Chapter I: Front Matter

THE BOY SCOUTS
IN THE
GREAT FLOOD

BY
SCOUT MASTER ROBERT SHALER

AUTHOR OF “BOY SCOUTS OF THE SIGNAL CORPS,” “BOY SCOUTS OF PIONEER CAMP,”
“BOY SCOUTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,” “BOY SCOUTS OF THE LIFE SAVING
CREW,” “BOY SCOUTS ON PICKET DUTY,” “BOY SCOUTS OF THE FLYING
SQUADRON,” “BOY SCOUTS AND THE PRIZE PENNANT,” “BOY SCOUTS
OF THE NAVAL RESERVE,” “BOY SCOUTS IN THE SADDLE,” “BOY
SCOUTS FOR CITY IMPROVEMENT,” “BOY SCOUTS OF THE
FIELD HOSPITAL,” “BOY SCOUTS WITH THE RED CROSS,”
“BOY SCOUTS AS COUNTY FAIR GUIDES,” “BOY
SCOUTS AS FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS,” ETC.

NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Sterling Boy Scout Books

BY
Scout Master Robert Shaler

_Bound in cloth_ _Fifteen titles_

1 Boy Scouts of the Signal Corps.
2 Boy Scouts of Pioneer Camp.
3 Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey.
4 Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew.
5 Boy Scouts on Picket Duty.
6 Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron.
7 Boy Scouts and the Prize Pennant.
8 Boy Scouts of the Naval Reserve.
9 Boy Scouts in the Saddle.
10 Boy Scouts for City Improvement.
11 Boy Scouts in the Great Flood.
12 Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital.
13 Boy Scouts with the Red Cross.
14 Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides.
15 Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters.

_You can purchase any of the above books at the price you paid for this one, or the publishers will send any book, postpaid, upon receipt of 25c._

HURST & CO., Publishers
432 Fourth Avenue, New York

Copyright, 1915, by Hurst & Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Signs of Coming Trouble 5
II. Stranded Far Away from Home 18
III. On the Tottering Bridge 32
IV. An Honor to the Wolf Patrol 46
V. Scouts to the Rescue 57
VI. A Lucky Meeting 73
VII. The Helping Hand 85
VIII. The Dawn of the Scouts’ Day 96
IX. Gathering Them In 107
X. Mr. Jasper Changes His Mind 119
XI. A Daring Rescue 130
XII. Well-earned Praise 142

The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood.