"Some excitement, hey?" said Roy.

"It's a wonder they didn't mention the color of the sweater while they
were about it," Tom said.

"The kid had on a mackinaw jacket," Roy shot back.

"How do we know what was under the mackinaw jacket?" Tom said. "Come on,
you fellows, and get washed up for grub."

"Mm-mmm," said Pee-wee Harris.




CHAPTER XXV

THE PATH OF GLORY


The affair of the kidnapping created quite a sensation at camp, partly,
no doubt, because stories of missing people always arouse the interest
of scouts, but chiefly perhaps because the thing was brought so close to
them.

Catskill Landing was the station for Temple Camp. It was there that
arriving troops alighted from boat or train. It was the frequent
destination of their hikes. It was there that they bought sodas and ice
cream cones. Scouts from "up ter camp" were familiar sights at Catskill,