"'Does the herald speak truly?' asked the Borderland King. And all the rest strained their ears for my answer.
"'Sure pop, Your Majesty!' I replied before I knew what I was saying. At that he pulled from his finger a new signet ring, inked it with some magic ink, and motioned for me to hold out my right hand. How do I know it was magic ink? Why, it must have been, for the print it made has never faded. Look!"
Bob and Betty looked at the little scout's right hand, which he held up again like the crossing policeman downtown. And this is what they saw:
"'Hold it up,' commanded the King, 'where all can see!' And then the trumpets sounded again.
"'Long live Colonel Sure Pop, the Safety Scout!' cried the herald. The court wizard stepped forward, waved his hand and mumbled a few magic words over me, and—what do you think!—I found myself dressed in a brand new scouting uniform, the only one just like the King's!"
Long live the Safety Scouts! —Sure Pop