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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 FlyingMachine," "The Boy from the Ranch," Etc.

  Illustrated

  THEY HOISTED HIM TO THE LIMB, WHERE HE CLUNG WATCHINGTHE NEXT RESCUE. _Page 202._]

  New YorkCupples & Leon CompanyPublishers

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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, byCupples & 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