[CHAPTER VII]
ARTHUR’S DEAL WITH A CIRCUS HAND
In spite of the enthusiasm all the boys felt for the proposed Boy Scout organization, the thoughts of the next day were clouded with the fear of what Marshal Walter might do. He had threatened to arrest each boy whose name he knew. And he knew all the “Aviators.”
When all arrangements had been made for the Boy Scout meeting Monday evening and the tea party was at an end, the young guests lingered. There was a quick conference among the older boys, and then Alex Conyers approached Mr. Trevor.
“I suppose, Mr. Trevor, you know all about our trouble yesterday—” he began.
“I’m sorry I had to hear so much,” was their host’s reply.
“Marshal Walter left word at our house that he might arrest all of us.”
“So I hear.”
“Do you think he will?”