run away, Thad?"
8067Do you both agree to that?"
8067Do you know anything, or are you just trying to bother me on general principles?"
8067Do you mean you believe they''d really hurt us, when we ai n''t so much as lifted a finger to do the bunch any harm?
8067Do you understand?"
8067Feel like going through another experience like that?"
8067Giraffe, ai n''t you agoing to save your breakfast?"
8067Giraffe, that was the time your bones told you the truth, did n''t they; and I reckon your knee joints are skinned some after that tumble, too?"
8067He had felt his teeth rattle together, just as they had been doing now; but summoning all his courage to the fore he had grimly said:"who''s afraid?"
8067Hear him talking, will you?
8067How about it, Mr. Scout- master; is it fair?"
8067How about that, Thad?"
8067How do we know any different?
8067How''d parley vous Francais sound, now?
8067How''s that?"
8067However will we tell his folks the sad news?"
8067I told you that when I had a glimpse of the fellow who spied on our camp I thought he might be a foreigner, or a half- breed, did n''t I?"
8067I wonder, now, what the poachers will think when they hear a bugle sound?
8067I''m trying to head as near as I dare, because if once we''re forced past, there''s nothing left for us, you understand?"
8067If those men happen to be hiding inside there, would n''t they have a fine chance to riddle us if we walked right up as big, as camels?
8067Let me feel how heavy he is?
8067Looky up yonder-- see the little peak that seems to stick up above all the rest of the old rock pile?
8067Make room there, Bumpus, ca n''t you?"
8067Make''em behave, Thad, ca n''t you?
8067Mebbe one of you''d like to just climb up there, and see for yourself what it is?
8067No, we''ve got to show a little strategy in this thing, eh, Allan?"
8067Not any information about us, I should think?"
8067Now, what are you going to do with six Boy Scouts off for a vacation trip on the lake?"
8067Now, what d''ye say about that for an idea, hey?"
8067Oh I some pumpkins about that same game, ai n''t I, Bumpus?
8067Please tell me what day of the week this is?"
8067Say yes, wo n''t you?"
8067Say, Thad, whatever do you think this shack could a been used for?"
8067Scout- master?"
8067See that buster of a trout alying there on top?
8067See?"
8067Stop and think if things do n''t point that way?"
8067Thad, what are we going to have for supper?"
8067That ought to account for a couple of the rascals; and then what would one poor fish poacher be against a half dozen lively fellows, tell me that?"
8067Them''s our sentiments, ai n''t they, fellows?"
8067Then there was, another they called Step Hen, did n''t they, not to mention Davy Jones, Bob White and Smithy?
8067Then, if there''s ducks around, or anything else to shoot, ai n''t we got a gun?
8067There you are; and how about it?"
8067There, what did I tell you?"
8067This makes the fifth day since we started out; and things seem to be going along right smoothly at the old stand, do n''t they, fellows?"
8067Understand that, Bumpus?"
8067Wake up everybody, and do something, ca n''t you?
8067What ails you all?"
8067What d''ye call this but a kind of trap in the floor?"
8067What did I do?
8067What did old Robinson do but build him a boat?
8067What good is it ever agoing to do you, to pretend to tell what sort of weather we''ll get next week, when it''s only a guess after all?
8067What if they had a lot of valuable fish nets around somewhere that they hated to let go?
8067What if this should be some sort of a trap, into which the rest of the boys were rushing headlong?
8067What then?
8067Whatever put that silly notion into your head, Bumpus?"
8067Who''ll carry me on his shoulders, now?"
8067Why, what use are the fishing lines to us if we ca n''t take lots of finny prizes?
8067Would n''t that be the best plan, Thad?"
8067Would n''t you think that way, Allan?"
8067Would that break, now?
8067You can understand that, Allan?"
8067You do n''t know anything about it, I reckon?"
8067You mean that thin chap who came along in his buggy a bit ago, chasing after us all the way from that town where we had a bite of lunch?
8067You''ve got another think coming, Step Hen, do n''t you see?"
8067ai n''t anybody agoin''to help me in?"
8067and yonder craft might be one of the tricky boats engaged in that business; is that what you mean, Giraffe?"
8067as what?"
8067ca n''t we skip out before they get their hands on us, Thad?"
8067ejaculated Step Hen,"however did you happen to meddle with my owl, tell me?
8067exclaimed Step Hen;"he''s gone clean dippy, that''s what?
8067gasped Bumpus;"d''ye mean to tell me they have such things on a big lake like this?
8067he asked Davy and Step Hen, who from their positions might be expected to know;"did you notice many waves pour over the stern of the boat?"
8067is that all?"
8067is that so, Davy?"
8067listen to the savage monster, would you?"
8067look at the piles of fine fish, will you?"
8067mebbe I do n''t wish I could have been there to touch up the scoundrels with this fine hatchet?
8067mebbe, now, you think I could n''t do that same?"
8067observed Giraffe;"how about not getting separated, like you just told us?
8067please tell me whether his beak is poisonous, wo n''t you, Thad?"
8067say, ca n''t we, keep him for a pet?"
8067say, did you notice me acoming down that tree outside like greased lightning?
8067tell me, did he get away with it?"
8067that''s the way the wind blows, does it?
8067what can we do now, Thad?"
8067what''s happened to you, Bumpus?"
8067what''s that?"
8067where''s the other fellow?"
8067who''s afraid?"
8067who''s afraid?"
8067yourself; what d''ye want?"
6338And Tunnel Six is the haunted corridor, is n''t it?
6338And look here,Will went on,"do you see these threads hanging to the teeth of the saw?
6338And where did he go?
6338And which level is this?
6338And you geezled them all?
6338And you searched them for the money and did n''t find it?
6338Are there really robbers in there?
6338Are we all working in the dark?
6338Are you going to let the ginks flood the mine?
6338Are you sure?
6338Are you the boys who came on from Chicago?
6338Are you thinking of going down the mine tonight?
6338Aw, how are you going to find these boys if you do n''t go into the mine?
6338But ghosts would n''t be giving signals of the Wolf Patrol, would they?
6338But how about this detective?
6338But how do you know there is such a boy?
6338But what caused the partition to fall?
6338But where did you say you came from?
6338But why should two healthy, active boys want to seek such a hiding place?
6338But you know, do n''t you?
6338Can you climb?
6338Can you crawl around there and see who it is,asked George,"or shall I go?
6338Can you find it?
6338Can you find your way back to headquarters alone?
6338Can you find your way out of this dump, now?
6338Can you imagine any reason for their wanting to linger about the mine?
6338Can you see who it is?
6338Can you tell me where Canfield, the caretaker of the mine may be found?
6338Did Mr. Horton say anything to you about your lodgings while here?
6338Did any one come down after us?
6338Did he see you?
6338Did n''t I say it was all right for a theory?
6338Did n''t I tell you about that?
6338Did n''t you hear that noise behind the cribbing?
6338Did this attorney ever inform you why he wanted the boys found?
6338Did you ever see any medals or badges on their clothing which told of Boy Scout experiences?
6338Did you get it?
6338Did you hear the call of the pack a minute ago? 6338 Did you meet the boys who stole our provisions?"
6338Did you notice the suit he had on when he stood talking with us at the station?
6338Did you see any one?
6338Did you see his face? 6338 Disappeared?"
6338Do n''t you know your Indian signs?
6338Do we get the reward now?
6338Do you boys know anything about mines?
6338Do you know how many corners we''ve turned since we came in here?
6338Do you know what those fellows did?
6338Do you know who did this?
6338Do you know, whether these breaker boys belonged to the Boy Scouts or not?
6338Do you mean to say that there is some go- between the boys who may or may not be in the mine and some persons outside who are interested in them?
6338Do you mean to tell me,screamed Carson,"that there are actually robbers here, and that they have taken possession of Tunnel Six?"
6338Do you suppose Canfield is coming here in the middle of the night to turn on the power?
6338Do you suppose they''ve got lost in the mine?
6338Do you think he was drowned?
6338Do you think it''s safe for us to try to navigate that shaft in the dark?
6338Do you think it''s that bum detective?
6338Do you think that is the gink who was prowling around our room?
6338Do you think the boys are hiding in the mine?
6338Does anyone ever go there now?
6338Does he always go alone?
6338Does he know where he left the money?
6338Does he often get foolish in the head like that?
6338Does the fall open into the system of chambers in the center or to the north? 6338 Dream, is it?"
6338Foxy game, eh?
6338Ghosts?
6338Had any strangers been seen talking with them?
6338Has any one passed up the shaft?
6338Has he now recovered from the injury he received that night?
6338Has that fellow got into the mine again? 6338 Has this man Ventner visited the mine often?"
6338Have n''t you forgotten something?
6338Have n''t you got a boat?
6338Have we been traveling all this time to come out in this same old hole at last?
6338Have we got plenty of eatings?
6338Have you figured out how we''re going to get into the mine?
6338Have you got it in camp with you?
6338He did n''t go up in a pillar of fire, did he?
6338He did speak of strange noises and mysterious lights, did n''t he?
6338He sawed the rungs in the shaft, did n''t he? 6338 He''s using the phosphorus, all right, and I can begin to understand what he''s trying to say?
6338His help?
6338His help?
6338How did it ever get loose?
6338How did you pass the night, boys?
6338How do you know it''s been moved?
6338How do you know some one cut it?
6338How do you know that?
6338How do you know that?
6338How do you know they did?
6338How do you think one of these mammoth coal mines looks, any way?
6338How long are these gangways?
6338How long did this new boy stay here?
6338How long since you''ve seen Jimmie Maynard and Dick Thompson?
6338How long will it take to repair the pump?
6338How many bites did you get?
6338How much reward was offered for the return that two hundred thousand dollars?
6338I hope you do n''t expect to pull these boys up through fifty or a hundred feet of shale?
6338I presume he told you all about the case?
6338I wonder how deep the shaft is?
6338I wonder if he thinks he can find two boys in that heap of refuse?
6338I wonder if the Labyrinth mine is so much of a labyrinth after all?
6338I wonder what''s become of that bum detective?
6338If I should light a match, would it set it on, fire?
6338If it is n''t one of the boys, who is it?
6338If they''re anywhere within hearing distance, they ought to answer us when we called out, had n''t they?
6338In the face of my warning?
6338In the meantime,Tommy continued,"do you think you could send one of the county officers out to round up this bum detective?"
6338In this gangway?
6338In what kind of trouble?
6338Is Ventner one of them?
6338Is he always doing that when you see him? 6338 Is he liberal with his money?"
6338Is that a guess, or a piece of positive information?
6338Is there any way by which the mine could be intentionally flooded?
6338Is this Tunnel Six?
6338Is this the gentleman who went batty and lost two hundred thousand dollars?
6338It would be a nice thing to have him blow that money out of the pillar and get away with it, would n''t it?
6338It would be something of a joke if we should butt into that detective now, would n''t it?
6338It''s a sure thing, is n''t it?
6338Lawyer Burlingame never took you into his confidence so far as to post you on the details of the case?
6338Look here, Mr. Canfield,Will said,"how well do you know this mine?"
6338Look here, Will,Tommy said,"Are you sure we made a good search of those three ginks?
6338Looking for the money in the darkness?
6338Loose?
6338Making too much noise in order to attract the attention of a couple of lost youngsters?
6338Me for the elevator?
6338Not a thing about it?
6338Now what do you think of that for a fool?
6338Now who''s in that other boat?
6338Now, what is it?
6338Oh, well, of course the kids would want to test us, would n''t they, seeing that we were only boys?
6338Oh, you''re there, are you?
6338Rats do n''t make sounds like people whispering, do they? 6338 Right about here, or further on?"
6338So he caused the mine to be flooded, did he?
6338So he got in here at last, did he?
6338So he knows where the money is?
6338So he''s in the mine again, is he?
6338So it was n''t hidden back there in that cross cutting at all?
6338So that''s what you came down here after, is n''t it?
6338So the money is there?
6338So you do n''t know who wants these boys, or what they''re wanted for?
6338So you found them, did you?
6338So you saw him doing it, did you?
6338Something exciting?
6338Suppose I slip back there and see what he''s doing?
6338Suppose it should be Jimmie Maynard and Dick Thomson?
6338Suppose that fellow did get the money?
6338That was a blue serge suit, was n''t it?
6338The boys did n''t go up in the air, did they?
6338Then this detective has no right here at all?
6338Then where is it?
6338Then why did he send us?
6338Then why do n''t you tell?
6338Then why does n''t he tell what he did with the money?
6338Then why not fire him?
6338Then you think they are not here?
6338There is no reason why they should be here, is there?
6338They have n''t got wings, have they?
6338Under water?
6338Was he in his right mind?
6338Was the money hidden on this level?
6338We can stick to the ladders, ca n''t we?
6338We''re looking for Carson''s money?
6338We''ve got him blocked in, have n''t we?
6338Well, are you going down?
6338Well, how''re you going to get out?
6338Well, is n''t that water out there running?
6338Well, we had to wait until Elmer reported kind of fellows you were, did n''t we?
6338Well, what are we going to do?
6338Well, what do you know about that?
6338Well, what is it we''ve got to look for now?
6338Well, what''ll we do now to get out?
6338Well, why do n''t we go down and see about it?
6338Well, you did n''t starve, did you?
6338Were these three boys together much after that?
6338Were you boys out there a few moments ago?
6338What Patrol did they belong to?
6338What are those boys in the mine for? 6338 What are we going to do all the afternoon?"
6338What are you doing here?
6338What are you doing that for?
6338What are you fellows trying to do down there?
6338What are you going to do?
6338What are you looking for?
6338What can we do now?
6338What did Mr. Canfield call those two boys we are looking after?
6338What did you do?
6338What did you find in the mine?
6338What do you make of it?
6338What do you mean by leaving us in this plight?
6338What do you mean by some one cutting your string?
6338What do you mean by that?
6338What do you mean by that?
6338What do you mean by trick?
6338What does it look like, and does it always smell like this?
6338What have you done with the highwaymen?
6338What is the next move you are thinking of making?
6338What part of the mine is he in?
6338What part of the world is he searching?
6338What time was this?
6338What was he doing here?
6338What was he doing to you?
6338What was he doing when you saw him?
6338What would he be doing there?
6338What would he be sneaking around here in the night for, if he was n''t engaged in some underhand game? 6338 What''d you say about other boys being hungry?"
6338What''s a blower?
6338What''s coming off here?
6338What''s doing now?
6338What''s he butting in here for?
6338What''s he doing it for?
6338What''s that for?
6338What''s that got to do with this mine mystery?
6338What''s the matter with passing the ham and eggs around?
6338What''s the matter?
6338What''s the meaning of this show of firearms?
6338What''s the trouble?
6338When do you want your first load of provisions?
6338Where are the others?
6338Where are these boys?
6338Where are they now?
6338Where did he go?
6338Where did he go?
6338Where did that fat man come from?
6338Where did these boys lodge?
6338Where did they come from when they came here?
6338Where did you leave, Tommy and Dick?
6338Where do these boys belong?
6338Where does all this gas come from?
6338Where is the money?
6338Where is this town?
6338Where was the use of his sending us down here and making monkeys of us? 6338 Where''d that bum detective go?"
6338Where''d you come from?
6338Where''s Elmer?
6338Where''s Tommy and George?
6338Where''s the fifth boy?
6338Who did it?
6338Who fired that shot?
6338Who is it?
6338Who said anything about going down the ladders tonight?
6338Who sent you here?
6338Who''s looking for these boys?
6338Who''s that talking?
6338Why continue this senseless talk about highwaymen?
6338Why did n''t we geezle him?
6338Why did n''t you say so before?
6338Why did n''t you stay here and watch, then?
6338Why did n''t you tell me there were wild animals in the mine?
6338Why did they shoot you?
6338Why did you go off and leave the camp all alone? 6338 Why do n''t we go and see where he went?"
6338Why do n''t you come out and show yourselves?
6338Why do n''t you go on and tell the story? 6338 Why do n''t you lower the cage?"
6338Why do n''t you stay and see the fun? 6338 Why do you ask?"
6338Why do you say that?
6338Why do you think we will wish you had remained in case you are sent out of the mine?
6338Why on this level?
6338Why were you sleeping in an empty?
6338Why, that''s where I put my--"That''s where you put your money, is it?
6338Why, we''re on the bottom, ai n''t we?
6338Why, you do n''t think that he had anything to do with the trouble at the mine, do you?
6338Yes, but what''s he looking for?
6338You do n''t seem to take to this detective?
6338You do n''t think he had any directions from anyone, do you?
6338You do n''t think he knows, where to look for the money any more than you do?
6338You found it empty?
6338You going back after than bum detective tonight?
6338You know, then, do you?
6338You mean that you want him watched?
6338You never believed in the ghost stories told about Tunnel Six?
6338You remember the shot we heard?
6338You''re not going to venture into the lower level again, are you?
6338You''re not steering us up against a haunted mine, are you?
6338You''re the original little mystery boy, ai n''t you?
6338Almost unable to believe his ears, Will turned to George with a question on his lips:"Did you hear that?"
6338Are you sure the boys will come if you ask them to?"
6338As the boys looked down into the shaft, Tommy seized his chum by the arm and whispered:"Did you see that light down there?"
6338Besides, where would they get their provisions?"
6338Buck?"
6338CHAPTER III WHO CUT THE STRING"Do you suppose he would understand the call of the Beaver Patrol?"
6338CHAPTER IX WHO DISCOVERED THE LEAK?
6338CHAPTER V THE FLOODED MINE"What makes you think it''s Ventner?"
6338CHAPTER X THE BOY IN THE"EMPTY""Did n''t I tell you,"whispered Will,"that he is there with a product of his imagination?
6338Did you?"
6338Do n''t you see what it means?"
6338Do you mean to say,"he added turning to Tommy,"that you bumped into this kid while returning to the mine from the tracks?"
6338Do you see the color?"
6338Do you think we''re going to walk six miles in from the country in order to dodge the detective, and then let him run across us in the mine?"
6338Does he know you''re here?"
6338Have you matches with you?"
6338He''s a nervy old follow, is n''t he?"
6338I guess this Boy Scout training is pretty poor, ai n''t it, eh?
6338I guess you boys can work together without scrapping, ca n''t you?"
6338I wonder if he really has fired the fuse?"
6338In a moment he asked:"Was he cutting into one of the pillars?"
6338In the first place, who knows that we are here on this job?"
6338Is it possible to enter any of the benches or chambers connecting with the north gangway on the lower level by means of this deserted shaft?"
6338Is it very far back?"
6338Is that anywhere near right, Elmer?"
6338Is that anywhere near right?"
6338It was blue, was n''t it?"
6338Now, how could he have known anything about where to look for that money?"
6338Now, what sort of a suit did the detective wear this morning?
6338That room ca n''t be wet yet, can it?"
6338That''s perfectly clear, is n''t it?
6338That''s reasonable, is n''t?"
6338The system works fine, does n''t it?"
6338There was no reply whatever, and in a moment the caretaker called again, this time rather peremptorily:"What are you prowling about the yard for?"
6338Want to hear about it?"
6338We do n''t know how many men were in the mine with Ventner?"
6338What did you say about the pumps stopping, Canfield?"
6338What do they want there?
6338What do you know about that?"
6338What gets me is how are we going to find our way back?
6338What''s your name anyhow?"
6338Who discovered the break in the dividing wall?"
6338Why did n''t they answer our Boy Scout challenge when we replied to their call of the pack?"
6338Why do n''t some one go up and get Canfield, and why is n''t that young rowdy thrown out of the mine?
6338Will asked,"that the boys we are in search of are in the mine?
6338You remember about my seeing some one sneaking in here just ahead of us, do n''t you?"
6338asked Sandy, as the boys cleared away the heaps of slate,"what then?"
6338exclaimed George, taking the depth of the water with an oar,"if the water is four feet deep here, how deep must it be at the middle of the dip?"
6338shouted Carson, starting forward with his stomach out and his fat shoulders thrown back,"what''s all this conversation about?
45667About what?
45667After all, who cares?
45667Air ye what we hears called scouts?
45667Allan, suppose we look to see which way he went off, because it could n''t have been along the same line as his advance?
45667And Giraffe, if a hog this time, what next will we run across? 45667 And did he?"
45667And in case we run across George and his pal we''re to give a yell; is that the game, Thad?
45667And what do you want me to do?
45667And you''d think they''d had sufficient time to reach the upper end of the island, too?
45667Any wings to it, Thad?
45667Anything been taken, Giraffe?
45667Anything?
45667As how, Giraffe?
45667As t- to that bank, how''d I k- k- know it was goin''to c- c- cave in on me, t- t- tell me that, will y- y- you?
45667But about the boat, Giraffe?
45667But could he stand it all that time?
45667But could n''t we tie her up somehow to one of those trees, you know?
45667But have you seen anything of George?
45667But he''s on the island, is n''t he?
45667But the dog-- what d''ye reckon they could have done to him?
45667But what about the wind, Thad?
45667But what if we have to stay out here a long time?
45667But what''d an old grunter be doing out here, tell me, Giraffe?
45667But whereabouts, Thad; did n''t we cover the ground, every foot of it, while we came down here?
45667But would n''t it be the proper caper for them to warn us before they show up?
45667But, Thad, I ought to know a shout given by human lungs, had n''t I?
45667But, Thad, just think how he must have suffered all the while we rocked in the cradle of the deep like we did?
45667But, Thad, the leaves ai n''t on the trees yet, so how could he hide from us? 45667 But-- there was a rope, seems to me?"
45667Can hogs swim, Giraffe, do you happen to know?
45667Can we do anything, Thad?
45667Could you make out what was said?
45667Covering the ground, you mean, only this time we''ll look into every tree in the bargain; that''s the programme, is it, Thad?
45667Did n''t you hear him grunt as he ran away?
45667Do we go back to the camp now?
45667Do we want to trot him along with us?
45667Do you mean to tell us that you have been robbed, sir?
45667Do you reckon they''ve got any sort of gun along, Thad?
45667Do you think it''s going to clear up?
45667Do you think that thick rope broke under the strain, Thad?
45667Do you think there''s anything in that, Thad, or can it be land?
45667Do you think you would know either or both of them again if you happened to set eyes on them, sir?
45667Do you want to do an errand for me, Giraffe?
45667Everything seems all right around here, does n''t it?
45667Examine the shanty boat better, do you mean, Thad?
45667Expect I''m up in the hog lingo just because I did say I always wanted to understand crow talk? 45667 Giraffe, will you do me a favor?"
45667Grunt? 45667 Has she gone, Giraffe?"
45667He did n''t pull any gun on the farmer, when Mr. Bailey caught him robbing his desk, you remember, Thad?
45667He was here with you, how long ago?
45667How about it, Thad; falling, I hope?
45667How about making a shelter?
45667How about that, Smithy; what happened to him?
45667How about the rest; what will they be doing?
45667How about the stuff aboard the old boat-- had we ought to commandeer that?
45667How about this fellow?
45667How d''ye mean?
45667How did the grits go, Bob?
45667How do we know that this place we''ve been calling an island is n''t connected with the mainland?
45667How do you make that out, Giraffe?
45667How does it, Davy?
45667How long ago might that have been?
45667How long do you suppose now we can keep sailing like this?
45667I been asleep nearly all the time since, so how could I tell?
45667I do n''t suppose you stopped to take a look, and see if there were any tracks around?
45667I noticed that you dropped that bar in place, Thad, after you''d shut the door; what was the idea of doing that?
45667I reckon, suh, you mean that we''re bound to lose the object of our chase?
45667I should remark it did,added Giraffe;"and who can say what lies ahead of us yet?
45667I suppose the two men did n''t wait to see what happened after they had knocked the lamp over, and the flames shot up?
45667I wonder if there''s any game over here to help out, if we have to stay a long time?
45667I wonder what''s up now?
45667I wonder, now?
45667I''m wondering what would have happened if you''d thought about the hold under the cabin before we ever quitted our old craft?
45667If there''s a trail why ca n''t we start in, and track the two hoboes down?
45667Is that so, Thad?
45667Is that so?
45667Is there a push pole on board so some of us might start the old tub back to the bank again?
45667Is there any comparison between hogs and goats when it comes to making a good dinner?
45667It''s easy to understand that the hobo''s on the island, but how in the wide world could he get here without wings? 45667 Just look at that squall coming across, would you?"
45667Listen to him, will you?
45667Listen to the crows cawing, will you?
45667Looks pretty ugly, does n''t it?
45667Looks ugly, does n''t it, with the wind flaws rushing over the water every little way, and making a dark streak with each squall? 45667 Mebbe he crossed over to the island when the water was low?"
45667My partner?
45667No going behind the returns, is there, boys?
45667No signs of''em so far, Giraffe?
45667Nobody said you were, Smithy,admitted Giraffe;"but, Thad, how''d it do to stop near where that tree crashed down?"
45667Nothing doing, Davy,came the scornful reply;"did n''t we see that the river ran past on both sides like a mill race?
45667Now how do you make that out, Giraffe?
45667Now what, Thad?
45667Now, whatever are you thinking about, Smithy?
45667Say, Thad, I hope now_ we_ did n''t have anything to do with that fire?
45667Say, Thad, do n''t you remember what I told you last night, when the rest were making so much noise, and I was dead sure I heard a shout?
45667Say, what if we do get there and never once sight George and his pal, Giraffe?
45667Smithy, is there a piece of that rope handy?
45667Still, Thad thought we ought to do it?
45667Stop stretching out the agony, ca n''t you?
45667Supposing they run across George and his companion, will they let us know of their good fortune?
45667Thad, do you really mean that?
45667Thad, what d''ye think, has she broken away from her moorings?
45667Thad, you do n''t believe him, do you? 45667 That brings it a little closer home, Davy; any more reasons?"
45667That is, the track of a broken shoe which has the sole held in place by a rag bound about it, hobo fashion?
45667That makes two to handle instead of one, does n''t it?
45667The whole day,Bumpus remarked disconsolately,"that means twelve long hours, do n''t it?
45667Then how could they reach the lower end of the island?
45667Then we may be able to get across to the mainland before a great while?
45667Then what happened?
45667Then you hurried back to bring us the news, did n''t you?
45667They''re a noisy lot, ai n''t they?
45667Think now we know we''ve got a thief for a neighbor we want him to steal our blankets next? 45667 This is n''t what it seemed cracked up to be, eh, Thad?"
45667Too late for what?
45667Toward the river, Thad?
45667Tracks-- what of, the keel of the shanty boat?
45667Want to see me, Davy?
45667Was it the bark of a dog, the mewing of a cat, the bray of a donkey, or the neighing of a horse, Davy?
45667We can have a little fun out of the thing by planning a complete surround, ca n''t we, Thad?
45667We started on this hike with the idea of overtaking the tramp who was wearing the coat the judge''s wife gave away by mistake, did n''t we?
45667We''re on, Thad; is that all?
45667Well, I declare, what do you think of that for pure nerve?
45667Well, I reckon we had a heap to do with extinguishing the same, anyhow,Giraffe told him;"but what do you mean, Davy?
45667Well, he went on again pretty soon, did n''t he?
45667Well, it might be they would,the other replied thoughtfully;"and come to think of it they''re somewhere down below us, ai n''t they?
45667Well, stop and think for a minute, will you, what''s happened to us? 45667 Well, things are getting warmer right along, ai n''t they?"
45667Well, was it there, Thad?
45667Well, well, who''d expect to run up against a porker?
45667Well, what are you grunting about, then, tell us?
45667Well, what d''ye think of that, now?
45667Well, what d''ye think of that, now?
45667Well, what luck did you have, boys?
45667Well, what next, I wonder?
45667Well, what''s doing?
45667Well, would n''t that give you a heart- ache, now?
45667What ails that woman standing there and calling out, d''ye suppose?
45667What at?
45667What can we do, Thad?
45667What d''ye mean by the worst, Thad?
45667What do you make of it, Thad?
45667What from?
45667What happened to the boat; none of you thought to rescue that at the same time?
45667What if he did take a notion to try and swim for it?
45667What if they wo n''t surrender when we ask''em?
45667What is it, Giraffe?
45667What is it, Giraffe?
45667What is it, Thad?
45667What is it, Thad?
45667What is it, Thad?
45667What is it, the river at last?
45667What makes you say so, Davy?
45667What time is it, anyway?
45667What was it, then, Giraffe, if not a bear? 45667 What was that moved then?"
45667What''s he going to do?
45667What''s that mean, Thad?
45667What''s that you say?
45667What''s that you say?
45667What''s the answer?
45667What''s the program, then, Thad?
45667What''s wrong now, Bumpus; want a little help on account of that stiff leg?
45667What,_ me_ back down for a little thing like that? 45667 When do we expect to go ashore, Thad, may I ask?"
45667Where did you run across the trail?
45667Where''s your partner?
45667Wherever do you think they''ve gone, Giraffe?
45667While you- all were talking there did you hear anything queer?
45667Who be you boys, anyhow?
45667Who cares?
45667Why do you pick out that place in particular?
45667Why, do n''t you see what this means to us, Davy? 45667 Why, we''re all here, ai n''t we, Thad, the whole patrol I mean?"
45667Why, what ails you now, Giraffe?
45667Yes, and about that time they glimpsed us coming along; is that the way you figure it out, Thad?
45667Yes, but look closer, and see if you can recognize anything familiar about the marks?
45667Yes, tell us what ails you, and why you''ve been running so fast?
45667Yes, why do n''t you tell us to get what we came after, and fly the coop?
45667Yes-- T- had, what is it?
45667You mean all night long, Thad?
45667You mean he''d do it, rather than risk coming out, and being gobbled up by the militia, is that it, Thad?
45667You mean like the one that brought us here?
45667You mean there is n''t enough of it, do n''t you, Allan?
45667You mean we have n''t been walking that ten Thad allowed us?
45667You mean you think you heard some one shouting, do you?
45667You remember how we found supper cooking on the stove when we broke into that boat cabin, yet never a solitary soul around? 45667 You''ve got some game started, Giraffe; what is it?"
45667A healthy lot of scouts we seem like, do n''t we?
45667Ai n''t I glad we''re on solid ground right now?
45667Always on guard, hey?
45667And as you say, Giraffe, what good would just plain honey do a starving crowd?
45667And, Thad, of course you notice that he was heading up country when he passed by here?"
45667Bailey?"
45667But Davy, can you see anything like a boat down below?"
45667But Davy, do you think you could tell which direction the shout seemed to come from?"
45667But do n''t you think she''s still rising, Thad?"
45667But what are you thinking about, Thad, to look so serious?"
45667But whatever d''ye imagine ails Davy now?
45667But, Thad, he''s beginning to shiver in this air; do n''t you think we ought to get him over to the fire?"
45667But, Thad, what are we going to do about this same thing?
45667But, Thad, where d''ye reckon his pal has disappeared to, that he ai n''t around here?
45667Ca n''t we take up the trail, and try to get our stuff back?
45667Did it drop half a foot or more during the time we snoozed?"
45667Did you catch any suspicious sound, Davy?"
45667Did you ever know a hobo who would willingly take a bath?
45667Do n''t you know the battle is n''t always to the swift or the strong?
45667Do you mean he got behind a big limb, and lay there like a squirrel?"
45667Do you really think that''s what''s going to happen to us here, Giraffe; and is it a funeral dirge you want me to start?"
45667Do you think it''s come to a stand yet?"
45667Do you understand that?"
45667Get a move on you, Bumpus, do you hear?"
45667Giraffe went on to remark;"what kind of a boat would you say it was, now?"
45667Giraffe, back me up, will you?
45667Give that bunch of bushes another whack with your club while you''re about it, will you?
45667Have either of you seen a man wearing a blue coat like that?"
45667Have you forgotten all about the race between the hare and the tortoise; and did n''t the old slow- moving chap come in ahead, after all?
45667He might be excused, but what would happen to you, tell me that?"
45667He''s got enough to carry as it is, see?"
45667How about it, Thad?"
45667How do we know but what he was trying to cross over, and the current swept him down stream?
45667How much further d''ye think the island runs?"
45667How were we to guess that the man we came after would drop in here and rob the farmer?
45667How''s that come, Thad?
45667How''s that, Bumpus; are you game to show us, or have I dared you to a standstill?"
45667However could that be?"
45667I started in to tell you how I found out she was gone from that point where we left her a while back, did n''t I?
45667I''m a prisoner o''war, an''ye would n''t be so mean''s as ter pepper a harmless man, I hopes, Boy?"
45667I''m surprised at you, Davy; why do n''t you grin and bear it like I do?
45667If it wa''n''t so cold we''d take''em off right now, and go bare- footed, would n''t we, Jake?"
45667If there''s enough left, give a turn around his ankles, will you, please?
45667Is this an old island we''ve bumped against?"
45667Let''s hear it, wo n''t you?"
45667Look at all the water going past, would you, Thad?
45667Look over there, what do you call that?"
45667Never letting a single thing worth while slipping through our fingers?
45667No need of saying anything to the rest, is there?"
45667Now, I''d look nice doing that, would n''t I?
45667Now, do you see, Smithy?"
45667Now, if there''s somebody out here besides us, who could it be?"
45667Only for that what would you have done, Smithy?"
45667P''raps there might be chickens, and cows, and all sorts of things close by?
45667Perish the thought; the boys of the Silver Fox Patrol never were quitters, were they?"
45667Plenty of room for our purpose, is n''t there, boys?"
45667Put a pin in that to remember it, will you?"
45667Said he fixed''em fur customers what did n''t ever come back to pay the charges; did n''t we, Smikes?"
45667Scout Master?"
45667Step Hen; any more objections?"
45667Still, it''s queer how many things we keep finding on this same island, is n''t it?"
45667Tell us how you know all that, wo n''t you, Davy Jones?"
45667Thad, what does this mean?"
45667Thad, what shall we do?"
45667The question is, ought we to arrest the hoboes on account of what they did up at Bailey''s farm?"
45667There, did n''t you hear her yell to Johnny to come back at once?
45667Tramp?"
45667Want Thad to drop in here, and find you sound asleep on your post, do you?
45667Want to know what makes me think so?
45667We belong to the Little Sunshine Club, do n''t we, boys?"
45667We know better than that, do n''t we?"
45667Well, it would n''t do that if the way was blocked by a strip of land, would it?
45667Well, put things together, and what do you get?
45667What ails you, Step Hen?"
45667What do the rest of you say to that?"
45667What if we do here on our island?"
45667What more could a fellow from Dixieland want more than hog and hominy?"
45667Whatever do you want me to do, Davy?"
45667Where did he go, and when?"
45667Where is George?"
45667Who''d blame anybody for throwing up the sponge rather''n be mashed flat by such a hippo?"
45667Why do n''t they call us over, and let us in?
45667Why do n''t you sit down all the time, and save yourself the trouble of falling so much?
45667Why, ca n''t you feel the dampness in the air?"
45667Why, on one occasion he had plunged into a burning woods, and performed prodigies of valor; what was an ice- water bath to him but a little episode?
45667Why-- whatever am I thinkin''about, to be sure?
45667Would they scold that way if they just happened to see a pair of hoboes eating breakfast, d''ye think?"
45667You wonder why I say that, do you?
45667added Davy Jones;"look at the other side coming up, would you?"
45667but who''s going to be left behind?"
45667chuckled Step Hen;"is n''t he just the fierce Cossack, though?
45667cried Giraffe, apparently taken aback by the suggestion;"we kept our noses turned to the ground so much none of us ever bothered looking up, did we?"
45667do you mean for extra grub supplies, or something else, Thad?"
45667do you really think she_ may_ take a sudden notion to start out again on another cruise?"
45667do you really think there''s a chance of that happening to us, Davy?"
45667gasped Giraffe,"now, what d''ye think of that?
45667hold on here, what''s this I see ahead of us, boys?
45667how d''ye think I''d know?"
45667is that so?
45667is there really such a place?
45667just feel the old boat jumping, would you?"
45667just look at the way Giraffe throws his hands up, will you?
45667me carry a stove on shore when I know a dozen ways to cook on a regular camp fire?"
45667remarked Davy;"whatever d''ye s''pose ails that bunch of crows, Giraffe?
45667roared Giraffe, pushing alongside;"trees, is it, and us out in the middle of the flooded Susquehanna?
45667said Giraffe;"but who cares for expenses?
45667so I''m a shark, am I?"
45667the splash of the water would have washed all those out easy, so what was the use?
45667there, what''s up?"
45667was that a_ hog_?"
45667well, I did n''t say I_ believed_ I''d die by poison, did I?"
45667well,"Bumpus told himself,"what''s the use bothering the poor tenderfoot?
45667what would we care, so long as we''re heavily armed, and eight of us all told, when poor old Crusoe was alone?
45667why do n''t you shoot it, Giraffe?"
45667you do n''t want the old cracked stove, I hope?"
45667you mean him, does you?"
9948A good plan, Paul,said the other scout;"but do you think he''ll make friends with us, even when we find him?"
9948A heap of difference between plain tramps, and the kind they call yeggs; is n''t there, Paul?
9948A pair of shining eyes, eh? 9948 About the dynamite, to blast an opening big enough for our boats to get through?
9948And as the stern is under water, Jack, what''s the matter with backing when we start to pulling?
9948And could it?
9948And how long will the watches be?
9948And in this sink we''ll be protected from any wind coming from the south, do n''t you think, Paul?
9948And is she going up yet?
9948And look at that flash of lightning, would you?
9948And look how close together they seem to be, would you; a pretty narrow bed for a wagon, do n''t it seem?
9948And this old island''s already got a bad name; has n''t it?
9948And we do n''t hear anything more; do we?
9948And what have you got to do about it?
9948And where did_ you_ find it, Dan?
9948Are n''t we going to keep any watch, Paul?
9948Are you ready to hear it?
9948But I got her, Jack-- remember that; wo n''t you? 9948 But even if the water goes out with a rush, it ca n''t tear a tree like this one up by the roots; can it?"
9948But it''s something else that makes you want to stay?
9948But tell me,Bobolink asked,"what in the world would counterfeiters want with exploding mines, and doin''all that sort of thing?
9948But that do n''t mean a feller just_ has_ to go along, does it?
9948But we c''n do it before dark; ca n''t we, Paul?
9948But what I said was pretty close to the truth; was n''t it, Paul?
9948But what in the wide world gave you that queer notion?
9948But what under the sun could they be carrying in that big box?
9948But whatever do you reckon would bring four men up here to this lonely island, carrying some heavy object in a rowboat?
9948But would n''t he be likely to follow the wagon when it took the boxes away in the morning?
9948But you did n''t get it again; did you?
9948Ca n''t you come over here? 9948 Can you make the mend, d''ye think; and just about how long is it going to take you?"
9948Could n''t be that the State troops are out, and having manoeuvres, with a sham battle, could it?
9948D''ye mean the wild man?
9948Did I? 9948 Did any of you notice that there was a rude sort of table in the shack?"
9948Did any one of you write this, or have you ever seen it before Dan brought it to Jud?
9948Did he have a big yellow dog tied up at his shack?
9948Did he? 9948 Did you ever hear it come down heavier than that?"
9948Did you ever see a prettier sight?
9948Did you find that, Bobolink?
9948Did, eh? 9948 Do we go back now, Paul; or had we better keep on to the hill?"
9948Do you mean about skipping out, Paul?
9948Er, how about these?
9948Going all the way over to the shore; are you?
9948Got hurt some yourself; did you, Paul?
9948Have any luck, Bobolink?
9948Have you any idea who he can be, or where he came from?
9948He just could n''t look you in the eye; could he? 9948 How about getting into communication with you while you''re gone?"
9948How about that fellow who was hanging around my father''s mill that night you had your two big boxes stored there?
9948How about that, Little Billie; did you see him?
9948How about the other boat?
9948How about the wild man?
9948How did you like it up on the Radway?
9948How do we know but what some of the men may just happen to butt in on us, while we''re looking their old forge over? 9948 How do we know what happened to him?"
9948How is it?
9948How many men were there in the crowd?
9948How much water have you now?
9948How''s that?
9948How''s the cover; just as snug as you can make it, boys?
9948I reckon now, Jack, that these three big boxes are the ones the professor wants watched?
9948I suppose you think these motorboats can jump like broncos?
9948I take it that means we might_ pretend_ to clear out, and come back under cover of the night, to make another camp; eh, Paul?
9948Is n''t that some sort of shack you can see over yonder?
9948Is that so?
9948Is that what shooting stars are?
9948It could n''t be one of the other sentries moving around, I suppose?
9948It was pinned to one of the hams, was it?
9948Jack, you must have had an idea, too?
9948Just where did you see it, Bobolink?
9948Let Mr. Wild Man come around; who cares?
9948Let me be one, Paul; wo n''t you?
9948Let me know if you see me doin''it; will you? 9948 Listen to him, would you, Jack, owning up that he''s a sure enough freak?
9948Look at Jack''s bump, would you?
9948Lucky we left our coats in camp; is n''t it?
9948Made you think of a dog, did it, and not a cat?
9948Me too; and say, was n''t it a terror, though?
9948Me? 9948 Me?"
9948Mebbe he smelled you here, and wanted to make up again?
9948N- n- now, what d''ye s- s- suppose has happened at c- c- camp since we q- q- quit?
9948Nice prospect, ai n''t it, not to be able to step out of the tent of nights, without bumping noses with that awful Man Friday in wild animal shows? 9948 Now you''re meaning the wild man, I take it?"
9948Of course, we must have sentries posted to keep watch?
9948Oh, that''s it, eh? 9948 One good pull deserves another; eh, fellows?"
9948Only, you do n''t know what''s in those boxes, and you''d give a cookie to find out?
9948Perhaps it''s already too late to save him from getting stuck with a lot of the stuff they manufacture?
9948Picking up?
9948Say, I wonder, now, if we could see anything of those fellows from up here?
9948Say, Paul, do n''t you think it''d be about right to leave that little flashlight with me, in case the dog comes around again?
9948Say, d''ye suppose your dad knows?
9948Say, then, it was n''t just a big yarn about that wild man, after all; was it?
9948Say, they are not warm, now, are they?
9948Say, what does the guy mean?
9948Searching for him, Paul?
9948See here, Nuthin,he said, sternly;"you know that was a dog, as well as I do; have you ever seen him before?
9948See there,Spider had declared,"ca n''t I keep awake when duty calls me?
9948Still, we go on?
9948Tell me about that, will you?
9948Tell us what that is, then?
9948That does n''t sound much like you wanted to make a change of base, Bobolink?
9948That means the forge has been used since the storm that helped us get through that muddy canal of Jackson''s Creek; is that what you mean, Paul?
9948That''s right,declared Tom Betts, eagerly;"say, did n''t we have the time of our lives, though?"
9948That''s right,said Tom Betts, suddenly;"who are these men, anyway?
9948The outlet is n''t far away from here; is it?
9948Then it wo n''t hurt to let it go till tomorrow, eh, Paul?
9948Then what''d you say they were?
9948Then what''s the use going to sleep at all, at all?
9948Things seem to be picking up at a pretty lively clip for us; eh, fellows?
9948Think they''ll be apt to come from that direction, do you?
9948Think we''ll get through safely?
9948Two yellow eyes, and say, were n''t they just awful, though? 9948 Want to take a squint at his tracks; eh, Paul?"
9948Watch for what?
9948We are n''t going to get caught,said Bobolink;"who''s afraid?
9948Well, supposing we did get through, how far up the Radway would we push?
9948Well, that was quick work now, was n''t it?
9948Well, we''ll remember that; wo n''t we, fellows?
9948Well, we''ve had some experience in the past with hoboes; think they could be a batch of Weary Willies, Paul?
9948Well, what ails you?
9948Well, what d''ye think of the nerve of that?
9948Well, who''s next?
9948What ails you, and how did you get here?
9948What ails you?
9948What are meteors made up of-- they drop from stars; do n''t they?
9948What are you meaning to do, Paul; give us a pull back?
9948What busted?
9948What d''y''e suppose is in those marshes?
9948What d''ye think of that, now?
9948What did you see?
9948What difference does it make to us that some other fellows chance to be camping on the same island? 9948 What do you know about this so- called professor?"
9948What if they ca n''t fix the motor up?
9948What is it; did you see anything?
9948What is it?
9948What makes you say that, Paul?
9948What makes you think that?
9948What makes you think these men have their headquarters on the north end, rather than anywhere else?
9948What time is it now?
9948What you going to do, Paul?
9948What''d we better do about it, Paul-- give a yell and jump up?
9948What''d you think you heard, Paul?
9948What''s all this mean about you going to the mill at this queer old hour?
9948What''s doing, Commodore?
9948What''s that over yonder?
9948What''s that?
9948What''s the good word, Jack?
9948What''s the matter with Manchester? 9948 What''s the matter?"
9948What''s the odds, so long as we get fairly comfortable for the night?
9948What''s this, Paul?
9948What?
9948What?
9948Whatever do you suppose they use such a machine for?
9948Where did you get this, Jud?
9948Where is he; got him tied up good and hard?
9948Where is that?
9948Where will we go?
9948Where''d you see it?
9948Where?
9948Who hit me?
9948Who''d ever think,remarked Jud,"that there was such a queer old place as this not more''n seven miles away from home?
9948Who''s got a better right to go where we feel like?
9948Why do you say that as if you felt sure?
9948Why, what is there besides?
9948Why? 9948 With those glaring yellow eyes?
9948Wonder if he''ll come again to bother us?
9948Wonder if this old thing sheds water?
9948Yes, that''s who it is; and you''re Jack Stormways; are n''t you? 9948 Yes, what''s wrong?"
9948You came straight in to wake me up, of course?
9948You do n''t mean to say you think it might happen that way here?
9948You do n''t seem to trust this creek as much as you might, Paul?
9948You evidently have seen them before; tell me, Jack, are they the ones you said your father stored for that man?
9948You heard the rustling then; did n''t you?
9948You know what Mr. Jameson said you could do?
9948You''re not goin''to try and follow him, I hope, Paul?
9948Ai n''t it fierce, though?
9948Ai n''t it queer how all these animals ever got across from the mainland to this island?
9948All men have hobbies-- fishing, hunting, horse racing, golf-- why could n''t this chap take to flying for his fun?"
9948All ready, now?"
9948And how in Sam Hill are we expectin''to ride those motor- boats over that pile of rocks and mud, that lies in the outlet?
9948And say, that must be the island over yonder; do n''t you think so, Paul?"
9948And so you think these four men might belong to that crowd, do you, Bobolink?"
9948And where do we find the guardian of the treasure?
9948Anybody know the answer?
9948Anybody know?"
9948Are there people on this queer old Cedar Island?
9948Are you awake?"
9948But come to think of it, it was kind of out of the way in the shack of a wild man, eh?"
9948But how about grub; we''re as hungry as bears?"
9948But how would he guess we were here?"
9948But listen to that scout trying to sound the recall, would you?
9948But we could n''t use our wigwag flags, even if we tried, because who''d see''em?
9948But what do you think of the idea, Jack?"
9948But what silly chump''d be throwing good money around like that, tell me?"
9948But what was it, Paul, a panther?"
9948CHAPTER I THE MYSTERIOUS BOXES"What are you limping for, Bobolink?"
9948CHAPTER VII STUCK FAST IN THE MUD"About three mile''s below Stanhope now; are n''t we, Paul?"
9948CHAPTER XII WAS IT A BURSTING METEOR?
9948CHAPTER XXV TIME TO GO BACK"What is it, Bobolink-- Jack?"
9948CHAPTER XXVIII PREPARED FOR THE WORST"She''s just walking up hand over fist; eh, Paul?"
9948CHAPTER XXXI A SCOUT''S DUTY"Seems like a dream; do n''t it, Paul?"
9948Can some of you boys help lift me aboard?
9948Coming, Paul?"
9948Could they be struggling, as he was, to keep awake, one of the hardest things a boy can battle with?
9948Did you ever know four tramps to do that?"
9948Do n''t it beat the Dutch how things turn out?"
9948Do n''t suppose you''ve heard anything new since I talked with you last about it?"
9948Do you know him?"
9948Get that?"
9948Get your instructions, fellows?"
9948Half a moon do n''t give a whole lot of light, now, does it; and especially when it''s a cloudy night in the bargain?"
9948Hands off, see?"
9948Hope you do n''t think any of those men are chasin''after us; or that we''ll run up against that wild man, or the big yellow dog again?"
9948How about that, Paul; am I off my trolley when I say that?"
9948How about that, Paul?"
9948How d''ye suppose we''ll ever stand it?
9948How''d the_ Speedwell_ make out?"
9948I suppose you''d like the job, all right?"
9948I think we''d do well to mind our own business in this affair; do n''t you, fellows?"
9948I''ve heard of''em doin''bigger things than just blowing up a little island; have n''t you, Paul?"
9948If there are, who can they be, and why should they hide from everybody like this?"
9948Is he going to bob up on the road to the mill?"
9948Is that all understood, fellows?"
9948It''s little enough to pay for draggin''a lame scout all the way out here tonight; think so, Jack?"
9948It''s not the nicest thing in the world to have your canvas blow away-- eh, Nuthin?"
9948Jack?"
9948Just remember what we went through with when we camped out up on Rattlesnake Mountain, will you?"
9948Link?
9948Look at William Carberry, will you?
9948Look at her, would you, just beggin''us to run after, and try to capture her?"
9948Look at that hollow over yonder, would you?
9948Loosen up, Paul, and put us wise; wo n''t you?"
9948Pretty shallow; ai n''t it, Jud?"
9948Question is, how''re we goin''to get close enough to peek through a crack, and find out what''s goin''on in there?"
9948Remember how they seemed to run up and down a regular track, and just went so far, when they gave out?
9948Say, do they have panthers around here?
9948Say, see here, d''ye happen to know where Ezra hauled''em?
9948Should they make any sort of attempt that night to explore the island?
9948Somebody do my guessin''for me; wo n''t you, please?"
9948Sounds good, do n''t it, Dan?"
9948Talk about your Robinson Crusoe making him a coat of an old nanny goat, that feller was in the same class; eh, Gusty?"
9948They were loaned to us and if we let''em go to smash, would n''t it take us a long time to pay the bill, though?
9948Think I was runnin''for my health?
9948Though, of course, if a nice little present happens along afterwards, why, I guess there''s no law against a scout acceptin''it; eh, Paul?"
9948Time up?"
9948Was n''t that a drop I felt?"
9948We know the lake''s gone down to about what it was before the storm hit us; but what if a great big rock blocks the passage?"
9948Well, suppose we''d never come over this way, what d''ye think would have happened to him?
9948Were all the men on this queer island stark, staring crazy?
9948What Jack means is, will we be apt to get caught in the rain, and be soaked?"
9948What could have happened?
9948What could it all mean?
9948What d''ye reckon he''s doin''over here on this island, Paul?"
9948What d''ye think I am, the pretty new girl that''s come to town, and who danced with you at our class spread?
9948What do they run that thing with wheels up and down here for?
9948What do you say, fellows?"
9948What had we better do, Paul?"
9948What if there are four of them, are n''t eighteen husky scouts equal to such a crowd?
9948What in the world d''ye suppose it means?
9948What was that?
9948What''re you lookin''at out there, Paul?"
9948What''s a crazy man doing up here; and is he in the same bunch that made these tracks?"
9948What''s bothering you now, my boy?"
9948What''s the use of being scouts, if we let a little thing like this get the better of us?
9948Wheel did n''t we sprint, though?
9948When he ca n''t have what he wants, Bobolink is a hard loser; is n''t he, Paul?"
9948When he got away from you did he have a rope around his neck, with six feet of it trailing on the ground?"
9948When you moved, did you hear anything, Bobolink?"
9948Where d''ye suppose he gets the roasted bean?
9948Where was Jud, who had been in the company of the two?
9948Whin do we shtart, Paul, darlint?"
9948Who could tell but what the rope had parted under a strain?
9948Who wants to rub up against a wild man?
9948Why did it come that no one had guessed the true explanation before, when it was so easy?
9948Why, how do we know but what it''s only a narrow strait there?"
9948Wonder if he eats''em raw, Chinese fashion, or has some way of making a fire?"
9948Would even this cause one of the four scouts to"take water,"as Bobolink called it, and make the sign that he had had enough?
9948Would they resort to violence?
9948You do n''t think it''s more''n half a mile; do you, Paul?"
9948You remember I said the dog was dragging a piece of rope around with him, when he came creeping up near our camp last night?
9948You remember a lot of trouble I had once, and how it turned out splendidly?
9948You would n''t think a bunch of fellows could run up against such a lot of trouble over on such a fine little place as Cedar Island; would you, now?"
9948You''ll let me tell about that, Paul, I hope, even if I must n''t say you mean to vote to come back?"
9948ai n''t there j- j- just twenty- six of us s- s- scouts; and ought we b- b- be afraid of one l- l- little g- g- ghost, or even a w- w- wild man?"
9948and are we going there to stand guard over the blooming old things?"
9948burst out the impetuous Bobolink;"and they carried it between them, two and two; was it, Paul?"
9948come off, will you?"
9948d''ye mean to rush the beast, Paul, and try to knock him over with a charge of Number Sevens?"
9948declared Jud Elderkin, with a look of disgust;"else how would they ever get around that big dam down at Seely''s Mills?
9948did you ever see a more spooky place than this is, Paul?
9948did you ever?"
9948do you really think, then, he''d dare board these boats, knowing that they belong to two of the richest and most prominent citizens of Stanhope?"
9948found something, have you?"
9948he keeps right along doing it; do n''t he?"
9948just listen to''em howl, would you?"
9948something heavy, eh?"
9948that was a heavy bang; was n''t it?
9948that you, Paul?"
9948was n''t that somebody trying to blow your bugle, Bobolink, that you left hung up in the tent?"
9948what d''ye think of that, now?
9948what was that?
9948what''s the good of being a scout if you ca n''t do a comrade a little favor once in a while?"
9948wonder if we will strike another rainy spell?"
9948would ye be thinkin''that a lot of bog- trottin''counterfeiters''d be havin''a rale aeroplane?"
37485''What in blazes be you goin''to do?'' 37485 A dance?
37485Ai n''t it?
37485Alice, if you call him Cookie, he''ll poison you, wo n''t you-- Joe?
37485And did you shoot him after that?
37485And now where is it?
37485And pray when did you learn to ride?
37485And spend the night in the cloud? 37485 And the height?"
37485And where are we going?
37485And where''s Joe?
37485And you''ve eaten it all yourselves? 37485 Any chance to- morrow?"
37485Any ice work?
37485Are n''t you foolish?
37485Are we going to have_ meat_, really, truly meat, for dinner, Cookie?
37485Are you a good cook?
37485Are you all right? 37485 Are you going to make him do it?"
37485Are you really?
37485Are you sure you are n''t hurt, Joe?
37485Are you the cook?
37485As a_ what_?
37485Aw, no, but a feller splashes around washin''his face, and dumpin''the bowl into the slop basin, do n''t he?
37485Boys, had enough slides for to- day? 37485 But I guess it would cost your mother more if you were laid up, would n''t it?
37485But do n''t grizzlies have to fight to kill anything as big as a moose?
37485But have you had any experience rock climbing?
37485But how did it get the name?
37485But it''s been so hard for mother----"It would be harder for her if you could n''t go to school at all-- ever, would n''t it?
37485But ought he to do hard work?
37485But the Ranger?
37485But what I do n''t see,Joe said,"is why the top is n''t just level?
37485But what do you think the old bear did? 37485 But what''s a pow- wow, and why''s it being held here?"
37485But why do they eat such-- such dry stuff? 37485 By glory, do n''t you know what a bighorn is?"
37485Ca n''t you see the marks of their hoofs? 37485 Can I help?"
37485Can I help?
37485Can you count change?
37485Can you make a bed?
37485Can you ride yet?
37485Can you tell us why the Rocky Mountains have n''t any foot- hills?
37485Can you tell us why there are n''t any foot- hills to this range?
37485Can you throw a diamond hitch?
37485Chimney work, or mostly shelf?
37485Come make me some coffee, will you?
37485Could n''t he have my tent, and sleep outdoors?
37485Did n''t you have blankets enough?
37485Did you really get one?
37485Dizzy?
37485Do Chinook winds come before spring?
37485Do the goats use this chimney?
37485Do you fellows really want to help old Joey?
37485Do you mean to tell me the goats walk around on that?
37485Do you mean to tell me we are going over that place?
37485Do you sleep with a small brother?
37485Do you sleep with your windows wide open at night?
37485Do you think we can see one in the Park this summer?
37485Does it?
37485Dr. Meyer,Tom put in,"ought n''t Joe to go away somewhere to the mountains-- the Adirondacks, or Colorado, or-- or some place?"
37485Either of you got your axe on?
37485Forks, what for? 37485 Get a good show?"
37485Getting sort of tired of life?
37485Giving? 37485 Going to leave me here alone?"
37485Good name for it, eh?
37485Guess you ai n''t never been out here before, have you?
37485Have you got lots and lots to eat? 37485 Have you hunted goats?"
37485He''s fed up on glaciers, anyhow, ai n''t you, Val?
37485Hi, Pete, what''s old Stabs- by- Mistake saying?
37485Holy smoke, what did that?
37485How about Cleveland?
37485How are you going to manage it, Tom?
37485How do you feel?
37485How many shots did it take?
37485How on earth did it get up here?
37485How soon can he play?
37485How''d I have''em? 37485 How''d you like this for a souvenir?"
37485How''s that? 37485 Hurt?"
37485I guess it''s my tent and I can do what I please with it, ca n''t I? 37485 I suppose you learned cooking as a scout, too, eh?"
37485I wonder if she''ll buck when we throw a diamond hitch?
37485I''m a regular cowboy now, eh, what? 37485 If a feller fell down there, and they did n''t get him up, and he froze into the ice, would he come out some time at the bottom of the glacier?"
37485In the hammock?
37485Is it a bear?
37485Is it cold?
37485Is it for a party?
37485Is it that far, Mr. Mills-- now, honestly?
37485Is it?
37485Is that a threat or a promise?
37485Is that all?
37485Is that an Indian name? 37485 Is that really a goat?
37485Is that what used to be all over the country, and was called a panther?
37485Is the lake good to swim in?
37485Is-- is there something the matter with me?
37485Is-- is-- has old Joey got consumption?
37485Is_ that_ what we''ve got to climb?
37485It looks like a lake in Switzerland, does n''t it?
37485Joe, can you have breakfast ready then?
37485Kind o''mixed, is n''t it?
37485Let the wild winds howl; what do we care for your old August blizzards?
37485Matter? 37485 Mechanical toy, eh?"
37485Mills, will you breakfast with us?
37485Mills, will you take number one place for a way? 37485 Now you get the big idea, Bob, eh?"
37485Now, where''s this Ranger? 37485 Oh, Dr. Kent, I-- I-- why, what''ll you do?"
37485Oh, could n''t we get up it?
37485Oh, do you?
37485Only four? 37485 Ought n''t my stirrups to be shorter?"
37485Promise for Bob, a threat for Mrs. Jones, I guess,said the Ranger, rising from the ground, and adding,"Who''s ready for bed?"
37485Ready?
37485Saves time, all right,the Ranger agreed,"but what''s to become of me?"
37485Say, I''m patrol leader, ai n''t I?
37485Say, Joe, let me get some of that heat, will you?
37485Say, Joe, old scout, what ails you, anyhow?
37485Say, Joe,he called,"great place for skis, eh?"
37485Say, Mr. Mills,Joe heard Bob call,"has this horse of mine got strong ears?"
37485Say, dad, what''s the matter with you?
37485Say, have you been to see a doctor?
37485Say, he does n''t leave much of you unexplored, does he?
37485Say, he''s my best friend, is n''t he? 37485 Say, how old are you, anyhow?
37485Say, is this August first or January first?
37485Say, ma, how''d you like to be on your prancing steed right now, up on top of the Pass, still seven miles from blighty? 37485 Say, what do you take these sardines out with?"
37485Say, what do you think I am, a millionaire?
37485Say, what you giving us?
37485Say, what''s the matter with you, Spider? 37485 Say,"he called up to the Ranger,"what happens to you if your horse falls off here?"
37485Say,he finally asked,"are we going to_ climb_ that?"
37485Say,it called,"what had we better do?"
37485Scouts are supposed to be cheerful, are n''t they?
37485Scouts never take tips, and that would be a tip, would n''t it, sir, really? 37485 See that house over on the one little island?
37485See why we had the rope?
37485So you are Seymour, eh?
37485Some of us are going to come around every day and''tend to things, so old Joey can mind the doctor, are n''t we, fellows?
37485Some pond, eh?
37485Suppose this boy Tom here can do it?
37485That''s normal, ai n''t it? 37485 The two big ones are silver tips?"
37485The_ what_?
37485These people got wood, and cots, and everything?
37485Think I want to go down the hill again backwards?
37485Think these horses are mules?
37485Walk around?
37485Want a job?
37485Want to be lowered down?
37485Want to climb up that cliff with your rope, Tom?
37485Want to go out on the glacier?
37485Want to pat one?
37485Was Bob as gay as this last night?
37485Well, Joe,Mills said,"they''re keeping you busy, eh?
37485Well, what''s he goin''to say? 37485 Well, what''s your name now?"
37485Well, who be you, and where''d you come from?
37485Well,he said, as he made this second,"you mix''em all inside, do n''t you?
37485Well,he said, finally,"going on?"
37485Well,he said, turning to Joe,"how do you feel this morning?
37485Well--_what_ are you doing?
37485Wha''s''at?
37485What Dr. Meyer-- not Julius Meyer?
37485What a pretty name-- it must be Indian, of course?
37485What are you planning to become? 37485 What did you kill him for, then?"
37485What do you do, throw it around the room?
37485What do you mean, spillin''water on the wall paper?
37485What do you mean-- Big Ben?
37485What do you weigh, Joe?
37485What for?
37485What good''ll that do? 37485 What have you done for him?"
37485What if there should n''t be any caretaker at the hotel at the head of the lake?
37485What is it, Pete?
37485What kind of trees are these?
37485What must he do, doctor?
37485What on earth happened here?
37485What you going to feed''em with?
37485What''s a bighorn?
37485What''s a deer yard?
37485What''s a thunder- storm doing in December?
37485What''s he talking about?
37485What''s it, anyhow?
37485What''s that mountain?
37485What''s that?
37485What''s the big idea?
37485What''s the big idea?
37485What''s the damage, Mr. Rogers? 37485 What''s the matter?"
37485What''s the name of that heavenly little lake?
37485What''s the trouble? 37485 What''s your name?"
37485What''s your pay going to be?
37485What_ are_ you looking at, mother?
37485What_ do_ you mean? 37485 What_ really_ happened?"
37485When you going to show us a bear?
37485Where are the sheets and pillow- cases?
37485Where are we bound to- day?
37485Where are we going to- day?
37485Where are you going to get the chestnuts?
37485Where are you going, Val?
37485Where do I come in, Joe?
37485Where do you come from, anyhow? 37485 Where you going?"
37485Where''d they go to?
37485Where''d you learn all this?
37485Where''s that fish?
37485Where? 37485 Where?"
37485Who is it?
37485Who told you you had tuberculosis?
37485Who was Hugh Monroe?
37485Why Piegan-- and why a pass?
37485Why did n''t you remind me of the forks?
37485Why did n''t you''phone from Many Glacier?
37485Why do n''t we make a toboggan?
37485Why do n''t you christen it Congressman Peter W. Jones Falls? 37485 Why do n''t you get a job in the movies, you''re so graceful?"
37485Why do n''t you go into vaudeville with that act?
37485Why do n''t you take him over and weigh him this afternoon?
37485Why not? 37485 Why not?"
37485Why would n''t he be? 37485 Why?"
37485Wire''s on the bum-- can''t you hurry and''phone?
37485Wo n''t I hurt the horse?
37485Wonder what''s happened since you left?
37485Wonder why they are colored that way?
37485Would n''t you kill a bear if it came for you?
37485Yes, and what about me? 37485 Yes, and who''ll go with me?"
37485Yes, what''s the matter with you?
37485You are?
37485You do n''t know of anybody, do you?
37485You got him, eh?
37485You look like a strong, capable boy, but have you had any experience with rock climbing?
37485You mean I ca n''t play second next week, either?
37485You mean to tell me you''ve come over Swift Current since last night, in that snow, and then through the Chinook?
37485You mean two thousand, all cliff?
37485You really feeling better, old Joey?
37485You want a room with a bath, too?
37485You''ll be cooking for me, wo n''t you? 37485 You-- you mean it?"
37485You?
37485_ He_ told you?
37485_ You_ the man that came over Swift Current yesterday?
37485''I know it, and you know it,''said the other fellow,''but does the dog know it?''"
37485A dance?
37485About your regular weight?"
37485All right?
37485Am I alone in the camp to- night?"
37485And if you find any better way to earn Joe''s keep out there, where you wo n''t have to take tips to get your living, you take it, wo n''t you?"
37485And we must teach all the scouts to stop sleeping with their windows shut, too, must n''t we?"
37485And what good was a surveyor or an engineer or a forester who did not know his business?
37485Are n''t they ever killed?
37485Are you tired all the time like this?"
37485As soon as the tents were pitched, and lunch was over, Mills said:"Well, who wants to go up to Blackfeet Glacier?"
37485Besides, did n''t we come out here for you to get well?
37485Besides, he had no time, for Mrs. Jones broke in:"Well, I''d like to know if you expect Mrs. Elkins and me to stay here all alone?"
37485Besides, he wanted to go to college, did he not, or to a forestry school?
37485But how was Joe going to get there, and how was he going to live when he got there?
37485Can you cut wood?"
37485Did Tom think you could know your business without studying?
37485Did a bear come into your camp?
37485Did he not know that there were examinations to be passed?
37485Did n''t it, Joe?"
37485Did you ever stand in Broadway below the Woolworth Tower, and look up?
37485Did you keep still as I told you to?"
37485Do n''t they ever miss?"
37485Do n''t you want to see the Rocky Mountains?"
37485Do you know it''s two o''clock?"
37485Do you think I''m goin''to sleep with a grizzly bear''most under my bed?"
37485Eh, wot?"
37485Ever hear of Glacier National Park?"
37485Feel of it, Joe-- ain''t it soft?"
37485Finally Tom said,"Won''t-- won''t you have some breakfast?"
37485Gee, what''s just sitting on the porch for a few weeks?
37485Get it now?"
37485Got a fever?"
37485Has the tenderfoot patrol mutinied?"
37485Have n''t you been to anybody else since, when you did n''t get better?"
37485Have you a cook here?"
37485He sprang to help them up, crying,"Are you hurt?"
37485He''s a good cook, is n''t he?"
37485How are you?
37485How do you like giving instead of receiving?"
37485How was it going to be managed?
37485How wide do you reckon it was?"
37485How''d you have the blankets?"
37485How''ll you like that, Tom?"
37485How''s a feller going to get a bed of coals?"
37485I do n''t suppose you''d let me make you a little present, would you, to show how grateful we are?"
37485I suppose, though, you''d like some grub first, would n''t you?"
37485Is that on the level?"
37485Is that too early, Mills?"
37485It''s Indian, I suppose?"
37485It''s a great forest, is n''t it?"
37485Joe stopped coughing as soon as he could, and demanded,"Well, you do n''t think I keep the old thing around because I like it, do you?
37485Joe''s a Boy Scout, are n''t you, Joe?"
37485Live around here?"
37485Matter?"
37485Mills?"
37485Mills?"
37485Mr. Mills, would n''t we be back in time for Joe to get dinner, if he went?"
37485Mrs. Jones cried, looking up the red precipices of Jackson to the snow- fields far above,"do you suppose there''ll be another one?"
37485My goodness, how does he stick on?
37485Not a very exciting day, you say?
37485Now, would n''t you act so, if you was here for Uncle Sam?"
37485One of the girls beckoned at Tom, as much as to say,"Shall we get him?"
37485Pretty good monument, eh?"
37485Remember, when we went to the White Mountains we got into smaller mountains long before we reached Washington?
37485Ride a horse, either of you?"
37485Rockefeller?"
37485Rogers?"
37485Say, Joe, why do you suppose that range goes right up out of the prairie without any foot- hills?
37485Say, Joe,"Bob called,"if I get a fish early to- morrow, will you cook him for breakfast?"
37485Say, Mr. Mills, how soon are you going to show us that bear?
37485Say, doc, ca n''t you make''em just sick enough so they''ll have to stay?"
37485Seen how they work?"
37485Sick, were you, Mills?"
37485The doctor gazed in silence for several minutes, and then he said,"Tom, how do you like it?"
37485The real wilderness stuff, eh?"
37485The two girls were standing near him, and when they saw him looking, they said,"Is n''t it lovely?"
37485There were kisses and some tears from the women, and a scout cheer from the boys, and cries of"Have you got your axe, Spider?"
37485Tired?
37485Want to see''em dive?"
37485Well, Mr. Mills, did I make good?"
37485What are you studying to be?"
37485What are you trying to do, commit suicide?"
37485What do you take me for?"
37485What do you think I hired this horse for?"
37485What do you think about it?"
37485What is it?"
37485What time is it?"
37485What''ll you take to throw her in the lake?"
37485What''s a tepee camp?"
37485What''s the matter with me going too?
37485What''s the use of being in the House of Representatives if you ca n''t name a dinky little waterfall after yourself?"
37485What''s your friend going to do?"
37485Where are you going to bunk, Joe?"
37485Where''d you get it?"
37485Where''d you get the curry comb?
37485Where''s Val?"
37485Where''s the axe, Joe?"
37485Where?"
37485Why are there any peaks and valleys?"
37485Why did n''t he wait till he had the whole bunch?"
37485Why do n''t you pick a wild, windy, stormy day to go climbing Wilbur?
37485Why not first?
37485Wonder if Mr. Mills will come, or stick it out at the other yard?"
37485Would you like an omelette for supper, Mr. Kent, with some chicken soup and fried potatoes and griddle cakes and coffee?"
37485You all right?"
37485You did n''t say that, did you?"
37485You do n''t have panthers out East any more, do you?"
37485You have n''t got a cold, have you?"
37485You must write to me and tell me about it, wo n''t you?"
37485and"Joe, dear, are you sure you put in your comb and brush?"
37485here?"
12526And did n''t find him?
12526And do you believe, too, that he hired a burglar to go and steal the Little Brass God?
12526And now about George?
12526And this track, here?
12526And why not?
12526And you left George there in the cavern?
12526And you left them there together, and when you returned they had disappeared? 12526 And you say that you have not been disturbed at all during your occupancy of the place?"
12526And you was obeying that command when you started toward the window?
12526Antoine?
12526Are they good to eat?
12526Are you going to answer my question?
12526Are you sure the man you followed is the man who brought the toy?
12526Are you sure you passed this way when you came to the cabin?
12526Are you sure?
12526Are you the man who was seen sitting half- asleep before a fire in a cavern three nights ago?
12526Aw, how do you know anything about that?
12526Aw, what good news would they have to communicate?
12526Aw, what''s the matter with letting him stay here all night?
12526Aw, what''s the use?
12526But is n''t there an opening to this lower cavern?
12526But suppose this man Sigsbee does n''t know anything about the will being in the belly of the Little Brass God?
12526But was it a burglar-- a real, genuine burglar?
12526But what is it about this Little Brass God?
12526But what is puzzling me just now is this,the boy went on,"how are we going to get out of this hole with that Antoine watching our every move?
12526But what was that gink prowling around the tent for?
12526But where did they go?
12526But who sent the fellow up here after the Little Brass God, anyway?
12526But who?
12526But why should he come right back here after being chased away?
12526Ca n''t he get the property until he gets the will? 12526 Ca n''t we find a cavern to crawl into?"
12526Can I?
12526Can we build a fire in all this ruck?
12526Can you beat it?
12526Can you build a fire with one match up in a tree?
12526Can you cook bear steak?
12526Can you find your way back to the cabin?
12526Can you open the tummy of the Little Brass God, Will?
12526Can you read the signal?
12526Can you see the bears now?
12526Can you take us back to that cavern now?
12526Can you tell us how to find the cavern?
12526Could he describe the man who bought the Little Brass God?
12526Did I see anything?
12526Did he get your guns away from you?
12526Did he go there just to burgle, or did he go there to get that will?
12526Did he know he was stealing the will when he stole the Little Brass God?
12526Did he shoot at you?
12526Did he tell anyone where it was?
12526Did it look complete and whole?
12526Did n''t I tell you I could do it?
12526Did n''t I?
12526Did n''t we come away up here into this desolate land to get it ourselves?
12526Did one of''em have his head in a sling?
12526Did they find anything during their search?
12526Did they get it?
12526Did they get what?
12526Did they say what they were searching for?
12526Did you build these fires so we could cook supper?
12526Did you find it deserted?
12526Did you hear a noise?
12526Did you hit any one?
12526Did you run all the way up here from Clark street? 12526 Did you see any one loitering about the cottage when you were there?"
12526Did you see him plainly?
12526Did you see the man''s face?
12526Did you think it was a load of hay?
12526Did you think they''d put''em in cold storage and keep''em for next summer?
12526Do n''t you know who it is?
12526Do n''t you see?
12526Do they think he went there and got the will himself?
12526Do you believe Will will stay in camp until morning?
12526Do you boys know exactly why we are in the Hudson Bay country?
12526Do you know of any other trappers in this section?
12526Do you know what that is?
12526Do you mean the old Shylock who does business under the three balls down on State street? 12526 Do you mean,"asked Sandy,"that there''s some one chasing us up?"
12526Do you really think it is a signal?
12526Do you see anything?
12526Do you suppose those crazy boys are still in the hills?
12526Do you suppose,he whispered,"that these, fellows are here after the Little Brass God, too?"
12526Do you think I brought''em up in the tree?
12526Do you think he has any idea that the Little Brass God is in such great demand?
12526Do you think he''s doing it out of curiosity, or because he has an inkling of what we''re up here after?
12526Do you think one of those boys was your companion?
12526Do you think they are hidden in there?
12526Do you think this is the one we are after?
12526Do you think we''re looking for a forty story skyscraper?
12526Does n''t that look like the moon coming up?
12526Does the moon rise in the south?
12526Find any?
12526Had the villain of the drama, this Howard Sigsbee, any knowledge concerning the hiding place of the will?
12526Has he eaten something he ca n''t digest?
12526Have you any idea which way to go?
12526Have you been annoyed by people hanging about the cabin?
12526Have you ever seen one like that before?
12526Have you got a searchlight with you?
12526Have you seen anything of our chum?
12526He seemed perfectly willing to have you come?
12526Hello, you''ve woke up, have you?
12526Honest, now,asked Thede,"can you make a fire with one match in a green tree, in a high wind, on a dark night?"
12526Honest?
12526How are you going to throw one end of a rope up in the air and make it stay there?
12526How did he do it?
12526How did he ever get you in here?
12526How did he ever get you in here?
12526How did the Little Brass God ever get into the Hudson Bay country?
12526How did you know there was a Brass God?
12526How do I get in there?
12526How do they know this French Canadian got this Little Brass God out of town?
12526How do you know I did n''t?
12526How do you know that''s Oje?
12526How do you know that?
12526How do you know that?
12526How do you know that?
12526How do you know they have n''t disappeared while you''ve been making signals?
12526How do you know they have?
12526How do you know we ca n''t?
12526How do you know what they are?
12526How do you know?
12526How long are you going to remain here?
12526How long do you think that blooming savage will keep this up?
12526How long has Pierre lived in this cabin?
12526How much is he worth?
12526How would you like to wander around there year after year, as Oje does?
12526How''d he know the will was there?
12526How''d you get here?
12526How''d you happen to know so much?
12526How''d you know there was some one there?
12526How''re we going to get to it?
12526How''re you going to get them out?
12526Hunting for what?
12526I could n''t bring him with me,answered Thede, with a slow smile,"Where did you leave him?"
12526I guess you boys came up here looking for the Little Brass God, too, did n''t you?
12526I wonder if he knows about the people who came there that night? 12526 I wonder where that Indian went?"
12526I wonder why we did n''t get our revolvers away from that dead man?
12526If that is the real Little Brass God, how did it ever get here?
12526Is it good and warm down there?
12526Is that so?
12526Is that the reason you followed him here?
12526Is this boy you speak of your son?
12526Is this the man who made the search of the house?
12526Is this the third degree?
12526It was n''t the firelight or anything like that?
12526Left George?
12526Like this?
12526Looks like a fire, does n''t it?
12526Meaning Antoine and the alleged Hindu?
12526Not a new Boy Scout?
12526Not that little monkey of a Thede Carson who''s always getting the Beaver Patrol into trouble?
12526Now I wonder if you''re the same disreputable citizens that tried to make a free lunch counter of me last night?
12526Now do you suppose Antoine beat us to it?
12526Now what do you think of that?
12526Now what would any one be doing in this wilderness?
12526Now, about those moccasin tracks?
12526Now, what do you suppose Antoine came here for?
12526Now, what do you think of that for catching fish?
12526Now, why should n''t they both send people up here in quest of the Little Brass God?
12526Now,George asked,"why do they think the Little Brass God was brought into the Hudson Bay country?"
12526Now,he went on,"I wonder why he''s so very much interested in these strangers, whoever they are?"
12526Oh, you will?
12526Old Finklebaum?
12526Or how do we know that some big chump did n''t carry him away in his arms?
12526Or, just for a change,Thede continued,"how''d you like an owl in your stew?
12526Ought n''t we to let Will know where we are?
12526Over where?
12526Perhaps you''d like to go back to Chicago empty- handed?
12526Shall we follow him?
12526Shall we go down after them?
12526So this is a stuffed god?
12526So this is a trap, is it?
12526So you really did find him?
12526So you want to take George directly to the cabin, do you?
12526So you''ve gone and got''em too, have you?
12526Some one shoot at you?
12526Suppose I go and see what''s doing?
12526Sure not,was the reply,"we both saw it, did n''t we?"
12526Sure the door''s closed?
12526The Little Brass God?
12526The little scamps?
12526The question we want to ask ourselves now is this:Have we any chance of recovering the article we were sent after if we remain in this district?
12526Then he is n''t one of those East India Little Brass Gods with his legs crossed, and his arms folded, and a grin on his face?
12526Then why did n''t he come in?
12526Then why do n''t you see whether this is the right one or not?
12526Then why not make a trip to the range of hills right now?
12526Then you see, do n''t you, that that proves that he knew all about it?
12526Then, why should he keep it hidden away, even from you, three hundred miles away from civilization? 12526 Through this thick snow?
12526Up in a tree in the darkness, on a windy night?
12526Vot iss?
12526Was he sitting up in the window with his legs crossed, and his arms folded, and his face making you think of the Old Nick?
12526Was it Pierre who sat before the fire?
12526Was n''t that a dream about your seeing the Little Brass God?
12526We came north when we left the camp, did n''t we?
12526We saw a large moccasin track there, and how do we know that some man did n''t walk behind George and step on all his tracks?
12526We wo n''t have to go home tonight, now, will we?
12526Well, how in the name of all the seven wonders of the world did you get into the Hudson Bay country?
12526Well, they got the fish, did n''t they?
12526Well, was the man who sat before the fire, the same man who gave you the drug?
12526Well, we''ve got our canoes, have n''t we?
12526Well, what are we going to do?
12526Well, what do you make of this?
12526Well, what''s this wobbly little mark here?
12526Well, whoever told you anything about the Little Brass God?
12526Well, why not?
12526Were you in the cave that night?
12526What I''d like to know,Will suggested,"is this: Why did he do it?
12526What about the tea being drugged?
12526What are we Boy Scouts good for if we ca n''t build a fire in a storm?
12526What are you doing in this country?
12526What are you doing that for?
12526What are you going to do with the two Little Brass Gods and all the precious stones?
12526What are you talking about?
12526What could he do with a Little Brass God? 12526 What crossed there?"
12526What did he have a-- a-- what did you say it was?--if he did n''t want to sell it?
12526What did he say?
12526What did he see back here that caused him to let out a yell like that?
12526What did they see there?
12526What did you do with the ones you were carrying?
12526What did you mean about the moon rising in the south?
12526What did you see out there?
12526What did you see, Oje?
12526What do they want him for?
12526What do you know about that?
12526What do you know about the Little Brass God?
12526What do you know about the Little Brass God?
12526What do you make of it?
12526What do you make of it?
12526What do you make of this gink prowling around our tent?
12526What do you say about that?
12526What do you think it means?
12526What do you think of coming away up here in the Hudson Bay country and picking a member of the Beaver Patrol right out of the woods?
12526What do you think of the people who live up in the Hudson Bay country all the year round?
12526What do you think we brought you boys here for? 12526 What do you want?"
12526What does any one want of a Little Brass God?
12526What does the old idiot mean by that?
12526What for?
12526What have you found now?
12526What kind of bears are they?
12526What next?
12526What time did you leave?
12526What was he doing out at the burning tree?
12526What was he doing?
12526What was it you put in the tea you gave George?
12526What was that noise?
12526What would any one be sneaking around us for?
12526What would he be doing up here? 12526 What would that French Canadian buy him for?"
12526What''d you shoot at?
12526What''s been doing here?
12526What''s he doing it all for?
12526What''s he going to do now?
12526What''s it all about?
12526What''s the Little Brass God?
12526What''s the good of going through all those Boy Scout examinations, if a fellow ca n''t build a fire with one match? 12526 What''s the great news?"
12526What''s the idea?
12526What''s the matter with you fellows?
12526What''s the use of shooting until I have to?
12526What''s the use of standing there grunting and trying to make me understand nods and scowls?
12526What''s your idea, then?
12526When was the house of this Frederick Tupper burglarized?
12526Where are the boys?
12526Where are the fellows who busted up the furniture?
12526Where are you headed for now?
12526Where have they gone?
12526Where your gun?
12526Who are they?
12526Who are you?
12526Who brought it here?
12526Who is your companion?
12526Who made this hole in the tent?
12526Who put this will in the tummy of this Little Brass God?
12526Who sent you here?
12526Who set your wrist?
12526Who stole the Little Brass God, and also the will?
12526Who told you that?
12526Why did n''t he come with you?
12526Why did n''t you call?
12526Why did n''t you get the Little Brass God while the getting was good?
12526Why did n''t you go and tell Finklebaum where he was, and let him do the watching? 12526 Why did you say build a fire with one match?"
12526Why do n''t he come in and get some of the supper Sandy is getting ready?
12526Why do n''t you come out?
12526Why do n''t you go on and tell me all about the boy and about yourself?
12526Why do n''t you go outside and take a shot at that half- breed?
12526Why do n''t you shoot?
12526Why do n''t you sit down and tell us all about it?
12526Why do you ask about the boys?
12526Why do you ask that question?
12526Why not go around to the door?
12526Why not move over to the cabin?
12526Will you answer a few of my questions?
12526With that great campfire going?
12526You are sure he did n''t find what he was looking for?
12526You do n''t really think there''s any of this Hindu temple business in this Little Brass God case, do you?
12526You do n''t think there are two Little Brass Gods, do you? 12526 You followed Pierre''s example, did you?"
12526You had Pierre with you? 12526 You have n''t seen any Indian, have you?
12526You never left''em down there?
12526You remember Thede Carson, do n''t you, Will?
12526You remember the two men who came to the window that night?
12526You say you think that Pierre is the man who bought the Little Brass God of the pawnbroker?
12526You''re sure they had it?
12526''"Did you ever get your eyes on it?"
12526By the way,"he added with a grin,"where are those fish?"
12526CHAPTER IV LOST IN THE STORM"What you do here?"
12526CHAPTER V A BOY SCOUT TRICK"Where''s that fool boy going now?"
12526CHAPTER VI THE CAVE OP THE TWO BEARS"Bears?"
12526CHAPTER X BOYS IN A TIGHT PLACE"Who''s there?"
12526CHAPTER XVIII A PILLAR OF FIRE"Can you build a fire with one match?"
12526CHAPTER XX A SIGHT OF THE GOD"All quiet at the cabin?"
12526Did n''t you know that?"
12526Do n''t you see how suspicious he would have been if he had had the little brute in his possession?"
12526Do you get me, Thede?"
12526Do you know what it says?"
12526How can you tell an Indian''s foot- print from any one else''s?
12526How would any one away off up here know anything about the Little Brass God?"
12526How''s your head feel?"
12526If he is, why does n''t he say so?"
12526Is that it?"
12526Is that the way you look at it?"
12526Is that what you mean to say?"
12526Now let''s see,"the boy went on,"what were the last words he spoke?"
12526Now, how about this fish?"
12526Odd sort of a quest, that, eh?"
12526Or did you come up in an aeroplane?"
12526Rocks continued to fall from the barrier, and in a moment a voice called out:"Who''s there?"
12526That would be a good medal, would n''t it, for boys who showed such courage in the face of the enemy?"
12526That''s some Boy Scout forestry sense, is n''t it?"
12526The correct thing to say in these modern days is''Vot iss?''
12526We do n''t want to go back to Chicago as soon as we find the Little Brass God, do we?"
12526What else did they see?"
12526What spite has he against us?"
12526What''s that?"
12526Where have they gone, anyway?"
12526Which way is the fire?"
12526Who was it that visited your cabin?"
12526Why should any one in his right mind give old Finklebaum a thousand dollars or five thousand dollars, for that piece of brass?
12526Would n''t they murder a score of men if they had to in order to get possession of it?"
12526You ca n''t mean that he had anything to do with your appearance here?"
12526asked Will,"and why do you come here looking for him?
12526exclaimed George, as the lads listened in front of the cave,"do you think there are polar bears up here?
12526exclaimed Tommy,"do n''t look around and say''Where am I?''
12526exclaimed Will,"you saw the Little Brass God, too, did n''t you?"
12526he asked,"How much did Mr. Horton tell you?"
12526he said,"What''d you think they''d do with them?"
12526shouted Pierre,"So that''s what you want?"
12526the boy continued,"had n''t we better make a break for the cabin?
6904''Where are you?
6904About what?
6904About what?
6904Acting as a Secret Service man of the United States?
6904Ai n''t he got no sense?
6904And I wonder where Jimmie and Leroy are?
6904And Jimmie? 6904 And about this man Lyman?"
6904And go to kingdom come with her?
6904And he is lost?
6904And he went into the air alone?
6904And how you goin''to get it?
6904And in the meantime, I presume you think you are going to keep me tied up like a calf going to market?
6904And marooned him off here? 6904 And now,"he concluded,"Where do you want to go?"
6904And so this Mr. Thomas Q. Collins is the man at the bottom of the trouble?
6904And these prospective concessionaires are looking to it that Lyman gets no aid from this country?
6904And this is the 18th?
6904And what about Collins?
6904And what are we going to do when Ned comes back? 6904 And what does this Lyman person say?"
6904And when we find him?
6904And where will we be when the explosion is rocking this half of the world?
6904And why not try some other stream?
6904And you know that country-- the country around the lake?
6904And you''re out for fun?
6904Anything new about the aeroplane?
6904Are you hurt?
6904Aw, what can they do to us?
6904Aw, why do n''t they send a warship to do the job?
6904But about the dynamite?
6904But how will he ever find us here?
6904But what is to become of us?
6904But what then? 6904 But will the folks stand for it?"
6904But you are in the employ of the government?
6904By whom?
6904Ca n''t you see the wires were sent to locate Ned? 6904 Can one land there?"
6904Can we get a motor- car here? 6904 Can you do it?"
6904Cannibals?
6904Chased Jimmie up, eh?
6904Did he get him?
6904Did you find gold?
6904Did you get a good look at either of the two men you speak of?
6904Did you see the other white man?
6904Do n''t you know what that coo- coo- ee- ee is? 6904 Do you fellows know what it is to be hungry?"
6904Do you know any of the gazabos about here? 6904 Do you see her yet?"
6904Do you think that a safe plan?
6904Do you think they saw that light?
6904Do you think we''ve been followed down here?
6904Does he talk United States?
6904Does it ever bite when it puts out these signals of distress?
6904Does it hurt?
6904Empty?
6904For trial?
6904For whom were you looking?
6904Has the Nelson returned?
6904Have you got it in your pocket?
6904He can operate the machine?
6904Held against his will?
6904How are we going to get out of here? 6904 How did he ever find Lyman?"
6904How did you get in here?
6904How did you happen to get out here?
6904How did you know?
6904How do you know it''s Ned?
6904How do you know that stream is the Madeira?
6904How do you know we''re spotted?
6904How do you know?
6904How do you like it?
6904How far east and south?
6904How fast do you want to go?
6904How long will it be?
6904How long you been sleuthin''at us from that rock?
6904How will you trade prisoners?
6904I wonder how you would like a game of chase- the- bullet? 6904 I wonder if I can?"
6904I wonder if I can?
6904I wonder if the other aviator is also having trouble with his machine?
6904If you find him, what do you propose doing?
6904In other words, you want me to betray my trust and help you rob him?
6904Is that little runt speaking for you?
6904Is that so?
6904Is that the name of the aviator who runs this machine?
6904Is this by your order?
6904It is a long way from Asuncion?
6904It is some river, eh?
6904It was Horace M. Lyman you worked for, eh?
6904It''s clever, eh?
6904Kind- hearted little fellow, eh?
6904Lyman?
6904Now what?
6904Now, how are we goin''to get out of here? 6904 Oh, what''s the use?"
6904On the level?
6904Perhaps you live over there?
6904Perhaps you may be able to arrange it?
6904Reported to whom?
6904Rowan?
6904Say,he continued,"ca n''t we do something to attract their attention?
6904See these crooked little lines? 6904 Shall we come down there?"
6904Shall we light a fuse and give one of these persuaders a toss over into that mess?
6904She goes some, eh?
6904So Mr. Lyman is there with you?
6904So you left and went to Sicuani?
6904So you really do want to buy my silence?
6904So, you are an American tourist?
6904Sounds like an express train, eh?
6904Suppose I answer him?
6904Suppose you tell us something about that call?
6904That is on the boundary between Peru and Bolivia?
6904That was n''t a bluff, then? 6904 Then he has only fourteen days in which to get back to Asuncion and make a large payment?"
6904Then how are we going to find out where this Lyman person is?
6904Then we can do what we please with it, so long as we make it right with the other members of the Patrol?
6904Then you do n''t know whether the aviator is out there or not?
6904Then you have n''t been out there?
6904Then you''ll get a word with Lyman, if you can?
6904Then, when we get up in the air, we take to our heels?
6904They ca n''t follow us in the air, eh?
6904To dodge out and in? 6904 Trying to study astronomy, with not a star in sight?"
6904Up in the air?
6904We are to do something by stealth, then, which the diplomats of the State department are too cautious to undertake?
6904We left you on the way to little old N.Y. Where you been?
6904Well, was n''t that going some?
6904Well, why do n''t we go and get him?
6904Well,Collins called out, impatiently,"are you going to let me come in for a talk?
6904Well,Jimmie said, as he looked gloomily at the discouraged Jackson,"what do you think of this?
6904Well,he said, turning on one of the electric bulbs so as to see the face of his passenger,"what do you think of the Nelson?
6904Well,insisted the boy,"why did n''t you browse around and find the white man he left here?
6904Well? 6904 Well?"
6904Well?
6904Well?
6904Well?
6904Were you out there before?
6904What about it?
6904What are you doing to Collins?
6904What are you figuring on?
6904What are you going to do with us?
6904What are you here for?
6904What can I do for you?
6904What did he want?
6904What did you do that for?
6904What do you mean by molesting these boys?
6904What do you mean?
6904What do you see up there, Jack?
6904What do you take for it?
6904What do you want of it?
6904What do you want to know?
6904What do you want?
6904What does he come up here for?
6904What does it read?
6904What does this mean?
6904What else would an airship be here for just at this time? 6904 What for?"
6904What good would it do if she had wings?
6904What have the messages to do with our being spotted?
6904What is he doing?
6904What is it, if it is n''t a star?
6904What is it?
6904What is it?
6904What is there over in that direction?
6904What new wrinkle is this?
6904What next?
6904What sort of an airship have you here?
6904What time did the Nelson leave?
6904What will those men do with Lyman?
6904What will you give for a couple of tins of pork and beans?
6904What''s Ned doing?
6904What''s doing?
6904What''s he got to do with it?
6904What''s over there?
6904What''s that he''s loading on?
6904What''s that?
6904What''s the matter with dynamite?
6904When are you coming back?
6904When did you first see it?
6904When did you see him last?
6904When do you start for Manhattan Island?
6904When does it lapse, in case he does not appear and make payment?
6904When will the two motor- boats be here?
6904Where are you going to take me?
6904Where are you taking me?
6904Where did he go with him?
6904Where did that Nestor boy go with the man he picked up by the fire?
6904Where did you get that?
6904Where did you leave Leroy?
6904Where from?
6904Where is the Black Bear?
6904Where is the white man who was with you when you first came here in the car?
6904Who can pitch it so that it will knock that blooming dry wood into the stream?
6904Who is doing this?
6904Who is that fellow who is filling you with prejudice against me?
6904Why did n''t you communicate with him, if you were so hungry?
6904Why did n''t you do it?
6904Why do n''t Lyman buy the fellow off?
6904Why do n''t they go back to Asuncion and look after that cattle concession?
6904Why do n''t they throw down dynamite? 6904 Why do n''t you stop the machine?
6904Why does n''t she come down, then?
6904Why not drop back?
6904Why not go and see?
6904Why not leave some of''em out?
6904Why should he remain here? 6904 Will you say as much for the savages who are with you in this dirty game?"
6904With that mass of clouds drifting over the sky?
6904Wonder if he''s going back to New York?
6904Wonder what Collins will do now?
6904Would you have recognized him if it had been Lyman?
6904Yes, I know, but have you ever been over the Andes?
6904Yes, but who set him at work?
6904Yes,Leroy said, his manner showing apprehension as well as anger,"but how the Old Scratch did he get his knowledge, of what, we are about to do?
6904You came in an aeroplane yourself, did n''t you?
6904You came in that other aeroplane?
6904You have n''t heard about the attack on our aeroplane, then?
6904You have n''t seen him?
6904You heard, then?
6904You know the kind of shoes the men who work in mines wear? 6904 You mean to hide from the other airship?"
6904You mean,''Be prepared''?
6904You meant to capture me tonight?
6904You refer to Lyman?
6904You refer to a person, or corporation, waiting to buy the concession?
6904You remember how I came to be here? 6904 You saw the airship come down?"
6904You see what they are doing?
6904You were keeping him a prisoner until his concession should lapse?
6904After a short silence the fellow asked:"What has become of Collins?"
6904Again, why had Thomas Q. Collins been left there in the wilderness?
6904And I''ll bet this is Jimmie?
6904And if she was n''t sneaking about after us, what would she be hanging up there in the sky for?
6904And this military chief?
6904And what''s he trying to do, anyway?
6904Are you going to tell us where the tent is, Collins?"
6904As for the falls and rapids, do you expect any stream to creep down from that great plateau without jumping off occasionally?"
6904But how do you know that rippling sheet of water off there,"swinging an arm to the south,"is the Madeira river?
6904But how?
6904By the way, what was the cause of the attack on the aeroplane?"
6904CHAPTER XII A BRIBE OF HALF A MILLION"What do you want to talk about?"
6904CHAPTER XIII THE NELSON IN THE SKY"Well,"Ned called back, as the new arrivals shouted down from the ledge,"what do you want?"
6904Can we make speed with that busted wing?"
6904Collins hesitated a moment and then asked:"Why ca n''t I come to you and sit down?
6904Collins snarled out some impertinent reply, and Ned asked:"Did they bring in a tent?"
6904Do you know him?"
6904Do you know if we are near any town?"
6904Do you know where Lyman is?"
6904Do you suppose we can find a ship going to the mouth of the Amazon early in the morning?"
6904Do you understand?"
6904Got a good hold, there?
6904Had he met with an accident and was he lying, crushed from a long fall, in some mountain canyon?
6904Had it loosened the obstructing log so that the boat could pass out into the Beni river?
6904Had the concussion damaged the propellers so that the trip up the valley of the Amazon would have to be abandoned?
6904Had the cunning savages obstructed the little stream while the lads were busy building their fire and observing their menagerie, as they called it?
6904Had the pursuing aeroplane overtaken him and destroyed or captured the Nelson?
6904Had this system been resorted to?
6904Harry,"he continued,"who does this boat belong to?"
6904He therefore greeted him cordially and asked:"Something interesting going on in the city?
6904How are you going to carry Lyman, Jackson and me?"
6904How did you manage to geezle her?"
6904How does she get into the air so quick after we cut loose?
6904How far is it to the place where you left Jimmie and this man Jackson?"
6904How long will it take Pedro to get back?"
6904How many times did you have to take the Black Bear to pieces?"
6904I wonder how he knew we were here?"
6904I wonder what it can be?"
6904If you had one more can of beans, do you think you could help us hunt him up?"
6904Instead he asked one:"Ever see that fellow before?"
6904Is that it?"
6904It was the hostile ship, sure enough, but why had she abandoned pursuit of the Nelson?
6904Jack watched them from the prow for a time and then asked:"What''s that they are throwing into the river?"
6904Jimmie and Pedro must be about somewhere, the boy thought, as he considered the most practical way of reaching the valley, but where were they?
6904Jimmie muttered"Have you boys got anything to eat?"
6904Leaning back in the chair he had taken, he asked:"The curiosity of the people got the better of their courtesy, eh?
6904Leaving the captives with this cheering(?)
6904Let them soak him?"
6904Now what do you think?"
6904Now would n''t that stop a clock?"
6904Now, what can we do to keep him from being murdered?"
6904Now, what''s your name, and what are you boys doin''here with this old sky- ship?"
6904Now, where''s Jimmie and Leroy?"
6904Oh, what''s the use?
6904On the shelf again, Ned asked:"Where did you see a motor car?"
6904Or was this just natural curiosity?
6904Peach, is n''t she?"
6904Say, will you give me a ride in that machine of yours?
6904Say, wo n''t it be fine to see good old Ned Nestor again?
6904Say, wo n''t they give us the laugh in New York?
6904Say, would n''t that be a peach?
6904See that big chief over there?
6904Shall I come to you, or will you come to me?"
6904Similar to the one you gave me not long ago?"
6904Suppose we begin packing?"
6904Suppose we toss a stick where it will do little damage and still attract their attention from the boat?
6904Suppose you go over there and see what the chances are?"
6904That is what he came in here for, is n''t it-- to hide some one he wanted out of the way?"
6904That right?"
6904That would n''t be funny, would it?"
6904The Wolf will carry us all right, I suppose?"
6904The tanks were full, were they not?"
6904The two men talked shop for a moment, and then Collins asked:"Where have you been?"
6904The words were spoken in pretty good Spanish, and Ned turned quickly and asked:"You speak Spanish then?"
6904They have captured him again?"
6904Thomas Q. Collins regarded Ned steadily for a moment, his brusque, salesmanship manner all gone, and then asked:"''Where are you going from here?"
6904Understand?
6904Understand?
6904Understand?
6904Well, what about it?"
6904What I want to know is this: Did the driver seem anyway excited when you speeded over this way?
6904What about it?"
6904What about it?"
6904What about that?"
6904What difference does it make to him if we do go to South America in an aeroplane?"
6904What do you mean by tying me up and then wrecking the machine?"
6904What do you think of it?"
6904What do you think of that?
6904What do you think of the idea?"
6904What do you think of the notion, pard?"
6904What further mischief has the fellow in mind?"
6904What is it?"
6904What might your name be, pard?"
6904What shall we do?"
6904What''s your name?
6904What''s your name?"
6904What?"
6904What?"
6904What?"
6904What?"
6904Where from?"
6904Where had Jimmie gone with the machine?
6904Where had Ned taken the Indian up, and why had the latter volunteered to render this assistance?
6904Where is he?"
6904Where was the machine, and how in the name of all that was wonderful had it been brought to that rough country?
6904Where you stopping?"
6904Where''s Collins?"
6904Who brought about the release?"
6904Who set you boys at work on this case?"
6904Who''ll keep awake?"
6904Why did n''t you come down then?"
6904Why do n''t you do something?"
6904Why does n''t she come down to town, like we did?"
6904Why had she spied upon her without in any way interfering?
6904Why had the Vixen always followed the Nelson?
6904Why not set fire to some big dry tree and let her blaze up?"
6904Y.?"
6904You found Lyman''s coat, did n''t you?"
6904You know about the revolution in China, and all that?
6904You must have seen them riding away?"
6904You see what they are going to do?"
30810''''Ow''s that for bein''good enough?''
30810''Ah, Mr. Elliott,''he said,''you are, I suppose, in quest of a donation?''
30810''Ah, is it really?''
30810''Ah,''said Mr. Elliott, as he stepped in,''I fancy you''re the gentleman who called on me this afternoon?''
30810''Ah,''said the senior partner,''have you looked at the trap which gives on the old water- gate, White?''
30810''Ai n''t I just?''
30810''Ai n''t it?''
30810''Ai n''t it?''
30810''Ai n''t it?''
30810''Ai n''t it?''
30810''Almost up to a boy scout, eh?''
30810''And how far is it away from us?''
30810''And they never stopped or asked what was the matter?''
30810''And we can stay out till the ten shillings is gone, father?''
30810''And what did you tell her?''
30810''And what do you want here?''
30810''And what is your ideal of good citizenship, old fellow?''
30810''And who may you be, and what do you want here?''
30810''And you remember his dodge for drying his toggery?''
30810''And you were on your road home?''
30810''Any chance of putting the fire out, do you think?''
30810''Anything wrong, Chippy?''
30810''Anything wrong?''
30810''Are n''t you going to skin it?''
30810''Are you any good at catching fish with your hands, Chippy?''
30810''At that rate,''laughed Dick,''the track we want is n''t likely to be laid your way?''
30810''Aw''right, ai n''t it?''
30810''Been ill?''
30810''Bit of a temptation, worn''t it, to tumble into the car?''
30810''Boy scout?''
30810''But do you think it is quite safe, Jim, this mingling of boys from decent homes with gutter- sparrows?''
30810''But look''ere, Chippy,''said the corporal, Sam Fitt by name,''have we got to be ready any time to stand up for Hoppity Jack sort o''people?
30810''But what made that frightful noise?''
30810''But what should he pull his boots off for?''
30810''But who?
30810''But why-- why, in the middle of the heath, here?''
30810''But worn''t it awful?''
30810''Ca n''t shift that, eh?''
30810''Can we sport a pound o''sausages?''
30810''Christian name?''
30810''Could a boat from a ship in the river go up it?''
30810''D''ye reckon we look like tramps?''
30810''D''yer mean it?''
30810''Did n''t you?''
30810''Did the car hit you?''
30810''Did you see the number, Chippy?''
30810''Do we pull our knots out for lending a hand to the keeper last night, Chippy?''
30810''Do you mean to say this boy knows something about it?''
30810''Do you mean to say you two have been out for a week, and only spent two and sevenpence three- farthings all told?''
30810''Do you suppose anyone will take notice of a patrol you wharf- rats would set up?
30810''Do you think I''m going to let that spoil our grand march?
30810''Do you think we could catch a few?''
30810''Fair enough for us to tek''this, ai n''t it?''
30810''Fair enough?''
30810''Feeling sleepy?''
30810''First thing,''he said,''did you know either of the men?''
30810''Giving him a wiggin'', guv''nor?
30810''Goin''to Newminster?''
30810''Good job we made a rattlin''fire afore we turned in,''remarked the Raven;''seems like comp''ny, do n''t it?''
30810''Got a holiday?''
30810''Had it run through the village?''
30810''Hallo, Thatcher, what''s wrong?''
30810''Has Mr. Blades had salmon in fresh this morning?''
30810''Has anyone passed here since the accident?''
30810''Has it gone bad?''
30810''Have a fag, Chippy?''
30810''Have n''t you a hay- loft?''
30810''Have we got it?''
30810''Have you bagged him?''
30810''Have you got the track?''
30810''Have you had plenty to eat?''
30810''Have you read some of it?''
30810''Have you read the first part of B.-P.''s book, Dick?''
30810''Have you sent for the doctor?''
30810''How about another try?''
30810''How about the sergeant?''
30810''How about under that little hanger?''
30810''How are the Ravens getting on?''
30810''How are ye goin''to march, Dick?''
30810''How are you gettin''on there, Jem?''
30810''How did you do it?''
30810''How did you fall into their hands?''
30810''How did you get behind us?''
30810''How did you like it?''
30810''How far are we off?''
30810''How far?''
30810''How goes it?''
30810''How long had you been there?''
30810''How under the sun did she find out these were not fresh?
30810''How''s that?''
30810''How''s the little girl coming on?''
30810''How''s yer foot, Dick?''
30810''How''s yer tender conscience?''
30810''I ca n''t teach yer much out o''this''ere book, eh?''
30810''I know that one,''said the boy,''What''s t''other name?''
30810''I s''pose you know all the creeks along the river pretty fair?''
30810''I say, Bailey,''said Dick,''you might take this up to my father, will you?''
30810''I say, Chippy, do you reckon that it was a bit of a blot on us as scouts that we were caught like that?''
30810''I seed some on the gate,''said the Raven;''did yer hit the trail pretty soon?''
30810''I wonder how our patrols are getting on without us, Chippy?''
30810''In a hurry?''
30810''Is everyone else here?''
30810''Is he badly hurt?''
30810''Is n''t it a nuisance,''groaned Dick,''for a jolly awkward cut like that to come in and make the going bad for me?
30810''Is that a screech- owl?''
30810''It''s all right about yer place, ai n''t it?''
30810''Jolly good, are n''t they, for so early in the season?
30810''Lodgings have been cheap, then?''
30810''Look here,''said Arthur sharply to Chippy, who was smiling on the Wolves with a most amicable air;''what do you mean by turning up behind us?
30810''Look here,''said the spy in quiet tones,''have you seen me for the last five minutes?
30810''May I ask your friend''s name?''
30810''Me?''
30810''Mortal hot, ai n''t it?''
30810''Not nowadays?''
30810''Now, Chippy,''cried Dick,''how in the world did you know what was in my mind?''
30810''Now, Chippy,''said Dick,''the point for us is this: Has he got safely home or not?''
30810''Now, Mr. Elliott,''said Billy,''what do you say?''
30810''Now, where''s your badge, wharf- rat?''
30810''Oh, father,''burst out Dick,''I can go, ca n''t I?
30810''Oh, uncle,''cried out Dick,''ca n''t we begin scouting at once?
30810''Oh, you''re patrol- leader, are you?''
30810''On the crook?''
30810''Ow are yer goin''to smell an enemy or a fire or sommat like that half a mile off if yer spoil yer smell wi''smokin''?''
30810''Quite sure theer''s no salt in this?''
30810''Right for you, old boy,''replied Dick;''which trout shall we have?''
30810''Rum, ai n''t it?''
30810''Rum, ai n''t it?''
30810''S''pose I''ave a look?''
30810''Said as there wor''some about, an''big uns too, did he?''
30810''See it?
30810''See wot I''m doin''?''
30810''See wot''s under my arm?''
30810''Shoot him?''
30810''So that you can try your hand on the fish, eh?''
30810''So that''s your rod, is it?''
30810''Supper?''
30810''That''s a rum game, ai n''t it?''
30810''The boat''s ready, I suppose?''
30810''The march in from here?''
30810''Then why mek''a row about handin''it over?''
30810''There''s a fish acrost th''other side, just gone into a hole in the bank,''said Chippy;''wonder if I could get''i m out?''
30810''To the Horseshoe?''
30810''Tom, Tom,''panted a shrill voice behind,''why will ye be so franzy?
30810''W- w- what is it?''
30810''Walkin''from place to place, be ye?''
30810''Was it a dog prowling about?''
30810''Was it there when we came?''
30810''We should like to start again on Monday, should n''t we, Chippy?''
30810''We''ve got our tennis- balls to fire at him; but how is he going to fire at us?''
30810''Well, Slynn,''he said,''and what may you want?''
30810''Well, sir,''said Chippy,''wot about"Scout meets Scout"?
30810''Well, then, Jim, you think this scouting movement is of real service?''
30810''Well, what did she ask you?''
30810''Well, who?''
30810''Well,''replied Chippy,''wot if I did black yer eye?
30810''Well,''said the colonel,''suppose I have the story from one of you boys?''
30810''Were these cutlets taken from the fresh salmon?''
30810''What about the motor- car?''
30810''What are we goin''to do with this nipper?''
30810''What are we going to do, Chippy?''
30810''What are you doing here?
30810''What brings you back at this time?''
30810''What d''ye say to a drop o''milk?''
30810''What did I say?
30810''What do ye make of it, Tom?''
30810''What do you want here?''
30810''What do you want?''
30810''What does it mean?
30810''What does the patrol- leader say?''
30810''What does this mean?''
30810''What for?''
30810''What have you got, I''d like to know?''
30810''What is it, Billy?''
30810''What is it, Chippy?''
30810''What is it?''
30810''What made him sack yer?''
30810''What made you do such a soft trick, Slynn?''
30810''What makes''em so sharp on this game?''
30810''What of that?''
30810''What of that?''
30810''What on earth are you nippers up to?''
30810''What shall we call our patrol?''
30810''What was I doing when you saw me first?''
30810''What''s a rum- looking beggar like you got to do with a patrol?
30810''What''s all this about?''
30810''What''s come to Gracie?''
30810''What''s his name?''
30810''What''s that game?''
30810''What''s that ye say, Diggory?''
30810''What''s that, Chippy?''
30810''What''s that?
30810''What''s that?
30810''What''s the best plan?''
30810''What''s the bill of fare, cook?''
30810''What''s the matter?''
30810''What''s the use of coming here and talking about a patrol of wharf- rats?
30810''What''s this?''
30810''What''s wrong?
30810''What''s wrong?''
30810''What, Fred, back already?''
30810''Wheer are they got to?''
30810''Wheer''s discipline if so be as everybody can do as he''s a mind?''
30810''Wheer''s the nearest place wi''a fire an''a woman in it?''
30810''When is your next half- holiday?''
30810''Where am I goin''to get another?''
30810''Where are we going to get it?''
30810''Where are you going to get one?''
30810''Where have you come from?''
30810''Where is he now?''
30810''Where is he?''
30810''Where is he?''
30810''Where''e the skin?''
30810''Where''s that merry hooter?''
30810''Where''s the map?
30810''Where''s your badge?''
30810''Where''s your lanyard and whistle?''
30810''Where''s your shoulder knot?''
30810''Which way do we move?''
30810''Which way does it lie?''
30810''Who are you?''
30810''Who knows wot''e might do?''
30810''Who set ye here?''
30810''Who wants to smell things all that way?
30810''Who''s Albert?''
30810''Who''s about?''
30810''Who''s playing the fool?''
30810''Who''s stoppin''yer?''
30810''Who''s that out in the garden, gra''mother?''
30810''Who''s your friend, Dick?''
30810''Why do n''t they collar''em?''
30810''Why must we do that, sergeant?''
30810''Why not ride along o''me?
30810''Why not vote upon the question?''
30810''Why should anyone want to follow you?''
30810''Why should he be here, all this distance from Locking?''
30810''Wo n''t I?''
30810''Wot about a convict?''
30810''Wot about my challenge now?''
30810''Wot about nex''Sat''day at three, up at yer sandpit?''
30810''Wot about that patch o''thick stuff right ahead?''
30810''Wot are we goin''to do wi''this?''
30810''Wot call?
30810''Wot d''yer say to campin''pretty handy to it to- night?''
30810''Wot d''yer want, Chippy?''
30810''Wot do we do?''
30810''Wot''s he a- spyin''on in the he''th?''
30810''Wot''s the best way to head arter this?''
30810''Wot''s the game, I wonder?''
30810''Wot''s the game?''
30810''Wot''s the home stretch run out at?''
30810''Wot''s the matter?''
30810''Wot''s the time?''
30810''Wot''s this?''
30810''Wot''s this?''
30810''Wotcher doin''here?''
30810''Yer do n''t want another in the Ravens, do yer, Chippy?''
30810''Yer would meet us, then?
30810''Yes,''said the farmer wonderingly;''how do you come to know about him?
30810''Yes; and suppose such a man went to a place where there was no one at home but a woman, or a woman and children?''
30810''Yes; but how are you going to prove it?''
30810''You do n''t mean to say you''d do the same if it happened again, do you?
30810''You think you''re very sharp, but how do I know you''re a scout?''
30810''You were in the waggon?''
30810''You''re quite sure nothing can be done?''
30810''Your little gell, eh?''
30810Ai n''t it dark?''
30810And Chippy as well?
30810And now what can I do for you?''
30810And what''s it got to do with Mrs. Marten''s cutlets?''
30810And you have n''t found anything else?''
30810And you said you''d lend us a hand, did n''t you?''
30810Ask him if he''ll swear to say nothin''?''
30810Besides, ai n''t we scouts?
30810Bread and tea were easy enough to prepare, but how were they going to cook the eels?
30810But is it a reg''lar game?''
30810But s''pose I did a job for some''dy as was really worth sixpence, an''I''d done me good turn that day, could I tek''the sixpence to help us along?
30810But wot about this work?
30810But wot do they want convicts for on the h''eth?''
30810CHAPTER XIII ALBERT, WHO WASN''T ALBERT''You know who it is?''
30810Can he have had anything to do with it?''
30810Chippy scratched his jaw thoughtfully, then spoke up:''D''ye reckon it''s worth a loaf to ye-- a big un?''
30810Chippy?''
30810Did n''t I see you on the heath just about here last Thursday?''
30810Did she ask you anything?''
30810Do you want to lose your job?''
30810Elliott?''
30810Elliott?''
30810Elliott?''
30810Elliott?''
30810Elliott?''
30810Got a stone in it?''
30810Got''em safe?''
30810Had he seen too much?
30810Had the men gone out towards the middle?
30810Has a convict escaped?
30810Have I got home?''
30810Hello, wot''s up here?
30810Here, what are ye up to?''
30810How about the pewey?''
30810How did ye come to see her?''
30810How did ye get round to the trap this mornin''?''
30810How did you do that?''
30810How did you manage it?''
30810How discovered?
30810How had he left the place-- on his own feet, or with assistance?
30810How have you got on?''
30810How long do you think we shall be able to keep going on our money-- till the end of the week?''
30810I done one or two odd jobs for''i m to get''i m to talk, and then I sez to''i m,"D''yer ever screw tips on heels?"
30810If we tek''money for the job,''ow''ave we''elped our country?''
30810Is he slipping off under cover of those low blackthorns?''
30810Is he trying to steal across the heath to find somewhere to hide himself?
30810Is n''t it hot?
30810Is n''t it lonely country all round it?
30810Is that it?''
30810Is that your house?''
30810Now arose the vital question: Had the unlucky rider received help or not?
30810Now then, you, turn that money up, will ye?''
30810Now, Chippy, what shall we have for supper?
30810Now, Dick, wheer are ye goin''to dry yerself?''
30810Now, how are you going to get back to Bardon?''
30810Now, how were these men going to break in?
30810Now, what about gettin''the bed ready afore we have supper?
30810Now, what had happened to the rider?
30810Now, where are we?
30810Now, where''s that?''
30810Now, who gets fust sleep-- long or short?''
30810Now,''he went on,''wot''s the distance to the Fort?''
30810Run to Martin and tell him what he had found out?
30810Ryder?''
30810See wot''s in front?''
30810That''s it, is n''t it?''
30810Then what''s to be done with him?''
30810There was a short silence, then Billy murmured gently:''What do you think, Mr. Elliott, that B.-P. would say if he was here?''
30810Was he free or a captive?
30810Went off on his bike a bit back, eh?''
30810Were they cut from the fresh salmon?''
30810What about a cast round by that rabbit warren over there?
30810What could he do?
30810What did this mean?
30810What do you mean by watching me?''
30810What had become of his friend?
30810What is the punishment threatened to the spy who is caught at such a task?
30810What patrol?''
30810What should he do?
30810What was that Chippy had worked in among his sobs and moans?
30810What was that?''
30810What were their former relations?
30810What will the Government he serves do to help him?
30810When will this pest of lazy, loutish loafers, often brutal and dangerous, be cleared from our pleasant highways and byways?
30810When would you like to try a friendly turn against us?''
30810Where are you?''
30810Where do we run to?''
30810Where was Dick?
30810Where''s your patrol- leader?''
30810Which will you have?''
30810Who can eat a thing like that?''
30810Who had struck that light about the water- level?
30810Who were these people who had crept up so silently that the scout had heard nothing?
30810Who''s he a- tryin''to cop?''
30810Why do n''t yer go and look?''
30810Why do n''t you go in for real scouting?
30810Why, where did you pick those rabbits up?''
30810Will they be class enemies when they are men?
30810Will you cook it the same way?''
30810Will you shake hands?''
30810Wo n''t you sit down?
30810Wot about Albert?''
30810Wot about it?''
30810Wot d''yer say to a drop o''milk in the tea?''
30810Wot does it all mean?
30810Wot for?
30810Wot made yer pull yer boot off?
30810Wot sort o''game is that un for a scout?''
30810Wot yer grousin''about?''
30810Wot''s inside?''
30810Wot''s the bill o''fare?''
30810Yer leader ai n''t agin us now?''
30810You''ve all got a ball apiece, have n''t you?''
30810chuckled Mr. Elliott;''but how much of the second half- sovereign have you spent for food?''
30810cried Dick,''been hunting already?
30810he cried,''are you awake?
30810repeated Dick;''that means dishonest, does n''t it, Chippy?''
30810returned Arthur''Where''s your patrol- flag?''
30810said one, as if in answer to a remark the scout had not caught--''who could help laughin''?
30810what''s that?''
30810who''s this?''
30810wot''s that?''
30810you, Dick?''
17266A package, Paul; did he say what it contained?
17266Ai n''t you heard nawthin''about it, Paul? 17266 All there, ai n''t they?"
17266And counted the coins again, perhaps to find them short, eh, Jack?
17266And does he always get it?
17266And nothing was missing?
17266And took this wad of dough out of it?
17266And will he carry the bundles home safely, without stopping to play with other dogs, or to fight?
17266Both door and window open in the bargain?
17266But I''ve seen something about a troop?
17266But he''s only a little fellow after all, Jack?
17266But how do you know those moving figures are Ted and Ward, or even any of that crowd?
17266But if not Karl, then who got my old coins?
17266But now I''ve told you, Paul, are n''t you goin''to slip around the back way, and let them fellers take it out waitin''? 17266 But now?"
17266But what d''ye think it is?
17266But what''s he got on the end of that pole?
17266But where there are two there may be more, Paul?
17266But you could ask Arline?
17266But you found out that he was innocent, did you?
17266But you found the fourth all right, Jack?
17266But you had something in mind, father, when you said that you met him?
17266But you have another up your sleeve, you said?
17266Call the roll, somebody, wo n''t you?
17266Can you tell me what Smithers looks like, Paul?
17266Could I? 17266 D''ye see them, son?
17266Did anybody go to look for Willie?
17266Did n''t I say we''d have to get up early in the morning if we hoped to keep from taking their dust? 17266 Did they?
17266Did you bring your glim along?
17266Did you forget to lock it after you, Jack?
17266Did you happen to see inside that red car as it went by?
17266Do n''t believe I ever saw it before; but then, what of that? 17266 Do n''t know, but we ought to be able to put our best foot forward just as long as that little fellow does, do n''t you think?"
17266Do n''t we get more than these five matches?
17266Do n''t you see what he means, Wallace?
17266Do we have to stay in here until morning?
17266Do we? 17266 Do you happen to know if any fellow called to see you to- day while you were out?"
17266Do you know the machine, then?
17266Do you mean he''d like to draw us off by shouting that way, while some of his fellows went along to the farmhouse, and got the lost boy?
17266Do you want me to tell you the whole thing, sir?
17266Eh? 17266 Fair?
17266For goodness sake; wo n''t somebody please pound Bluff Shipley on the back, and make him bite his twisted tongue, so he can talk straight?
17266Gut ye, have I? 17266 H- h- how about our b- b- barn, fellows?"
17266Has anything happened to- day?
17266Have you seen this party named Solus Smithers?
17266Hey, what''d you do with it, son?
17266Hit it the first shot,returned Bobolink;"who told you?"
17266Hit up the pace, wo n''t you, please, Bobby?
17266How about inviting some of the Slavin crowd to join us?
17266How about it, Wallace?
17266How about the engine-- is she much damaged?
17266How about you, Paul? 17266 How far ahead is that place?"
17266How is it, Paul? 17266 How is it, Paul?"
17266How long can we keep this up, Paul?
17266How long is it?
17266How would to- morrow do?
17266I certainly will, sir; and perhaps you''d like me to speak to the gentlemen, and tell them how anxious you are to see them?
17266I guess all of you know by this time what some fellers did to Growdy''s pigs last Saturday night, painting''em to beat the band? 17266 I suppose money could n''t buy him, then?"
17266Is it about Ted Slavin and his cronies?
17266Is it so bad as that then? 17266 It was n''t Colonel Strange, was it?"
17266Know-- what, my son?
17266Let up, you; d''ye want to give the whole snap away? 17266 Listen now, what d''ye suppose they''re doing?"
17266Listen to him, will you? 17266 Listen,"said William, suddenly; with a thrill in his voice;"whatever do you suppose that is?"
17266Live around here, bub?
17266Look here, Paul, if a fellow has to live up to the rules, however could the members of Ted''s company be taken into a troop of Boy Scouts?
17266Look here, Paul, what''s this hull thing mean?
17266Look here, Wash, what did I say?
17266Nothing doing?
17266Now what d''ye suppose the sillies are poking poles under there, for?
17266Now, I reckon you''re agoin''to tell all you know about that ere bag, son?
17266Now, what''s the idea that struck you this time, Paul?
17266Of course you know what they were, those that are missing?
17266Our lanterns? 17266 Perhaps I can guess what you did-- was it that you locked the door of your little den, Jack?"
17266Perhaps it never will, and again, who knows what might come out of this? 17266 Ready to move on, fellows?"
17266Remember the red car on the road, and the two men in it?
17266S- s- say, d- d- don''t you k- k- know we''ve got a fi- fine b- b- barn on our p- p- place, fellows?
17266Same hour as before-- eight o''clock?
17266Say ye so? 17266 Say, Jack, is n''t that the name of the man who took the old Grimes farm up at the milldam?"
17266Say, could n''t ye jest make an exception this time, boys?
17266Say, do you think you could have nailed that runaway horse, with such an impediment twisting you up?
17266Say, gimme a ride, mister?
17266Say, is it as bad as that, Jack? 17266 Say, is n''t he a sport, all right, Paul?
17266Say, mister, you would n''t go to hurt a poor feller what never done you no harm, now, would you? 17266 See here, Paul,"he remarked;"I''m not going to ask you to tell me who it is you suspect; but do I know him?"
17266Shall I leave the den shut up as it is, then?
17266Shall I strike a match, Paul?
17266Six there then, eh?
17266So ye think yer father''d larf, do ye? 17266 So, it''s ye, is it, Paul Morrison?
17266Suppose we hold up here, and send out scouts to see how the land lies? 17266 Sure it is, William; but that mean man would n''t budge for you, hey?"
17266Ted Slavin and some of his ugly ducklings?
17266Tell me again I''m hearing owls, will you, fellows? 17266 That counts us in, then, for we''ll have plenty of time to get busy before the day of turkey rolls around, eh, Jack?"
17266That made the little den as tight as a drum, eh?
17266That ought to do for the present,said Paul, finally, as he closed the book and beamed upon his mates;"and now, what do you think, fellows?"
17266That you, Paul?
17266The boys are getting on fine in that water boiling test, are n''t they? 17266 The road, eh?
17266Then may we hope that you will name an early day for the trial to come off? 17266 Then there were two men in it, you say?"
17266Then we go on, do we?
17266Then what took you in my dooryard here; for I heard a pack runnin''away when I kim out of the house? 17266 Then what''s all the doings about?"
17266Then why not put for the old place at full speed right away?
17266Then you give us permission to pitch in, and whale the whole bunch the next time they play one of their measly old tricks on us? 17266 Then you suggest waiting for him as he comes out, and telling him we know all about his fishing for my coins?"
17266Then you_ are_ in trouble; and you mean to confess to me? 17266 Think it lies in this direction, Paul?"
17266Thought you''d give us the quiet sneak, and gobble all the glory yourselves, hey?
17266Wall, did yuh run acrost the bag, Brad? 17266 Well, I''d just like to learn if there is anything you Boy Scouts do n''t know how to handle?"
17266Well, how did you find it?
17266Well, that''s no reason we have to stay cooped up, is it?
17266Well, what are we going to do about it, boys?
17266Well, what do you think of that?
17266Well, what''s all this about?
17266Well, would you dream of such a thing as that?
17266Well, you do n''t say?
17266Well,said Paul, as they headed for the house of his comrade, which chanced to come before his own,"what do you think of my scheme, Jack?"
17266Well?
17266Were you looking for me, my boy?
17266What d''ye mean, Paul?
17266What did he do to you?
17266What did he say?
17266What do you suppose the silly goose is doing on his knees?
17266What do you suppose?
17266What is it?
17266What of it?
17266What should I wait fur, when I cort ye in the very act? 17266 What under the sun d''ye suppose he''s doing such a stunt for, Paul?"
17266What was that, Jack?
17266What was that?
17266What was that?
17266What''s all the row about, Si?
17266What''s doing now?
17266What''s doing to make you chase me up this way, Number Three?
17266What''s that? 17266 What''s that?"
17266What?
17266When did you see them?
17266When he lived here, you and Scissors used to be something of chums, did n''t you?
17266Where are we heading for?
17266Where did it happen? 17266 Where shall we meet?"
17266Where''s the other twin?
17266Where, when, how?
17266Whew, but those fellows do n''t believe in letting the grass grow under their feet, do they? 17266 Which is one way of saying that you can guess I have a motive in asking you?"
17266Who is it this time, William? 17266 Who is the woman?"
17266Who knows the ways of the open like our Paul? 17266 Who locked this door, fellows?"
17266Who owns the Dempsey house now, Jack?
17266Who was that boy?
17266Who was the last one in?
17266Who''s child?
17266Who''s next to report?
17266Why, how do you do, Mr. Pender? 17266 Why, sure, what''s to hinder you buying your scout''s uniform with it?"
17266Will Carlo hang around and wait for you a bit?
17266Will you listen to me, fellows?
17266With what, boss? 17266 Worth fighting hard for, eh, Paul?"
17266Yes, and now?
17266Yes, and then what?
17266Yes, first tell me who it was you suspected that has turned out innocent?
17266Yes, what''s it all mean, Paul? 17266 Yet you came up here and counted them; you are positive of that?"
17266You came up here after you saw Karl off on the train?
17266You carried out my suggestion then?
17266You did find the bag, then?
17266You do n''t say? 17266 You mean that you''ll take the street that leads to the front of your house?
17266You remember Mr. Silas Westervelt, the Quaker of Manchester?
17266You said there were fourteen left this morning, did n''t you, Jack?
17266A bag, mister?
17266All right, who cares?
17266And besides, what does an hour, or even two of them, matter in the end?
17266And do you think it can have gone beyond Stanhope?
17266And meant to twist my chum up so he''d think one of his own crowd had been taking them?"
17266And what did he say to that?"
17266And what shall I say of this fine member of your patrol who so bravely risked his own life to save that of a mother''s baby?
17266And when you left me in town you hurried around to the post- office to find Mr. Pender, did n''t you?
17266And you wo n''t begrudge us that, Claypool?"
17266Another robbery at the jewelry store; or has some one sneaked away with one of the coffins your house carries?"
17266Any objection to joining in with us and having a little fun while we help a brother even up his score?"
17266Any other proposition?"
17266Any trouble at home?
17266Anybody else going to be there to- night?"
17266Anything doing?
17266Are you bothered over the Boy Scout troop we''ve been organizing?
17266But I''d like to see you make the test, Paul?"
17266But about this wretched matter, Paul-- you wo n''t say anything to your folks, will you?"
17266But about those uniforms, boys-- hadn''t the scout tailor better get to work, going over his measurements again?
17266But how is it you do n''t want to go to your own folks?
17266But is it true that you and Jack''s father were chums long ago?"
17266But look here, ai n''t there another way to get to that old abandoned mill without going through the town?
17266But see here, there''s more back of this than you''ve told me?"
17266But see here, what does this mean?
17266But see here, why do you just happen to mention that business?
17266But tell me what''s gone wrong?
17266But what about Solus Smithers-- they asked after him, you know?"
17266But what else could a lad expect who was so unfortunate as to find himself afflicted with such a name as A. Cypher?
17266But what makes you ask that?
17266But what yuh mean apushin''in on me thetaways?"
17266But what''s got you now?
17266But what''s the matter with you, Jack?"
17266But when do you mean to tell me what you know about this strange affair, Paul?"
17266But where could he sell them, do you think?"
17266But who cared?
17266CHAPTER II WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BOY SCOUT"Where are the stone throwers?"
17266CHAPTER VI A STRANGE SUGGESTION"Who goes there?"
17266CHAPTER XII THE RIVAL TROOPS"How far do we have to go in this new plan of forgiving the enemy, Paul?"
17266CHAPTER XXI THE MEETING"How are you, Paul?"
17266CHAPTER XXIII THE RED CAR"What''s the matter with you, Paul?"
17266CHAPTER XXV A CAMP IN THE WOODS"Why, Paul, what''s all this hurry mean?"
17266CHAPTER XXVII TED FINDS SOMETHING"Sure it was n''t an owl?"
17266Chairman?"
17266Come in with me, wo n''t you?"
17266Could he be in league with these two men whom the Government expert was sent to watch?
17266Could it be possible that the local authorities had in some manner become aware of the fact that law breakers were abroad in the land?
17266Could it be possible these rascals meant to torture Ted until he told; or were they just trying to frighten him?
17266D''ye hear that, you young fool?
17266D''ye suppose he did anything to it when he went out?"
17266D''ye think you can stand the racket?"
17266D''ye understand now?
17266Dared they rise up and defy these two scoundrels?
17266Did he seem to know who they were?"
17266Did he tell you the secret?"
17266Did n''t you hear it that time?"
17266Did they tackle you, son?"
17266Did you ever see such agony?"
17266Did you fly in through the window?"
17266Did you get that manual you sent for, Paul?"
17266Do n''t dozens pass along here every day, that come up from the city?
17266Do n''t he sit up like a soldier?
17266Do n''t let him kidnap me, will you, Paul?"
17266Do n''t that satisfy you it was n''t your brother, after all, Jack?"
17266Do n''t you believe me, mister?
17266Do n''t you feel more like straining every nerve in the effort to win that prize, after seeing how handsome it is?
17266Do you get on to the meaning of this movement, fellows?"
17266Do you see anything changed here?"
17266Do you want to whip me now, or take me in to the lockup, which?"
17266Does the mill pond stand on the ground he''s rented?"
17266Eight or ten would give us a warm time do n''t you think?"
17266Even if they allowed us to pass by, do n''t you think they''d be apt to take it out of you when you returned alone?
17266Everybody''s entitled to half the road; ai n''t that the law, fellers?"
17266Father has n''t come back from his afternoon round of visits, has he?
17266Five times I did it, to be sure; yet you saw that there were only four just now?"
17266For how could Karl have anything to do with the bad business while he was up at your uncle''s?"
17266Get that?"
17266Gimme a ride, mister, if you''re goin''that way, wo n''t you?"
17266Give me just a little more time on that, will you, old fellow?"
17266Guess who remembered us in such a bully way?"
17266Had not Paul said words to that effect, after telling them what it meant to be a tried and true scout?
17266Has he actually been down for the mail?"
17266Have you learned anything you want to tell me, Paul?"
17266Hello I look here, what''s this?"
17266Here Carlo, how''s your sweet tooth coming on?"
17266How about that, Bluff?"
17266How do they know?
17266How do you boys expect to look for the child in the blackness of those woods?"
17266How is the patrol coming on?
17266How old is Karl?"
17266How, Paul?"
17266I believe you want to see for yourself if any more of my coins have disappeared?"
17266I do n''t suppose Scissors ever drops in to see you nowadays?"
17266I do n''t suppose you''d care to go straight to her, and ask her point blank what I''d done to make her treat me so cruelly?
17266I hope you did n''t give the gentleman any idea that you had ever heard a word about him or his car?"
17266I know I''m awfully dull just now, but who could blame me under the circumstances?
17266I should n''t think of allowing that at all?"
17266I wonder now if either of you happen to know a Mr. Solus Smithers?"
17266I''d better jump in with him, do n''t you think?
17266I''m going to ask you again, son, what did you do with it?"
17266If some one cast Ted loose would he join forces with them, and make common cause against the ruffians?
17266Is he a tall man, with a hooked nose; and does he dip snuff?"
17266Is he hurt?"
17266Is it about your school affairs?"
17266Is n''t that Jack''s dog coming out with a package of papers in his mouth?
17266Is n''t that so, Jack?"
17266Is n''t that so, Paul?"
17266Is n''t that so, fellows?"
17266Is that plain?"
17266Is that so, Paul?"
17266Is the child lost?"
17266It smells mighty inviting to him, I wager; but will he go in?
17266Karl, how could you?"
17266Let me go, wo n''t you?
17266Let me loose, wo n''t you, mister?
17266May I ask how they learned just where the camp of the Aldine Troop was to be pitched?"
17266More of them gone, Jack?"
17266No boy need longer hesitate to call out to him on the street; for Peleg, I take it, has seen a great light, eh, Jack?"
17266No, I''m your superior officer, and I order you to stop right here where you belong; do you understand, Jack?"
17266Now he''s adding larger stuff; and what''s this he''s doing with those stones?"
17266Now shall I get busy, and meander off?"
17266Now, I wonder if I could leave these two prisoners in charge of several of you, while the rest went with me in the car?
17266Now, how many figures have you seen dodging along back there, just as if they did n''t care to be seen-- yet?"
17266Now, however did that thing happen to be lying there in the road?
17266Now, what do you think about the nerve of that, fellows?"
17266Now, what''s doing, fellows; and do we get a grab at the scout?"
17266Other boys may have been up there to- day?"
17266Paint my critters red, white an''blue, will ye?
17266Paul, that you?"
17266Paul, will you ever forgive me?
17266Pender?"
17266Pender?"
17266Perhaps some servant may have taken them?"
17266Ready, all?"
17266Say, are there any books on the subject, that we can get, and learn more about this thing?"
17266Say, is there any other place up here but the old farm alongside the mill pond?
17266See my plan?"
17266Shall I let him past the door, Jack?"
17266Shall you dismiss the troop here, Paul?"
17266Stormways?"
17266Suppose I had that list, and rooting over all the little boxes he keeps his coins in for sale, found every one of the missing ones there?"
17266Suppose you take your old chum into your confidence, Paul?
17266Sure you counted four, are you?"
17266Take my hand, wo n''t you, Paul?
17266Tell me why you are grinning so, Paul?
17266That all?"
17266That''s right, is n''t it, fellows?"
17266The question that is bothering me is, where did he get it?"
17266The water must be boiling; and who would have thought it?
17266There-- well, what d''ye think of that, fellers?"
17266Think I would so far forget myself as to get down on my knees, and beg her to take me back into favor?
17266Think I''m stringing you, do n''t you, Paul?
17266This night air has made you too cold to speak up; but we''ll fix all that, I reckon; we know how to do it, do n''t we, Wash?"
17266Thomes before you went to the city, did you?"
17266Thomes?"
17266Thought it lots of fun, did n''t you?
17266Was Mr. Jared Pender, the Government expert, about to have rivals in the field?
17266Was he thinking just then of the coins; or did he have some knowledge of the practical joke that had been played on old Peleg Growdy?
17266We opened his eyes some, eh?"
17266Well, mebbe they have; but tell me just why they are hiding close to_ your_ place?"
17266What business did he have sitting there and taking two- thirds of the road, to let William upset in the ditch trying to pass him?"
17266What can you mean?
17266What d''ye think of that, Jack?"
17266What d''ye think yer father''ll say w''en he hears''bout this?"
17266What did you do to poor old Ted and his cronies, Paul?"
17266What do you want me to do, Paul, in the meantime?"
17266What does a scout promise to be if allowed to wear the uniform, Wallace?"
17266What has been done to find him?"
17266What have they been doing?"
17266What if a storm should come up?"
17266What if the tall man came straight toward that spot, looking for the missing object?
17266What say, fellows?"
17266What shall we do, Paul?"
17266What sort of a binding agreement had we ought to get up?"
17266What use is it to be elected bugler if you ca n''t bugle?"
17266What was that?
17266What will he do right away, fellows?"
17266What''s happened?
17266What''s this you''re giving me, Bobolink?"
17266What''s your queer game?"
17266Whatever could have happened in quiet Stanhope, to cause all this gathering of people, and such earnest consultations?
17266When''s the next meeting, Paul?"
17266Where did you put that bag?"
17266Where was it at the time?
17266Where you ben all this afternoon?"
17266Who air ye, anyway?"
17266Who saw little Willie last?
17266Who was this Solus Smithers?
17266Who''s laying for me, and where?"
17266Why let Ted and Ward have the inside track?
17266Why should n''t we get up one here?"
17266Why, I wonder?
17266Why, Paul, whatever put that notion into your head?"
17266Will he run, fellows?"
17266With me?
17266With such a leader, how could they?
17266Wo n''t_ you_ take me home, Paul?"
17266Wot''s a hundred dollars beside the new speerit ye''ve managed somehow to start up in me?
17266Would Mr. Pender have anything to do with it?"
17266You actually suspected him of taking my coins?
17266You guessed something then, did n''t you, Paul?"
17266You know that Si Growdy is a nephew of his?
17266You mean to catch him at it some time; is that the idea, Paul?"
17266You remember that baseball bat of mine that''s been lying over here so long?
17266You remember that time, Jack?"
17266You say none of them were ever taken in the night?"
17266You understand, Paul?"
17266You understand?"
17266You would n''t break her heart, mister, by smokin''a poor boy?"
17266You''ll let Jane get me something in a jiffy, wo n''t you, now?"
17266ai n''t it j- j- just awful, f- f- fellows?"
17266ai n''t that the same old shout?"
17266and you say there is no need of our worrying?"
17266cried Jack;"did she forget her own baby, then?"
17266did they have anything to do with his coming up here?
17266did you see that?"
17266do you mean there''s a sequel to this story?"
17266exclaimed his chum, delight showing in his voice;"so the old man has really seen a great light, has he?
17266expect me to tell the hull story, with my boss asettin''there inside the store, watchin''the clock, an''dockin''me for every minute I''m late?
17266he exclaimed, with a gesture of disgust;"ca n''t you take a little fun, Jack?
17266how do you think you could do anything, Jack?
17266is it you?"
17266is that all?
17266is that so?"
17266look at that, will you?"
17266my, whatever did he take chances like that for?"
17266remarked Paul,"are you on, too?
17266then you left the door unlocked again on purpose?"
17266w- w- why was n''t it m- m- me?"
17266watch that, will you?"
17266what ails you?"
17266what are you goin''to do?"
17266what d''ye suppose all that row''s about?"
17266what in the world is that?"
17266what''s that?
17266what''s this mean?
17266wot d''ye know about that, now?
17266wot''s doin''now, boys?"
17266wot''s that, Paul?
17266yes; I see; and he did n''t want trespassers on his farm, eh?
20985About what?
20985After what we did to them only last night?
20985Ai n''t it?
20985Ai nt, hey? 20985 And boats do n''t run on dry land as a rule, do they, Jud?"
20985And what''s that coming along behind the same? 20985 And when do you look for Mr. Gordon, Paul?"
20985And why, may I ask, Paul?
20985Any reason for thinking that?
20985Anything doing around here?
20985Are all here?
20985Are we going to get busy now?
20985Are you badly injured, Albert?
20985Bobolink just had me on the wire,went on Paul, quietly;"and what d''ye suppose he told me?
20985Buckets?
20985But Paul, how could he ever get his line in under that canvas, and secure any of our grub?
20985But Paul, you do n''t mean to tackle him, do you?
20985But William,the accused boy went on, eagerly,"did n''t I eat more''n any one else?
20985But do you like the idea, fellows? 20985 But how about the torches?"
20985But how-- I do n''t just get hold of that, Paul? 20985 But just what tall timber, Mr. Chairman?
20985But look here, what''s this funny track here? 20985 But say, what''s that you''ve picked up, Paul?
20985But suppose that fails?
20985But suppose they do jump in on us; must we turn the other cheek, and get it on both sides?
20985But the letter?
20985But the machine is n''t here now?
20985But what about Ward? 20985 But what''s happened to give you that idea, Jack?"
20985But why did n''t he stop with you? 20985 But why would they want to break open a feed store?"
20985But you could n''t recognize him?
20985Can you feel anything under your feet?
20985Can you see anything of him, Paul?
20985Did you hear it?
20985Did you know them, Paul?
20985Do n''t it look good to meet with a familiar friend, though?
20985Do n''t we have a fire, and some cooked grub, Paul?
20985Do n''t you think the same as I do, and that Joe recognized that man?
20985Do we get a light?
20985Do you hear that sound again, Joe?
20985Do you know why I said that?
20985Do you miss any money from your safe, sir?
20985Do you remember blowing out the lamp at all, sir?
20985Do you suppose your folks would let you camp out to- night down at the church, along with me?
20985Do you want me to take my gun along?
20985Feels some better, do n''t it?
20985Got the key to the gym door, have n''t you, Paul?
20985Have you reasoned it out?
20985He''s always calling, ai n''t he, fellows?
20985Here, what do you make of that?
20985Hey, what d''ye think of that, fellows?
20985How about that, Wallace?
20985How about the other?
20985How about your animals, sir?
20985How are you caught?
20985How can you tell them apart, Paul?
20985How d''ye know that?
20985How d''ye know, old wiseacre?
20985How did you manage with the Indian sign letters I left with you, sir?
20985How do you know?
20985How large a tin box was it, father?
20985How under the sun do we know? 20985 How was that?
20985I reckon that was what flashed into Joe''s mind,remarked Jack;"he thought this man was at the other side of the world, he said, did he?
20985I suppose,ventured his chum,"you''re thinking of that man, the fellow who stole our ham, and who came up here in that light rig?"
20985I wonder where this cave leads to?
20985If they did n''t mean to badger us in some way why should Ward hurry back to tell the rest, and keep them from showing up here?
20985If your left leg was sore this morning, what d''ye think the other fellow''s felt like?
20985Is he still there, Jack?
20985Is it going to look bad?
20985Is that all?
20985Listen to him, would you, Paul?
20985Listen to that, will you?
20985Listen, would you?
20985Look here, Joe, what do you call this?
20985Look here, what''s to hinder us going and collarin''him on his way home?
20985Look there, what d''ye call that, fellows?
20985Looks good to me, eh, Jack?
20985Meaning that queer little light up there, eh, Paul?
20985No signs of wheels around here, are there, Paul?
20985Nothing like getting used to bunking on the hard floor?
20985Notice the blankets and the things for cooking, will you? 20985 Now look here; what''s the use of beating about the bush like that, Paul?
20985Now you sure ca n''t think any of those circus canvasmen would take the trouble to follow us?
20985Now, I wonder what that could be?
20985Now, what d''ye think these prowlers might be?
20985Of course we put a guard out to- night, Paul?
20985Oh, was that it?
20985Oh, what can we do?
20985Oil?
20985Perhaps Ted and his crowd had an ugly experience with those men?
20985Ready?
20985Say, did you ever see such a hot time?
20985Say, do you know what this makes me think of?
20985Say, fellows, how about settling down to the prosy life after this gay old jaunt; tell me about that?
20985Say, is this the day we start on that long hike?
20985Say, that''s why they call a policeman''s club his locust, ai n''t it?
20985Say, what makes you think that?
20985Say, you do n''t think, now, it could have been one of that Slavin bunch, do you?
20985See that bunch of hemlocks over yonder? 20985 Shall I try to get them together, sir?"
20985Shall we call, and bring some of the fellows around? 20985 Shall we go on further?"
20985Ted Slavin?
20985Ted?
20985That might do the job all right; but at the first sign of danger do n''t you expect this fellow would disappear? 20985 That''s what it is,"observed another, with conviction in his tone;"ai n''t I had it in my hands more''n once at school?
20985Vat is dis, poys?
20985Was that what you noticed?
20985We had Camp Misery and Camp Rescue; what''s the objection to calling this Camp Surprise?
20985Well, what d''ye make of it?
20985Well, what did you strike?
20985Well, who is it?
20985Well,added Paul, cautiously,"it looks that way; but how do we know?
20985Were you hurt by that tumble, Jack?
20985What about''em?
20985What d''ye want, Paul?
20985What did it feel like, Andy?
20985What did you see, then? 20985 What did you think then, old molasses in Winter?"
20985What do you suppose has happened to give them that bad scare?
20985What do you suppose it could be?
20985What in goodness can it be?
20985What is it, father?
20985What makes you say that, Jack?
20985What man?
20985What ought we do then?
20985What ought we to do?
20985What shall we call the camp?
20985What shall we do, boys?
20985What sort of a letter now, I''d like to know? 20985 What under the sun d''ye suppose he''s doin''in here?
20985What under the sun does it all mean?
20985What wo n''t they try next?
20985What''s all that talking going on out there?
20985What''s all the row about, Bobolink? 20985 What''s all this you''re talking about, you sillies?
20985What''s all this?
20985What''s that you say, my boy?
20985What''s that you say?
20985What''s that, Paul; not going to camp right here, I hope?
20985What''s that?
20985What''s the matter in there? 20985 What''s the programme for to- day?"
20985What''s your idea?
20985Whatever ought we to do?
20985When does the moon set to- night, Wallace?
20985Where are you?
20985Where d''ye think they''ve located; because never a tent did they bring along?
20985Where do you suppose this old pile of rocks ever got its name, Paul?
20985Where''s Bobolink?
20985Where''s Bobolink?
20985Where''s that fine old lake, I wonder?
20985Where?
20985Which side of the road did he dive into?
20985Who saw him last?
20985Who was that?
20985Why ca n''t they let us alone?
20985Why did n''t we see that before, then?
20985Why should it,he said in reply;"when our motto is always''be prepared''?
20985Why, hello, Wallace, is that you?
20985Why, is that you, Paul?
20985Will you be there, then?
20985Wonder whether they were tramps, or thieves?
20985Would n''t that just jar you some, fellows?
20985Would you put it past them?
20985You believe that I''d like to help get it back for him, do n''t you?
20985You mean so they might follow, and give us all the trouble they could?
20985You mean the Slavin crowd, sir, I take it?
20985You mean they will have to go back home, or stay hungry?
20985You really do n''t know, then?
20985You vill wake up de goot beoples mit your rackets, hey?
20985A bobcat then?
20985Ai nt you going to turn me loose now?"
20985Am I right in believing one of these chaps must be Paul?"
20985And William, you know where to put your hand on those clubs, do n''t you?"
20985And supposing he had fallen in a fit, who had put out the lamp?
20985And this is supposed to be the fuse, is n''t it?
20985Ask your father, Jack?"
20985Boys, do n''t you see what an ugly look that has?"
20985Boys, do n''t you see what an ugly look that has?"
20985Boys, have a little mercy, wo n''t you, now?"
20985Bud here knows where there''s a weak catch, do n''t you, Bud?"
20985But I''m wondering what that big circle close to the camp means?"
20985But Joe, how did he know about the value of the papers your father kept in that tin box?"
20985But if not Ted''s toadies, then who could be wandering about up there?
20985But what are you doing, Jack?"
20985But what are you going to do about it, Paul?"
20985But what became of him then?"
20985But what of it?"
20985But what was it I saw you doing at our last camp, just before we pulled up stakes?"
20985But what''s got you now?
20985But where can the papers be?"
20985But you did n''t hear the popping of the machine, did you?"
20985But you know they''re intending to hike out up in the same quarter we''ve selected?
20985CHAPTER V GETTING READY FOR THE GREAT HIKE"Can you see him yet, Paul?"
20985CHAPTER XII A CAMP BY THE ROADSIDE"Let me have a tent, will you, somebody?"
20985CHAPTER XIII WHEN THE MOON WENT DOWN"Did you know who it was, Paul?"
20985CHAPTER XV LEFT IN THE LURCH"You do n''t say so, Ted?"
20985CHAPTER XVI AT THE FOOT OF RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN"Who?"
20985CHAPTER XXIII WHAT THE EYES OF A SCOUT MAY SEE"What damage was done last night?"
20985CHAPTER XXXIII WHAT PAUL FOUND-- CONCLUSION"What if those men should come back again, and take us prisoners?"
20985Ca n''t you get hold of a branch or two, and hang on when I cut the rope?
20985Ca n''t you get hold of a branch or two, and hang on when I cut the rope?
20985Can you give a guess, Paul?"
20985Chapter VII"What''s the matter in there?
20985Chapter XXXI"Who''s that?
20985Clausin?"
20985Clausin?"
20985Come to look us up, d''ye s''pose, pardner?"
20985Could I have misplaced it in any way?"
20985Could it be possible that Mr. Morris, the lawyer friend of Joe''s father, had influenced that official to start out in search of the papers?
20985Could it be that the entire Slavin crowd had managed to elude their vigilance, and was now hovering over the camp, ready to carry out some dark plot?
20985Could it really be a bear up there in that big oak, the branches of which reached out, and shook hands with those of other trees?
20985Could these be the lost papers that had been the cause of so much distress to Mr. Clausin?
20985D''ye suppose they would break a window if they found the door locked?"
20985Did anybody hear a sound like a dog growling right then?"
20985Did n''t you say he was going to stay here till you came from the meeting?"
20985Did the unknown robber come to the feed- store just on purpose to get hold of them?
20985Did you get a squint of the pond through the trees?
20985Did you happen to get a good look at the face of that man as he drove past?"
20985Did you have another of those awful spells?"
20985Did you know him?"
20985Do it some more, will you?"
20985Do n''t kick a feller when he''s down, will you, Paul?
20985Do they use it for lamps, or watches, like they do porpoise oil?"
20985Do you believe that, Paul?"
20985Do you get it, Jud?"
20985Do you mean to tell them now?"
20985Do you really think it might be so?
20985Do you think they would dare stone the camp, and try to smash our tents?"
20985Four should be enough to hold the fort, do n''t you think, Jack?"
20985Get next to the ghost, will you?"
20985Get on to his curves, would you, boys?
20985Get the idea, boys?"
20985Had Mr. Clausin found something on the floor of his feed store that told him his wicked brother must have been there?
20985Had he ever known him?
20985Has he gotten clean away?"
20985Have I been a doin''anything I had n''t ought to?"
20985Have they got the slippery coon?"
20985Have you noticed that it seems to have no visible outlet?
20985He did n''t pull dot rope?
20985Here, Paul, ai n''t we got something in our medicine chest good for burns?
20985How about it, Joe?"
20985How are you going to tell Mr. Gordon that we hiked out of here, and headed due west from this point?"
20985How can they hold us back?"
20985How could the villain ever clap hands on our prize; tell me that, wo n''t you Paul?"
20985How could we prove anything, then, Jack; tell me that?"
20985How dare you grab me this way?"
20985How many are there who would like to wipe out that debt, and clean the slate for the day?"
20985How many matches in the crowd?"
20985How''d you ever git in here; and who''s along with you?
20985How''d you ever git in here; and who''s along with you?
20985How''s that suit you?"
20985How''s that?"
20985How''s this place, Paul?"
20985However did you come to put it there inside of Ward''s hat?"
20985Hurry up, ca n''t you?"
20985I hate to tell the boys we''ve reached the end of the rope; but what else is left?"
20985I leave it to Paul here, if that ai n''t the truth?"
20985I wonder what I ought to do?
20985I wonder what it can mean?"
20985If a rattlesnake jumped out of those bushes there, and gave me a jab on the leg, how ought I go about it to keep from keeling over?
20985Is n''t that a moving light away up on the side of Rattlesnake Mountain?"
20985Is n''t that it, fellows?"
20985Is that it?"
20985Jack went on,"or are you just saying it on general principles, like?"
20985Joe, is that you?"
20985Listen to that, will you?"
20985Look here, Paul, do you think the man who drove along in that rig is one of these two men?"
20985Look here, what brought you up here, and who are you?"
20985Look inside, and see if there is n''t a circle and two cross bars, made with a pen on the sweat band?"
20985Look what''s that chasing him?"
20985Look, who''s coming over there, Paul?"
20985No trouble about such a simple story, eh, Jud?"
20985Now what d''ye think happened?"
20985Now, what are you staring at, Bobolink?"
20985Paul asked;"have n''t they proved themselves ready to do any sort of mean trick in the past?
20985Paul, do you mean-- would they dare try to dump all that fine grub in the creek, and perhaps ruin our new tents?"
20985Paul, do you think he means to hold him up, or find out where he lives, so he can steal something more?"
20985Paul, what should we do?"
20985Perhaps you noticed me, and that''s why you spoke?"
20985Perhaps you remember noticing a little side road that joined with this one about a quarter of a mile back?"
20985Pick out several likely chaps, wo n''t you?"
20985Possibly some of its waters manage to get to the Bushkill because there are several streams running in; but where does it flow out?"
20985Ready?"
20985Reckon you do n''t ever wanter go there agin, eh?
20985Reckon you do n''t ever wanter go there agin, eh?"
20985Say, Hank, did n''t I tell you I seen that chief of police down on the road that comes up here from Tatum?
20985Say, Hank, did n''t I tell you I seen that chief of police down on the road that comes up here from Tatum?
20985Say, you do n''t think there might be a little bunch of the nasty scaly monsters left over from the old cripple''s hunt, do you, Paul?"
20985See the point, fellows?"
20985Shall I get a lantern; and do you want any more along?"
20985Shall I go up and find out?"
20985Shall I wake Bobolink and William?"
20985Shall we go back to the camp now, Paul?"
20985So suppose I draw a rude hand, with the finger pointing toward a sun that is half down behind a line?
20985Suppose you get a few pictures of this first camp?
20985Tell me that, will you, Paul?"
20985Tell us that, wo n''t you?"
20985That was surely Jack answering him, but where could he be?
20985The level line I take it is meant for the horizon?"
20985Then what?
20985There ai n''t any wild animals in here, are there, Paul?"
20985They have been threatened with all sorts of horrible punishments; but did you ever know of one of that bunch to be haled up before the justice?"
20985They''re on the ground first; but what do we care about that, if they only leave us alone?"
20985Think of that big bell booming out at such an hour of the night, will you?
20985Want to go with me, Jack?"
20985Was he especially interested in what that tin box held?"
20985Well, what was to hinder a_ boy_ from coming into competition with other things, when an explanation of the mystery was sought?
20985Were there others also in the oak?
20985What ails me, anyhow?"
20985What ails you?"
20985What could those papers have been; and why was he looking at them that night?
20985What d''ye mean holding me up like this, right at our own gate too?
20985What d''ye suppose has scared them?"
20985What d''ye think?"
20985What d''ye want with us?
20985What d''ye want with us?
20985What did you see?"
20985What do you say, Jack?"
20985What do you suppose we''re apt to strike there, Paul?
20985What do you think I found only a few hundred feet away from our camp?"
20985What has happened?
20985What if Hank were returning to search for his coat, remembering how he had left it so carelessly when he fled, and what things of value it held?
20985What if no one had noticed the absence of Albert, and they had hurried away from the ruined camp, leaving him fast in the tree?
20985What kind of a scout are you, anyway, William?"
20985What relation is he to you, Joe, and where was he in prison?"
20985What say, Wallace?"
20985What say, fellows?"
20985What was that sound?"
20985What was the use, when he had followers able and willing to obey the crook of his little finger?
20985What would dad say if he knew?"
20985What would n''t I give to get that?"
20985What''s that, Bobolink picking up his bugle?
20985Whatever made these, Paul?"
20985When will you drop in for me?"
20985Where am I?"
20985Where are we going to hike?"
20985Where can I get a bucket handy, mister?
20985Where was that, Jack?"
20985Who could that man be, and why should poor Joe feel so badly over having set eyes on him?
20985Who did, den, tell me dot?
20985Who is he, Joe?"
20985Who was it, and is he all right again?"
20985Who''s been kicking me when I was asleep?
20985Why d''ye suppose men''d hang out in such a place as this, and shun their fellows, if they ai n''t been doin''something against the law?"
20985Why do n''t you open up?
20985Why do n''t you open up?"
20985Will I ever forget it?"
20985Would n''t that be apt to tell him we went west from here?"
20985Would the thief open up communications with him, and demand a ransom for their return?
20985You believe that, do n''t you?"
20985You''ve seen something, have n''t you?"
20985ai n''t this the toughest place ever, though?"
20985another o''them boy scouts you was tellin''me about, eh, Hank?"
20985asked Mr. Clausin, hastily;"the door was open when you came?
20985but do n''t they all look like they''d been drawn through a knot- hole, though?"
20985came a voice that Paul easily recognized as belonging to Ted Slavin himself;"Who''s afraid?
20985cried Bobolink, as he rubbed his eyes,"wake me up, somebody, wo n''t you?
20985cried Bobolink,"but wo n''t he get the dope instead of you, then?"
20985did n''t you hear it, fellows?
20985do n''t I know that Ted, though?"
20985do n''t it look awful big, fellows?"
20985exclaimed Bobolink as he found himself looking into what seemed to be a very deep and black hole;"was n''t it lucky we got the glim going when we did?
20985exclaimed Bobolink,"now, what do you mean by that?
20985exclaimed Jack, in a disappointed tone,"then he''s a friend of yours, sir?
20985get a grip on my legs, will you?
20985is that so?"
20985lamented William, as he leaned on his war- club, and looked as forlorn as one of his merry disposition ever could,"whatever did they run away for?
20985laughed Paul;"and I guess you must have made the same discovery I did?"
20985listen, would you?"
20985mister scout leader, how vas dot?"
20985my, what do you mean, Bobolink?"
20985said a quavering voice,"is that you?"
20985shucks, d''ye mean to say you never heard that story?"
20985the looney has been fishing here; now, what d''ye think of that?"
20985the old sexton was crying,"I knows apout how you does all de times, Villiam Carberries, ai n''t it?
20985then you mean they''re escaped convicts, or something like that?"
20985then you think perhaps that Ted Slavin and his crowd might have made this fire; is that it, Paul?"
20985there, Bud, what''s keeping you?"
20985think you''re smart, do n''t you, Morrison?
20985vat you poys say?
20985was n''t that a jerk?"
20985well, we''re not worrying,"declared Jud, looking around at the ring of bright faces, and nodding,"are we, fellows?"
20985well,"Jud went on to say,"what would be the use of tantalizing the poor chaps?
20985what if we should run up against a man hiding there?"
20985what of that?"
20985what was it?
20985what would nine miles be to fellows on wheels?
20985what''s going on, Paul?"
20985where do we come in?
20985yes, tell that to the ducks, will you?
20985you, mister with the big elephant, do n''t you want a drink of the coldest spring water on earth?
5602''Waal, ther was n''t nothin''ther matter with ther huntin''was ther?'' 5602 ''Where is the best place to go?''
5602A game?
5602About Randolph, Dick Wilson and young Blake,explained the judge;"and, by the way, where is Pepper?
5602About what?
5602After the prowess exhibited by their messenger, do you think we dare accept?
5602Ah reckon dat am so,drawled Rand, then changing his tone he went on:"What do you say to having a meeting to- night and talking it over?
5602Ah, what''s that?
5602All over?
5602All through your interruptions?
5602And know how to fly it?
5602And now,continued the colonel,"in celebration of the organization of-- By the way, you have n''t chosen a name yet, have you?
5602And phat will Oi be doing?
5602And where are they?
5602And where do I come in?
5602And you say the windows were fastened?
5602And you were n''t so far out of the way at that, were you, Pepper?
5602Any one there?
5602Anything I can do for you?
5602Are there any further additions or amendments? 5602 Are you going to shoot them?"
5602Are you going with us?
5602Are you ready, all?
5602Are you sure that your agile enemy is n''t watching us from somewhere and just waiting for it to be done to his taste before making a raid on us?
5602Are you sure there is n''t?
5602As big as the Hudson or Fulton?
5602As much what?
5602Aw, what would you do?
5602Because they would n''t get enough swag to make it worth while,answered Jack,"Swag?"
5602Before breakfast?
5602Better put out a sentinel, had n''t you?
5602But how did it happen?
5602But how did you get here?
5602But how did you get out of the tree?
5602But how do you know that Rae did it?
5602But truly, Geraid,asked Donald,"how are we doing?"
5602But what about the tools?
5602But what do you do when that is gone?
5602But what for?
5602But what has become of Pepper?
5602But what has that got to do with the coins?
5602But what has that got to do with the present excitement?
5602But what is it?
5602But where could he have gone?
5602But why did they need to make such a mystery of it?
5602But, how can you see all that?
5602Call the room?
5602Can we help you in any way?
5602Can you help us to find it?
5602Can you tell me,persisted Dick,"what kind of rows never come singly?"
5602Can you tie them?
5602Come now, Gerald,pleaded Jack,"tell us how we are doing?"
5602Did any of you pick it up?
5602Did he have a dog with him?
5602Did n''t I tell you there was something back of this monkey business?
5602Did they get very much?
5602Did we scare you?
5602Did you ever see such a fool trick as that? 5602 Did you know I was up a tree?
5602Did you say you were looking for me?
5602Did you think it was a good time to take a row?
5602Do I make myself comprehensible?
5602Do n''t you lock your door when you go out?
5602Do n''t you think anybody has any right on the river but you? 5602 Do you know we have been hunting all over for you?"
5602Do you know what they are?
5602Do you know why?
5602Do you mean to scatter papers?
5602Do you think I am going to be left out of this?
5602Do you think he meant our shell?
5602Do you think it could have bitten him?
5602Do you think so?
5602Do you think that they came from around here?
5602Do you think that they could have come in through the cellar?
5602Do you think they could have carried him off?
5602Do you think we have any chance against them?
5602Do you think you will be safe now?
5602Do you want to see him?
5602Does he carry malice like that?
5602Don?
5602Find any more?
5602For what? 5602 For what?"
5602Found something more?
5602Found something?
5602Giving me some of my own advice, are n''t you? 5602 H- h- how did you g- get into the boat, Gerald?"
5602Hare and hounds?
5602Have you a doctor on board?
5602Have you any name in mind?
5602Have you any reason to think that they know anything about it?
5602Have you got any dues, Sherlock?
5602He could n''t very well be all over at once, could he? 5602 He is the son of the janitor at the bank,"replied Rand,"and--""Anything wrong about him?"
5602How about Mohicans?
5602How are we going to get in?
5602How are we going?
5602How can you manage that?
5602How did they get in?
5602How did they get in?
5602How did you get down here?
5602How did you make out?
5602How do you know?
5602How do you know?
5602How do you make that out?
5602How far is it?
5602How in the world could Nellie get here?
5602How is it, Don?
5602How is that?
5602How is that?
5602How is that?
5602How long do you think it will take you to get there and back?
5602How long since these windows have been opened?
5602How shall we do it?
5602How should I know?
5602How was that?
5602How would you like to take a look at it?
5602I wonder what he has got now?
5602I wonder what it means?
5602I wonder what next? 5602 I wonder what they are cooking there?
5602I wonder who he could have been?
5602I wonder who it could have been, and what they were after?
5602I- i- it''s a beauty, ai n''t it?
5602In what?
5602Is he now?
5602Is it like this?
5602Is it really you, Pepper?
5602Is it?
5602Is n''t it time for a feast and a war dance or something?
5602Is n''t that rather a sweeping condemnation, Randolph?
5602Is n''t there a story that goes with that?
5602Is she alive?
5602Is that better?
5602Is that fair?
5602Is that your house above here?
5602It does, eh?
5602It must have been that way,agreed Jack,"but where did they get this key?
5602Let me see,continued the colonel musingly,"how does number four go?"
5602Like they do with a clam bake?
5602Looking for clues?
5602Looking for news, as usual, eh, Jack? 5602 More mysteries, Jack?"
5602Not if they had a key?
5602Now that you have agreed upon a name,continued the colonel,"what do you say to having a real Scout dinner in the woods?"
5602Now, how many red and how many white stripes?
5602Now, which way shall I go?
5602Now, who said anything about trouble?
5602Now, who will volunteer to carry it to Highpoint?
5602Now,called Rand, when they had landed,"who wants to be cook?
5602Now,said Rand, when Donald had finished the reading,"shall we go ahead?"
5602Now,went on Mr. Whilden,"is n''t there something I can do for you?"
5602Of Monkey Raes?
5602Of course you have,admitted Donald,"but do you know what it is?"
5602Really and truly?
5602Really?
5602Right now, Pepper?
5602S- s- say,went on Pepper,"how did that fight come out?
5602Said anything to them about it?
5602Say, Pepper, ai n''t you hungry?
5602Say, what time is it? 5602 See anything of Monkey lately?"
5602See anything of them?
5602Seen or heard anything?
5602Shall I run over and see?
5602Shall I so report?
5602Shall we follow him?
5602Shall we follow them?
5602Shure, an''phat mischief are ye''s plotting now?
5602Smoke, where?
5602Study them a little,suggested the colonel;"is n''t there any difference between them?"
5602Sure of that?
5602Sure of that?
5602Sure there ai n''t anybody''round?
5602T- that you, Gerald?
5602Tell the colonel?
5602That is possible, is n''t it?
5602That seems right, too,assented the judge,"but what do you make of it?"
5602That''s one thing; anything else?
5602The Oneidas used to roam about here, did n''t they?
5602The first American flag was made in Philadelphia by Betsy Ross, in 1775, was it not?
5602Then, when did the stars and stripes become the national flag?
5602There is n''t any one around, is there?
5602There were other flags, too, were n''t there?
5602They are going to do what?
5602They certainly made junk of it,remarked Rand;"how did they do it?"
5602Think you would know them again?
5602Tired?
5602To change the subject, what about uniforms?
5602Very good,commended the colonel,"and now about the knots?"
5602Very well,agreed Rand,"what do you say, Jack?"
5602W- w- what is it?
5602Want him to invite you to go yachting?
5602Want to indulge your savage instincts and live in a wigwam?
5602Was any one with him?
5602Was n''t just like it, was it?
5602Was there a man with them?
5602Well, Pepper?
5602Well, boys, what do you say?
5602Well, what about him?
5602Well, what about it?
5602Well,began Pepper as soon as they were fairly inside the house,"did n''t I hear somebody say breakfast?"
5602Well,said the colonel when, a little later, the dinner had been eaten to the last scrap,"how do you like Scout fare?"
5602Well?
5602Were there any more?
5602What Indians were in this section?
5602What are we going to do now?
5602What are you going to do, Rand?
5602What are you talking about?
5602What are you trying to do, yourself?
5602What did I tell you?
5602What did they get?
5602What did they say?
5602What did you know?
5602What do we have to be examined in?
5602What do you expect to find, Jack?
5602What do you make of that?
5602What do you say, Don?
5602What do you say, Jack?
5602What do you think he was doing with them, using them for an aeroplane?
5602What do you think he was trying to do?
5602What do you want with a stove?
5602What do you want?
5602What does it mean with the Union down?
5602What does it remind you of?
5602What does?
5602What for, Pepper?
5602What for?
5602What for?
5602What has Master Tompkins been doing lately?
5602What has become of Gerald?
5602What have you been doing,cried Pepper, who was waiting for them on the landing,"fishing?"
5602What have you been reading lately?
5602What have you got there, Rand?
5602What have you got there?
5602What in the world were you doing here?
5602What is he after now?
5602What is it now, Jack?
5602What is it now, hide and seek, or has Gerald been losing himself?
5602What is it now?
5602What is it this time, addition or multiplication?
5602What is it, Tige, old boy?
5602What is it, then, Donald, if it is n''t mortal?
5602What is it, then?
5602What is it,went on the colonel,"a game of hide and seek?"
5602What is it?
5602What is it?
5602What is that you have there, Rand?
5602What is that?
5602What is the difference between them?
5602What is the first thing to do?
5602What is the matter with him?
5602What is the matter with him?
5602What is the matter with it?
5602What is the matter with me?
5602What is the matter, Gerald?
5602What is the matter?
5602What kind of things?
5602What made you think of having Gerald join us, Jack?
5602What man?
5602What objection is there to our thinking?
5602What shall we call it?
5602What shall we do about it?
5602What shall we do if they come?
5602What shall we do next?
5602What time did he start?
5602What took you down there tonight?
5602What was he after?
5602What was he like, did you see him?
5602What was it like?
5602What was that like?
5602What was that?
5602What would he be doing away off there?
5602What would he want to do that for?
5602What''s on your mind now, Rand?
5602What''s that?
5602What''s the matter with Uncas?
5602What''s your scheme, Pepper?
5602What, against?
5602Whatcher''fraid of?
5602When do I go?
5602Where are you going in such a hurry?
5602Where are you?
5602Where away?
5602Where away?
5602Where did all these stories come from?
5602Where did you get it?
5602Where did you learn all these things, Jack?
5602Where do you see that?
5602Where does it go now?
5602Where has she gone?
5602Where have you been? 5602 Where in the world have n''t I been?"
5602Where in the world have you been?
5602Where is he?
5602Where will we meet?
5602Which way did he go?
5602Which way did the sound come from?
5602Which way do you want to go?
5602Who are you?
5602Who are?
5602Who did it?
5602Who does?
5602Who is he?
5602Who owns her?
5602Who said anything about roses?
5602Who was the man with them?
5602Who were they?
5602Who would he get to join it?
5602Who?
5602Who?
5602Why ca n''t we be first class?
5602Why could n''t they get in through a window?
5602Why did n''t you do it and get rid of him?
5602Why do n''t you cook some more?
5602Why not, Pepper?
5602Why not?
5602Why not?
5602Why not?
5602Why should n''t they be here as well as anywhere?
5602Why tenderfoot?
5602Why too late?
5602Why, Pepper?
5602Why, boys, what are you doing here?
5602Why, do n''t you want it?
5602Why, hello, Win,said Rand;"what were you trying to do, play spook?"
5602Why,asked Jack,"there''s enough, ai n''t there?"
5602Why?
5602Wo n''t you shake hands with me, all around?
5602Would n''t it be fine?
5602You ca n''t all go,decided Rand;"how shall we settle it?"
5602You do n''t think that these boys had anything to do with it, do you?
5602You do n''t think that they came in that way, do you?
5602You have n''t seen anything of him, have you?
5602You have read of the English archers and their famous long- bows, have n''t you?
5602You mean a wind bag, do n''t you?
5602Ai n''t there enough police?"
5602Any of you want to go?"
5602Anybody got a match?"
5602Anything new about the robbing of Judge Taylor''s office the other night?"
5602But what has that got to do with Gerald?"
5602But who dropped them and how did they happen along here?"
5602But, speaking of clams, which would you sooner do or go a- fishing?"
5602But, speaking of curious things, what do you suppose Monkey Rae was doing with that horse and wagon?"
5602CHAPTER IV UP THE RIVER"Are you all ready?"
5602CHAPTER VI THE ENEMY MAKES A RAID"You think we had better stop and see if we can catch any more fish before we go ashore?"
5602CHAPTER VII THE COLONEL"What''s the matter, boys?"
5602CHAPTER XVI WHERE WAS PEPPER?
5602CHAPTER XX A NIGHT ALARM"Who''s there?"
5602CHAPTER XXI A SURPRISE"W- W- WHAT was that?"
5602Ca n''t ye hit up a bit?"
5602Can you come alongside?"
5602Can you tell us when the first Union flag was made?"
5602Do n''t you think it would be a good plan to throw out a picket to keep guard?"
5602Do n''t you think we have fish enough?"
5602Do n''t you want to go along?"
5602Do you know anything about these tools, Dick?"
5602Do you think there is any need of it?"
5602Giving three blasts of her whistle as a farewell salute the Dart resumed her course up the river,"Who were the boys?"
5602Had n''t we better put on some more?"
5602Have you any plans, Colonel?"
5602Hello, what now?"
5602Holding out a coin he had found, he added:"What do you make of it?"
5602How do you spell it?"
5602How is it?"
5602How''s this for a reply?"
5602I wonder if the boys are waiting for me to return?
5602I wonder what it means?"
5602I wonder,"with a look at his clothes,"if I could n''t get a job somewhere as a scarecrow?"
5602Is there any hope for her, Doctor?"
5602Is there any more to it?"
5602Is this an official visit?"
5602Let''s see, there are four of you here?"
5602Now, I wonder what is going on here?"
5602Now, how am I going to get out of this?
5602Of its origin and how it came into being?"
5602Shall I let go the anchor, Rand?"
5602They drove the wedges in alongside of the door and burst it open,""But did n''t that make a good deal of noise?"
5602Think you own the whole place, do n''t you?"
5602WHERE WAS PEPPER?
5602Want to see it?
5602What are you talking about?"
5602What are you trying to do?"
5602What did you tell us this time?"
5602What do you say, Gerald?"
5602What do you say, Jack?"
5602What do you say, boys, do n''t you think we ought to see him safe home?"
5602What do you think about it, Don?"
5602What do you think you are going to do, get up a banquet?
5602What is it?"
5602What kind of a name do you want?"
5602What was that way?"
5602What was the matter this morning-- breakfast late?"
5602What yer''fraid of?
5602What''s ail the noise about?"
5602What''s the latest in Creston?"
5602What''s the trouble, the enemy been making an attack?"
5602Where did you find it?"
5602Where?"
5602Which road are you going to take?"
5602Which way did he go?"
5602Which way did you go?"
5602Who are you?"
5602Whose barn is being painted now?"
5602Whose horse and wagon was it?"
5602Written up yesterday''s story yet?"
5602You know what you have to do?"
5602You said, Judge, there was some talk about these boys; what is it?"
5602asked Gerald;"and phat is he up to now?"
5602asked Gerald;"and where did you hide yourself?"
5602asked Jack, who had been eying the coin Rand had tossed;"something new?"
5602asked Pepper;"any more objections?"
5602asked Rand,"trying to put two and two together?"
5602asked the judge;"what is it?"
5602called the boy again;"who are you?"
5602cried Jack in astonishment;"where did you come from?"
5602cried Pepper when Rand finished,"there''s a whole lot to learn, ai n''t there?
5602cried Pepper;"what do you think I am-- a pig?"
5602cried Pepper;"what is it?"
5602cried Rand,"you''ll do what?
5602criticized Donald,"what would anybody in their senses want to steal papers for?"
5602demanded Pepper;"what''s them?"
5602exclaimed Pepper at length,"what is the matter with stopping here?"
5602exclaimed Rand,"do I hear aright?
5602exclaimed the colonel;"about whom?"
5602exclaimed the judge,"but how in the world could any one get up to this window?"
5602he said,''ai n''t you the man that told me there was plenty of hunting around here?''
5602he shouted to the youthful driver,"run over us?"
5602he shouted,"where are you?"
5602questioned Donald,"hunt bears?"
5602said Pepper,"what''s that?"
5602shouted Don;"did we do it in that?"
5602shouted Rand as the boats swept apart:"what are you trying to do, run us down?"
5602where are you?"
5602where?"
17227''But what have we to give?'' 17227 A friend like that is worth knowin'', eh?"
17227A funny one, eh?
17227A sudden what?
17227A what?
17227About Whyn, eh? 17227 After the logs?"
17227Ah, is that so, dear?
17227Ah, so that''s it?
17227All the way from where?
17227All who?
17227Am I a pauper, grandma?
17227Am I the boy? 17227 And I should n''t be in the Poor House?"
17227And did she?
17227And did she?
17227And did the scouts give that money of their own free will?
17227And do you mean to tell me that cranky old Captain Josh is looking after the scouts?
17227And do you remember, Martha, what plans we made for his future? 17227 And had he?"
17227And how is Miss Arabella?
17227And may we have the tender?
17227And my father and mother are not bad, and I would n''t be ashamed of them if I saw them?
17227And so ye say he did n''t tell ye anything?
17227And so you have never seen her?
17227And so you think I should do the same, eh?
17227And that she would naturally take my cow with her?
17227And that was his room, was it?
17227And the motor- boat?
17227And those were his books which he had when he was a little boy?
17227And what is that?
17227And what''s that?
17227And where is he now?
17227And who is that?
17227And why not, Miss Bella?
17227And why not? 17227 And will you write to your mother?"
17227And ye wo n''t feel hurt?
17227And you are not Anna Royanna, after all?
17227And you will hurry, Rod?
17227And you will let me have the cow without any fuss?
17227And you wo n''t go to the concert?
17227And you''re quite willing to let us collect the logs?
17227And your grandfather never used any of the money your mother sent to pay for your board and clothing?
17227Are you ill, Miss Royanna?
17227Are you ready to go?
17227Are you sorry?
17227Are you sure?
17227Are you sure?
17227Are you sure?
17227Are you the woman?
17227Better than a fairy tale?
17227But Captain Josh never comes to church, Daniel, so what will people say?
17227But I know it, so what''s the use of pretending? 17227 But I suppose he told you a whole lot more, though?"
17227But am I a pauper, grandma?
17227But are you not a little anxious, Daniel?
17227But did anybody ever find gold here, captain?
17227But did he teach you how to help people who cut themselves, or break their arms, or if some one falls into the water, how to bring him back to life?
17227But did n''t we give the cops a slip, though? 17227 But how will we do it?"
17227But how would Whyn like that?
17227But maybe he wo n''t charge as much for a girl, especially when it''s Whyn?
17227But she still takes an interest in what the scouts are doin'', does she not?
17227But suppose ye had the money, and could go, would it make ye happy?
17227But tell me, how old are you?
17227But the scouts wo n''t have enough money, will they?
17227But what about Whyn, Jimmy? 17227 But what about the dinner on the boat?"
17227But what about the prize, Rod?
17227But what about the prize, and the motorboat?
17227But what about the prize?
17227But what about your dignity, Joshua?
17227But what are we going to do?
17227But what are we to do?
17227But what are ye going to do?
17227But what did Rodney do, captain?
17227But what did you say such things about my nose for, tell me that?
17227But what shall I do without her?
17227But what will people think of your going to such a place to sing for a few country people?
17227But where is your scout suit?
17227But who''s going to ask her?
17227But why should he take the key, Martha?
17227But ye''ll be sure now, dead certain, wo n''t ye, doc?
17227But, say, do grandad and grandma know about it?
17227Ca n''t afford what?
17227Ca n''t we have something bigger than that? 17227 Ca n''t you force the door, Daniel?"
17227Can it be possible?
17227Can we do it, captain?
17227Can you swim, Captain Josh?
17227Captain Josh,and the parson''s voice was stern,"when you put your cow into my pasture you knew that she would come back, did n''t you?"
17227D''ye hear me?
17227D''ye mean the wee lad which was left at yer door t''other night?
17227D''ye think this is the right way to treat me, parson?
17227De''yez think that I''m goin''to blab all about our good- turn? 17227 Did I ever say anything about you?"
17227Did n''t I do it right?
17227Did n''t we do that chap up fine? 17227 Did n''t ye hear me?
17227Did n''t you ever hear of the scouts?
17227Did n''t you ever hear of them before, grandad?
17227Did n''t you know that she would break down almost any fence?
17227Did she send you after me?
17227Did they ever find out who did the trick?
17227Did they?
17227Did ye bring the guns with ye?
17227Did ye pray this mornin''that ye might find her, parson?
17227Did you ask her?
17227Did you ever swim across the ocean, captain?
17227Did you read all of those books when you were little, Grandma?
17227Did you see him?
17227Did you suggest it to them?
17227Do I look like a dead person?
17227Do it? 17227 Do n''t want him to do what?"
17227Do they mean to take their money and use it upon me?
17227Do what right?
17227Do what?
17227Do what?
17227Do you hear me?
17227Do you know anything about that key?
17227Do you mean that Rodney was fighting Sammie Dunker?
17227Do you really wish to give up all claim to the prize?
17227Do you suppose she''d come?
17227Do you suppose they think of their little baby sturgeons, and how they are getting along?
17227Do you think Captain Josh knows, grandma?
17227Do you think that you can make out alone with him, Martha? 17227 Does n''t your head trouble you too much to bother with it now?"
17227Does she? 17227 Does the captain know that?"
17227Ever been in the water?
17227Find somethin''queer there, eh?
17227For pity''s sake, how do you know who I am?
17227Gittin''tired, and want to go home?
17227Give it up, eh?
17227Go after that policeman, see? 17227 Go where, Rodney?
17227Got an anchor on board?
17227Grandma,he began,"what is a pauper?"
17227H''m, is that so? 17227 H''m, is that so?
17227H''m, is that so? 17227 Has anything happened to him?
17227Have n''t I heard it on all sides? 17227 Have you lived long with your grandparents?"
17227Have you seen the key of the church, Martha?
17227Have you told him your secret?
17227Have you, grandma? 17227 He did, did he?
17227Hello, what''s wrong?
17227Hey, d''ye hear that?
17227Hey, what''s wrong?
17227Hillcrest, did you say?
17227Ho, ho, is n''t that funny?
17227Ho, ho, that''s a sudden jump, is n''t it, parson?
17227How are ye feelin'', little one?
17227How d''ye know that, young man? 17227 How d''ye know that?"
17227How d''ye like it?
17227How did ye hear that?
17227How did you hear about him?
17227How did you know that was my name?
17227How do they do it?
17227How is everything going, Whyn?
17227How is she this morning, captain? 17227 How is the boy?"
17227How is yer kid?
17227How many of yez are there?
17227How much do you think she''d want?
17227How much do you think we will make, Whyn?
17227How much money will we have when the logs are sold?
17227How much will it take?
17227How old do you suppose he is?
17227How would a smoke suit you?
17227How''s Rod to- day, cap''n?
17227How''s business?
17227How''s she gittin''along?
17227How?
17227I ca n''t, eh? 17227 I give my consent, and I feel sure that you will, wo n''t you?"
17227I have the money, and is n''t that enough?
17227If he can do such a terrible thing now, what will he do when he grows up? 17227 Is grandad here?"
17227Is it dead?
17227Is it right that the girl should die without an effort being made to save her life?
17227Is it something else the scouts have to do?
17227Is n''t it scriptural? 17227 Is n''t it strange that Jimmy should have been helped twice by our troop?
17227Is n''t it too bad,Rod suddenly began,"that Whyn ca n''t hear her sing?"
17227Is that all they did?
17227Is that so? 17227 Is that so?"
17227Is that the wish of the other troops?
17227Is that what you do, Captain Josh, when you''re happy?
17227Is that your brother''s name?
17227Is the book there?
17227Is there a doctor anywhere near, boy?
17227Is there any chance of our drifting ashore, do you think?
17227Is there anything ye kin do fer him?
17227It might be the beginning, though, Daniel, who can tell? 17227 It''s a terrible night, is n''t it?"
17227It''s for Whyn, and who would n''t do anything for her? 17227 Jimmy, d''ye tell me that it''s yer own money?"
17227Jimmy, did you say? 17227 Just a minute, Rod,"and the woman laid her hand lightly on his shoulder,"how would you like to go with me in the car to Hillcrest tomorrow?"
17227Kin I swim? 17227 Kin ye swim, lad?"
17227Look here, Rod, what d''ye think I am? 17227 May I be your daughter, then?"
17227May I go, grandad?
17227May I tell Captain Josh?
17227May I tell Whyn? 17227 Me?
17227Mercy, d''ye ask?
17227Miss Arabella''s got a home of her own, has n''t she?
17227Miss Arabella,he began,"have you fainted?"
17227Miss Royanna, did you say?
17227Much nicer than the steamer, eh? 17227 My cow, eh?"
17227No? 17227 No?"
17227Not my funeral, eh? 17227 Not too strong, eh?
17227Nothing, sir, nothing, only----"Only what?
17227Now, what have yez to say about yer actions here?
17227Ob, nothin'', except that if the wee chap has to go without his milk because I have Brindle, it makes all the difference in the world, see?
17227Of me?
17227Oh, did n''t I tell ye? 17227 Oh, do you think so, Martha?"
17227Oh, do you think they would?
17227Oh, is that what''s the matter?
17227Oh, is that you, Josh Britt?
17227Oh, may I?
17227Oh, that was what you did it for, was it?
17227Oh, will you, grandad?
17227Oh, will you?
17227Oh, you queer boy, what did you do that for?
17227Or are ye only foolin''me?
17227Run where?
17227Say? 17227 Shall I write to the city to find out?"
17227Shall we go to- day?
17227She did, eh? 17227 So he said that, did he?"
17227So that''s the reason ye never got a man, eh? 17227 So ye wo n''t go?"
17227So ye''re interested in Whyn, eh?
17227So ye''ve heard all about it, eh?
17227So you say that the girl ca n''t get better unless she goes to a specialist?
17227So you want to see me?
17227Suppose I did say that, what''s wrong about it?
17227Suppose she should be a boy, after all?
17227Suppose the baby is n''t a girl after all, dear?
17227The Bishop?
17227The other scouts will have their suits given to them, and why should n''t you? 17227 There, will that suit you?"
17227Thought I had run away with the horse, did you? 17227 Too bad, is n''t it, that I''ve got to keep it?
17227Very important?
17227W- what d''ye s''pose it is?
17227W- what did I do?
17227Want some more, eh?
17227Want to telephone, eh?
17227Was he? 17227 Was he?"
17227Was n''t it a funny way to do a good turn?
17227We are old friends, are we not? 17227 We can do without that, eh, boys?"
17227We little expected to have our dinner served by such a noted person, and to be waited upon by a worthy sea- captain, did we, sir?
17227We seem to be the only persons astir, eh?
17227We shall teach him to call me that, eh? 17227 Well, Rod, do you think he cared much that I was hurt?"
17227Well, did ye see Dodge?
17227Well, what are you after now?
17227Well, what can you expect of a pauper child?
17227Well, what d''ye want us to do? 17227 Well, what of it?
17227Well, what of it?
17227Well, why ca n''t ye go?
17227What are they?
17227What are you crying for, Grandma?
17227What are you going to call the boy?
17227What are you going to write?
17227What are you talking about, dad?
17227What are you thinking about?
17227What brought you here?
17227What business is it of yourn, anyway, Josh Britt? 17227 What d''ye mean?"
17227What d''ye want me to do with him, then?
17227What d''ye want me to do, man?
17227What d''ye want me to say?
17227What did he mean?
17227What do they want?
17227What do you know?
17227What do you mean by a''good turn''?
17227What do you mean, captain?
17227What do you mean?
17227What do you mean?
17227What do you want, my lad?
17227What does a horse amount to when the heart is affected?
17227What has that to do with it?
17227What has the missionary meeting to do with my cow?
17227What in the world took him there to- night? 17227 What is it now, Daniel?"
17227What is it, Joshua?
17227What is it, dear?
17227What is it, lad?
17227What is it, little one?
17227What is it?
17227What is it?
17227What is it?
17227What is it?
17227What kind do you want to- night?
17227What kind of a story d''yez want?
17227What makes her worry?
17227What makes you ask such a question, dear? 17227 What makes you cry, grandma?"
17227What man?
17227What money?
17227What parade?
17227What shall we call her, Martha?
17227What stopped her?
17227What warning?
17227What was the word?
17227What wedding?
17227What''s a boy scout?
17227What''s a specialist?
17227What''s all this about, Ben?
17227What''s her name?
17227What''s that?
17227What''s that?
17227What''s that?
17227What''s the matter with him?
17227What''s the matter with you, Miss Arabella?''
17227What''s the matter, dear?
17227What''s the matter?
17227What''s the meanin''of all this?
17227What''s the meaning of this?
17227What''s to hinder ye?
17227What''s up now?
17227What''s up, lad?
17227What''s wrong with ye, lad?
17227What''s wrong with you, Bill Tobin?
17227What''s wrong with you, anyway? 17227 What''s wrong, Tom?"
17227What''s wrong, parson?
17227What, in the_ Roaring Bess_?
17227What, is it all there, grandad?
17227What, so soon? 17227 What, so soon?"
17227What, take the money we''ve earned?
17227When is she coming, grandad?
17227When will the book come?
17227Where are you going to send your berries, Rodney?
17227Where are you?
17227Where did ye git it?
17227Where is he?
17227Where is it, then?
17227Where is this concert to take place?
17227Where''s the stuff?
17227Where''s your father?
17227Who are the other scouts?
17227Who are the scouts?
17227Who are you, anyway?
17227Who do you suppose left it here?
17227Who is it? 17227 Who made it?"
17227Who said anything about paying?
17227Who told ye?
17227Who?
17227Whose is it?
17227Whose little boy was he, Grandma?
17227Why ca n''t ye answer a straight question?
17227Why could n''t you go with him, Phil?
17227Why did he call you a pauper, dear?
17227Why did n''t he?
17227Why did n''t she do it?
17227Why did n''t she stay there?
17227Why did n''t ye bring some one along who knows the river? 17227 Why did n''t ye tie her?"
17227Why do n''t ye go fer the doctor, then?
17227Why do n''t ye write that letter?
17227Why do n''t you go, then?
17227Why do you say''it,''Daniel? 17227 Why does n''t she come to see me, then?"
17227Why not hold the wedding in the rectory, then?
17227Why not, lad?
17227Why should she come for me now? 17227 Why will it take that much?"
17227Why, Rod, what''s the matter?
17227Why, did you hear me? 17227 Why, what about Sammie?"
17227Why, what makes ye think so, parson?
17227Why, what makes you think that, Rodney?
17227Why, what''s up now?
17227Why, what''s wrong now?
17227Why, what''s wrong with Rod?
17227Why, what''s wrong with that?
17227Why, where are you going, Daniel?
17227Why? 17227 Will she be well then?"
17227Will she sail?
17227Will she, eh? 17227 Will you come to see me again?"
17227Will you come with me to the hotel?
17227Will you please tell me what is the matter?
17227Will you please----"And you think he cared?
17227Will you write at once?
17227Will you write him a letter, grandad?
17227Will you write to me, dear?
17227Wo n''t you have a cup of tea, Daniel?
17227Would it do any good, doctor?
17227Would n''t they have been glad to take her in? 17227 Would n''t you like to go with your mother?
17227Would n''t, it seem too, much like beggin''?
17227Would she come?
17227Would ye like to know, parson?
17227Ye do n''t? 17227 Ye do, eh?
17227Ye will, will ye? 17227 Ye would?
17227Ye''d better ask''what''s down?'' 17227 Ye''ve got the money, ye say?"
17227Yes, but where? 17227 Yes, why not?
17227Yes, yes, but----"And you think you can find him?
17227Yez have, eh? 17227 You did n''t do all this yourself, did you, captain?"
17227You did n''t imagine that I would run away with your horse, did you, madam? 17227 You did n''t?"
17227You have had great troubles to- day, have you not?
17227You wo n''t tell?
17227You''re pleased, too, are you, to know that we''ve found out that you are a boy? 17227 You?"
17227A saint?
17227About what?"
17227And Rod never told ye?"
17227And say, captain, would n''t you do a great deal for Whyn?"
17227And so we''ve got to wait, have we?
17227And suppose the captain does n''t come to church, is that any reason why a little boy should shun him?
17227And what about her great interest in Rod, and that closing piece which she had sung in such a pathetic manner?
17227And, say, d''ye believe in God?"
17227And, say, doc, ye''ll bring him around, wo n''t ye?"
17227Are you glad?"
17227Are you my mother?
17227Are you ready to go now?"
17227But did n''t it prove the missionary''s words to be true:''Give, and ye''ll receive more in return?''
17227But do you notice her name,''Anna Layor''?"
17227But do you notice how good natured this baby is?
17227But git on with that letter, will ye?"
17227But how do you know of them?"
17227But how is she this mornin''?"
17227But is it right for a stranger to occupy this room?
17227But may we see Miss Royanna?
17227But say, captain, you have n''t seen anything of my cow, have you?"
17227But that old shawl and those plain clothes do not look much like heavenly robes, do they?
17227But the key, where is it?
17227But we thought----""Oh, so yez thought, eh?
17227But what are we goin''to do?
17227But why did they go into the club- house instead of staying outside?
17227But, Miss----""And did he look at me much with those splendid blue eyes?"
17227But, say, Whyn, have you seen the bear''s skin?
17227Can the scouts do that?"
17227Could I not sleep on the sofa downstairs?
17227Could it be possible that this was the same girl he had seen all drenched with water the day before?
17227Could it be possible, she asked herself, that this is he?
17227Could it be possible, she asked herself, that this was his room, just as he had left it years before?
17227D''ye s''pose I''d be prowlin''around at this time of the mornin''if it was n''t?"
17227D''ye think she''d gee such bushies as you?
17227Did n''t the doctors say that I ca n''t get better unless I go to a specialist?"
17227Did n''t the only chick they ever had go wild, an''him a parson''s son, too?
17227Did n''t you put that key down my neck, which gave me such a terrible shock?"
17227Did you ever try?"
17227Do n''t you know the Sanders well enough to realise what they would do and say?
17227Do n''t you suppose I know a girl from a boy?"
17227Do n''t you understand?
17227Do n''t you understand?
17227Do you for a moment imagine that a mother who is heartless enough to leave her baby with total strangers, will come for him?
17227Do you know what day this is?"
17227Do you mind?"
17227Does he ever eat people?"
17227Does n''t he look like it?"
17227For me?"
17227Got a bed ready?"
17227Has he been troubled long?
17227Have n''t I been tryin''to tell ye that fer the last five minutes?"
17227Have n''t they been planning for a''church wedding''for months?
17227Have n''t you anything for me to do, Miss Arabella?
17227Have n''t you told us that you did n''t like collecting drift- logs?
17227Have some tea, sir?"
17227Have you come to give a hand?"
17227Have you had trouble there before?"
17227He did n''t know about my mother, did he?"
17227He does n''t want ye to know his name, and will it worry ye much if I do n''t tell ye?"
17227He''s corporal, and----""Old Ezry Perkins''son, eh?
17227Hello, what light''s that up yonder?"
17227How can I learn, grandad?"
17227How could she sleep in such a place, with so many conflicting emotions agitating her heart and mind?
17227How could they part with him?
17227How could you think of doing such a thing?"
17227How do you expect to earn yours?"
17227How do you like the name, Martha?"
17227How far is it from the city?"
17227How would it do to get a woman in occasionally to assist with the work, as the baby will take so much of your time?"
17227How would it do to wait until then?"
17227I do n''t know my mother, and how can I love some one I have never seen?
17227I suppose you''ll be at the big parade this evening?"
17227I want yez to do more than other people kin, or what''s the use of havin''a troop?
17227I''m going to give you your suit, see?"
17227If she wanted me very much, why did n''t she come before?"
17227If that was the way they always acted, was it any wonder that crimes were so frequent?
17227If the famous singer was really the boy''s mother, why did she not say so?
17227In there?"
17227In what way, I''d like to know?
17227Is it really true?"
17227Is n''t it always the way when anything of special importance comes to the city?
17227Is n''t it lucky that ye''re here to- night?
17227Is n''t that funny?
17227Is that all ye''ll give?"
17227Is that so?"
17227It ai n''t your funeral, is it?
17227It''s beneath my dignity to go to school, but not fer you, see?"
17227Marden?"
17227Marden?"
17227May be come again soon?"
17227Maybe I shall call him Rod; would n''t that be nice?"
17227Mrs. Britt exclaimed,"are you sick?
17227Must he go through life handicapped?
17227Must you leave me again?"
17227Not goin''to steal chickens, are yez?
17227Now, did n''t he?"
17227Now, if you''d go to see Whyn that would be your good turn, see?"
17227Now, what about dinner?
17227Now, what d''yez think about that?"
17227Oh, may I?"
17227Other children had their fathers and mothers with them, and why was it that he had never seen his, and knew nothing about them?
17227Perhaps the Lord has a hand in this, and who am I to interfere with His plans?
17227Phil Dexter is going with his father to the city to- morrow, and why could n''t I go along with them?
17227Rodney suits you better, eh?
17227Say, Whyn,"and Rod lowered his voice,"I wish she was my mother; would n''t it be great?"
17227Shall I bring them in?
17227Shall I call on him on my way home, and tell him to come at once?"
17227She had won fame and money, but what did they amount to when her only boy was a stranger to her, and knew not what it was to love his mother?
17227So this was the outcome of it all?
17227So----""And you do n''t consider my troubles important enough to listen to, eh?"
17227Split the difference, eh?"
17227Suppose he could not get home in time to take his part, what would Whyn and Captain Josh think, and how could they get along without him?
17227Tell her a friend gave it, see?
17227That''s it, eh?
17227The missionary said night before last that we must pray if we expect to receive, did n''t he?"
17227There must n''t be any talkin''or noise if we''re goin''to carry this thing through, see?"
17227They are waiting----""And do you think he will come back, Rod?
17227This is what people call a Christian land, is it?"
17227Want to see her?"
17227Was her boy away from her somewhere, and if she wanted him so much, why did n''t she go to see him?
17227Was his dream really coming true?
17227Was his mother coming to take him away?
17227Was the princess laughing at him?
17227Was there something which she wished to keep hidden?
17227We''ve got money, and why should n''t we give it for Whyn''s sake?"
17227We''ve got to git more money, that''s certain, and how are we to do it?"
17227Well, how can she laugh and not be cross?"
17227Were they ashamed to do so?
17227Were they bad people?
17227What are you afraid of?"
17227What d''ye want to tell me about her?"
17227What did he do, eh?
17227What do the Royals know about the trainin''of a child?
17227What do you mean?"
17227What do you mean?"
17227What do you mean?"
17227What else could it be?
17227What is it?"
17227What made her feel so badly?
17227What makes ye wise so mighty sudden?"
17227What should he do?
17227What should he say?
17227What was his name?"
17227What was that she was saying?
17227What will Captain Josh do without the boys?
17227What will Susie think?
17227What will you give me for them?
17227What will you take to settle?
17227What would Whyn say when she saw her?
17227What would he do?
17227What''s the difference?"
17227What''s the use of bringin''my gun when that thing''s along?"
17227When did he tell you that?"
17227Where did it come from?"
17227Where is it to be held?"
17227Where''s my oil- skins, Betsey?"
17227Who could have sent it?
17227Who else sent them scouts out there to bring my boy in but Him?
17227Who else?"
17227Whoever put such an idea into your head?"
17227Why ca n''t ye knock in a proper manner?"
17227Why did he say that I should go to the Poor House instead of living with decent people, and that I would n''t own my parents if I knew them?
17227Why did n''t he take care of his scow?"
17227Why did n''t ye take care of yer old scow?
17227Why did they not come to see him?
17227Why do n''t you go, Daniel?
17227Why do n''t you say''her''?"
17227Why should I not?
17227Why should I?"
17227Why should she come all the way to Hillcrest?
17227Why should she die?
17227Why should she have been so willing to come to St. John, when cities four to five times the size were clamouring for her?
17227Why were the police so long in coming?
17227Why, what else did he mean, then?
17227Will it be for his good, do you think?"
17227Will that do?"
17227Will that do?"
17227Will that do?"
17227Will yez come?
17227Will you read them to me sometimes?"
17227With us next summer?"
17227Wo n''t Captain Josh laugh when I tell him that?
17227Wo n''t they shoot us down if we go near them?"
17227Wo n''t you be glad to see her?"
17227Wo n''t you need some help, dear?
17227Wo n''t you tell me how you proved Mr. Dicer''s words to be true?"
17227Worked fer him last year at the same job, eh?"
17227Would Rod like to have her?
17227Would Rod''s mother ask them to give up the boy?
17227Would he always be looked upon as a waif, an ill- starred child, and in the eyes of the world, a pauper?
17227Would he feel the same toward her?
17227Would it make any change in him?
17227Would n''t Whyn be surprised and delighted?"
17227Would n''t it be great for us to make up a whole lot, say five hundred yards?
17227Would n''t yez like to have it, eh?"
17227Would n''t you like to go, dear?"
17227Would she be willing to go all the way to Hillcrest to sing to a helpless girl?
17227Would she have anything to say to him?
17227Would she never be able to see the scouts again?
17227Would the woman be willing to go?
17227Would this marvellous woman listen to him?
17227Would you like to see her?
17227Ye do n''t know who yer father an''mother are, do ye?
17227You always said it was beneath your dignity, did n''t you?"
17227You can get another, ca n''t you?"
17227You did n''t want to be called Deborah, Debbie, or Deb, did you?
17227You have them in the church here every Christmas, do n''t you?"
17227You said something about her tongue, did n''t you?
17227You would do it for Whyn''s sake, would n''t you?"
17227and Rodney clasped his hands together,"How was he killed, Grandma?"
17227and how she lies so quietly in my lap, looking wonderingly into the fire?
17227d''ye call me a fool?"
17227have n''t ye heard?"
17227have n''t you heard?"
17227he wondered, and was that what Tom meant?
17227one of the men demanded,"and how dare ye hold us up?
17227she asked herself, for no fault of his own?
17227to see me?"
17227what are you standing there in the draught for?"
17227what have ye got there?"
17227you do n''t mean to go to law over this little matter, do you?"