CONTENTS

I[THE ART OF CHOOSING]
II[“THEY’RE OFF”]
III[SOME DOINGS]
IV[ACTION]
V[PALS]
VI[THE WOODS TRAIL]
VII[THE HERO]
VIII[PEE-WEE GOES TO IT]
IX[A VISION OF SPLENDOR]
X[ANOTHER VISION OF SPLENDOR]
XI[HOPE TRIUMPHANT]
XII[DESERTED]
XIII[HOPE ADVANCES AGAINST SNAILSDALE]
XIV[FORWARD, MARCH!]
XV[HANDLING THE CROWD]
XVI[THE MILKY WAY FALLS DOWN]
XVII[THE LAST SALLY]
XVIII[CHAOS AND CONFUSION]
XIX[GOING DOWN]
XX[IN THE FOG]
XXI[EVERY WHICH WAY]
XXII[AT THE CROSS-ROAD]
XXIII[EN ROUTE]
XXIV[SIDE-TRACKED]
XXV[PEE-WEE’S LUCK]
XXVI[THE TWO PERFECTLY LOVELY FELLOWS]
XXVII[THE LAST LAUGH]
XXVIII[THE OUTSIDER]
XXIX[THREE OF A KIND]
XXX[AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT]
XXXI[THE THIRD HOUSE]
XXXII[MAROONED]
XXXIII[IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT]
XXXIV[THE CLUE]
XXXV[PEE-WEE, SCOUT]
XXXVI[THE LAST DESTINATION]

PEE-WEE HARRIS IN LUCK

CHAPTER I

THE ART OF CHOOSING

Whenever Pee-wee Harris was given the choice of two desserts he invariably chose both. This policy, which eliminated all possibility of vain regrets, had worked so well that he applied it on all occasions where a difficult choice was involved, on the wise principle that if he took everything he would not lose much.

Thus, when the Sunday School picnic with its ice cream and cake conflicted with the troops’ hike, Pee-wee saved the day and much of the ice cream by proposing that they hike to the scene of the picnic.

His greatest triumph of maneuvering, however, was when he “foiled” Father Time by means of the daylight saving law. On that memorable occasion he set the hands of the kitchen clock back an hour which enabled him to have supper home at six o’clock and also to reach the scout rally at North Bridgeboro at six o’clock, where he partook of a second supper, including a helping of plum pudding—and a helping of apple pie. Thus, he solved the problem of being in two places at the same time at meal-time. A scout is resourceful.