DON STRONG

PATROL LEADER

By WILLIAM HEYLIGER

Author of "Don Strong of the Wolf Patrol"

1918

FOREWORD

Tempting boys to be what they should be—giving them in wholesome formwhat they want—that is the purpose and power of Scouting. To helpparents and leaders of youth secure books boys like best that are alsobest for boys, the Boy Scouts of America organized EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY.The books included, formerly sold at prices ranging from $1.50 to $2.00but, by special arrangement with the several publishers interested, arenow sold in the EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY Edition at $1.00 per volume.

The books of EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY were selected by the Library Commissionof the Boy Scouts of America, consisting of George F. Bowerman,Librarian, Public Library of the District of Columbia; Harrison W.Craver, Director, Engineering Societies Library, New York City; Claude G.Leland, Superintendent, Bureau of Libraries, Board of Education, NewYork City; Edward F. Stevens, Librarian, Pratt Institute Free Library,Brooklyn, N.Y., and Franklin K, Mathiews, Chief Scout Librarian. Onlysuch books were chosen by the Commission as proved to be, by a nationwide canvas, most in demand by the boys themselves. Their popularity isfurther attested by the fact that in the EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY Edition,more than a million and a quarter copies of these books have already beensold.

We know so well, are reminded so often of the worth of the good book andgreat, that too often we fail to observe or understand the influencefor good of a boy's recreational reading. Such books may influence himfor good or ill as profoundly as his play activities, of which they are avital part. The needful thing is to find stories in which the heroes havethe characteristics boys so much admire—unquenchable courage, immenseresourcefulness, absolute fidelity, conspicuous greatness. We believethe books of EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY measurably well meet this challenge.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA,

James E. West
Chief Scout Executive.

CHAPTER

I. THE WOLF PATROL ELECTS II. THE FIRST CLASH III. TIM STANDS BY IV. DANGER MOUNTAIN V. A PLEA ON THE ROAD VI. SPROUTING SEEDS VII. CROSS CURRENTS VIII. DON'S CHOICE IX. THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS X. GOOD LUCK AND BAD XI. CLOSE QUARTERS XII. OUT OF THE WOODS

DON STRONG, PATROL LEADER

CHAPTER I

THE WOLF PATROL ELECTS

A baseball rose gracefully in the air, carried on a way, and dropped.Three scouts back from a hike halted under the maple tree that borderedthe village field, and unslung their haversacks.

"Gee!" cried Fred Ritter. "Did you see Ted Carter make that catch?"

"And did you see Tim Lally get that one?" demanded Wally Woods.

Andy Ford grinned. "Ted's the boy to keep them working. Chester will havea real town team this year."

"You bet." Ritter unscrewed the top of his canteen. "Anyway, Ted and Timare about the whole team."

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