CHAPTER 6
ANOTHER LOSS
The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
“Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?” Dan asked the others. “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
“Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically. “We’ll want to make some fancy Indian costumes for our pow-wow. We can rig up calico shirts and slit denim trousers up the side. But we’ll need belts to set off the outfits.”
“Maybe you can wheedle one from the Indians,” Red twitted.
“I’ve got a better idea. We’ll make em!”
“Know anyone that owns a silver mine?” Midge scoffed.
“No, but the tops of peanut butter cans will do just as well. We can use the metal discs, punch them with holes and string them on leather straps.”
“Say, that’s a good idea!” Dan approved instantly. “Wouldn’t cost us a cent either.”
“I know what would snap up our pow-wow more than anything else,” declared Fred. “A couple of real Indians!”