FRANKLIN K. MATHIEWS CHIEF SCOUT LIBRARIAN BOY SCOUTS OF
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
I. The Great Big Man [A] By Owen Johnson THE noon bell was
II. A Twilight Adventure [C] By Melville Davisson Post
III. Tad Sheldon, Second-Class Scout [D] By John Fleming Wilson
IV. The Red-Headed League By Arthur Conan Doyle I HAD called
V. The Ransom of Red Chief [E] By O. Henry IT looked like a
VI. The Honk-Honk Breed [F] By Stewart Edward White IT was
VII. The Devil-Fish [G] By Norman Duncan "'TIS THE
VIII. The Jumping Frog [H] By Mark Twain IN compliance with
IX. Bingism [I] By Booth Tarkington PENROD SCHOFIELD, having
X. Concho Curly at the Op'ra [J] By Edward Beecher Bronson
XI. The Lie [K] By Hermann Hagedorn "DID you prepare this lesson, Burton?"
XII. Story of the Bandbox By Robert Louis Stevenson UP to the
XIII. The Hero and the Cowboy [L] By Joseph C. Lincoln
XIV The Dollar [M] By Morgan Robertson HIS name was Angus
XV. The Mascot of "Troop 1" [N] By Stephen Chalmers THE troop
XVI. The Lion's Smile [O] By Thomas W. Hanshew
XVII. The Roll-Call of The Reef [P] By A. T. Quiller-Couch
XVIII. The House and The Brain [Q] By Lord Edward