Chapter I: Front Matter

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UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS

by

JOSEPH B. AMES

Author of "Pete, Cow-Puncher," "The Treasure of the Canyon," etc.

Illustrated by Walt Louderback

Approved by the "Boy Scouts of America"

New York The Century Co. 1917

Copyright, 1916, 1917, by The Century Co.

Published September, 1917

TO

THE MEMBERS OF TROOP FIVE

FROM A GRATEFUL SCOUTMASTER

CONTENTS

Chapter Page
I THE LIVE WIRE 3
II THE NEW TENDERFOOT 12
III THE SILVER LINING 26
IV ON THE GRIDIRON 39
V TROUBLE AHEAD 53
VI THE QUARREL 65
VII IN THE LAST QUARTER 77
VIII THE GOOD TURN 86
IX AN ODD THANKSGIVING 96
X THE SURPRISE 108
XI ELKHORN CABIN 121
XII A CRY IN THE NIGHT 130
XIII WHAT THEY FOUND 140
XIV THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SWIM 147
XV THE RESCUE 157
XVI TREXLER'S TRANSFORMATION 171
XVII DALE'S CHANCE 184
XVIII A QUESTION OF MONEY 193
XIX THE ACCIDENT 202
XX FIRST AID 212
XXI LOST MINE HILL 223
XXII AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE 232
XXIII A SURPRISE FOR VEDDER 237
XXIV THE MISSING SCOUT 243
XXV LOST MINE FOUND 253
XXVI THE WISH OF HIS HEART 264
XXVII THE SURPRISE 272
XXVIII WAR 282
XXIX "EVERY SCOUT TO FEED A SOLDIER" 294
XXX THE SILVER CROSS 301
XXXI THE RIOT WEDGE 308

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Page
He jerked backward with all the strength he could
summon Frontispiece

"Aw, quit it, fellows! It wasn't anything" 43

"What d'you want?" he demanded 99

The stick slid over the jagged edges of the hole 153

The car crashed into the weather-worn railing of
the bridge 209

In an instant he was surrounded by excited boys 257

"Ranny!" he exclaimed impulsively. "You--you--" 269

"Hold fast, boys!" he cried. "Brace your feet and
don't let them break the line" 311

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