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Title: Tom Slade at Temple Camp

Author: Percy K. Fitzhugh

Release Date: October 10, 2006 [EBook #19522]

Language: English

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TOM SLADE AT TEMPLE CAMP

By
PERCY K. FITZHUGH

Author of
THE TOM SLADE BOOKS
THE ROY BLAKELEY BOOKS
THE PEE-WEE HARRIS BOOKS

Published with the approval of
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. ROY'S SACRIFICE 1
II. INDIAN SCOUT SIGN 10
III. PEE-WEE AND MARY TEMPLE 19
IV. TOM AND ROY 25
V. FIRST COUP OF THE MASCOT 32
VI. THE SHELTER 52
VII. THE "GOOD TURN" 70
VIII. BON VOYAGE! 79
IX. THE MYSTERY 94
X. PEE-WEE'S ADVENTURE 110
XI. TRACKS AND TRAILING 124
XII. THE LONG ARM OF THE SCOUT 136
XIII. TEMPLE CAMP 150
XIV. HERO CABIN 165
XV. COWARD 177
XVI. OSTRACIZED 188
XVII. THE WINNING OF THE GOLDEN CROSS 197

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CHAPTER I

ROY'S SACRIFICE

"Rejected by a large majority--I mean, elected by a large majority."

Roy Blakeley gathered up the ballots in his two hands, dropped them into
the shoe box and pushed the box across the table to Mr. Ellsworth as if
the matter were finally settled.

"Honorable Roy Blakeley," he added, "didn't even carry his