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nd as you suggested to me, several of us will take great pleasure in calli

that this has been a red day in my calendar. The collapse of the old ice-house is going to prove one of those blessings that somet

me slight way how much we appreciate your kind offer. Boys, three cheers for

t ordinarily appeal to a man of Mr. Garrity's character, but just

been a great day for him, and perhaps it might prove a joyous occasion to many of his poor tenants, some of

furious. One would have been inclined to suspect t

cabin he owns," said Tom Betts, "so s

hat is that we pass across Lake Tokala in getting there. I've be

e. And what's to hinder some of us fro

arrity, and came to the conclusion that it could be done. Of cou

n his cabin do you thin

haking his head seriously, for Bluff dearly liked the comforts of a cheery fire inside st

n a pinch accommodate ten fellows. Of course, every boy would be compelled to tote his blankets

it the better it so

try to find out just who

dated either on the iceboats we own or in

ed another. "All we have to do is to pul

ep aside here," Paul ordered; and at this there wa

we'll single out those who believe they can get permission, but fe

ir stand as the leader requested consisted of Jack, Bobolink, Bluff,

. It was noticed that Tom Betts as well as Bobolink looked exceedingly r

"I'll keep a list of the names, and the first who comes to say he has received full permission w

everal others, stood over in lin

fix it up between us which it 34 shall be. But I'm sorry to say

g terrible might happen to us in such a hard spell of winter. As if scou

r parents did not look on the delightful scheme with favor. Some of them could not ac

on our iceboats, and maybe make our way through that old canal to Lake Tokala as well.

will be necessary to leave our iceboats somewhere on the lake, for the creek winds around

asked Tom, anxiously. "I've put in some pretty hard licks on my

had got rid of our enemies some time ago, and here this new lot of rivals seems bent on making life miserable for all scouts. They a

en laying plans. "Mr. Garrity told me there was a man living on the shor

as well for us to try to keep our camping place a secret if it can be done. Let folks underst

feel well able to look after ourselves, but that's no reason why we should openly invite H

accompany the party took almost as much interest in the affair as those intending to

b question, Paul?"

. All that can be arranged when we meet to-morrow afternoon. In the meantime, I'm going to appoint Bobolink and Jack as a committee of two

ned happily o

oks after the grub, Paul, you hit him close to where he lives. One thing sure, we'll have plenty

ly hungry once in my life, and I've never gotten over the terrible 37 feeling.

s good to me!" excl

als of Stanhope Troop at t

he owner has been so good as to place it at our dis

s. One of the windows fell in as though some hard object had struck it. The startled scouts, looking up, saw the arm and face of a b