Then, all of a sudden, that scoutmaster said, “Well, scouts, I wish everyone were crazy in the same way you are. If our job is to follow and not to suppose, lead on, and we’ll follow. We’ll take a chance and follow our leader——”
“That’s me,” said Hervey Willetts, and down he came, sliding off the slanting roof of the garage.
Oh boy, you should have seen those new scouts look at him.
CHAPTER XXXIV
WE START THE PARADE
“Let’s form a parade with the garage for a float,” Bert shouted; “Hervey will lead the way, next will come the funny-bone division with all the veterans, next will come the portable garage with Willie Cook sitting on top, and behind that will march the new troop.”
“Only remember that the garage can’t climb up trees,” I said to Hervey.
“You leave it to me,” Hervey said.
“And Darby Curren and the scoutmaster and Mr. Goobenhoff can sit on the driver’s seat,” Warde said.
The scoutmaster said, “Well, as long as we’ve all joined hands in this doubtful enterprise and agreed to stand and fall together, we may as well know each other. My name is Warren and these scouts form the First Troop of Columbus. Columbus is proud of her scouts.”
“Columbus was a man,” Pee-wee shouted.