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"Oh," returned Pepper, "that's easy. First class in Scout lore, stand up!"
"Is it?" asked Rand, "then tell us the composition of the American flag."
"Red, white and blue," said Pepper confidently.
"Good—as far as it goes," returned Rand, "but that applies just as well to the French tricolor. What do you say, Jack?"
"Stars and stripes," replied Jack.
"Good," said Rand, "but not good enough. What do you say, Gerald?"
"Forty-six stars representing the forty-six States of the Union, in a blue field in the upper right-hand corner," replied Gerald, "with thirteen alternate stripes of red and white, representing the thirteen original States."
"Correct," commended Rand. "Now, how many red and how many white stripes?"
"Blessed if I know," admitted Pepper.