ave done just the things to be done and all that could be
done here. If this man lives he'll owe his life to you. If you hadn't
known enough to get a tourniquet on that arm at once he would have bled
to death by this time. Officer, I hope you will report the good work of
these Scouts. If there was nothing more to scouting than the teaching of
first aid to the injured it would be a great thing."

He swung up on the rear of the ambulance, and as it dashed away raised
his hand in the Scout salute, which was promptly returned by the patrol.
Meanwhile the officer was taking down the names and addresses of the
boys, as they would in all probability be needed later as witnesses in
court. When he had finished Upton ordered the patrol to fall in.

"I guess, fellows," said he, "that none of us feels much like continuing
our game after what's happened. What do you say if we spend the rest of
the afternoon showing Pat around the park? Those in favor say aye."

The vote was unanimous. As soon as it had been taken Pat stepped
forward. "Mr. Leader," said he, "I want to say just a few words."

"Speech! Speech!" shouted half a dozen together.

Pat's face lighted with a grin, and his eyes began to dance. "Arrah now,
yez be looking for a bear in the wrong tree," said he, "for there be no
silver on me tongue and me thoughts be too bashful to be dressed in
wor-rds. So 'tis no spache yez will be getting from me this day." Then
abruptly he dropped the brogue. "Mr. Leader, you started out this day to
show me what city Scouts can do, and you have shown me in a way that
none of us dreamed of. I take off my hat to the Blue Tortoise Patrol.
That was as good scouting as ever I have seen, and we've got some Scouts
up where I come from. They can do stunts in the woods that probably
would make you fellows green with envy if you could see them. If you
were to come up there in the woods I expect that they would laugh at you
behind your backs, just as you would laugh at them if they should come
down here. As nearly as I can make out that seems to be the way with the
world--to laugh at others who happen to be different in speech or ways
or dress. You city boys call a country boy a rube and green just because
his ways are different from your ways and he isn't wise to the things
that you are. He thinks just the same way of you when you visit him in
the country. What I have seen to-day has taught me a lesson. Out in the
woods I know just what to do, how t