A suit fashioned from cardboard, burlap and roofing discs had been prepared for the boy. Babe and Midge helped him get into the costume.
Then as Jack reappeared all decked out as a knight, the other boys formed a double column, facing each other. Swords were raised above their heads to form a long archway. Jack walked through to take his place at the end of the line.
Next, Babe, who was only a Bobcat, received the Order of the Wolf. Other promotions and achievement awards were given out.
As a climax to the knighting ceremony, Dan was promoted from Wolf to Bear rank. The boy had worked hard to win the honor, learning rules of safety, making many handicraft articles and learning how to tie difficult knots.
His most appreciated task however, had been the making of a fifty-page Den scrapbook.
In the book the boy had included press notices of Den meetings and activities. Ten of the pages were devoted to snapshots of the Cubs and to published accounts concerning the missing money box and its recovery.
“This scrapbook will be one of the Den’s most treasured possessions,” Mr. Hatfield assured him at conclusion of the knighting ceremony. “It will serve always as a nice reminder of our little adventure.”
Before the evening was over, the Cubs were to have another very pleasant surprise. Soon the Cub Master made the announcement for which everyone had been waiting. Den 2 had won first prize in the knighting ceremony, with Brad and Dan being awarded individual honors for having the most original suits of armor.
After congratulations were over, Dan thought to ask Mr. Hatfield if he had heard what was to become of the tramp, Carl Blakemore.
“He was in jail the last I heard,” the Cub leader replied. “I was told though that Mr. Merrimac offered to go his bail. He investigated and found that the fellow had told the truth about being his nephew.”