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Title: The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods
The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol

Author: Herbert Carter

Release Date: February 25, 2010 [EBook #31389]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "Can we make the pond, Jim?" asked Thad. "Not the big
pond," Jim called back; "but there's a little one about half way."
_The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods_ _Page 241_]

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAINE WOODS

OR

THE NEW TEST FOR THE SILVER FOX PATROL

By HERBERT CARTER

Author of "The Boy Scouts First Camp Fire," "The Boy Scouts in the
Blue Ridge," "The Boy Scouts on the Trail," "The Boy Scouts Through
the Big Timber," "The Boy Scouts In the Rockies"

A. L. BURT COMPANY

NEW YORK

Copyright, 1913

By A. L. Burt Company

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAINE WOODS.

THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE MAINE WOODS

CHAPTER I.

AFLOAT ON THE WINDING AROOSTOOK.

"I tell you, Bumpus Hawtree, I can do it as easy as turn my hand over,
once I get the hang of the thing!"

"Oh! you don't say so, Giraffe? Here you've been trying for these three
days past, with your silly old bow and stick, twirling away like an
organ grinder; and never so much as struck a single spark of fire yet."

"Well, you see, there are a whole lot of things about the thing I don't
know."

"Sure there are. You can do everything but the right thing. You spin
that stick with the point that fits in the hole you made in that block
of wood, like fun; but your fine tinder don't even smoke, as far as I
can see."

"Huh! you'll see it do more than that, and before the end of this Maine
trip, I'll give you to understand, Bumpus."

"Oh! will I? How kind of you, Giraffe."

"You needn't say that like you didn't believe I'd ever beat it out. I've
made fires ten different ways, and you know that. And listen to me--I'm
just bound to get one going in that South Sea Island method we've read
about, 'or giv