word query, meaning to ask questions--otherwise the same as Pee-wee. As I
was saying, if I wanted to sell it to an antiquary I could get a large
check for it."

"How large?" Pee-wee shouted.

"About eight inches by two and a half inches; now, shut up!" I said.

Cracky, you should have heard those fellows laugh.

"Well, whatever it is," said Artie, "it's lucky for me that you tied it
just under the cabin window, because I fell into it--I fell in good and
hard."

"I think you fell in soft," I said; "it shows how thoughtful I am. A
scout is foresighted--"

"You make me sick!" Pee-wee shouted.

"Tell Doc Carson to give you some medicine," I answered.

Laugh! Because, you see, we were all feeling so good about Artie being
saved that we'd laugh at nothing, like a lot of girls. But girls are
all right, I have to admit that.

Let's see, where was I? Oh, yes, I was telling you about Artie. You see
when I first arrived with that canoe I tied it just under the cabin
window and then scrambled up through the window. So there it was all
the time. Lucky thing, too. Only the funny thing was we never missed
it--we were punk scouts, that's sure.