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call attention to something he had to say. 'Wolves and Ravens,' he called out, 'I beg to invite you all to conclude your march this afternoon at my house. With your permission, your instructor and I will now go ahead to announce your arrival, and to see that preparations are made to welcome you in a fitting manner.' And at the next moment the car sped away amid the ringing cheers of the scouts, who now felt certain that the day was to close with a noble feed. The march was at once resumed, and the scouts tramped over the heath to Bardon chanting the Ingonyama chorus in honour of their leaders. The corporals sang the opening phrase, and then the patrols swept in with a joyous roar of 'Invooboo!' and struck the ground with their staves in time to the long-drawn notes. And at their head marched the brother scouts, their journey nearly ended--the journey which they had made in true scouting style--helpful and courteous to all, hardy, resolute, and enduring, staunch to their oath and their badge, bearing themselves at all points as true knights in the chivalry of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts. THE END OTHER FINE STORIES BY THE SAME AUTHOR Large crown 8vo, price 5/- net each The Red Men of the Dusk A Tale of the Welsh Mountains in the last days of the Commonwealth Containing 8 Illustrations in Sepia by Lawson Wood. "A capital book for boys--and men; full of adventure, life and go.... Told with fascinating interest that never flags."--_Manchester Courier_. "A strenuous and exciting story ... told with vigour and skill. Mr. Finnemore has never given us anything finer."--_Daily Chronicle_. Two Boys in War-Time Reissue, containing 6 full-page Illustrations by Lawson Wood. "Mr. Finnemore's story is, however, as full of exciting elements as it is possible to put into a story of adventure. Altogether the book is certainly one that may be heartily recommended to those who like their fill of lightning and exciting episode."--_Daily Telegraph_. The Story of a Scout Containing 8 full-page Illustrations by G. E. Robertson. This finely-written story deals with the experiences of an English boy living in Spain during the Peninsular war, and his exciting adventures will be read with keen delight by boys the world over. The Bushrangers of Black Gap Containing 8 full-page Illustrations by W. P. Caton Woodville. "A series of seven short stories of adventure on land and sea. Each
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