|
Showing 1 - 25 of
124 matches in All Departments
Six feet water in the hold, sir! That would not have been a
pleasant announcement to the captain of the 'Aurora' at any time,
but its unpleasantness was vastly increased by the fact that it
greeted him near the termination of what had been, up to that point
of time, an exceedingly prosperous voyage. "Are you sure, Davis?"
asked the captain; "try again." He gave the order under the
influence of that feeling which is styled "hoping against hope,"
and himself accompanied the ship's carpenter to see it obeyed. "Six
feet two inches," was the result of this investigation. The vessel,
a large English brig, had sprung a leak, and was rolling heavily in
a somewhat rough sea off the east coast of Africa.
Tom Slade, bending over the office table, scrutinized the big map
of Temple Camp. It was the first time he had really looked at it
since his return from France, and it made him homesick to see, even
in its cold outlines, the familiar things and scenes whi
In the southwestern corner of the domains of Kaiser Bill, in a fair
district to which he has no more right than a highwayman has to his
victim's wallet, there is a quaint old house built of gray stone
and covered with a clinging vine. In the good old
At Temple Camp you may hear the story told of how Llewellyn, scout
of the first class, and Orestes, winner of the merit badges for
architecture and for music, were by their scouting skill and lore
instrumental in solving a mystery and performing a great good turn.
Yet if you should ask old Uncle Jeb Rushmore, beloved manager of
the big scout camp, about these two scout heroes, a shrewd twinkle
would appear in his eye and he would refer you to the boys, who
would probably only laugh at you, for they are a bantering set at
Temple Camp and would jolly the life out of Daniel Boone himself if
that redoubtable woodsman were there.
Listen then while I tell you of how Tom Slade, friend and
brother of these two scouts, as he is of all scouts, assisted them,
and of how they assisted him; and of how, out of these reciprocal
good turns, there came true peace and happiness, which is the aim
and end of all scouting.
If it were not for the very remarkable part played by the scouts in
this strange business, perhaps it would have been just as well if
the whole matter had been allowed to die when the newspaper
excitement subsided. Singularly enough, that part of the curious
drama which unfolded itself at Temple Camp is the very part which
was never material for glaring headlines. The main occurrence is
familiar enough to the inhabitants of the neighborhood about the
scout camp, but the sequel has never been told, for scouts do not
seek notoriety, and the quiet woodland community in its sequestered
hills is as remote from the turmoil and gossip of the world as if
it were located at the North Pole.
|
You may like...
Braai
Reuben Riffel
Paperback
R495
R359
Discovery Miles 3 590
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R383
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
|