The Boy Scout Automobilists; Or, Jack Danby in the Woods

Stubbs, a First Class Boy Scout, of his chum Jack Danby, who had just been ap

isn't a secret any

and they were great chums, especially since

several days to arrange the biggest treat the Troop, or any other Troop, h

wn in his excitement, "you don't mean to say that the

places where they might find it hard to get off. In the militia it's different. The law makes an employer give a man time off for the militia

me to see Mr. Simms," said Pete, enthusiastically. "

it was a fine idea, and he went around and helped Mr. Durland with the other people, who weren't so ready to let off the Boy Scouts who happen

rted at Scout headquarters that night, and gave Scout-Ma

f the National Guard. There is to be a sham war, you know, and the militia of this State and the neighboring State, with some help from the regular army, are to take part

o give the great cheer that greete

e're all right, what?

Pete. Mr. Durland

we're going to be watched by Boy Scouts and army and National Guard officers all over the country. It means that the Boy Scouts are going to be recognized, if we make good, as a sort of reserve supply for

he's worked to give every one of us a chance to make this trip and get the experience of real scouting. And it's up to every one of us to see that he doesn't have a

were required for preparation for the trip. Each Scou

o have to drop out on the march because their knapsacks are too heavy. We will camp by ourselves, and we will keep to ourselves, except when we're on duty. Remember that

at all. Now, I want every boy to go home and spend the time he can spare before the start studying all the Scout rules, and brushing up his memory on sco

, called Guernsey, was to be made on Sunday. The Scouts would be in camp Sunday night, ready at the first notes of the general reveille on Monday morn

ter the meeting, "we are classed as the Red Army, and we are supposed to be on the defensive. The B

eat them or not, if we don't do

ory, just as if it were a game of chess, Tom, and th

y decide th

operations that follow. Then the umpires, who are high officers in the regular army, decide according to the positions that are taken which side has the best chance of success. That is, if two brigades, of different sides, line up for action, and get

bout the wh

g position, just as they would at chess, as I said. There is a time limit, you see, and when the

lar game, is

the world. It's played with maps and pins, too, in the war colleges, both for sea and land, and t

, Jack? What is it w

tell you just what we'll do. But, generally speaking, we'll just have to do regular scout duty. It will be up to us to detect the

f, you mean, Jack? Just

erent parts of the field. They carry orders, and receive reports, and they take just as much routine work as possible off the hands of the general, so that he'll be free to make his pl

ld histories we used to read about generals who l

eyes and the reports he gets in all sorts of ways, can get a general view of what is going on, he can tell just what is best to be done. Sometimes the only way to win a battle is to sacrifice a whole brigade or a division-to let it be cut to pieces, without a chance t

rt, don't you, Jack?" asked Tom Bin

nds. But they'll use blank cartridges, of course. There'll be jus

ittle shamefacedly. "Even when I know it's perfectly safe an

ve another war, but we want to be ready if we ever do. 'Be prepared'-that's our Scout motto, you know, and it mea

me, Jack. I never saw one yet, except that time when the fellow landed here and hurt himself. And I di

you know, and they have their own flying machines. I guess that's one of the things they'll try to determine in

week, I should think we might be able to do something like that. I know a lot of fellows that have made experim

until after we've been through the maneuvers. But I'll tell you what some of

promise not to say a wor

Jack! Tell us-do!

ell, it's just this. They're going to do a lot of experimenting with a new sort

n a car the way you do, Jack.

own to the factory garage after work to-morrow morning, and I'll

am! Will th

ll, if I ask