"Don't shoot gents!" called out the man who was in the crotch of an tree.— [Page 59]

THE BOY SCOUTS UNDER FIRE IN MEXICO

By LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON

Author of

"The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol," "The Boy Scouts on the Range," "The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp," "The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam," "The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal," "The Boy Scouts with the Allies in France," "The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields," "The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition," etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY

Publishers New York

Printed in U. S. A.

Copyright, 1914,

BY HURST & COMPANY

MADE IN U. S.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Four Scouts Afloat[5]
II.The Strange Leak[15]
III.What Happened on the Road[26]
IV.When Scoutcraft Was in Demand[37]
V.On the Trail[48]
VI.The Eagles Lead the Way to Success[59]
VII.Tubby Refuses to Forget[70]
VIII.A Dazzling Plan[81]
IX.Figuring It All Out[92]
X.How the Land Lay[103]
XI.They're Off![114]
XII.Along the Rio Grande[125]
XIII.Crossing the Ford[136]
XIV.A Gallop on Mexican Soil[146]
XV.Andy Scatters the Serenaders[157]
XVI.In the Enemy's Country[168]
XVII.The Whistle of Passing Bullets[179]
XVIII.At the Burning Bridge[190]
XIX.The Wigwag Talk[201]
XX.Trust Rob![212]
XXI.The Return of the Scout Master[223]
XXII.The Field Hospital in Operation[234]
XXIII.When Villa Came[245]
XXIV.A Man of His Word[256]
XXV.Again Under the Folds of "Old Glory"[267]
XXVI.On to Washington![278]
XXVII.Tubby Solves the Mystery[298]

The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico.

CHAPTER I.