"Waterloo!" said Nap firmly. "Can't think of it!"
"Busted!" added S. S. lamely.
Four other Scouts gave the same answer.
"Oh, all right!" remarked Buck, with a superior smile on his face. "I'll see some of the others."
A little later, he came back with ice cream for everybody. But no Scout had paid for even one little frozen chunk.
How Royal Sheffield Discovered Whether the Scouts Dared Cross the Road Without Asking Permission
At five-thirty, to the west of the picnic grounds, Royal Sheffield and S. S. observed a husky young farmer blazing away at a tin can with a rifle.
"That's my cousin," observed S. S.
"Fine!" exclaimed Sheffield. "We'll borrow the rifle, pay for some cartridges, and have a big shooting match."