CHAPTER XIII

APRON STRINGS

"It's an outrage!" declared S. S. Zane, banging an indignant fist on the table in the Scouts' clubhouse. "Yes, sir, an outrage; that's what it is!"

The subject under discussion was a bulletin that had been posted that day on the board in the high-school hall. It read:

NOTICE!

The following basketball players will report at 12:30 Saturday afternoon, ready for the trip to Elkana:

Left ForwardKiproy
Right ForwardBarrett
CenterSheffield
Left GuardCollins
Right GuardTurner
SubstitutesPayton, Jones, Henderson, Zane