CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
WHEN THE SEED TOOK ROOT
“I move we go into it, fellows!”
“It strikes me as a cracking good idea, all right, and I’m glad Tom stirred us up after he came back from visiting his cousins over in Freeport!”
“He says they’ve got a dandy troop, with three full patrols, over there.”
“No reason, Felix, why Lenox should be left out in the cold when it comes to Boy Scout activities. Let’s keep the ball rolling until it’s a sure thing.”