THE BOY SCOUTS
AT THE
PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION

BY
LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON

AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR CYCLE SERIES,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS OF THE EAGLE PATROL,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS ON THE RANGE,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE ARMY AIRSHIP,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS’ MOUNTAIN CAMP,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS FOR UNCLE SAM,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS AT THE PANAMA CANAL,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS UNDER FIRE IN MEXICO,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS ON BELGIAN BATTLEFIELDS,”
“THE BOY SCOUTS WITH THE ALLIES IN FRANCE,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
CHARLES L. WRENN

NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1915,
BY
HURST & COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE [I. Two Scouts on a Motorboat] 5 [II. Prompt Work and a Rescue] 17 [III. When Luck Came Their Way] 29 [IV. A Stunning Surprise] 41 [V. Headed West] 53 [VI. A False Alarm] 65 [VII. Across the Continent] 77 [VIII. A Shock at Los Angeles] 89 [IX. Turning the Tables on Two Rogues] 101 [X. Within the Gates of the Fair] 113 [XI. Rob Delivers the Goods] 125 [XII. The People of the “Zone”] 137 [XIII. A Strange Meeting in the Air] 149 [XIV. Four Scouts in the Whirl] 161 [XV. Tubby Is Out of His Element] 173 [XVI. The Illuminated Fairyland] 185 [XVII. Prying Fingers] 197 [XVIII. The Thief Under the Bed] 209 [XIX. An Enemy of the Past] 221 [XX. Lots of Excitement] 233 [XXI. The Mad Dog Panic] 247 [XXII. Taking in the Sights of the Fair] 257 [XXIII. Hiram Faces the Music] 269 [XXIV. A Boy Scout’s Triumph] 282 [XXV. Homeward Bound] 293

The Boy Scouts at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition.

CHAPTER I.
TWO SCOUTS ON A MOTORBOAT.