Willy-nilly, Roy snatched the news sheet from Westy and read:
TEMPLE CAMP HAS NEW HERO
Yesterday was a gala day up at the scout camp. More than five hundred people from hereabouts, as well as the whole population of the famous scout community, cheered themselves hoarse when Mr. John Temple, founder of the big camp, distributed the awards for the season.
For the first time in four years Temple Camp produced an Eagle Scout in Hervey Willetts of a Massachusetts troop who won the award under circumstances reflecting unusual credit on himself and bringing honor to his troop comrades. Mr. Temple’s remarks to this young hero were flattening in the last degree——
“You mean flattering,” Pee-wee shouted.
“Excuse myself,” said Roy.
and it was decided to give Hervey the award, because Scout Harris proved excruciatingly—I mean exclusively—I mean conclusively—that a bird is an animal just the same as Mr. Temple is, only different——
“Let me see that!” shouted Pee-wee. “You make me sick! Where is it?”
“Here’s something to interest you more,” Roy said; “here’s the real stuff—a kidnapping. A kid was taking a nap and got kidded.”