Contents
[1 Trespassers] 1 [2 The Cubs on Trial] 15 [3 Stragglers] 27 [4 Useful Information] 39 [5 A Flash of Light] 53 [6 Indian Feathers] 65 [7 A Night Excursion] 81 [8 Rain] 95 [9 A Rising Creek] 111 [10 The Cubs Lend A Hand] 125 [11 Dan’s Discovery] 138 [12 A Crate of Pheasants] 149 [13 Accusations] 159 [14 Trouble on Rabb Island] 171 [15 The Grand Howl] 185
Dan Carter—Cub Scout
CHAPTER 1
Trespassers
“Are you awake, Dan?”
In the darkness of the cabin, Dan Carter stirred drowsily, scarcely aware of the whispering voice from the adjoining bunk.
Relaxed and comfortable, he lay a moment, listening to the quiet, steady breathing of the five Cub Scouts who shared the quarters.
Overhead, a splatter of rain pinged on the tin roof of the cabin. Faster and faster came the droplets, beating a tattoo on his sleep-drugged brain.
Rain! Rain! Always rain!
Since Midge Holloway’s father had invited Den 2 of the Webster City Cub Scouts to camp overnight in the riverside cabin at the rear of his residential property, the weather hadn’t given them a break.