“Wow! I’d like to go to the Alps!” Bennie burst out, a moment later. “Say, Spider, let’s you an’ me go climb one of those spitzes.”
“All right,” said Spider. “We’ll start tomorrow.”
“Just the same,” Bennie added, seriously, “I’m going to climb a real mountain some day, if it takes a leg.”
“It’ll take two of ’em, not to mention two hands, a strong back and a good head,” Mr. Rogers laughed.
“A good head, did you hear that, Bennie?” said Tom.
Bennie answered with a handful of snow.
CHAPTER III
How Bennie Earned a Trip To Oregon
At dinner that night Bennie was so full of his adventure on Monument that he described it to his father and mother in minute detail.
“Good gracious, Bennie! don’t you ever dare to do such a thing again!” his mother cried. “I don’t see what Mr. Rogers is thinking of to take the scouts up such a place,” she added to her husband.
“Guess Rogers knows his way around,” Mr. Capen answered. “A boy’s got to have a certain amount of excitement to keep him out of mischief.”