Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-16
DAILY NOVELETTE,
A GOOD SCOUT
"Do COME, Ruth. BE good scout
by G. A. Speer

" N'lhTB, hUln' Ipt BDOu scout,
~ and bring that cake you made for
the girls to eat" urged Jack, with all
OF young brothers fervor. "Well
paddle up the lake to the little brook
you like so well. Maybe we'll cross
the portage to the pond and get some
| lilies
May I wear this?" asked Ruth. in :
dicating the trim blue morning dress
she was wearing.
Nav" scoffed Jack, look like a
sport; wear your sailor suit with the
pink collar and the Aoppy hat. III be
at the landing when you come. Can't I
carry the cake?"
"No, Master Gourmand, I'll attend
to that" laughed Ruth. Here, you
may take the sandwiches and this jar
of swectcned lemon juice and I'll dress
and be with you before you have the
carpet and cushion in the canoe"
Soon she Joined him at the water, as
a''ra'll'e's ciau III "hite ana rose as
the most cXacting young brother could
jcsire.
"1,u ,o5,uo =, ao;s 1oo,
''' ""A'
Ruth enjoyed the fresh lake breeze
and thought how much better this was
than the clattering sewing bee. Tbcv
o, A.. 49,, .,
'"' anu ''a ''u up INV
i'''ie orooK "hlch came IN through
swamp. The enchanted brook" Ruth
called it
Norror. - uos s,.;e.,,. .,:,;u
throuoh ire oxbow Ioons II ,,.os nroon .
,,.aI,oS ,,.;th ..,,.;,Ior ,,.ooa w.,
o,L o,.or,. h,,sh hIossor,;,a Ill.,, y. .
-. p,,.L ,s..i ,I,e W"
,,La ..o.,; .Lo hnaoi, h SI, 'u''
tool, nod,u, orJ drnod - hu;,,,I,.
!. III, .,,.o ,'at, 80 n.uo - t : :
ma,avo n conoc in tbe sinuons turns rms of %
a .ha s,s.;et ,;ttin stnoon, ~ m' ''""''' '"'N' VI
T., ha,f 49, homr's .;,,o .,o, hoJ
., a. ..tn." - oa. w
l ta,s. t.,,,,
"mu "ao,, 60, tha s,,.on,n E.. ' .hn
sns.s,u LAZY swamp INV
'''%uu" - n.,, .o, %,
""', "T 49, wa, ""I S"sa,. S"sUus ,a sas S. y, :,
s;.r.oJ ,It;,,a.;,n I;tt10 oh;,, ',.;ti
Ssn.'u .;,' p~;,nh t';,inaa +. la ~. Ian m.n
., Mn.., .,a '.onn h"fnr" ond ',ha ;na;s.od
h. .ho. .t. ~. ,,,,a.t ;nsnnot il uho,. haonhoI oI
~ .n"' s.ss "'usL .,'Lon tho h,oa,, - "to ,o
,"I Wv, ,an'. ,,.o,,, ,,.o,.s u, I,.tIo -
'n".'i ,,,, Wv" n "'' 80 .. ~ ,;..,s
anu 'r'e's nu .;.t S'nt .;,S Ip s NV, ''..I Wv,
.a;,
..Chan,; ,, p,.h o,o,o;roJ .Do,,t
,'.iah = ,,.oro orrs IaoLg Sow,
~" ... rro .ho,o do,,+ ua,,
.T.,. ~,
"Sure +" renlied Jack, decisively.
Just then some one who looked very
nice came around the corner of the
cohin He was brown of hair and eve
His Shirt omen at the neck, showed a
browner throat. and he carried q string
81 snock,ed trout
..Iyby ballo Jack", bc ca1,od
.Welcomo to my cabin" and he turned
with odn,ir;np Difference toward Ruth.
.s;s th;s ;s Mr. Rond nv now scout :
mostor ;, nxn,o mod Jack .bc is inst
h"n,. % f,o,, Erancor
"Camo b.re to rccunerate for tbe
s,,,nars,, Iorohod Mr. Rond "yyon,,
rom come into nv narlor? You ore
:;"u ;n. " .;r,o Gov J;nrnr "
'"I3 Rrtb.s II checks were ninker than the
oollar of bcr MILDLY or the rose on hcr
",.", w.. sha oncontod b;s ;nv;t.tior to
,"n,. 'at .ho n,ooa oyor,
1--WE did not know apy one was liv.
Io that 10 7 did not ;, sho ,,,,
'ns n,'' na:.oI ,.ha.h aha "u,
% INJURED unu'' o, IaoI w twooL Lis @ oan mo"',
prefer 10 pay 'N VI Nv. .m"h h,s ~" -a'' " HS
Ior JACK: II. s'oo' !"'s oN VI nr'
bond' gr'hhins ~ n'' '''''' e''oar :
rassmeh''
Soon they were rhattering merrily.
and when Mr.. Bond again asked them
to stay for dinner to help him save his
trout Ruth said they would for the
sake of the trout II they might add to
it their picnic lunch
Mr.. Bond fried the trout over glowing
from the spring and Ruth spread the
luncheon on the lawn.
Mr.. Bond praised the sandwiches and
cake. "You are good scout. Miss
Ruth" he said. "Yep.' said Jack.
N ..Tha s,aN a;r,s @ ;" interroeated H. "is, Roua