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

es to be consulted as to vague and indefinite rules, and all sorts of little things that in a real war would have adjusted themselves. But the Scouts were w

e'll get a barn or a hayrick, or even a bed in a farmhouse. We won't worry about all that. But we're not going

seemed so slow in coming. But they came at last. A y

State line. You will make your headquarters there, where a field telegraph station has been established. Please hold your Scout

Harkness, and we will start

way, and it was scarcely seven o'clock, but it was cooler then than it would be later, and Durland was glad to

to be to-day?" Durland asked a hurryi

es. "That's nerve for you, eh? The old man's pretty foxy. He's going to start us moving so that we'll begin

nd wh

actically is the key to the railroad situation, and it isn't conceivable that the

business. He was responsible for his own Troop, not

wn. Above a building in the center the national flag was floating, and next to it a Red standard. Durland turned the Troop over to Dick Craw

fourth brigade of the Red army, which had left Guernsey before the break

?" he asked a young officer, who

woods. Old Beansy's fuming and fretting because he's here too soon. The men are lying back there, but he's moved up here

is Beansy, I take it?" s

He'll want to see you, too, now that you've blundered

headquarters and then went on, getting into the pr

real soldier. "Suppose you know we're intended to get into Ha

l that be?" a

ome of your Scouts over there to investigate? I've an idea that getting into Hardport may be easier tha

on," said Durland. "I can spare two Scouts for any du

now how to

evident surprise, but Du

perfectly capable of handling an automobile under any conditions.

tires, that can't be stopped by a bullet aimed at the wheels. But they didn't send me anyone to run them. There may be some chauffeurs in my brigade, but

He went now, since there was plenty of time, to look it over, and fo

ilar protection was afforded to the big gasoline tank in the rear of the car, and the seats, intended for two men, were

y steel substitute, and Durland spent an hour in looking the queer contrivance over, having first satisfied himself that the car was not sufficiently different f

omlinson came up while

g to revolutionize certain things in warfare. And it's perfect, theoretically. Tires are the things that have barred automobiles from use in warfare so far.

won't be afraid of bull

That bullet-proof shield makes him as safe as if he were at home. And the blooming thing is good for sixty miles an hour ov

sed in both armi

f they make good, there will be a lot of them put in use by the regular army. They're making their own tests, but tests under actual service co

ong in talk. So he went off, and Durland sent Tom Binns, who wa

a considerable number of the maps to show at all adequately the theatre of the imaginary war. But so full of detail, thanks to the large scale, were the maps, that they showed

salute of thumb and little finger bent, with the three oth

of work that is so important that the whole result of the ma

al matters of all sorts, looked the strange

, I guess. And you ought to be able to go anywhere you

ps," said Durland. "Come close here

Scout-Master, and Durland began t

re that leads there-the continuation of this very road we are on now. What I want you to do is to circle around"-he pointed on the map-"and strike into Hardport from the other side. Find out, if possible, what troops of the Blue army are in the neigh

nto Hardport

e you is by stretching a rope or providing some sort of an obstruction that enables two of them to get a foot on your running board. Rem

. What time am I t

ely, so as to get used to the car. But don't cross the State line, wha

n they heard of the great chance to distinguish himself t

aid one member of the

time in the last year learnin' all about an automobile. He knows how to run one, and he knows

ack when I said he was lucky, Pet

hat happens to Jack Danby that's good comes because he's lucky. I guess he is

find out. Durland had not even thought it necessary to warn Jack to be quiet, for he knew that Jack was on his honor as a Scout, and that nothing more

r, finally, as Jack started off. "