"It isn't what you said," said Danville. "How about the locker key? They tell me in Administration Shack you'll have to hand it over. In fact, they wouldn't let you do this thing at all if I hadn't asked them to let us have the cabin. You can't let out a member of your patrol up here, without your scoutmaster. But as long as it's O.K. with Alf I don't suppose anybody cares; I'm sure you don't. Only if you don't let him have his prize canoe you'll get the management interested and then you won't be able to have your Eagle Scout at all. You fellows ought not to complain at handing over his canoe; you're getting an Eagle Scout." "Hey, Bently," said Hunt Ward in a sudden burst of familiarity; "is it true that you're an Eagle Scout? A lot of scouts say you are?" "No, I'm not." "Nobody seems to know about you," Vic said. "Tom Slade seems to think it's all right if Alf wants to go up on the hill," said Danville, ignoring their personal queries. "Seems to me you Elks are getting your own way pretty soft and easy. Only you'll spoil everything if you don't hand over the locker key." "You told--you talked to Slady?" Connie asked. "Oh, yes. I don't think there'll be any trouble as long as I hire the cabin and you hand over the canoe; 'long as Alf has a place to stay." "Did they take your word for it before hearing from your father?" Connie asked. "Why, sure; why not?" "Scouts can't do business with the management," Connie said. "So? Well, I must have caught them napping, I suppose," said Bently. "How 'bout the key?" "Here it is, tell him we wish him luck and hope he won't get drowned," said Connie. "If he does, I'll let you know," said Danville. "And I congratulate you on getting an Eagle Scout; that's some nifty haul." "Can you blame us?" Bert McAlpin asked. "No, an eagle's an eagle," said Danville. "Poor kid, he's only a little mascot," Vic said. "I haven't been up there on Black Hill since we were having signal tests last summer. Are there two bunks in the cabin? I thought there was only one." "There are three," said Danville. "So we can each have one and a half. Well, so long." "Gee williger, that guy has a way of managing things," said Connie. "I only hope Wainwright doesn't put the kibosh on it. Gee, if we can't get Holly now, good night, I'll be sore! There's only two other Eagle Patrols in camp. An eagle has got wings, and when you've got wings you can fly." "We'll fly all right," said Bert McAlpin. "That gives us a look in on three awards, Yellowstone Park----" "The kid will be just as happy," said Connie. "Sure, he will," said several others in chorus. CHAPTER XXXI HOLLY HOLLIS