The Boy Scouts on a Submarine

rn with pain. The leg was badly wrenched, it seemed. The dimply nurse talked pleasantly with her distinguished guest, and to amuse him

him that he could not leave the Hospital for another day, the boy had said, "I wish I

the Captain bla

e is so crazy over you, boy-like, that he wante

e bed, and felt to see if his boots were there. Then he grew so

hey were and, placing them under the pillow, went to sleep. But in the mo

"It would amuse me so; and I don't want to get up until afternoon. I

he office and passed the nurses' sitting-r

you have com

you. I told him how you came i

go up and amuse him. I am sure he will tell you wonderful thin

eany and Asa stopped outs

mething the color of a peeled one. No amount of sun tanned him.

t all yesterday?

" said As

when he says are you the boy who was here yesterday, you sa

at all, but who did not let that bo

about me or Porky at all. There are reasons; Scout rea

Asa, blinking

him, are you?" asked

s kee

o," sa

was something so worried in his open smile that Beany felt conscience-stricken to think he had sent

d the bandstand, deserted so earl

s have it,"

t in, and I said, 'Morning!' at all. He just looked at me until I felt like I wasn't there at all; and he smiled s

that I said?" sai

h?" I says, 'Oh, yes,' and he says, ''Specially the boots?' and gimlets his eyes right into me. I wanted to say I'd never seen no Swiss Captain's boots, but I remembered what you told me, so I looked back at him and didn't say anything. And

nded Beany. "What d

said," smiled Asa, "and

anxiety, howled until

he asked as soon

he said, "Such wisdom in one so young!' Then I came out. D

Porky and go on guard

id Beany. "Wh

aid Asa. "I wonder who he

iles like? Gee-" He turned and walked rapidly away. He had nearly reached the Administration B

I can! He smiles just like our collie when he's goin' to bite the mailman. That's just

d looking

he sai

ung man!" sai

d and salute

d and proceeded to give an a

he asked when they had

ght now,"

he is," he said. "Who is with him? Is tha

hat's Asa,"

the Colonel. He led the way, spoke

ticular group of spies belongs to you. We do not want to get you into any unnecessary harm, however, and it is wisest to have you keep entirely out of it. That seems poor pay, doesn't it, when you have done such good work? However, right is right, and you want t

eany. It gave him

one for. Now, boys, take a day o

he pen on his de

up. When you were little shavers, your mothers did for you more than any one else in the world would do. They did things that a father would do about once. Then he would be ready to give up his job. But your mothers went right on day after day, year after year, doing hard, thankless, disagreeable things. I bet you get this preached to you a lot, boys, bu

mised the Potte

The Colonel looked at h

ened on the tip of his pale, thin nose.

es!" h