ted in a style the villagers would
never have believed possible and were greeted by the local committee
headed by Commodore Wingate and Mr. Blake.

"Three cheers for the Boy Scouts!" came from a voice in the back of the
crowded hall after the honors had been distributed and the advances in
rank announced.

The shout that went up cracked the plaster on the ceiling of the
venerable building.

"Speech, speech," shouted one of those individuals who always do raise
that cry on the slightest excuse.

Rob Blake, very red and protesting, was hustled to the front of the
stage on which the Scouts had been drawn up.

"I can't make a speech," he began.

"Hear! Hear!" shouted the crowd, most of whom couldn't.

"But on behalf of the Boy Scouts I want to thank you all and--and--"

The rest was drowned by the band which, having been quiescent for ten
whole minutes, could maintain silence no longer and blared out into
that favorite of all village bands, "Hail to the Chief."

"Come on, let's get out of here," whispered Rob to Merritt, whose
breast was decorated with the coveted bronze cross and red ribbon,
which is the highest honor a scout can attain.

As they slipped out upon the darkened street a boy came up to them with
an outstretched hand.

"I want to tell you I'm sorry for the part I played in the mean tricks
Jack Curtiss and Bill Bender put up on you fellows," he said
contritely, "will you shake hands?"

"Sure we will, Sam Redding," responded Merritt, extending his palm,
while Rob did likewise.

"At that," added Merritt, "I guess we win."

And here, with their former enemy become a remorseful friend, we will,
for the present, leave the Boy Scouts to renew our acquaintance with
them in the next volume of this series which will be called: "The Boy
Scouts on the Range."

THE END

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