Part 8 (2/2)
”'Sall right,” said he, rather weakly
”What do you think of the Eifel Tower?”
”'Sall right”
”Did he show you the Indian moccasins Juliamatch and Tom Slade witnessed the slow but sure triumph of science, as one after another the last speaker's ars, back, neck and finally his head, yielded to the invincible process of Roy's patient efforts until the victirass
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”Sure,” said the victi up, liberated
Tom's interest in these pleasantries was interrupted by the voice of Mr Ellsworth
”Coo ahead,” encouraged Westy, as the group separated for him to jump down
”_I_ couldn' hit it,” hesitated Tom, abashed
”Neither could he,” retorted Roy, proet aith the cha the scoutmaster, ”he'll have such a swelled head he won't speak to us for a month Come ahead down and make a stab at it, just for a stunt You couldn't do worse than Blakeley”
Everything was a ”stunt” with the scouts
Reluctantly, and s, half pleased and half ashamed, Tom let himself down into the field and went over to where the scoutmaster waited, bow and arrow in hand
”A little more sideways, my boy,” said Mr Ellsworth; ”turn this foot out a little; bend your fingers like this, see? Ah, that's it Now pull it right back to your shoulder--one--two--three--” The arrow shot past the target, a full three yards shy of it, past the Ravens' patrol flag planted near by, and just grazed the portly form of Mr John Teate
A dead silence prevailed
”I presume you have permission to use this property,” de tones
”Good afternoon, Mr Temple,” said the scouth to let rounds?” he deave any such permission I cannot seem to recall it”
”I am afraid, Mr Temple,” said Mr Ellsworth, ”that we can shoritten word on--”
”Ah, yes,” said the bank president, conclusively, ”and is it a part of your progra to thehtly ”No, that is quite foreign to our progra to ht use this field for practice since it is in a central and convenient part of town, and he told me he believed there would be no objection Perhaps I should have--”
”And you are under the is tobetter to do with yourself than to play leader to a crew of--”
Here Mr Ellsworth interrupted him