{"product_id":"2940148763819","title":"The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire (Illustrated)","description":"Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003eI — “He and I Must Never Meet”\u003cbr\u003eII — A Slight Miscalculation\u003cbr\u003eIII — A Strange Occurrence\u003cbr\u003eIV — Curious Sights And Doings\u003cbr\u003eV — Concerning Certain American Trees\u003cbr\u003eVI — A Patriot Martyr\u003cbr\u003eVII — Concerning Certain New England Birds\u003cbr\u003eVIII — A Council of War\u003cbr\u003eIX — An Unwelcome Guest\u003cbr\u003eX — A Sudden Separation\u003cbr\u003eXI — An Unsatisfactory Interview\u003cbr\u003eXII — Groping After the Truth\u003cbr\u003eXIII — The Committee of Investigation\u003cbr\u003eXIV — The Men Who Laughed\u003cbr\u003eXV — The True Story of a Famous Sea Serpent\u003cbr\u003eXVI — Zip\u003cbr\u003eXVII — Wonderful Work\u003cbr\u003eXVIII — A Match of Wits\u003cbr\u003eXIX — The Final Test\u003cbr\u003eXX — Speed the Parting Guest\u003cbr\u003eXXI — Call For Help\u003cbr\u003eXXII — Groping In the Dark\u003cbr\u003eXXIII — A Fortunate Meeting\u003cbr\u003eXXIV — “The Latchstring Was Inside!”\u003cbr\u003eXXV — And the Last\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I — “He and I Must Never Meet”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will recall that one day in a recent August, Jack Crandall, a member of the Stag Patrol of Boy Scouts, who with the Blazing Arrow and Eagle Patrols was spending the summer vacation on the shore of Gosling Lake, in Southern Maine, met with a serious accident. In climbing a tall pine to inspect a bird’s nest, he fell to the ground and broke his leg. His companions, Gerald Hume and Arthur Mitchell, belonging to the same Patrol, made a litter upon which he was carried to the clubhouse. Dr. Spellman, staying with his wife and little daughter Ruth, christened “Sunbeam” by Mike Murphy, in answer 10to a signal, paddled across the lake in his canoe, set the fractured limb and did all that was necessary.\u003cbr\u003eJack was an athlete, in rugged health and with no bad habits. He, therefore, recovered rapidly. After spending a few days on his couch, he was carried to the front porch, where in the cool shade and reposing upon an invalid chair, especially fashioned for the occasion, he feasted his eyes upon the delightful scenery and enjoyed the pleasures of his friends although he could not take part. He insisted that they should pay no special attention to him, though there was not a boy who would not have gladly kept him company all the time. A reunion of the troop took place in the evening, when he was carried inside, listened to the reports and took part in the conversation which you may be sure was of a lively nature.\u003cbr\u003eThus the days passed until the arrival of the silver mounted maple wood crutches, a gift from the other Scouts, and Jack swung carefully out on the porch and walked the length of it several times before sinking down in the waiting chair. This, of course, 11did not take place until the month was well by and the time for going home near. I thought it best to close my previous story with this glimpse of things, but it now becomes my duty to turn back and relate some incidents that occurred during the first days of the patient’s convalescence, since they have to do with what follows.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Spellman and his wife returned to the bungalow on the day succeeding Jack’s mishap.\u003cbr\u003eScout Master Hall and several of the lads expressed their surprise that no call had been made by Uncle Elk, the Hermit of the Woods, who showed so much fondness for the Boy Scouts that they expected to see him every day, provided the weather was favorable.\u003cbr\u003e“I am sure he would have been here last night or this morning, had he known of Jack’s misfortune,” said Mr. Hall.\u003cbr\u003e“If ye have no ’bjection I’ll drop in on him and let him know,” replied Mike Murphy, whose heart was as sympathetic as that of a young child.\u003cbr\u003e“Please do so.”\u003cbr\u003eMike glanced around for his chums, 12Alvin Landon and Chester Haynes, but they were not in sight. It did not matter and he decided to make the trip alone, using one of the canoes to take him to the end of the lake, where he would follow the path that led to the cabin through the woods.\u003cbr\u003e“On me way back,” remarked Mike to the Scout Master, who walked with him to the water’s edge, “I’ll drop in to larn how Sunbeam is getting on.”\u003cbr\u003eThe Scout Master smiled.\u003cbr\u003e“That will take you considerably out of your way.”\u003cbr\u003e“It’s not worth the mintion, as Ball O’Flaherty said whin he fell off the church steeple and broke his neck. Then ye know it’s a long time since I saw Sunbeam.”\u003cbr\u003e“Yes,—less than a day.”\u003cbr\u003eSo the Irish youth seated himself in the stern of the graceful craft, and swung the paddle with creditable skill. No task could have been easier, and he grinned with satisfaction, as keeping close to shore, he watched the trees with their exuberant foliage glide silently backward.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108835934448,"sku":"2940148763819","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148763819_p0.jpg?v=1763708226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148763819","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}