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THEY HOISTED HIM TO THE LIMB, WHERE HE CLUNG
WATCHING THE NEXT RESCUE. Page 202.

THE BOY SCOUTS
OF LENOX

Or
The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain
BY
FRANK V. WEBSTER
AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BEN HARDY’S FLYING
MACHINE,” “THE BOY FROM THE RANCH,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS
By FRANK V. WEBSTER
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
ONLY A FARM BOY
TOM, THE TELEPHONE BOY
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH
THE YOUNG TREASURER HUNTER
BOB, THE CASTAWAY
THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE
THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS
THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES
THE TWO BOY GOLD MINERS
JACK, THE RUNAWAY
COMRADES OF THE SADDLE
THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL
THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS
BOB CHESTER’S GRIT
AIRSHIP ANDY
DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER
DICK, THE BANK BOY
BEN HARDY’S FLYING MACHINE
THE BOYS OF THE WIRELESS
HARRY WATSON’S HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX
TOM TAYLOR AT WEST POINT
COWBOY DAVE
THE BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP
JACK OF THE PONY EXPRESS
Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York

Copyright, 1915, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX

CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I.When the Seed Took Root[1]
II.The Man Who Loved Nature[10]
III.A Cloud over the Oskamp Home[20]
IV.The Defiance of Dock Phillips[30]
V.The Black Bear Patrol[41]
VI.Setting the Trap[48]
VII.Dock Goes from Bad to Worse[57]
VIII.Signs of Trouble Ahead[66]
IX.No Surrender[76]
X.Ready for the Start[84]
XI.On The Way[91]
XII.The First Camp-fire[98]
XIII.The Life that Might Have Been Saved[106]
XIV.At the Foot of Big Bear Mountain[114]
XV.Not Guilty[122]
XVI.What to do in a Storm[129]
XVII.The Landslide[137]
XVIII.Camping on the Lake Shore[145]
XIX.Friends of the Deer[153]
XX.First Aid to the Injured[162]
XXI.Scout Grit[171]
XXII.The Cabin in the Woods[180]
XXIII.Into the Great Bog[189]
XXIV.Returning Good for Evil[198]
XXV.When Carl Came Home—Conclusion[207]

CHAPTER I