erful, with the safety of
thousands of lives in the hollow of his hand--had been holding back the
great work which these striplings had been steadily, patiently--yes, and
successfully--building up!

"I'll send those three youngsters each a copy of my telegram in the
morning," he muttered, looking more eager and enthusiastic than he had
looked for many a day. "I'll write across the bottom of each telegram,
'_The Safety Scouts of America did this!_' And the wonderful part of it
is," he added, "that it's only what any boy and girl could do, every day
of their lives. I wonder why somebody didn't start this Safety Scout
idea long, long ago!"

* * * * *

Over in the Dalton cottage, only a few blocks away, Bob and Betty were
going upstairs to bed.

"Many, many happy returns of the day!" whispered Betty to her brother as
she kissed him good night.

"Same to you, and many of 'em! But our 'One Day's Boost for Safety'
didn't amount to much today, did it, Betty?" For Bob and Betty had yet
to hear of Chance Carter's adventures, and Bruce had given them no hint.

"No, it didn't--not unless what we told Chance gave him a start toward a
Safety Scout uniform," said Betty, sleepily. "Never mind, though, Bob,"
she added. "We'll try to do better tomorrow, if we didn't get much done
today."

* * * * *

But over in the big stone house on the avenue, the silent man with the
little golden-haired girl in his arms thought differently of their day's
work.

[Illustration]

HOW CAN YOU TELL A GOOD SCOUT?

_In school_

_He keeps to the right on walks, in halls, going
up and down stairs._

_He goes up and down stairs one step at a time._

_He looks where he runs._

_He doesn't jostle in a crowd._

_He doesn't bully the little fellows._

_He sees that the little chaps have a fair chance
on the playground and that they don't get hurt._

_Out of school_

_He does not walk on railroad bridges or tracks._

_He does not walk around lowered gates or crawl
under them._

_He does not jump off moving trains, cars, or
engines._

_He does not crawl over, under, or between cars._

_He does not loiter around railroad stations or
cars or play on or around turn tables._

_He does not cross tracks without remembering to