Wild Animals of the United States--Tracking--Trees and Wild Flowers of the United States--Reptiles of the United States--Fishes of the United States--Insects of the United States and Birds of the United States. _Cloth Binding_ _Cover Illustrations in Four Colors_ _40c. Per Volume_ THE NEW YORK BOOK COMPANY 201 EAST 12th STREET NEW YORK * * * * * GREAT HIKE Or The Pride of the Khaki Troop * * * * * COMPLETE ROSTER, WHEN THE PATROLS WERE FILLED, OF THE HICKORY RIDGE TROOP OF BOY SCOUTS MR. RODERIC GARRABRANT, SCOUT MASTER * * * * * THE WOLF PATROL ELMER CHENOWITH, Patrol Leader, and also Assistant Scout Master MARK CUMMINGS TED (THEODORE) BURGOYNE TOBY (TOBIAS) ELLSWORTH JONES "LIL ARTHA" (ARTHUR) STANSBURY CHATZ (CHARLES) MAXFIELD PHIL (PHILIP) DALE GEORGE ROBBINS THE BEAVER PATROL Matty (Matthew) Eggleston, Patrol Leader "RED" (OSCAR) HUGGINS TY (TYRUS) COLLINS JASPER MERRIWEATHER TOM CROPSEY LARRY (LAWRENCE) BILLINGS HEN (HENRY) CONDIT LANDY (PHILANDER) SMITH THE EAGLE PATROL JACK ARMITAGE, Patrol Leader NAT (NATHAN) SCOTT (OTHERS TO BE ENLISTED UNTIL THIS PATROL HAS REACHED ITS LEGITIMATE NUMBER) * * * * * [Illustration: . . . and presently they followed on their motor cycles.] The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts GREAT HIKE Or The Pride of the Khaki Troop by CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS Scout Master [Illustration] The New York Book Company New York Copyright, 1913, by The New York Book Company CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE TALK IN AN APPLE TREE 17 II.--JASPER'S IDEA TAKES ROOT 25 III.--AS THE CLOCK IN THE TOWER BOOMED SIX 33 IV.--SIGNS OF TROUBLE 41 V.--THE MOTORCYCLE SQUAD 49 VI.--GETTING IN A RUT 57 VII.--IN HOT PURSUIT 65 VIII.--TWENTY-SEVEN MILES FROM HICKORY RIDGE AND HOME 73 IX.--NEARING THE CRISIS 81 X.--FOUND AT LAST 89 XI.--THE HOWL OF THE WOLF SIGNAL 97 XII.--THE AMBUSH 105 XIII.--FRIENDS IN TIME OF NEED 113 XIV.--HOW THE PLOT FAILED 121 XV.--VICTORY--SISS! BOOM! HURRAH! 129 XVI.--"THE FINEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO FAIRFIELD!" 137 GREAT HIKE OR