Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX

Or

The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain

by

FRANK V. WEBSTER

Author of "Only a Farm Boy," "Ben Hardy's Flying Machine," "The Boy from the Ranch," Etc.

Illustrated

New York Cupples & Leon Company Publishers

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BOOKS FOR BOYS

By FRANK V. WEBSTER

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

ONLY A FARM BOY
TOM, THE TELEPHONE BOY
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH
THE YOUNG TREASURER HUNTER
BOB, THE CASTAWAY
THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE
THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS
THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES
THE TWO BOY GOLD MINERS
JACK, THE RUNAWAY
COMRADES OF THE SADDLE
THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL
THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS
BOB CHESTER'S GRIT
AIRSHIP ANDY
DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER
DICK, THE BANK BOY
BEN HARDY'S FLYING MACHINE
THE BOYS OF THE WIRELESS
HARRY WATSON'S HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX
TOM TAYLOR AT WEST POINT
COWBOY DAVE
THE BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP
JACK OF THE PONY EXPRESS

Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York

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Copyright, 1915, by Cupples & Leon Company

THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. WHEN THE SEED TOOK ROOT 1

II. THE MAN WHO LOVED NATURE 10

III. A CLOUD OVER THE OSKAMP HOME 20

IV. THE DEFIANCE OF DOCK PHILLIPS 30

V. THE BLACK BEAR PATROL 41

VI. SETTING THE TRAP 48

VII. DOCK GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE 57

VIII. SIGNS OF TROUBLE AHEAD 66

IX. NO SURRENDER 76

X. READY FOR THE START 84

XI. ON THE WAY 91

XII. THE FIRST CAMP-FIRE 98

XIII. THE LIFE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED 106

XIV. AT THE FOOT OF BIG BEAR MOUNTAIN 114

XV. NOT GUILTY 122

XVI. WHAT TO DO IN A STORM 129

XVII. THE LANDSLIDE 137

XVIII. CAMPING ON THE LAKE SHORE 145

XIX. FRIENDS OF THE DEER 153

XX. FIRST AID TO THE INJURED 162

XXI. SCOUT GRIT 171

XXII. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS 180

XXIII. INTO THE GREAT BOG 189

XXIV. RETURNING GOOD FOR EVIL 198

XXV. WHEN CARL CAME HOME--CONCLUSION 207

THE BOY SCOUTS OF LENOX