Tom said in that sober way of his, “I think it means something about this boat, the _Treasure_ being at high water limit as indicated at anchorage stake. I can’t tell just exactly what that memorandum means, because I never worked in the survey, but I guess the survey boys weren’t doing any harm out at Deacon Snookbeck’s. They were probably lining up the contours on his farm. Anyway, all they were doing here was taking the contours and the water lines for the government maps. The only thing that puzzled me was the word treasure.” “And there is no pie here?” Brent said. “A pie is a government mark,” Tom said; “it means the government owns the land to that point—where the pie is. See?” Oh, boy, Harry didn’t say a word. None of the rest of us said a word—only Brent. He said, “Then I have been deceived by a scarecrow! This ends my quest of adventure; I am through. I am going home and to the only refuge where real adventure can be found—the movies. I am through with the boy scouts. Perhaps with William S. Hart or Douglas Fairbanks I can find the life I crave. There I can find cliffs to jump off, roofs to leap from, people to kill who are worthy of being killed—not scarecrows——” “And floods to get caught in!” Pee-wee yelled. Brent said, “Yes, and jails to escape from——” “And ships to get wrecked in!” the kid shouted. “I know all about the movies I’ll go with you! I’ll go with you——” Gee whiz, but that kid is a scream. THE END This Isn’t All! Would you like to know what became of the good friends you have made in this book? Would you like to read other stories continuing their adventures and experiences, or other books quite as entertaining by the same author? On the _reverse side_ of the wrapper which comes with this book, you will find a wonderful list of stones which you can buy at the same store where you got this book. Don’t throw away the Wrapper Use it as a handy analog of the books you want some day to have. But in case you do mislay it, write to the Publishers for a complete catalog. THE ROY BLAKELEY BOOKS By PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH Author of “Tom Slade,” “Pee-wee Harris,” “Westy Martin,” Etc. Illustrated. Picture Wrappers in Color. Every Volume Complete in Itself. In the character and adventures of Roy Blakeley are typified the very essence of Boy life. He is a real boy, as real as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He is the moving spirit of the troop of Scouts of which he is a member, and the average boy has to go only a little way in the first book before Roy is the best friend he ever had, and he is willing to part with his best treasure to get the next book in the series.