ignalers' Game, in which the troop
was split up into three divisions: the enemy, the defenders and the
attackers. Again it was a stalking game, which tested the cleverness
of the boys in reading signs and following trails. Often, too, there
were tests in water polo, in spearing the sturgeon and in swimming
diving, and paddling.

More than once Indian Joe was called upon to guide the boys on some
long hike, lasting several days. At these times, the scouts had
rigid training in scaling cliffs, fording streams locating points
of the compass, selecting camp sites, making tents, building
bonfires, cooking hasty meals,---in the thousand and one details of
the woodsman's life.

All these experiences developed a strong, healthy, happy crowd of
boys, each one self-reliant and resourceful; and before the end of
the summer, Lieutenant Denmead and his assistant felt that they had
every reason to be proud of the scouts of Pioneer Camp. Some of the
boys,---like Hugh and Billy and Alec,---who had been prominent in
the troop activities in previous seasons, were increasingly missed.

Where they were during the late spring and early summer months is
revealed in another story of this series, entitled "The Boy Scouts
of the Life Saving Crew."

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