Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound

  THE BANNER BOY SCOUTS SNOWBOUND

  Or

  A Tour on Skates and Iceboats

  by

  GEORGE A. WARREN

  Author of "The Banner Boy Scouts,""The Musket Boys of Old Boston," Etc.

  Illustrated

  "LOOK OUT! THE SECOND CAT!" YELLED PAUL._The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound Page 161_]

  The Saalfield Publishing Co.Akron, Ohio--New YorkMade In U. S. A.

  Copyright, 1916, byCupples & Leon Company

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. On the Frozen Bushkill 1 II. When the Old Ice-House Fell 8 III. The Rescue 15 IV. A Quick Return for Services Rendered 23 V. A Startling Interruption 30 VI. A Gloomy Prospect for Jud 38 VII. Paul Takes a Chance 46 VIII. Bobolink and the Storekeeper 54 IX. "Fire!" 62 X. The Accusation 69 XI. Friends of the Scouts 76 XII. The Iceboat Squadron 84 XIII. On the Way 91 XIV. The Ring of Steel Runners 98 XV. Tolly Tip and the Forest Cabin 105 XVI. The First Night Out 112 XVII. "Tip-Ups" for Pickerel 119 XVIII. The Helping Hand of a Scout 126 XIX. News of Big Game 134 XX. At the Beaver Pond 141 XXI. Setting the Flashlight Trap 149 XXII. Waylaid in the Timber 157 XXIII. The Blizzard 165 XXIV. The Duty of the Scout 172 XXV. Among the Snowdrifts 180 XXVI. Dug Out 187 XXVII. "First Aid" 194 XXVIII. More Startling News 202 XXIX. The Wild Dog Pack 211 XXX. A Change of Plans 219 XXXI. Good-Bye to Deer Head Lodge 227 XXXII. The Capture of the Hobo Yeggmen 235 XXXIII. Conclusion 243

  PREFACE

  DEAR BOYS:--

  Once more it is my privilege to offer you a new volume wherein I haveendeavored to relate further interesting adventures in which themembers of Stanhope Troop of Boy Scouts take part. Most of my readers,I feel sure, remember Paul, Jud, Bobolink, Jack and many of the othercharacters, and will gladly greet them as old friends.

  To such of you who may be making the acquaintance of these manly youngchaps for the first time I can only say this. I trust your interest intheir various doings along the line of scoutcraft will be strongenough to induce you to secure the previous volumes in this series inorder to learn at first hand of the numerous achievements they haveplaced to their credit.

  The boys comprising the original Red Fox Patrol won the beautifulbanner they own in open competition with other rival organizations.From that day, now far in the past, Stanhope Troop has been known asthe Banner Boy Scouts. Its possession has always served as aninspiration to Paul and his many staunch comrades. Every time they seeits silken folds unfurled at the head of their growing marching linethey feel like renewing the vows to which they so willingly subscribedon first joining the organization.

  Many of their number, too, are this day proudly wearing on theirchests the medals they have won through study, observation, service,thrift, or acts of heroism, such as saving human life at the risk oftheir own.

  I trust that all my many young readers will enjoy the present volumefully as much as they did those that have appeared before now. Hoping,then, to meet you all again before a great while in the pages ofanother book; and with best wishes for every lad who aspires to climbthe ladder of leadership in his home troop, believe me,

  Cordially yours, GEORGE A. WARREN.