E-text prepared by Roger Frank, Juliet Sutherland, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 32173-h.htm or 32173-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32173/pg32173-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32173/32173-h.zip) UNDER BOY SCOUT COLORS by JOSEPH B. AMES Author of "Pete, Cow-Puncher," "The Treasure of the Canyon," etc. Illustrated by Walt Louderback [Illustration: He jerked backward with all the strength he could summon] [Illustration] Approved by the "Boy Scouts of America" New York The Century Co. 1917 Copyright, 1916, 1917, by The Century Co. Published September, 1917 TO THE MEMBERS OF TROOP FIVE FROM A GRATEFUL SCOUTMASTER CONTENTS Chapter Page I THE LIVE WIRE 3 II THE NEW TENDERFOOT 12 III THE SILVER LINING 26 IV ON THE GRIDIRON 39 V TROUBLE AHEAD 53 VI THE QUARREL 65 VII IN THE LAST QUARTER 77 VIII THE GOOD TURN 86 IX AN ODD THANKSGIVING 96 X THE SURPRISE 108 XI ELKHORN CABIN 121 XII A CRY IN THE NIGHT 130 XIII WHAT THEY FOUND 140 XIV THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SWIM 147 XV THE RESCUE 157 XVI TREXLER'S TRANSFORMATION 171 XVII DALE'S CHANCE 184 XVIII A QUESTION OF MONEY 193 XIX THE ACCIDENT 202 XX FIRST AID 212 XXI LOST MINE HILL 223 XXII AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE 232 XXIII A SURPRISE FOR VEDDER 237 XXIV THE MISSING SCOUT 243 XXV LOST MINE FOUND 253 XXVI THE WISH OF HIS HEART 264 XXVII THE SURPRISE 272 XXVIII WAR 282 XXIX "EVERY SCOUT TO FEED A SOLDIER" 294 XXX THE SILVER CROSS 301