“Bennie’s a great joker,” she laughed.
“He is—and he isn’t,” the scout master answered. “As a matter of fact, it is fourteen miles to Wilson Pond, over the mountain, and as a matter of fact, those two boys will get up tomorrow at four, have a swim, and be home for breakfast at half-past seven or eight.”
“Now you’re the joker,” his wife laughed.
“You take a climb with them once, and see how much of a joke it is,” said he.
THE END
Every boy will want
FRANK H. CHELEY’S
The Boys’ Book of Camp Fires
This is the most complete book of boys’ camp activities ever written. It contains suggestions for camp cooking and for stunts of all kinds, handicraft work, camp songs and stories which help toward the fullest enjoyment of out-of-door life. The author stands among the highest authorities on camp life.
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