The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire

The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire

You will recall that one day in a recent August, Jack Crandall, a member of the Stag Patrol of Boy Scouts, who with the Blazing Arrow and Eagle Patrols was spending the summer vacation on the shore of Gosling Lake, in Southern Maine, met with a serious accident. In climbing a tall pine to inspect a birds nest, he fell to the ground and broke his leg. His companions, Gerald Hume and Arthur Mitchell, belonging to the same Patrol, made a litter upon which he was carried to the clubhouse. Dr. Spellman, staying with his wife and little daughter Ruth, christened Sunbeam by Mike Murphy, in answer 10 to a signal, paddled across the lake in his canoe, set the fractured limb and did all that was necessary. Jack was an athlete, in rugged health and with no bad habits. He, therefore, recovered rapidly. After spending a few days on his couch, he was carried to the front porch, where in the cool shade and reposing upon an invalid chair, especially fashioned for the occasion, he feasted his eyes upon the delightful scenery and enjoyed the pleasures of his friends although he could not take part. He insisted that they should pay no special attention to him, though there was not a boy who would not have gladly kept him company all the time. A reunion of the troop took place in the evening, when he was carried inside, listened to the reports and took part in the conversation which you may be sure was of a lively nature. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 43218
Author: Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Release Date: Jul 14, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Prittie, Edwin John