Part 13 (1/2)
”I've got it 'roundcord I made a bow line knot
It's in my membershi+p book to keep it clean”
It was a new bill and he had always kept it clean
”The rule says it must be in the bank--one dollar anyway But I don't want to break it One day I was going to ask Roy to give me five ones for it and then I decided not to I like one bill better, don't you?”
”Yes, I don't know but what I do, To
”Did I tell you it was a new one?”
”No”
”Well, 'tis”
”All right, Toood and tight and think of potatoes and bandages and if you canspecial so as to just knock the Couess it'll land you in the Second Class
One thing has to uard because if I didn't you felloould be all waltzing scout-pace into the Second Class But don't worry about financial ray When I go into town I'll put that five-spot in the bank for you, hey?”
”Then if I took it out of the bank would it be the same bill?”
”No, it would be a different one”
”But would it be a new one?”
”If you wanted a new one they'd give you a new one Now you hike it back to caht on account of camp-fire yarns, and to post a notice Tell him to make duplicate prints of the chipot a call to e”
Toht he dreamed that the ”Be Prepared” scroll was pinned upon him and that he was a Silver Fox Scout of the Second Class, having passed with ns on the Bennett bungalow and he blew into the porch like a refreshi+ng breeze that sultry
”hello, Connie, old boy,” he called to the youth in the haot a little touch of rheumatism,” said Connover
”Yes?” said the scoutht John Te interest in all the rheuets me in the arm,” said Connover
”So? That's too bad May I lift these books off the chair, Connie?”
”Surely--sit down Just push theie Library, eh? What are they all about, Con?”
Connover quite welcomed the interruption for Mr Ellsworth's offhand cordiality was nothing less than contagious He fell immediately and completely into the spirit of whatever was on the boards
”'Bout the Boy Scouts”
”No--really?” said Mr Ellsworth, running through one of the voluht?”
”He's lieutenant of the Eureka Patrol”