The Boy Scouts on a Submarine

was. Certainly if the Wolf had it, it had gone off for a little airing, because as the boys came out of the Colonel's office they saw Captain DuCh

up to their house. Home, not seen for four days, looked good to the Potter twins. The dining room was lighted, and their father sat reading the evening paper. Mrs. Potter

ttacked his father from the rear, and strangled

round the neck too,

sed her as Porky came bolting around the table. Mr. Potter, grinning with happin

do take on!

ent back and sat on the arm of his father's chair. Beany followed

you, mom?" asked Beany, preten

a good thing to be on the safe side." She opened a tin box, and

ly at the table helping himself to more frie

icken and potatoes, and parsnips, and adding mustard pickle, and p

r, smiling. "You bin

body round here to br

s. Potter. "I saw the Land boy the

"She says, 'So you're drafted? Well, well, ain't you s

herself. "Dear me, suz, if you boys had

ou had the spunk. We will be in it somehow

t?" asked

ooked slyly at each other. "Education is a great thi

aid mom flutteringly.

ou could both

y attacking elderberry pie and

he boys when Mom Potter wasn't looking. "And think of

een in the pulpit,"

here myself oncet. I grained it golden oa

at I mean!" said mom,

h tryin' f

ope for the be

s?" ask

. "But often are not certai

aid Beany, "and when they get them, I hope they

nows his father and sister and Wugs, because they told him who they was; but he just has clean

?" said

h a string most all day; and he

ter start early enough to go over

g round to clear the table. The boys got up and helped

hink we had better go pretty soon. I think we'd better take t

n his breast pocket a

to stay the rest of the nights. He has a swell place in town. So we are to go as far as Mr. Leffingwell's in the Colo

p Potter another bear hug, and kissed their mother wit

'em good to go off

vin'er, like they was when they was little. I can't say, Ben, that I ain't missed it. Seems real pleasant to have 'em let on how much they think. It m

in the afternoon sun, could have told that Pop Potter awkwardly kissed Mom Potter good-night, something he had not done for years. And in the darkness Mom Pott

silence immediately fell, while two of the girls hastily wiped off their cheeks. A look of happiness dawned through the surprise on however, his mother's face, and she shyly kept her hand on Asa's knobby shoulder as he entered the house. Asa was th

resolutely kissed the sisters and his mother good-night. When he was out of hearing, a

t's up?" her hu

e's had a call. They's been a hoot owl outside three nights

sisters be

dge 'gainst Asa. He's got some new Scout bee in his bunnit, I'll bet. Don't know but I like

frightened but after a moment cuddled up to her fa

she fell happily asleep; while Asa's mother, working like a whirlwind, thought the

of unhappiness where the brightest, happiest member of the household lay gazing at the sky or for hours playing w

hings over. Wugs could scarcely leave home at all. He wanted to enlist; he was nearly old enough, and now that Lester was sick, why, some o

the grass, felt the pap

in on this. I'm going to let you carry

him feel important. He patted his pocket, and sat straighter. The paper rustled

It was nearly empty, and the boys dozed all the way to town. In fact, they were so sleepy that the car had

said Beany, "and I'm going

ood stunt,"

es, Asa never liked to spend a penny. He stood looking about him in the middle of the spac

n it ha

zed at a space over which hung a large sign "INFORMATION.

s the

e. It was no longer long and lean and smooth. His cheeks stuck out, and a long, heavy mustache covered his mouth. But he could not hide his peculiar, slight limp, or the cruel yellow eyes; and when Asa saw those eyes he knew them. He tried to move; to slide out of the wa

forward, and dropped a steel-

d I'll kill you righ

elt that it was

g threats that he had ever imagined, were in the Wolf's touch on his collar. He w

to the guiding hand, passed out the door into the street. It was filled wit

r much-wished-for gum, a hard task on account of a p

e's having a fit," said B

enly, grasping his brother by

s Asa," he said. "Wh

it's th