E-text prepared by James Eager and revised by Roger Frank from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 19815-h.htm or 19815-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19815/19815-h/19815-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19815/19815-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/royblakeleypathf00fitz ROY BLAKELEY, PATHFINDER [Illustration: “I GAVE THEM THE SCOUT SALUTE.”] ROY BLAKELEY, PATHFINDER by PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH Author of Tom Slade, Boy Scout, Tom Slade with the Colors, Tom Slade on the River, etc. Illustrated Published with the approval of THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Grosset & Dunlap Publishers : : New York Made in the United States of America Copyright, 1920, by Grosset & Dunlap CONTENTS I HELLO, HERE I AM AGAIN II AN AWFUL WILDERNESS III UNDAUNTED! IV GO! V I GO ON AN ERRAND VI I DISCOVER SOME TRACKS VII I MEET THE STRANGER VIII UP A TREE IX AWFUL STICKY X I MAKE A PROMISE XI SEEING IS BELIEVING XII MARSHAL FOCH XIII AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE XIV BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT XV NO! NO! NO! GO ON! GO ON! XVI THE MYSTERY XVII APPALLING! WONDERFUL! MAGNIFICENT! XVIII ON TO GLORY XIX JIB JAB, IS HE HUMAN? XX THE PARADE XXI WE VISIT THE SIDE SHOW XXII BRENT GAYLONG XXIII BRENT’S STORY XXIV THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS XXV IN THE DARK XXVI DORRY AND I AND THE CRICKET XXVII WE TAKE HARRY INTO OUR CONFIDENCE XXVIII IN THE WOODS XXIX JIB JAB AND HARRY XXX JIB JAB IS SURPRISED XXXI JIB JAB’S STORY XXXII JIB JAB TURNS OUT TO BE HUMAN XXXIII WE PART COMPANY XXXIV A GOOD IDEA XXXV WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE XXXVI UP THE TRAIL XXXVII A VOICE XXXVIII WE FIGHT AND RUN AWAY XXXIX WELCOME HOME XL MMM-MM-M-M! ROY BLAKELEY, PATHFINDER CHAPTER I HELLO, HERE I AM AGAIN