“I vote we do it,” said Brad.
“Same here,” agreed Dan heartily. “We’ve used the church meeting room, so it’s only fair we help ’em a little.”
Midge, Red, Babe and Fred said they were willing to go along with the idea, even though it meant hard work.
Chips gave consent by silence. Never as enthusiastic a worker as the other Cubs, he wasn’t too keen over the thought of ringing doorbells.
Mr. Hatfield gave the boys instructions and handed out pledge cards.
“Our program this month isn’t entirely one of hard work,” the Cub leader then said cheerfully. “How many of you have read the story of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table?”
Three hands waved in the breeze, and all faces brightened.
“We’re using the King Arthur theme to dramatize important points in a Cub crusade to “Strengthen the Arm of Liberty,” Mr. Hatfield went on. “We’ll make our own Round Table, armor, spears and maybe horses for the knights to ride. How does the idea strike you fellows?”
“Swell!” shouted three of the Cubs.
The other boys were equally excited. Eagerly they plied the Cub Scout leader with questions. How would the Round Table be made? What would they use for armor?