"Gee! They've got the bottle-neck holder, the tin-can lantern, and all the rest. It seems they know the scout stunts, all right," whispered Ned.
"Yes, and look at these candles! Do you suppose they made them in camp? They look like hand-dipped products," added Alec, examining the tallow candles.
"We won't let on that we're curious, but we'll find out from Gilly just how they made these candles," suggested Bob.
From the shelves that held candles and some clay ornaments the boys wandered over to the sun-dial.
"It's better than the one we made," admitted Ned.
"Humph! So it is," said Alec, reluctantly, but willing to be just.
"Whoever did that burnt-wood etching around the edge sure made a fine job of it. And the numerals are very good," added Bob.
"Gilly said Ruth is the artist of the Troop," said Dick.
But the Grey Foxes never found out that the Indian Clock had been made during the previous winter when there was ample time to spend over such a work. The large wooden slab was sent to camp with many other highly decorative things made the same winter.
Mr. Gilroy now joined the boys and offered to act as official guide in viewing everything. So interested were the boys in all they saw that they temporarily forgot about the joke of the tracking.