I had to go to supper, but we'll surely s

something to do with spying, it was all Mr. Ellsworth could do to keep him quiet. He told us all not to say anything, because maybe, the old man might find out that he was going to be n

us three games. While we were playing, along came Mr Ellsworth and Commissioner Terry with two strange men, and I could see Pee-wee was very ne

wanted to know what kind of a book it was, and I told them it was a book ab

poke broken English?" o

I could see. "It-it-well it w

nd oh, you ought to have seen t

-just a little-

He said, "Boys, we want you to go over with us and we want this youngs

ne of those regular heroes. But when it came to really doing it, I knew then that I didn't like to help arrest anybody, and I bet most real fellows feel the same way.

our scoutmaster was along, that's one sure thing. Pretty soon we got to Little Valley and Pee-wee pointed out the big white house with the

ed and I could see Pee-wee did too. But, cracky, I've got no use for spies, that's one sure thing. Pee-wee and I kind of

the paper and asked him what it meant. First he seemed kind of flustered and angry and I know Pee

in one of the wicker chairs on the porch and began to laugh and laugh and laugh. Then he looked at Pee-wee and said, "I suppose this is the young gentleman w

ircus. He stood there as if he was posing for animal crackers. And eve

id to Pee-wee, but Pee-wee looked all flabberga

h that belt. axe?" the old gentleman

oesn't answer," I blurted out, and

is no use in trying to escape the Boy Scouts. It was I who wrote that treasonable memorandum and I may as well tell you that

to the infantry," I said, for I j

ery near the old gentleman as if they didn't have much use for his laughing and his plea

ered with papers and there was a picture of Mark Twain with "Best regards to Mr. Donnelle," written on it. Gee whi

levator to get up to him

e isn't dyed so very deep-ther

ed a light gray or

and, jiminy, I'm glad I never had to study it, because it had about a million pages.

ust read this I will then consent to go w

g, but Pee-wee and I didn't because they

nd now he's going to make a full confession," Pee-wee sa

n the fly-paper," I said; "ther

to blow up some sh

at he was saying something to the men while they all looked at the book,

iscovered it," I heard him

thought we had a German in custody,

d us to jail?"

en merit badges for this-n

d over to one side of the room and began chatting together,

Pee-wee said, "they might be bombs. The

andum is just a little literary note of his about a spy among the American forces. I think we shall find it a most interesting story when it is finished. It is full of German intrigue and you will be glad to know that the imaginary spy is caught and cou

said; "it was a kin

le slapping me on the shoulder, "that our deep-dy

the colors will run and you won't be so deep-dyed aft

hat kid i