Copyright, 1928

By A. L. BURT COMPANY

BILL BRUCE ON FOREST PATROL

Made in U. S. A.

CONTENTS
I[A VACATION IN THE WOODS]
II[THE FORESTRY SERVICE]
III[WOOD LORE]
IV[DRAFTED TO FIGHT A FOREST FIRE]
V[A FOREST FIRE]
VI[BACK TO ARMY DUTIES]
VII[WORKING WITH THE ARTILLERY]
VIII[NARROW ESCAPES]
IX[AN UNEXPECTED DUTY]
X[CLOUDS ON THE SISKIYOUS]
XI[INTO THE SMOKE PALL]
XII[A FOREST PATROL BASE]
XIII[THE AERIAL FIRE PATROL]
XIV[DOWN IN THE TIMBER]
XV[ON FOOT MILES FROM ANYWHERE]
XVI[A LOOKOUT STATION IN THE MOUNTAINS]
XVII[BACK AT EUGENE]
XVIII[THE WEATHER CHANGES]
XIX[FISHES LARGE AND SMALL]
XX[MORE ABOUT FISH]
XXI[THE EUGENE AIRDROME]
XXII[TRAPPED IN MIDAIR]
XXIII[A NEW OUTBREAK OF FIRES]
XXIV[HUNTING A FIREBUG]
XXV[THE END OF THE FIRE SEASON]

CHAPTER I—A VACATION IN THE WOODS

“Wake up, Bill, there’s a big fish on your line.”

“I should worry,” replied Bill as he lay on his back on the bank of the McKenzie River. “Let him do the worrying. I am having a marvelous time just lying here thinking how wonderful it is to be here in the Oregon woods. Perhaps in a day or two I will get sufficiently accustomed to the big outdoors, the gigantic trees and the wildlife to get enthusiastic over a fish. In the meantime, let him bite.”