The Boy Scouts Of The Air At Eagle Camp (1912) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER in A WOTJLD-BB AVIATOB Inquiring their way at several scattered houses the three scouts presently found themselves approaching the Waldron farm, which consisted of a small house, large barn, several sheds and a wide stretch of rocky sheep land. " There it is " cried Zike pointing to a newly- built shed that stood behind the barn. They walked up to the front door of the house and knocked. No answer came and Rube suggested they try the back door. Still they got no answer. " Out in the shed, probably," commented Bob. " Come on." As they passed around the barn, where a few chickens were scattered about, they set up a shout. It was answered with startling quickness, for the tall, red-headed boy who had passed the hotel, appeared at the corner of the shed with a leveled shotgun. " You fellers get out o' here " he shoutedangrily. Then he drqpped the gun as he caught a full glimpse of the three and hurried toward them. " Stay or run? " whispered Eube backing off in alarm. " Stay," laughed Zike. " He won't hurt us. If he tries it there are three of us." Young Waldron came up running, his gun under his arm and a grin of surprised delight on his face. "Say," he began, " no hard feelings I thought you were Walloon fellers. They've purty near drove me crazy. You want to see me? " " If you're Billy Waldron, we do," returned Bob. " Who are you? Gov'ment men? " asked Billy, hesitatingly. "No ? why? That's what the men in the store asked, too." " Oh, nothin'. Come in an' set down. What uniforms are them? " " Boy Scout," replied Zike. " We're goin' into camp up north o' here. Why," he added, as they made out the interior of the shed, " you've got a swell place here, old man " There was a work bench, many empty boxes, Their shout was ...