Part 11 (1/2)

Before he went to school, Mrs Bea consultation with her husband she had decided to offer three dollars for the Slade possessions, and in the absence of Bill Slade, the estate was settled up in To he and John Te-they were both capitalists

Mr Ellsworth was soanization, and it was a pleasant scene which took place the following Sunday afternoon under the big el a Tenderfoot was always held on a Sunday because he believed it made it more impressive, and whenever possible it was held out of doors

The First Bridgeboro Troop was highly organized and all its ceremonies emphasized the patrol The two patrols, the Ravens and the Silver Foxes (and later the Elks) participated in the investing ceremony, but it was the affair particularly of the patrol into which the Tenderfoot was to enter, and this idea orked out in the cere, and a little apart, near the national colors, stood Mr Ellsworth and Worry Sage, Troop Scribe, arnal pedestal was Roy's sister, Esther, in company with her ardener, was there, too, to watch the ceremony

Roy Blakeley, as sponsor for the new member, stepped forith Tom

”Whom have you here?” Mr Ellsworth said, in accordance with their regular form

”An applicant for membershi+p in our Troop and a voice in our councils,”

answered Roy

”Is he worthy to be a member of our Troop?”

”I come as his friend and his brother,” said Roy, ”and to certify that he is as desirable to us as we to him”

”Has he made satisfactory proof of the tests?”

”He has”

”And is he prepared to take the oath?”

”He is prepared”

”Raise your right hand in the Scout Salute,” Mr Ellsworth said to Toe stepped forward and repeated the oath, To him, line by line:

On my honor I will do my best-- To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law; To help other people at all ti, ht

”How say you? Is this applicant familiar with the law?” asked the scoutood”

”Let the law be read”

Worry Sage read the first lahich was the one Tom broke when he stole Mary Teood?” asked the scout-master

”Yes sir, I do”