133
XIII The Chase on the Motor-Bike 144
XIV Safe at Camp Buffalo 154
XV Strength and Loyalty 167
XVI Detective Matty 177
XVII The End of the Jervice Gang 189
XVIII Glen and Apple Find the Cave 203
XIX Buried in the Cave 214
XX The Treasure of Buffalo Lake 227
XXI What Became of Them 240

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ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
A few rapid and accurate strokes with the pick
loosened the hard earth Frontispiece

"Brave Man!" sneered the leader. "Get me a little
rope an' I'll do him up scientific" 131

Glen watched the three walk back up the road at
a lock-step gait 198

With the lighted lanterns they could get a better
idea of their surroundings 211

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THE BOY SCOUT TREASURE HUNTERS

CHAPTER I

GLEN MASON RUNS AWAY

It was the supper hour at the State Industrial School for Boys, known to
the general public as "The Reform School."

Glen Mason sat on a long bench trying to hold the place next to him
against the stealthy ravages of the boys who crowded him.

"Where's Nixy?" he inquired angrily of his neighbor on the right. "Did
he go to town again?"

"He's back," the boy replied. "Just got in an' had to go up and change
his clothes. Had the toothache again to-day, he told me. Here he comes,
now."

A lanky boy of fifteen or sixteen got into the vacant seat just as the
chaplain rose to say grace. After grace no loud talking was permitted,
but no objection was made to whispered conversations that did not
become too noisy.

"How's it come you go to town so often and I don't ever get to go,
Nixy?" whispered Glen, the moment grace was ended.

"One thing you don't have the toothache, another thing you get too many
demerits. The fellows that get to town have to go thirty days without a
black sign. You never could do it, Glen."

"I could if I