140
XIV THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SWIM 147
XV THE RESCUE 157
XVI TREXLER'S TRANSFORMATION 171
XVII DALE'S CHANCE 184
XVIII A QUESTION OF MONEY 193
XIX THE ACCIDENT 202
XX FIRST AID 212
XXI LOST MINE HILL 223
XXII AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE 232
XXIII A SURPRISE FOR VEDDER 237
XXIV THE MISSING SCOUT 243
XXV LOST MINE FOUND 253
XXVI THE WISH OF HIS HEART 264
XXVII THE SURPRISE 272
XXVIII WAR 282
XXIX "EVERY SCOUT TO FEED A SOLDIER" 294
XXX THE SILVER CROSS 301
XXXI THE RIOT WEDGE 308

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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He jerked backward with all the strength he could
summon Frontispiece

"Aw, quit it, fellows! It wasn't anything" 43

"What d'you want?" he demanded 99

The stick slid over the jagged edges of the hole 153

The car crashed into the weather-worn railing of
the bridge 209

In an instant he was surrounded by excited boys 257

"Ranny!" he exclaimed impulsively. "You--you--" 269

"Hold fast, boys!" he cried. "Brace your feet and
don't let them break the line" 311

UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS

CHAPTER I

THE LIVE WIRE

Dale Tompkins slung the bulging bag of papers over one shoulder, and,
turning away from the news-stand, walked briskly down the main street
of Hillsgrove. The rain had ceased, and the wind that had howled fiercely
all day long was shifting into the west, where it tore to tatters the
banks of dun gray clouds, letting through gleams and patches